Over the last week, from June 18 to June 24, the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) has held a GO PINK campaign, which calls on Australians to support the women in their lives by helping to fund cancer research.
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The NBCF’s ultimate goal is to have no Australians die of breast cancer by 2030, and the Sydney-based 4.Mance racing team has decided to throw its hat into the ring and contribute to the cause this Saturday June 30.
They will hold a trackday at Wakefield Park, with fundraising goal of $5,000, all of which will go towards the GO PINK campaign.
4.Mance’s brand ambassador and head driver, Matt Hill, said that the team got involved because each one of its members has a connection to breast cancer in one way or another.
“It actually started off when I was building this car for international and national competitions, and my manager and I were discussing how could we make a difference,” Hill said.
“And we actually designed the car with the colours in relation to breast cancer, because my girlfriend’s been indirectly affected by that, she’s had family members [who were impacted], we’ve had people in the shop and stuff that have all had some sort of dealings with breast cancer, so we kind of just collaborated that with the car.”
The fundraising goal that the team set has already been reached, far more quickly than anticipated, and Hill said that it was “great to see that other people are aware that breast cancer is a major problem.”
The team has raced in Goulburn before, and Hill said that he has come to enjoy racing at Wakefield Park.
“It’s a good, quick track, it’s got lots of good corners,” he said.
“It’s a really fun track and unfortunately in Sydney we don’t have many options to drive on racetracks around the area.”
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Australia, with 50 women diagnosed every day and 148 men expected to be diagnosed this year.
NBCF’s CEO Professor Sarah Hosking said that GO PINK is a fun way to raise much needed funds for breast cancer research that will ultimately save lives.
“We know that too many families are devastated by breast cancer. By ‘Going Pink’ for the National Breast Cancer Foundation, you are ensuring that we can continue to fund the very best breast cancer research in Australia and get closer to our goal of zero deaths by 2030,” Hosking said.
The track day will begin from 7:00am at Wakefield Park on Saturday June 30.
