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THIS Mother’s Day, women will be running or walking together with their families and friends to raise funds for breast cancer research.
There will be separate Mother’s Day Classic events operating in Ararat, Stawell and Horsham this year, with people invited to take part and support this great cause.
It is suggested that people register online for the event at www.mothersdayclassic.com.au prior to the day.
The Stawell event will start from the North Park Clubrooms at 9.30am. You can register for the event online or at the Stawell Library, at Shop 108 on Friday, May 6 and Saturday, May 7. You can also sign up on the day, but you will have to be up extra early.
If you are signing up before the day, take the opportunity to purchase a raffle ticket and, for the first time, pink Mother's Day Classic pens ($4).
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The Stawell event will include four events: A 400m limited mobility walk (one lap of the athletic track on a smooth even surface); a 4km walk (a stroll through the Iron Barks at your own pace on a relatively even surface); a 4km run through the Iron Barks; or an 8km run (two circuits of the track).
Registrations and signing in will commence at 8.30am for the 9.30am start. The barbecue will be sizzling and there will be tea, coffee and music. Bring the family and make sure to wear your pink outfits. There will be prizes for each event, as well as best dressed.
The Ararat event, offering a 4km and 8km walk and run, will be held on Sunday, May 8, on the corner of Fairway Drive and Golf Links Road, Ararat. The official welcome will be held at 9.55am, with the walk and run to commence at 10am and 10.10am respectively.
The course starts from Richardson Oval and heads up towards Chalambar Golf Club. Turn left in to Picnic Road and then turn left in to George Road, taking a further left in to Golf Links Road.
Those completing the 8km event will complete two laps of the course.
The Horsham event will begin at the soundshell at Sawyer Park at 9am, with on-the-day registrations open between 8.15am and 9am.
The Women in Super Mother's Day Classic is Australia’s largest breast cancer research fundraiser. Every dollar raised goes direct to breast cancer research. This year the aim is to raise $4 million.
More than 135,000 participated in the 2015 event in a record 105 locations, raising an outstanding $3.1 million, bringing the overall total to $27.4 million. This makes the Mother’s Day Classic Australia’s largest funder of National Breast Cancer Foundation research.