More than 30 residents at Calvary Goonawarra aged care home will lace up their shoes for a cancer research fundraiser run later this month
Starting at Calvary Goonawarra on Thursday, October 31, the Sunbury community is encouraged to join the participants, including their family members and home staff, for a short and casual fun run to raise funds for breast cancer research.
Calvary Goonawarra home manager Michelle Magundayao said that many residents will be walking or using their mobility aids for the event but will “still be having fun and contributing to a great cause”.
“Everyone in the community is touched by cancer in some way, including members of our own Calvary family. Together we wanted to acknowledge that and do something to help support those affected,” Ms Magundayao said.
Entry for the event will cost $5, which comes with a complimentary pink ribbon handmade by the home’s residents.
The short running course begins at Calvary Goonawarra in Sunbury and finishes at the nearby Sunbury Recreational Reserve.
The event is part of this month’s Breast Cancer Awareness month and an opportunity to raise awareness and funds to combat one of the most common forms of cancer in Australia.
According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation website, there are over 21,000 diagnoses and 3,300 deaths from breast cancer each year in Australia.
