A CONVOY of utes, trucks, cars and buses will set off at 7am from Kirup service station on February 18 on a road trip to Boyup Brook for the Annual Ute Muster to raise funds for the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS).
The convoy is the brainchild of 21-year-old Leigh Everett, who has good reason to give something back to the RFDS.
At the age of nine, Leigh was lighting the lounge room fire when he mistook the petrol for kerosene.
He was burned all down one side of his body.
The RFDS airlifted him from Manjimup airport to Jandakot, where he was taken by ambulance to Prince Margaret Hospital Burns unit.
Thanks to the RFDS, one small scar is all that is left to tell the tale.
Leigh is calling for any utes, trucks, cars and buses interested in joining the convoy to muster at Kirup service station at 7am on the day and put a gold coin donation towards the RFDS.
Vehicles need to be in Boyup Brook by 9am to register for the muster, so don’t be late.
“Come along and have a good day,” he said.
This will be the first event of Southwest Outlaws Ute Club, which will be dedicated to having fun and raising funds for the RFDS.
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