GV Health Foundation is excited to announce a charity partnership with the Campbell’s Shepparton Running Festival, joining forces with one of the region’s longest-running community events to support the I Care for Cancer @ GV Health appeal.
Established in 1998, the Shepparton Running Festival brings together runners, volunteers, families and supporters in a celebration of community, health and wellbeing. This year, participants can make every kilometre count by supporting the appeal which aims to deliver a new Integrated Cancer Centre at GV Health.
The I Care for Cancer @ GV Health appeal is raising $5 million towards the construction of an Integrated Cancer Centre at Shepparton Hospital. While Victoria has six designated regional public health services, GV Health remains the only one without an Integrated Cancer Centre.
The proposed centre will bring cancer treatment, specialist clinics and wellness services together in one purpose-built facility, creating a more integrated model of care to meet the growing and increasingly complex needs of cancer patients across the Goulburn Valley.
GV Health Foundation Director Amy De Paola said the partnership was a natural fit, connecting a community event centred on health and wellbeing with a campaign that will improve cancer care facilities in our region.
This year’s Campbell’s Shepparton Running Festival will be held on August 15–16. There are a number of options for community members to get involved:
- To participate in the Campbell’s Shepparton Running Festival, register at www.shepparton.run
- To fundraise as a participant for the I Care for Cancer Care appeal, email
GVHealthFoundation@gvhealth.org.au - To sponsor GV Health’s I Care for Cancer Care running team, register here
- To volunteer at the Shepparton Runners Festival, email GVHealthFoundation@gvhealth.org.au