THE recent Heathcote Football Netball Club ladies\u2019 day event gave local women a chance to get together and have fun, while raising money for charity.<\/p>\n
HFNC secretary Belinda Dennis said the event had been a great success.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s the first time we’ve done this at Heathcote, at least in the time I know of,\u201d she said. \u201cWe were aiming to get 30 people and we had about 80, so that\u2019s really awesome.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe really wanted the community to get involved and there were lots of people who were not club regulars. That’s exactly what we were after.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe wanted them to bring their family and their friends and whoever else, so it was really nice to see that happening.\u201d<\/p>\n
The day was also an opportunity for club members and supporters to enjoy themselves.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a really great club culture,\u201d Ms Dennis said. \u201cIt’s really nice for people to be able see that and for us to mingle with others too.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are so many of the girlfriends and the parents who come and support us every week and this was also for them, they deserve it.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s been good for the boys to buy their girlfriends tickets too.\u201d<\/p>\n
A total of $1782 was raised for Pancare to support those affected by upper gastro-intestinal cancers.<\/p>\n
Heathcote resident Rhonda Linnell has been fundraising and promoting awareness around pancreatic cancer for several years and she welcomed HFNC\u2019s support.<\/p>\n
\u201cPancare is a foundation that I’m very passionate about because pancreatic cancer has touched me personally, not just with family but I lost a friend earlier this year too,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s one of the cancers that has the lowest survival rate for five years and under.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s very difficult to diagnose because by the time they figure out what it is, it’s often stage three or four and it’s also often spread to somewhere else.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s a cancer that\u2019s still very deadly. Other cancers like bowel cancer, breast cancer and cervical cancer have screening programs and that\u2019s made a huge difference to the survival rate for them.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut there is no simple test for pancreatic cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pancare provides support for those with upper GI cancers and is currently involved in screening programs for families affected by pancreatic cancer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THE recent Heathcote Football Netball Club ladies\u2019 day event gave local women a chance to get together and have fun, while raising money for charity. HFNC secretary Belinda Dennis said the event had been a great success. \u201cIt’s the first time we’ve done this at Heathcote, at least in the time I know of,\u201d she […]<\/p>\n