ROTARY SUPPORTS TOUR DE CURE AUSTRALIA
Posted by Colin Shanks
on Aug 14, 2014
Following on from last month's Guest Speaker Don Kennaugh regarding the Tour de Cure, the club has committed a donation of $500 to the cause. Tour De Cure has mission that has touched many of our lives - their mission is to Cure Cancer. Their goal is that by 2018 that Tour de Cure will have significantly contributed to breakthroughs in cancer.
Tour de Cure fundraises through Charity bike rides. Riding on either 4 day country tours or they have a 10 day signature tour. Since it's inaugural cycling tour they've held another 6 more signature tours, and introduced 3 annual country tours.
Tour de Cure has raised over $10 million and has funded 137 Research, Support and Prevention Projects since it began in 2007. Tour de Cure funds cancer research, support and prevention projects and shares their "Be Fit; Be Healthy; Be Happy" cancer awareness message with every community they visit. With the Cancel Council Australia advocating that one in three cancer cases can be prevented the efforts of Tour de Cure and other such organisation are critical to increasing public awareness on how we can all make healthier lifestyle decisions to avoid inviting cancer into our lives.
Another event is coming up shortly - for more information out the Tour de Cure website or facebook site.