Border Community Ice Bucket Challenge | Care a rewarding challenge

TOMORROW will be the one and only chance for Border residents to throw water at the mayor and get away with it.

Wodonga mayor Rodney Wangman will join the Albury-Wodonga community on the Lincoln Causeway at 11am, taking the ice bucket challenge to raise money for motor neurone disease research.

Cr Wangman experienced first hand what he was in for when he joined Albury mayor Kevin Mack in soaking 2AY’s Sandra Moon and Mark Taylor yesterday.

He has an unusual way of preparing.

“I probably won’t have a wash or a shower between now and Sunday because I’m going to be fully cleaned off Sunday morning,” Cr Wangman said.

“I won’t be preparing in an ice bath or anything like that, I’ll just turn up and take it like a man.”

The Albury-Wodonga Community Ice Bucket Challenge will be held at Gateway Village behind the Woodcrafters Cottage.

Cr Wangman hoped to get as many people involved as possible.

“The community gets behind activities like this,” he said.

“Let’s hope there’s a good turnout and people bring a handful of money with them because this is for a good cause.

“I look forward to it and everyone is welcome to have a crack at throwing a bucket over me.”

Cr Mack has completed the challenge, but can’t make this event.

But he had some ideas for Cr Wangman.

“I think Albury City should bring a front-end loader with a full bucket and dump it on Mayor Wangman’s head — that would be funny,” he said.

Everyone is welcome to join The Border Mail-2AY Albury-Wodonga Community Ice Bucket Challenge tomorrow.

Entry costs $5 for adults and $2 for children, with people reminded to bring their own bucket.