General News
15 May, 2023
Full Monty show rakes in over $40,000 for Maryborough’s oncology unit
Maryborough’s second ever Full Monty fundraiser has succeeded in raising over $40,000 for the local health service, meaning locals will soon be able to benefit from the purchase of a mammography unit here in town. Held on April 1 at the...
Maryborough’s second ever Full Monty fundraiser has succeeded in raising over $40,000 for the local health service, meaning locals will soon be able to benefit from the purchase of a mammography unit here in town.
Held on April 1 at the Maryborough Highland Society, the Full Monty saw 14 brave local men and women bare it all in a show of empowerment and strength in the fight against cancer.
A crowd of more than 400 people turned out for the event, which was first held in 2020, with silent auctions, raffles, ticket sales and donations on the night all adding to the $42,080 total that was presented to the Maryborough District Health Service (MDHS) on Friday night.
Full Monty organiser and participant Nick Weaver described the night as “unreal”.
“We’ve all been touched by cancer in some way, whether some of us who took part in the event have had it ourselves or have family who have been through it and we know what it’s like in our small community,” he said.
“We had more than 400 people in the venue which was unreal, the emotion you could feel on the night was something else.
“We thought we might raise $25,000 or even $35,000 but it just kept going.
“We’ve decided the Full Monty is going to be an annual event, it achieves so much for the community and it also shows that we’re all here for everybody affected by cancer.”
MDHS CEO Nickola Allan said the health service was humbled by the donation, which would enable the purchase of a mammography unit.
“It never ceases to amaze me the generosity of our community,” she said.
“Every time there is an event, no matter how big or small, it’s for the benefit of our community and there’s not too many places like us that exist.
“We’re incredibly humbled to receive this cheque — this will enable us now to purchase a mammography unit so our local people can get scanned and breast screened here in town without having to travel.
“This cheque means there’ll be greater access to prevention and care in our community.”