Photo Opp: 11 June, 2.30pm Dept of Surgery and Molecular Oncology, Ninewells
Just over two months ago the first major fundraising event held in Scotland by the newly formed charity Cancer Research UK took place at the Gleneagles Hotel.
Now, the work done by the charity's Perth and District Committee to organise two spectacular fashion shows, a ladies luncheon, and a black tie dinner, has produced an equally impressive result.
It has just been revealed that the initiative, spearheaded by Ken and Kirsty McKenzie, of Horsemill House, near Bridge of Earn, has exceeded its target and has raised the stunning sum of just over £53,000 from the single day of activity.
The money raised by the Committee will help ensure that Cancer Research UK will continue to fund pioneering, world-class scientists in Scotland.
There could be no more appropriate location for the handover of the cheque than Ninewells Hospital in Dundee, which has become a centre of excellence and a world leader in the fight against cancer.
Receiving the cheque on behalf of the charity will be Ninewells-based Professor Sir David Lane of the University of Dundee, who is a world renowned pioneering research scientist.
Today Professor Lane said that he was delighted to receive the cheque on behalf of Cancer Research UK.
"Teams across the country are working every day to find a cure for cancer and donations to this tune are vital to that work." he said.
Also attending the event will be Ken and Kirsty McKenzie, the Perth and District Committee Chair Mina Johnson, and Bill Chalmers, the Committee Secretary.
NOTE FOR EDITORS
Cancer Research UK is the largest independent cancer research
organisation in the world, and was formed from the merger of Imperial Cancer Research
Fund, and the Cancer Research Campaign.
Cancer Research UK has an annual scientific budget of over £130 million, and a team of 3000 internationally recognised scientists and doctors dedicated to find new and effective treatments for cancer quicker than ever before.
In Scotland Cancer Research UK invests over £15 million annually in vital programmes on-going in hospitals, universities and laboratories in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and St Andrews.
PHOTO DETAILS
Further information about the event can be obtained from:
Mr Bill Chalmers Tel (01738) 625831
Ms Vivien Collie Tel (01334) 656714 or 07977 510 435
Or
Ms Sarah Page, Cancer Research UK
Tel 0207 317 5017 or 0786 651 1783