Wednesday, 16 October 2024


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Breast Cancer Awareness Month


Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Nicole WERNER (Warrandyte) (10:10): October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and I was pleased to recently attend Park Orchards community house’s Scones Together program in support of it. It is a fantastic event led by incredible volunteers, Tristen and Vickie, who dreamed up this program during lockdowns to help people, particularly senior citizens, to come together and have an opportunity to socialise and connect with their community. What started with 20 attendees has now grown to over 90 each month, with a waitlist of more. Thank you to Biddick’s Bakery in Warrandyte for donating the scones each month and to Kelly Cooper, manager at Park Orchards community house, for all that you do. This month’s Scones Together program was particularly meaningful in raising awareness for breast cancer and raising funds to support breast care nurses through the McGrath Foundation. This great event was put on with the help of local legends Warrandyte’s pink ladies Katie Taubert and Sandra Mills. Thank you, ladies, for all your efforts this month in pinking up Warrandyte.