Community & Business
3 May, 2023
Field Days gives back to support cancer patients
CANCER patients in the region will benefit with more support as a result of a $25,000 donation from Rotary FNQ Field Days.
The donation will go towards the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation’s Cancer Care Hub campaign.
Field Day chairman Kevin Davies said the donation was a “no brainer” particularly when the committee discussed the fact Tablelands families would access the service.
“Everyone is touched by cancer and we’re very well aware of the good work that the Foun-dation does so it was natural for us to support this project,” Mr Davies said.
“We’re passionate about funds from the field days supporting the local community and this gift will certainly do that. Anything that we can do to support local cancer patients staying close to home during their treatment, is important to us.”
The gift brings the Foundation’s campaign to $833,652 or 55 per cent of the total $1.5 million needed.
Foundation CEO Gina Hogan thanked the Field Day committee, and everyone who supported the event, for their support.
“A key focus of the campaign is helping more cancer patients receive their treatment locally rather than having to travel south, they will live longer with cancer as new treatments are discovered, they can be treated each day, chemotherapy manufacturing will be expanded on site and in-patients will have better outcomes in their treatment experience,” she said.
“There has been a 40 per cent increase in cancer activity at the Liz Plummer Cancer Care Centre in the past five years.
This is primarily because of the vast array of cancer treatments now available – people are living longer with cancer rather than dying prematurely.
“Every donation, large and small will make a difference.”
To help, contact the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation or visit www.fnqhf.org.au
