Matt Battista Trust

After 3 months of ticket sales for the Husqvarna 2007 SM610 we are delighted to have raised $18,550.  We here at Maulla Inc thank everyone who worked with us in selling tickets.  The Australian community and businesses  have been generous in supporting our cause to help Matt Battista and Chloe Corfield.

Matt presented Maulla Inc with a worthy beneficery to donate funds to and we were introduced to 6 year old Chloe Corfield who has Rett Syndrome a unique developmental disorder that is first recognized in infancy and seen almost always in girls, but can be rarely seen in boys.

Funds will be donated to help fund home renovations to assist in Chloe’s ongoing care. 

Pictured above Chloe, dad Byron, mum Tracy, sister Holy & Matt.

Rett syndrome has been most often misdiagnosed as autism, cerebral palsy, or non-specific developmental delay

Rett syndrome is caused by mutations on the X chromosome on a gene called MECP2. There are more than 200 different mutations found on the MECP2 gene. Most of these mutations are found in eight different “hot spots.”

Rett syndrome strikes all racial and ethnic groups, and occurs worldwide in 1 of every 10,000 to 23,000 female births.

Rett syndrome is a developmental disorder. It is not a degenerative disorder.

Rett syndrome causes problems in brain function that are responsible for cognitive, sensory, emotional, motor and autonomic function. These can include learning, speech, sensory sensations, mood, movement, breathing, cardiac function, and even chewing, swallowing, and digestion.

More information on Rett Syndrome and how you can help can be found on:
www.rettsyndromeaust.org.au/events/wa_events.htm

WA Contact: Tracy Rockley cure4rettwa@yahoo.com.
Phone: 0419 860819

Draw took place today at 5 Star Yamaha Hamilton Hill WA to win the Husqvarna  2007 SM610 donated by S & T Motorcycle Art in Willetton.

The winner of the bike is Kylie Bailey of Beeliar, WA.  Kylie was thrilled to hear of the win as her husband Dave recently had his quad stolen so this was a nice surprise.

We hope to catch up with Kylie and Dave later in the week to take delivery of their prize.

Thank you to everyone who turned up for the morning and to those who took part in organising the day.   Special thanks to Bill Zwick, Aurelio Tacconi and all the staff at 5 Star Yamaha for providing venue and BBQ.  Also to Peter Strickland for cooking a great sausage sizzle.

Kind Thanks

Trustees and Members of the Fundraising Committee.

Big thanks to Willie Thomson the Promoter and Linda Russell from Manjimup Motocross for showing support to Matt with a full page in this weekends program.

Saturday 30th:  Matt Battista will be at 5 Star Yamaha, Hamilton Hill, Perth WA at 11:30am for the draw of the Husqvarna raffle and then hopes to head south to Manjimup to support Paul Humberston and encourage his Nephew Dylan Hennessey who is riding in the junior class.

Western Australia’s biggest motocross event the Manjimup 15,000 will see a line-up of Australia’s best east coast motocross racers heading over to WA, to take on the locals as they prepare on WA’s sandy soil for the National Motocross Championship two weeks after in Perth.

Manjimup 15,000 will take place on the weekend of 30-31 May at Cosy Creek Motocross Circuit in Manjimup, with nine classes of racing in both the senior and junior ranks over the two days.

East Coast rider Tye Simmonds of Motorex KTM Racing is the likely favourite after his win on the KTM 450 SX-F at the Tumbulgum Farm Motocross event, held at Byford in March earlier this year.

Simmonds holds the title of Under 19s Australian Motocross Champion, yet has now stepped up in to the Pro Lites class of motocross racing for the current Australian Championship, where he currently sits in third.

Simmond’s toughest competitor of the Australian Motocross Championship, Matt Moss (Suzuki), is also making the trip over to WA, along with Cody Mackie (Kawasaki) who is renowned for his training with current AMA Supercross Champion Bubba Stewart. Mitchell Hoad (Serco) who also races in the National Pro Lites class is the final confirmed east coast rider to be making the trip over.

The east coast factory riders are sure to set a fast pace in the All Stars class, which will be the main competitive class for the event. Local contenders confirmed to take on the visitors will be reigning WA State Motocross Champion, Michael Addison, and current points leader of this year’s WA State Motocross Championship Louis Calvin, who like Tye Simmonds will be riding the KTM 450 SX-F.

The All Stars class will comprise of four motos, with each moto being six laps on a two kilometre circuit. The riders will also compete in a Shoot Out sprint race, where the slower riders are eliminated down to the last two for a shoot out.

A prize pool of 15,000 has generated interest of up to 550 rider entries to date. Racing starts at 9am and goes to 4pm both days. Tickets can be purchased at the gate.

More info can be found at  http://www.williethomson.com/

Thank you to all our fundraising committee members who worked tiresomely over the last 3 months selling tickets for the Husqvarna Raffle. 

This raffle closed 23rd May 2009 and will be Drawn at 5 Star Yamaha, Rockingham Rd, Hamilton Hill WA at 11:30am.  Bill Zwick proprieter of 5 Star Yamaha and his staff will provide a Sausage Sizzle from 10:30am until the draw at 11:30am.  Matt Battista and Chloe Corfield will be there to select the Winner. 

We appreciate it is a Long Weekend in WA but  hope you can still join us in presenting a cheque from Maulla Inc ATF Matt Battista Trust to young 6 year old Chloe Corfield who has Rett Syndrome.  Chloe was selected by Matt Battista Trust to receive 25% of our funds raised through this raffle.

For those who wish to know more about young Chloe and others like her…check out  www.rettsyndromeaust.org.au

Notice of the winner will be uploaded onto this site and also in West Australian Newspaper on Wednesday 3rd June 2009.

Husqvarna SM610 Raffle.

First kind thanks to members of www.advrider.com It has been a pleasure dealing with everyone who has contacted me this last week and purchased tickets via the PayPal system. 

Raffle tickets are on sale until midnight 23rd May 2009.

You can purchase via clicking the $Donation button to the right and select any of the methods.

If you select PayPal ensure the Purpose statement should read Bike Raffle or similar. I will receive confirmation to battista.trust@bigpond.com with all your contact details and will post to you within 24 hrs your tickets.

If you do online direct debit from your bank account then please email battista.trust@bigpond.com with your contact details, I can then post out your tickets.

Good Luck..

Winner will be announced on this website 30th May 2009.