Scones for health fight

Stawell branch of the Country Women’s Association has raised $700 for Crohn’s and Colitis Australia while raising awareness of inflammable bowel disease.

The branch raised the money through a scone drive, which involved members taking orders for bags of plain or date scones, collecting money and then gathering as a group to make and deliver them. Members sold more than 800 scones.

The money will go to research into inflammable bowel disease, IBD, and to support people suffering from the condition.

IBD is a chronic disease affecting about one in 250 people from five to 49 nationally. Australia has one of the highest rates of prevalence and incidence in the world. More than 75,000 Australians have Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis.