Can Assist Southern Highlands is $10,000 better off after a group of eager cyclists pedaled into town.
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In fact 150 rolled into Bowral on May 31 to hand over the funds to the local charity which supports people with a cancer diagnosis and their families.
The cyclists were part of the ongoing Tour de Cure, an initiative devoted to raising money to fund cancer research and support for patients.
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The cyclists rode from Huskisson on the South Coast through to Bowral to make the latest donation.
The cyclist handed over the $10,000 donation to the Southern Highlands Can Assist branch president Jenny Harper (OAM). The funds are a welcome boost to the local charity's coffers assisting to cover the cost of purchasing medication, palliative care, and respite at end-of-life for people with cancer.
The cheque was presented at dinner held at the Gibraltar Hotel.
Major sponsors of the Tour de Cure initiative, Woolworths and Inghams, provided financial backing for the three-day bike tour from Sydney to Huskisson and then through to Bowral before the return to Sydney.
As a result of all the fundraising efforts, the tour expects to raise $1.2 million from this event with a substantial part of the proceeds going towards research into pancreatic cancer.
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