Ladies trek to raise funds for brain cancer research

Danielle Beaufils invites you to an Afternoon of Fun for a Cause on Sunday, February 19

My husband Simon and I, alongside Ray White Helensburgh, have been committed supporters of the Mark Hughes Beanies for Brain Cancer campaign since it began in 2017.

This cause has been close to our hearts since losing Matt Callander, our dear friend and founder of the Beanies For Brain Cancer NRL Round, to a stage 4 glioblastoma, the most aggressive form of cancer.

We have learned over the years that this cruel disease touches too many lives at too young an age. Brain cancer kills more Australians under 40 than any other cancer and takes more children than any other disease. Brain cancer survival rates have increased by only 1% in the past 30 years and it receives less than 5% of all federal government cancer research funding. The Mark Hughes Foundation has raised more than $24 million since 2014 toward brain cancer research, to tackle these devastating statistics.

This year the Mark Hughes Foundation has organised the first MHF ladies trek to the summit of Mt Maria, Tasmania, to raise funds for brain cancer research and patient care. I am proud to have been nominated as one of the 21 ladies to take part and have committed to raising awareness and funding through this opportunity. Already Ray White Helensburgh has offered to donate $500 for every sale in the month of February.

Thanks to the generosity of our surf club, we have planned a Sunday afternoon where the surf club bar will be open, and we will be selling pulled pork and pulled chicken burgers along with a sausage sizzle for the kids. We are hoping to secure our local talent “Zion” for some live music at the event as they have been such a hit in the past!

Make sure to put this date in the diary for a fun afternoon supporting a great cause.

An Afternoon of Fun for a Cause will be held at Helensburgh-Stanwell Park Surf Club on Sunday, February 19 from 4-8pm.

Donate via mhfmtmariasummit.gofundraise. com.au/page/danielle-92720457

More info: markhughesfoundation.com.au