News and Pics
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 A touch of glitter.... The busy Hobart Cancerians, who had a record fundraising year for ACRF in 2006, held a glittering cocktail party at Hobart Town Hall as a pre-Christmas fundraiser, celebrating the selection of Hobart's Menzies Research Institute as a finalist in the 2006 ACRF research grant awards. (The award of $1.1 million which will fund the ACRF Tasmanian Inherited Cancer Centre, has since been confirmed). Special thanks to Hobart Cancerians President, Pamela Archer, Jeannie Taranto, Gillian Groom and Rosina Craft for a great fundraising year.
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 Cocktail Party honouring Professor Frazer ...2006 Australian of the Year Professor Ian Frazer was guest of honour at a special Hobart function to raise funds for cancer research. Professor Frazer was joined by Hobart Lord Mayor, Rob Valentine and a host of long time supporters of the Hobart Cancerians Committee, including Jeannie Taranto, President Pamela Archer and Gillian and Ray Groom. Professor Frazer provided special insights into his 20 year cervical cancer research project and after the event, former Tasmanian Premier Ray Groom and his wife Gillian hosted a small, private dinner for Professor Frazer and his wife, Caroline.
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 Drinks at Parliament House... Just a week after hosting Professor Frazer, the busy Hobart Cancerians Comittee held "Drinks at Parliament House" to assist them in their continued support of the Australian Cancer Research Founjdation. Fantastic prizes were up for grabs including premiium tickets to the award-winning Broaedway musical "The Lion King" at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne, including return airfares, and accmmodation.
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 Fundraising Train Trip...
The Hobart Cancerians Committee organised a fundraising train trip. Members and guests enjoyed a picnic lunch aboard the vintage train while being treated to spectacular scenery as they journeyed up the Derwent Valley on route to a national park two hours north-west of Hobart.
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Click here for a calendar of upcoming ACRF events. Hobart Cancerians Committee Members
Gillian Groom (President), Pamela Archer (Immediate Past President), Jeannie Taranto (Vice President), Sue Bastone (Treasurer), John Dickens, Kristen FitzGerald, Helen Kent, Ruth Kile and Kate Smith Contact Us
For more information regarding the Hobart Cancerians Committee, please contact Jeannie Taranto on 0407 876 713 or email Natasha at the Foundation on nmunasinghe@acrf.com.au
Every dollar of every donation received goes to cancer research
To make a credit card donation over the telephone, please call 1300 884 988 from anywhere in Australia for the cost of a local call. |
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