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hockingstuart has announced that it will be the major sponsor of an annual charity run along Melbourne’s foreshore to support paediatric brain cancer.
Connor’s Run is Australia’s largest fundraising event for paediatric brain cancer, which is the number one cancer killer of young Australians.
Since their inception five years ago, Connor’s Run has raise over $2 million for paediatric brain cancer.
The event last year saw more than 4,000 runners compete in the 18.8km run where they raised $782,000, the most in the run’s history.
Last year, hockingstuart agents competed and managed to raise over $31,000 for charity.
hockingstuart as the major sponsor is hoping to beat their fundraising record and also work with Connor’s Run to raise over $700,000 for the event overall, said Simon Jovanovic, CEO of hockingstuart.
Mr Jovanovic said that he got involved with Connor’s Run due to the passion of the people that created and run the event.
“The creator of Connor’s Run, Liz Dawes, is a really passionate and inspiring person, and as a company, we’re passionate about supporting these people — this is a charity that really resonates with us and is something we’re excited to be a part of,” the CEO said.
Paediatric brain cancer affects a lot of people in the community and hockingstuart is not immune to that, Mr Jovanovic said.
“This is an illness that affects a lot of young people. As an organisation that works with and employs a number of young people, it’s highly relevant and important to the hockingstuart network as a cause worth getting behind to make a difference.”
Potential runners can choose from running the full 18.8km run starting in Hampton or the shorter 9.6km run starting from St Kilda.
The distance is significant as it is the same track that Connor Dawes, who the event is named after, ran in preparation for his rowing season and coincidentally the length of his life.
This year, the event will raise funds for many projects, but chief among them is the AIM Brain Project, an initiative that is bringing molecular diagnostic testing to children in Australia and New Zealand.
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