Event organiser Sharay Slivarich and the club have worked for over two years and raised a total of $25,000 for the foundation, making Pink Stumps Day an important event in the local calendar.
State Member for Euroa Annabelle Cleeland was a special guest at the event, thanking those who organised the Pink Stumps Day for their fantastic work and speaking about the crucial work breast care nurses do throughout the state.
“The Pink Stumps Day was a truly incredible and important event, organised by some inspiring local women like Sharay Slivarich,” Ms Cleeland said.
“I hope everyone involved in the event and all those that donated understand the positive impact they are having on women’s lives.”
Ms Cleeland said the Jane McGrath Foundation provided such an essential service to prevent women from going through breast cancer without the specialised support of a breast care nurse.
“We are lucky to have a McGrath breast care nurse located in Benalla — and more in neighbouring areas like Shepparton and Wangaratta,” she said.
Ms Cleeland said the statistics regarding breast cancer in Australia were incredibly sobering.
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer for women in Australia, with one in seven women diagnosed in their lifetime, a total of 57 people diagnosed every day.
“While survival rates are improving, there is still a pressing need for events like Pink Stumps Day to ensure those diagnosed with breast cancer get the best care and treatment available,” Ms Cleeland said.
The Nationals MP encouraged all women to take the time to self-check for breast cancer symptoms using the ‘look, feel, learn’ method and to take the time to learn more about breast health.
“Sometimes as women, mothers, wives, we know we need to care for ourselves, but it feels near impossible,” Ms Cleeland said.
“But we have two hands, one for helping yourself and the other for helping others.”
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