Book launch to raise funds for ACRF – Gems of a generation Posted on April 9, 2009February 25, 2018 by Carly du Toit A death bed promise made to a friend by renowned author and journalist Sue Trethowan-Jones will soon pay dividends for the Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF). The writer revealed recently that when she stood by the bedside of dear friend and former Victorian MP, Ann Henderson, she was asked to do something to aid the fight against cancer, which was soon to take the life of her long time and dear friend. “Ann made me promise I would do something to raise funds for cancer research and every year since her death in 2002 I have organised an annual fundraiser in her memory,’’ she said from her Melbourne home recently. “This year I decided to do something a little different and came up with the idea of doing a book about our Gems Of A Generation group.” “The Gems is a group of fifteen well known Melbourne women who meet regularly at the house of fashion designer Adele Palmer to make jewellery’’ she said. Continue reading “Book launch to raise funds for ACRF – Gems of a generation”
