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Early risers walk for cancer

20 May 2009

Monash staff member Tricia Thorne with her mum, daughter and grand-daughter at the event.

More than 1000 students, staff, alumni, family and friends participated in the Mothers Day Classic as part of TeamMONASH on Sunday 10 May.

The Mothers Day Classic is the biggest community fundraising event for breast cancer research in Australia, giving people the chance to make a difference to the lives of those diagnosed with breast cancer.

Monash has been involved in the event since 2005 when 180 people signed up for the walk/run event.

For Monash staff member Tricia Thorne the day brought together her 87 year-old mother, her daughter and grand daughter.

"It was fantastic to be part of our own family team while also part of the larger Monash team," she said.

"The organisation of the event was perfect, even down to the weather; it was a beautiful day."

The largest family team entry came from Monash staff member Michael Scorgie who brought 29 family members to the event.

TeamMONASH received two awards on the day: the UniSuper Tertiary Team Award - Largest Tertiary Team, Victoria and Largest Tertiary Team - National.

Upcoming events for TeamMONASH include the Monash Games in Melbourne and the Walk the Talk fun walk in Johannesburg, both held in July.

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