Life is sweet in Mossman

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MEMBERS of the Douglas Shire Community, together with colleagues of Mossman Support Services, can expect an early start at the end of the month and are already looking for the support of other locals to help with a very good cause.

Kicking off at 6am under the Mossman raintrees on Wednesday, June 28, the team will be offering warm slow cooked hot chocolate and some winter comfort food in the form of a delicious home-made chocolate brownies.

For those feeling the recent cooler temperatures, there will be an opportunity to buy a gorgeous warm knitted beanie.

For this feast of winter delights, gold coin donations will be expected in return, plus just ten bucks for the beanies.

All proceeds will head in the direction of ‘Carrie Beanies for Brain Cancer’ to assist in ongoing research against this awful disease. Brain cancer is a particularly nasty illness and occurs when abnormal cells within the brain grow in an uncontrolled way.

One scary statistic is that approximately 2000 new cases are diagnosed, each year, in Australia alone.

Great strides have been made over the years to combat many forms of cancer and much of that has been achieved by good people raising funds through events just like this. One should not forget the people behind the scenes who will be working hard to prepare the food and beverages.

Last year the chocolate- loving, beanie-wearing early birds from the Douglas Shire successfully raised $600.