SOUTH AUSSIE BATTLER MILLION TO ONE WIN
SANDRA PENNA AND HER NEW WINNEBAGO FREEWIND MOTORHOME

Sandra Penna, a resident of Fishermans Bay in South Australia was handed the keys to a brand new Winnebago Freewind Motorhome, excitedly watched by some of her extended family and her partner Bob Perry.

“I’ve never won a thing in my life and I rarely enter competitions” Sandra said “I cant believe this fantastic Winnebago is mine and I want to thank Winnebago, Iveco Trucks, OAMPS Insurance brokers and the Great Outdoors” she said.

A regular viewer of the Great Outdoors travel show on Channel 7, when the competition to win the motorhome was aired in July, Sandra said she just had a compulsion to ring up and enter.

That entry was literally; “a one in a million” as over a million entries were received by the Great Outdoors over the four weeks of the competition.

In handing the keys of the motorhome to Sandra, Max Mayo of Winnebago Industries said “it’s wonderful experience to be able to give this motorhome to such a worthwhile and deserving winner”.

Sandra, one of fourteen children herself has bought up nine children of her own, struggling to support her large family, working early on as a seamstress, not having a car and needing to constantly use public transport. Now her children are grown and have given her seven grandchildren whom she dotes on.

Sandra loves sewing and spends much of her time these days knitting jackets and hats for premature babies.

Sandra and Bob have travelled a little in a small caravan and now plan to take off with their Jack Russell terrier and “really do the big trip right around Australia in style” said Bob

The truck chassis that Winnebago built the motorhome on was donated by Iveco Australia and Rob Sinclair, Dealer Principal of Stillwell Iveco also presented Sandra with a BBQ saying “Iveco is proud to be associated with Winnebago and the Great Outdoors in providing a great prize to such a wonderful person”

The Winnebago Freewind B2362 that Sandra won is a 7 metre luxury motorhome driven on a standard car licence and incorporating such features as an electrically operated queen size bed that moves down from the ceiling at the touch of a button.

It is fully air conditioned with a ducted heating system, a large refrigerator, fully equipped gourmet kitchen, hot and cold water, shower and flushing toilet, LCD television with built in DVD player, a comfortable lounge and even an inbuilt set of walkie talkies.

Outside, the motorhome offers plenty of convenience to enhance the relaxed way of life motorhomes offer, with large storage bins, a wind out awning, TV Aerial, an external entertainment system, towbar, rear ladder, roof rack, BBQ fitting and even an outside hot shower.

The Winnebago Freewind is built on a powerful Iveco Daily 3.0 litre turbo diesel chassis with automated manual transmission, two airbags, power windows, power steering and central locking. Other features include cruise control, hill hold, ESP, air conditioning and a full AM/FM/CD sound system.

OAMPS Insurance brokers and Winnebago Insurance provided comprehensive insurance for the first year and the Winnebago RV Club gave Sandra three years free membership.

Sandra and Bob will be attending the wedding of one of their children shortly and then they are off to take in the sights and sounds of all that Australia has to offer and to call in to see their children, many of whom live in different parts of Australia. “Not sure when we will be back” laughs Sandra “but I cant wait to get started” she said.

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