Community digs deep for wellness centre

A DONATION of more than eleven thousand dollars has been presented to the Ballarat Regional Integrated Cancer Centre’s Wellness Centre by members of the Rotary Club of Wendouree Breakfast.

The presentation was made last Wednesday to the wellness centre which relies 100 per cent on community funding to provide free support and education to cancer patients.

The money for the donation was raised by the club’s Christmas hamper fundraiser which contained locally sourced speciality goods.

Club president Geoff James said it was great to be able to support a worthy cause.

“Sourcing the products, packaging, promoting, selling and distributing the hampers is a significant project for our club members,” he said.

“It is wonderful to be able to support a cause so close to the community’s heart with the proceeds.

“The Rotary Club of Wendouree Breakfast thanks all the supplier businesses involved and those who purchased over 600 hampers.”

BRICC Wellness Centre co-ordinator Simone Noelker thanked the community for their support.

“We are so grateful to the Rotary Club of Wendouree Breakfast for giving us this donation,” she said.

“It helps us make it possible for our Cancer Wellness Centre to assist and support individuals and their families throughout their cancer experience by offering a range of supportive therapies, education and group support.

“We offer around 20 different programs, delivered by qualified therapists, free of charge and available to all cancer patients within the Ballarat and Grampians region regardless of place of treatment.”