By BRIDGET COOK
THE Cranbourne Lions Club has lent a helping hand to two young girls who are working towards improving women’s health.
Tori Golding and Alisha Austin approached the Cranbourne club about using their bank account to fund-raise for The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women’s Health.
The club agreed to assist, and last month the girls visited a Cranbourne Lions Club meeting to present a cheque to the Jean Hailes Foundation director Janet Michelmore.
Ian Gration, from the Cranbourne Lions Club, said they were happy to assist the girls to make a difference.
“The amount raised by Tori and Alisha was $1228, which was held in trust by the lions club and handed over to the Jean Hailes Foundation at a Lion’s dinner,” he said.
“Both Tori and Alisha suffer from polycystic ovarian syndrome and endometriosis.
“Both girls have a great outlook on life but suffer from constant chronic abdominal pain.
“The Jean Hailes Foundation, in conjunction with Monash Hospital, are studying the effects and looking for a cure to both these ailments.
“Most of the fund-raising was done by the girls, by doing a 5km walkathon on the peninsula.
Mr Gration said the two girls had already started fund-raising for next year, with the Lions Club set to donate their raffle proceeds for the cause. There is a planned Bunnings sausage sizzle, walkathons and a major fund-raising event in Cranbourne.
