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Monash volunteers raise cancer funds

5 November 2008

Monash volunteers
Monash University is a long-term supporter of the Relay for Life event.

Five Monash teams -- more than eighty Monash staff and students -- were among 40 teams who volunteered their weekend to take part in the Murrumbeena Relay For Life event on 25 - 26 October.

The teams, Monash Caulfield campus, MONSU, Monash Sport, Monash Clubettes and the Epicurists, helped the Murrumbeena Relay for Life committee raise $90,000 for cancer research.

Relay for Life is a 24-hour team-based event held annually by the Cancer Council of Victoria to raise funds for cancer research, education and support services.

Monash has supported the event at the Murrumbeena athletics track for a number of years.

More than 80 people attended a recent Relay for Life lunch at the Caulfield campus on 17 October to help raise money towards the Murrumbeena event.

More than 50 Monash staff both past and present also volunteer their time as members of the organising committee for the event or help out on the day.

Caulfield Campus Director Professor Rob Willis said Monash was proud to be a major sponsor of the Murrumbeena Relay for Life.

"We hope that our support will help Murrumbeena's 10th year of fundraising push the total amount raised by the Cancer Council past the $1million mark," Professor Willis said.