Logan Village harness racing driver Chloe Butler will serve as an ambassador for Queensland’s harness racing industry’s Team Teal campaign to raise money for ovarian cancer research.
From Monday through March 14, $200 will be donated to ovarian and gynaecological cancer research every time a Queensland reinswoman drives a winner in the Sunshine state.
“Nearly 6500 Australian women are diagnosed with a gynaecological cancer every year, including around 1500 with ovarian cancer,” said Racing Minister Grace Grace.
“Every dollar that the industry raises helps to fund another research nurse to join the Australia New Zealand gynaecological oncology group and their ground-breaking education and prevention program.
“Last year, the Queensland industry raised more than $28,000 of the $164,000-plus raised across Australia and NZ and it would great to see more women winners generate more funds.”
The Team Teal campaign was created by Victorian trainer Duncan McPherson OAM who lost his wife Lyn to ovarian cancer in 2010.
It runs for six weeks in Australia and New Zealand and raises funds to support research nurses to help women take part in new and innovative clinical trials.
Funds also support the survivors teaching students education and prevention program that brings ovarian cancer survivors into the classrooms of medical and allied health students to share information about ovarian cancer symptoms, a women’s path to diagnosis and their challenges of living with cancer.
