The Rotary Club of Emerald and District annual Kids Fun Run event has continued to raise money for sick children, with the club recently donating $50,000 from last year’s event to the Monash Children’s Cancer Centre.
On Sunday 26 November last year, hundreds of children between three and 12 raced against Puffing Billy from the Gembrook station in races from 150 metres to 1.2 kilometres, with each participant receiving a certificate and a showbag packed with goodies from local businesses.
On Tuesday 9 April, Emerald Rotary met with representatives of the Monash Children’s Cancer Centre to present the $50,000 cheque.
Club treasurer Shalini Penny said the event continued to receive ongoing support from the community.
“Without the generosity of our sponsors, this event would not be able to achieve the outcome that it continually does,” she said.
“Emerald Rotary members have made several tours of the Monash hospital facility to witness firsthand why we should continue to raise funds and the 2024 event recipients will again be the Monash Children’s Cancer Hospital.”
The Kids Fun Run event has raised a total of $771,250 since it was launched in 2002, with funding recipients including the Starlight Foundation, Monash Health, End Polio Now, William Angliss Hospital, Cerebral Palsy Education Centre and the Insight Education Centre for the Blind.
