Cruzin For A Cure...
Since
Peter Moore started the XW-XY Falcon Owners Club many years ago one of the
great things he enjoyed in life was the company of those associated with it.
Following
the success of his benefit night “For
Pete’s Sake” held in September 2003, Pete decided to organise what we hoped
would be an annual Club run called CRUZIN FOR A CURE. He decided
that all money raised will be donated to the WESTMEAD MILLENNIUM INSTITUTE
(WMI) to be held in the “PETER MOORE TRUST” as part of a capital fundraising
initiative for brain tumor research. He chose the WMI as the beneficiaries of
his trust due to their innovative “Bench to Bedside” philosophy of finding
cures and saving lives. We expect this to be a long-term fundraising venture that
will enable the expansion of current viral and genetic research to be applied
to the effective treatment of malignant tumors. The WMI also devotes
significant resources to other areas of cancer research such as leukemia that
Pete also suffered with and eventually took his life.
The
following extract is a small insight into how passionate Pete was to raise
money for his cause (written by Pete in Nov-Dec 2003)
“
So many of us today have been touched in some way by cancer.
Cruzin
For A Cure is there for you and your car club to help raise much needed funds
just by doing what we love. Cruising to different destinations with a club for
a picnic BBQ and a Chin Wag.”
Stephen
Henry (Digger) and Step son Adam thought it fitting to continue to fulfill a
promise that they made to Peter concerning raising money and awareness of
medical research so that in the future a cure can be developed for terminal
illnesses such as the cancer that he had to endure.
May we carry on the
wishes of a great man for many years to come and raise much needed funds for
such a great cause.
More information regarding the fantastic research and community programs conducted at the WMI can be found on their website www.wmi.usyd.edu.au. Digger is also running a website www.cruzinforacure.com that we hope will provide more information in the future.