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The Mighty PA Team takes on the Gold Coast Marathon - for Cancer Research has now finished 05 Jul 2009
Over 100 staff members and supporters joined the PA Research Foundation’s “Mighty PA Team” at this year’s Gold Coast Marathon, raising over $13,000 for cancer research at the hospital. The team was the tenth largest out of 128 teams at the July 5 marathon, with members participating in a range of events. Team member Connie Freeman said said she was overwhelmed by the number of PAH staff members who were keen to participate. “It highlights that many of us are faced with challenges of battling cancer, either directly, by supporting loved ones, or through nursing and patient services,” she said. “The Mighty PA Team participants were given an opportunity to help our researchers by promoting the PA Research Foundation and raising vital funds towards continued cancer research - a fantastic increase our research productivity as we will now be able to perform this procedure on site,” Ms Wu said.
Funds raised by the Mighty PA Team have gone towards the purchase of a much-needed Freeze DrierMachine used in cancer research. University of Queensland researcher, Sherry Wu, said the machine enables researchers to “coat” gene-silencing drugs in a vehicle that could allow them to travel through the immune system and “switch off” cancer cells. “Having this machine on the PA Hospital campus will significantly said she was overwhelmed by the number of PAH staff members who were keen to participate.
Many participants in the marathon achieved personal bests, smashing both running times and fund-raising records. The Mighty PA Team has promised it will be back bigger and better next year. “We’re hoping to see everyone back in 2010 and I encourage all staff, family and friends to come on board,” Ms Freeman said. |
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