Movie night in cancer fight

Wimmera Health Care Group Friends of the Foundation is teaming with Professor George Kannourakis’ Fiona Elsey Cancer Research Institute to host a money-raising movie night.

The organisations will present Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again at Horsham Centre Cinemas on July 19.

The event represents the first time the friends and institute have teamed up to raise money.

The Wimmera’s Morrow and Henry families hold the Fiona Elsey Cancer Research Institute close to their hearts.

The Morrow family is dedicated to helping raise money for this organisation based on Kevin Morrow’s experiences with Professor Kannourakis and his institute and an understanding that less intrusive treatments for cancer and possible cures were ‘not far away’. The late Colin Henry’s association with Professor Kannourakis goes back 12 years when he was first diagnosed with a serious bone-marrow disorder.

The Henry family also saw first hand how the research institute, which will strengthen its connection to the Wimmera through a Wimmera Cancer Centre, is working to fight cancer.

The Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again fundraiser will start with drinks and nibbles from 7pm at nearby Legacy House, next door to the cinema. Tickets are $30 and are available from Horsham Plaza centre management office, ACE Radio, and Morrow Motor Group during office hours.

People can make inquiries to Allison Roberts on 0407 565 103.