Wearing pink to support breast cancer fundraiser
Story by Tricia Duffield
The Bourke community is being encouraged to get decked out in pink to raise funds for breast cancer research.
Pink Ribbon Day has a special link to Bourke and will be held at the Bourke War Memorial Swimming Pool on Saturday 24 October. Organiser Lisa Rankmore, who was inspired to help a former resident, is fundraising in honour of his mother, who died from breast cancer 30 years ago.
Adam Daburger’s mother Leanne passed away from breast cancer when he was just a child. His aunty Maree Weldon has been a tireless fundraiser for breast cancer services over the past three decades and Adam is continuing to support the cause.
Lisa said she was inspired by Adam’s efforts to organise a local fundraiser in his former hometown by holding a Pink Ribbon Day at the Bourke Swimming Pool.
“Last year at the pool, we held a blue day for diabetes, and it was a big success, so this year we decided to do a Pink Ribbon event,” Lisa said. […]
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