Thinking pink in Linton

LINTON is looking pretty in pink this Breast Cancer Awareness Month as an annual fundraising campaign returns for a good cause.

The Pink Up Linton initiative, led by Cristine Gall and the staff from Linton Takeaway, raises money each October for the McGrath Foundation, which funds breast care nurses.

As part of the push the store has been filled with pink decorations, and they’re also donating $1 from each hot beverage sold to the McGrath Foundation.

This Saturday 14 October, a sausage sizzle will be held at 11am on the Linton Takeaway veranda, and the pink morning tea is set for Tuesday 31 October at 11am in the same location.

“It’s going really well,” Ms Gall said. “At the start of the week we’d already sold two books of raffle tickets and raised $600 from the hot drinks.

“It’s an important cause, so we encourage everyone to come along to the sausage sizzle on voting day, and the morning tea. Last year we had a very good turnout.”

Breast cancer patients currently have about a 92 per cent survival rate within five years, although 3200 Australian women and men still die from the disease annually.

The McGrath Foundation is aiming to combat this by providing 250 breast care nurses to cancer centres across the country within the next two years.

These nurses work to provide patients, and their families, the physical, psychological, and emotional support they need.

Tickets for the Pink Up Linton morning tea are available for $5 a head, and attendance should be registered via 5344 7362 or in store to ensure appropriate catering.

In 2022, Pink Up Linton raised about $2400 within the 31 days, and Ms Gall and her staff are aiming to break last year’s amount. Visit bit.ly/3tpZu5S to donate.