{"id":48084,"date":"2022-05-15T04:15:32","date_gmt":"2022-05-14T18:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/?p=48084"},"modified":"2022-05-11T13:05:58","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T03:05:58","slug":"thousands-persevere-in-pink-for-mothers-day-classic-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/thousands-persevere-in-pink-for-mothers-day-classic-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands persevere in pink for Mother&#8217;s Day Classic return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AN OCEAN of pink descended on Eastern Park for Mother\u2019s Day with more than 1,500 walkers and runners spending their weekend raising awareness, raising funds and getting the heart pumping for breast cancer.<\/p>\n<p>The annual Mother\u2019s Day Classic returned to Geelong after two years of cancellations and virtual events and none were more excited about the turnout than organiser and mother Kristin McMaster.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was fantastic seeing everybody take some time out of this special weekend to do something community oriented,\u201d Ms McMaster said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI became the organiser for this event in September of last year when I saw a social media post encouraging applications to join the Victorian committee for this event, and it\u2019s been great to get this event up and running again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNext year we\u2019ll definitely be looking to build upon this year\u2019s turnout.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_48088\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48088\" style=\"width: 572px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-48088 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/05\/IMG_2250-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"572\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/05\/IMG_2250-300x200.jpg 300w, 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ambassador Jessica Neivandt to tell her story about how she was diagnosed with terminal cancer and her inspiring new outlook on life, providing an emotional element to the day\u2019s proceedings, but also a message of hope.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_48087\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48087\" style=\"width: 644px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-48087 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/05\/IMG_2269-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"644\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/05\/IMG_2269-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/05\/IMG_2269-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/05\/IMG_2269-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/05\/IMG_2269-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/05\/IMG_2269-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/05\/IMG_2269-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-48087\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mother&#8217;s Day Classic ambassador Jessica Neivandt surrounded by her &#8220;village&#8221;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Runners and walkers took on four-kilometre and eight-kilometre courses around Eastern Park with starts scheduled from 7.50am to 9.20am as funds were collected from registrations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFunds raised from the day will again go directly into research for the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) as they have done so for the past 25 years,\u201d Ms McMaster said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe NBCF has funded 79 research projects over that time and last year alone $2 million has been put into reviews for breast cancer research which have shown some amazing findings, particularly focusing on risk factors and ways to improve treatments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen this research first commenced, the five-year survival rate was 76 per cent. That has grown to 91.5 per cent, proof that the research is making a difference.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 608px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/IMG_2280_59095.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"608\" height=\"406\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Musical band Dixie Dukes featuring John and Andy provided entertainment on the day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mother\u2019s Day Classic participants have raised $1,698,890 in 2022 across the nation with Geelong\u2019s figures to be announced early next week.<\/p>\n<p>Head to www.mothersdayclassic.com.au\/howyoucanhelp to find out how to be a part of 2023\u2019s Mother Day Classic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AN OCEAN of pink descended on Eastern Park for Mother\u2019s Day with more than 1,500 walkers and runners spending their weekend raising awareness, raising funds and getting the heart pumping for breast cancer. 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