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Maryborough is hosting a Relay for Life event in April 2010. This is an 18 hour relay event aimed at raising money for the Cancer Council. They use the funds for education, advocacy, research (which is where the bulk of the money goes) and to support cancer patients and survivors.

This evening I attended one of the Relay for Life committee meetings in the council chambers. It’s early days in the planning of the local event but it’s pretty clear that the local SES will (a) have a team entered, and (b) assist in the planning of the event.

Attending this meeting tonight was especially poignant given that earlier in the day I went to the funeral for the wife of a fellow SES member. His wife succumbed to cancer last Friday. We haven’t chosen a final name for the SES team but it will certainly be something dedicated to his wife.

Lisa is considering entering a team of her own (given that she’s a cancer survivor herself) so if you’re interested in being part of the relay give Lisa a shout.

(Side note: It was the second time I’ve been in the council chambers in 48 hours. I was there Monday evening as the SES liaison officer during a MECC emergency simulation).