LOCAL RESIDENT IS WALKING TO END ALL WOMEN’S CANCERS, AND IS INVITING
OTHERS TO JOIN!
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The Weekend to End Women’s Cancers celebrates its 3 year!
([CITY]; [DATE]) - [Name] ____________ of [Town] ______________ is gearing up for the 2016
Weekend to End Women’s Cancers benefiting the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. She/he will
be joined by thousands of women and men who share a common goal of ending all women’s cancers.
Participants will walk 60km in the course of two-days on 16 April - 17 April, 2016.
With 1 in 3 Australian women diagnosed with cancer before the age of 85, [Name] rightly viewed the
Weekend to End Women’s Cancers as a call to action. She/he is rallying for the cause because (Here
is where you insert your personal story. Briefly explain why you signed up and what’s your
inspiration? How has cancer affected you? Try and empower others to sign up or support your
journey. The more personal, and the more genuine emotion you can display in this section, the better
the chance that readers will relate. (Try to keep your story to a paragraph at most so your
message remains concise.)
Participants are supported along the journey by hundreds of volunteers and crew members, providing
them with food and hydration, portable washrooms, safety on the road, comprehensive medical
services and an overnight campsite complete with tents and hot showers.
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This is the 3 Weekend to End Women’s Cancers in Melbourne. Funds raised through The
Melbourne Weekend will support vital cancer research at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and
will help Peter Mac’s clinicians and researchers to improve cancer detection and find more targeted
and personalised treatments for women with cancer. [Name] is inviting anyone who is up for the bold challenge to join her/his team or register as an
individual, while spaces are still available. For more information visit www.endcancer.org.au or call
1300 44 WALK (9255).
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MEDIA CONTACT:
Bianca Swapshire
Communications Coordinator
[email protected]
M: 0478 035 260
ABOUT THE PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre is Australia’s only public hospital solely dedicated to cancer and one of an elite
group of hospitals worldwide to have its own integrated cancer research program and laboratories. Peter Mac’s
highly skilled medical, nursing and allied health team is backed by the largest cancer research group in Australia.
More information can be found at www.petermac.org.