The winner takes it all
Handover of the main prize of the fundraiser-Motorrad.de 2016 to the winner from Mölln
• Winner is happy about a unique Harley
custom bike from Thunderbike • Third round of the fundraiser-Motorrad.de raised around 84,000 euros
(Neu-Isenburg, December 21, 2016) What began in 2013 with the extraordinary idea of a few petrolheads has now developed into one of the most successful charity campaigns in the two-wheel sector: the Börsenaktion-Motorrad.de. The three campaigns that have taken place since 2013 have raised more than 258,000 euros for the DRK Children's Clinic in Siegen, one of the last independent children's clinics in Germany. But not only the clinic with its around 700 employees and around 56,000 patients annually has benefited immensely from the fundraising campaign in recent years, a number of bikers were also able to enjoy attractive prizes donated by industry and trade.
One of the lucky winners in 2016 was the North German motorcycle fan Marcus Funke. On December 10th, he received a surprise call from Andreas Bergerforth , boss of Thunderbike, Harley-Davidson Niederrhein, who informed him that he was now the proud owner of a unique
Harley-Davidson custom bike. The 48-year-old Möllner was only able to fully appreciate his luck on December 19th at the official motorcycle handover in Hamminkeln. His new machine was extensively customized by Thunderbike, Harley-Davidson Niederrhein, based on a Harley-Davidson Softail Breakout and is worth over 54,000 euros. The joy of winning was literally written on Marcus’ face.
The winners of the other prizes have now also been drawn from the lottery drum by initiator Arnd Dickel, press spokesman for the Siegen Children's Hospital. Dickel was happy about the great success: “In addition to the around 24,000 donors who have taken part over the last four years, we would especially like to thank the sponsors Thunderbike, Bertl's Harley-Davidson Bamberg, Kruse Design, Harley-Davidson Germany GmbH and a number of other companies the motorcycle industry and of course the media. Without them and without their support this success would not have been possible. Since 2013, prizes worth around 120,000 euros have been donated for our fundraiser-Motorrad.de.”
However, the patients of the DRK Children's Clinic in Siegen, both young and old, were most happy because important projects could be realized there with the donations. This includes setting up a specially air-conditioned room for burn-injured children, start-up funding for outpatient palliative care by a dedicated team and the purchase of important medical equipment. Further information can be found at www.Spendenaktion-Motorrad.de.
Text: Copyright Harley-Davidson Photo credit: Ben Ott
