ILLAWARRA CANCER CARERS inc.
The 100% volunteer Charity
Banquet 2013 Results Thank you
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To our Supporters
With the economic situation as it is at present we sincerely value your contribution to our major fund raising event “Banquet at the Beach”, held 2nd June 2013
It is only through the generosity such as yours, by so many businesses, and people of the Illawarra and surrounding districts, that we can continue to support cancer patients, their families and cancer research here in the Illawarra. All our proceeds go towards the purchase of equipment, care and support to cancer patients and research.
The Illawarra Cancer Carers Inc. and the Banquet at the Beach Committee wholeheartedly thank you in aiding us to raise $155,000 at our 2013 Banquet at the Beach, our costs will be around $7000 for the event.
Raffle Results | |
Banquet at the Beach Major Raffle Results
Drawn 2nd June 2013 The Winners are
1st Brett Elliott, Harrigan Ford, Yallah 2nd Daryl Herbert, Cordeaux Hts 3rd John Moxham, Albion Park 4th Andrew Thorburn, Welby 5th South Coast Equipment.
Thanks to all our supporters that bought tickets
No More Corks |
NO MORE CORKS Due to the loss of the buyer of our corks We can no longer accept cork donations Thanks to our cork donors we have raised over $77,000 for cancer care. Thank you all so much. Endoscopic Ultrasound Purchase | |
This machine will help detect cancers that ordinary ultrasounds cannot because it operates internally and can also take biopsies. •pancreatic cancer (diagnosis, tissue) •lung cancer (lymph nodes, adrenal glands) •rectal cancer (stage – implications for treatment) •anal cancer (stage – implications for treatment) This is another big step forward in the treatment of Illawarra's cancer patients
P.E.T Scanner Success | |
Joy over PET scanner decisionThe Illawarra is celebrating after a 10-year fight for a crucial machine to detect cancers was won last week. Kiama MP Gareth Ward announced last Thursday in NSW Parliament that Wollongong Hospital would get a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanner, to the rapturous cheers but also tears of about 30 Illawarra Cancer Carers volunteers. The group had tabled a petition with more than 30,000 signatures for the scanner and, in a rare show of bipartisan support, the region’s Liberal and Labor MPs, including Mr Ward, Wollongong MP Noreen Hay, Heathcote MP Lee Evans, Keira MP Ryan Park and Shellharbour MP Anna Watson worked together to secure the result. All spoke in support of the decision. A PET scanner detects cancers and disease faster and more accurately than other machines, but without one at Wollongong Hospital, patients have had to travel to Sydney for a scan.
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We have in Conjunction with Wollongong Hospital purchased and Endoscopic Ultrasound machine. The Illawarra Cancer Carers have contributed $200,000 of the $300,000 purchase price. We would like to thank all our supporters of the Banquet at the Beach this year where most of this money was raised. In Particular we would like to thank The Kollaras Family,The late Jan Bourne and the Jeanetta Winkless family trust. We are very grateful of the support we get from the Illawarra business community and the general public.