The National Breast Cancer Research Institute together with Galway Racecourse have announced that their recent ‘Race in Pink’ fundraising event hosted at Ballybrit on Sunday October 30 together with the ‘ Win a BMW’ car raffle that occurred on the day, raised a staggering € 276,321 for the charity, a fitting way to end the year for all involved.
The National Breast Cancer Research Institute raises funds in support of the breast cancer research team lead by Professor Michael Kerin based at the Lambe Institute, University of Galway. The support of local and national business and the huge amount of people who came to the event ensured this was one of the most successful fundraising events.
Commenting on the money raised for the charity by the ‘Race in Pink’ event, Michael Moloney, Chief Executive Office at Galway Racecourse said the generosity and support the event received was phenomenal.
“The day was hugely supported by businesses and hundreds of guests that supported the hospitality lunch on the day. People came from all over Ireland to support it.
“By partnering with the National Breast Cancer Research Institute, we are supporting a research team who are successfully working on improving breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. We had a great day that raised a large sum of money for such a worthy organisation. Well done to all involved, a great way to end the racing year for us too here at Galway Racecourse.”
The BMW car raffle was a huge success this year, with tickets in huge demand at just €20. Philip Duffy, Director of The National Breast Cancer Research Institute and coordinator of this fundraising car initiative said, “the car raffle was a huge hit with the winning ticket bought online in Cork. We can’t thank everybody enough for their enormous generosity and support. Tickets were sold both online and on the day at the races. The BMW Raffle was a great success and can’t wait for next year. Watch this space”.
Director of Research Professor Michael Kerin said he is very grateful for all the support received.
“Those who sponsored races, took tables, our wonderful Board and the ‘Race in Pink’ Committee. Breast cancer is a very common disease and research has led to better outcomes, both in survival and improved quality of life.
“We still have a long way to go to fight this disease and our research programme focuses on biomarkers which can lead to more focused and personalised diagnosis and treatment, genes which could be used to identify risk and better imaging and diagnostic techniques. Your support allows us to fund major research programmes in our laboratory. Thank you for supporting our work,” he said.
For more information on the work being carried out by The National Breast Cancer Research Institute visit their website at www.breastcancerresearch.com
