Relay raises $61,000

More than 700 local residents walked around Woy Woy Number 1 Oval recently for the Peninsula Relay For Life, raising more than $61,000 for local cancer support programs and cancer research.

More than 45 teams walked around the oval, many right through the night.

Organising committee chairperson Ms Viv Corcoran said: "We heard a passionate speech by local cancer survivor Vicki White at the Opening Ceremony, followed with an incredibly moving and personal story from Shane Emmett about his time spent with his sister Belinda."

Money raised through the Peninsula Relay For Life will help the Cancer Council improve the lives of local cancer patients and their families through initiatives like the Support and Information Pack which put patients in touch with the closest sources of support.

Press release, 17 Mar 2008 Lesley Chart, The Cancer Council NSW Central Coast Office