Liam McNally
More than 200 people are getting ready to walk, jog, and run through the Eynesbury Forest to raise money for breast cancer research this Mother’s Day.
The Mother’s Day Classic is a national event that will see 60,000 people participate at 73 locations on May 14.
The event will begin at 8am at the Eynesbury Homestead, with the 6km race kicking off at 9am.
Eynesbury Mother’s Day Classic event coordinator Melanie Oakley said the local event is getting “bigger and bigger” each year.
“The amount of volunteers that put their hand up on Mother’s Day is pretty extraordinary,” she said.
“I think every body has someone that cancer has touched in some way, so that little bit that you can do is really humbling.”
“It takes a whole village to support people going through this terrible disease, and meeting locals who come to support has been really heartwarming as a resident of Eynesbury.
Along with the run, the Eynesbury event is being set up as a family day with kids activities and face painting.
Mother’s Day Classic Foundation chief executive Zara Lawless, said the foundation is “thrilled” that registrations are currently up 25 per cent on the 2022 event.
“It has been an incredible response from participants this year, with communities in every corner of the nation registering to be part of this special event,” she said.
More than 1.5 million people have participated in the Mother’s Day Classic for breast cancer research in the past 25 years, donating $41.5 million to fund breast cancer research.
Registration for the event is available online.
Details: www.mothersdayclassic.com.au/
