The 15th annual Night at theTrots was held on Saturday 24 February at Tabcorp Park Melton. ANZGOG and WomenCan were pleased to welcome over 200 people to enjoy world-class trotting while raising funds to help women with ovarian and other gynaecological cancers live better, and live longer.
Generosity filled the room all evening as guests generously bid on silent and live auction items, purchased raffle tickets, and took a chance on the lucky ballon draw. We were pleased to see that all auction items were taken home by very happy guests, while 3 lucky winners took home wonderful raffle prizes and Harness Racing identity John Hawke and Michelle Lang won the Lucky Balloon prize! All funds raised from these activities have contributed to the overall Team Teal campaign total of over $2.8m since it began in 2010.
WHAT THE FUNDS ARE USED FOR
Funds raised during Night at the Trots and through the Team Teal campaign support ANZGOG’s Survivors Teaching Students program (STS). STS is a ground-breaking volunteer program that brings ovarian and other gynaecological cancer survivors and caregivers into the classrooms of health professional students to teach them about women's experiences with the diseases. The funds further support the ANZGOG Patient Referral Network program, which will enable capacity building for gynaecological cancer clinical trials in regional and remote areas across Australia and New Zealand enabling more women across Australia to have access to new and innovative clinical trials.
THANK YOU
We would like to acknowledge our special guests, Team Teal Ambassadors - Jackie Barker, Kate Gath, Kerryn Manning AM and Jodie Quinlan. Special guest speaker Associate Professor Orla McNally Gynaecological Oncologist, Steve McGhie MP, STS speaker Karen Curnow. And of course we would like to thank Team Teal Patron Duncan McPherson OAM, for continuing to champion Team Teal together with the harness racing industry.
And a special mention to our Night at the Trots event sponsors; Aldebaran Park, Woodlands Stud, A.G Coombs, IRT Australia and Alan Mance Motors, for their generous support of this event. We’d also like to extend our gratitude to Melton Entertainment Park, the Harness Racing Industry in Australia and New Zealand and our major sponsor, Tabcorp who continue to support the Team Teal campaign and Night at the Trots.
We are very grateful to all of the individuals and businesses who generously donated items for auction and raffle on the night of the event.
RAFFLE DONORS
Four Pillars
Artist Photographer
Rich River Golf Club
LIVE AUCTION DONORS
Tabcorp
2Construct
Alabar Farms
Sydney Swans Football Club
Melbourne Football Club
Thank you for supporting this incredibly worthwhile cause. We are truly touched by the unifying efforts of everyone who attended, cheered, supported and generously gave across the evening. Team Teal continues through to 15 March if you would like to contribute to the campaign, enabling women to live better and live longer, please donate here.
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