Cancer care in Kiama received a helping hand yesterday when local garden and landscape centre, Burnetts On Barney, presented a cheque for $2000 to Kiama Lions Club for their Cancer Care Trust.

The money was raised during a recent whole day of music which included local musicians Penny Hartgerink and Cha Cha Del Mar as well as Kiama Jazz and Blues Festival musicians. The event became a tribute day to one of the Burnetts’ team, Debra East, who died earlier that week after a short battle with cancer.

Debra and her family had received assistance from the Kiama Lions Inc Cancer Care Trust and the Burnetts’ team chose to support this local charity which uniquely provides palliative care medicines to any Kiama residents.

“The Lions Cancer Care Trust money is raised by people in Kiama for the people of Kiama and Debra would be pleased to know that customers of Burnetts were able to support a charity which had supported her”, said Elizabeth Burnett during the presentation.

“This local charity works solely for the benefit of our own Kiama district community. The money stays here to help those who are touched by cancer. If it isn’t helping your family it is probably helping a family you know,” she said.

Lions Club of Kiama Inc Cancer Care Trust was established in 1990 to help subsidise expenses incurred by cancer patients or their carers as part of their treatment. Each year it distributes more than $24,000 to Kiama residents.

Burnetts will this Saturday (tomorrow) be hosting local musician Greg Brown who is currently raising money for Cancer Council and will be donating all proceeds from his gig at The Quarry Café at Burnetts. The East family have also donated a voucher to Doyles Restaurant in Watsons Bay which will be raffled to assist Greg’s fundraising. Come and enjoy Greg’s music between 9.30am and 12.30am or donate online at https://www.doitforcancer.com.au/fundraisers/gregbrown27729.