Team Teal campaign a winner

Horsham Harness Racing Club staged a successful fundraiser last week in support of the industry’s annual Team Teal campaign.

About 65 women attended a high tea and raised $4036.

“It’s another great result for a great cause,” the club’s publicity officer Tony Logan said.

“It wouldn’t be possible without the generosity of the many local business houses that donated items and vouchers as prizes together with West Side, which hosts the afternoon gratis.”

Guest speaker Karen Livingstone, AM, the co-founder of Ovarian Cancer Australia, discussed the latest advances in research and treatment of gynaecological cancers, with her general advice to women being, ‘to go with your gut feeling’.

Team Teal ambassadors Kerryn Manning and Jackie Barker also chatted with guests.

Sweeps, lucky tickets and a major raffle topped off the day’s racing.

Through the Team Teal initiative, the harness racing community Australasia-wide, raises much-needed funds for ovarian cancer awareness, research and support.

All money raised is directed to ANZGOG’s education and prevention program, called ‘Survivors Teaching Students’, which brings ovarian cancer survivors into the classroom of medical students to share their experience.

During the campaign, all female drivers wear the teal colours and every winner sees valuable dollars tipped into the charity bucket.

The horsewomen’s final tally of $165,000 should be boosted past the $200,000 mark with the inclusion of funds raised by individual clubs, such as Horsham.