2010
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MOTHER'S DAY CLASSIC RAISES $2.1 MILLION FOR BREAST CANCER RESEARCH
Australians across the country helped raise $2.1 million for research into the prevention and cure of breast cancer in this year’s Women in Super Mother’s Day Classic. A record number of 100,000 people took part in the 2010 national fun run/walk and raised the highest amount of funds in the event’s thirteen year history.
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Record numbers walk and run for breast cancer research
A record number of 100,000 Australians chose to dedicate their Mother’s Day morning to raising funds for breast cancer research by walking or running in Mother’s Day Classic events across the nation.
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GOVERNOR-GENERAL LAUNCHES THE MOTHER’S DAY CLASSIC 2010
The nation’s favourite charity walk and run in aid of breast cancer research launched today at a special ceremony hosted by its patron the Governor-General, Ms Quentin Bryce AC.
The Governor-General encouraged Australians to set aside time on Sunday 9 May to participate and to “share in the enthusiastic support that brings out the camaraderie and friendships shared on the day.”
“I look forward immensely to walking with you in May, and to sharing the greater journey of breast cancer research with you,” said the Governor-General, Ms Quentin Bryce AC.
2009
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Mother's Day Classic raises $5.7 million for breast cancer research - October 2009
If you have run or walked the national Mother’s Day Classic over the last 12 years since it began, you have helped raise $5.7 million for research into the prevention and cure of breast cancer.
Individuals like Victorian Lindsay Mullins, the highest fundraiser in that state, have raised tens of thousands of dollars to try and stop the disease that took his young wife and affects 1 in 9 women in their lifetime.
