THE friendly heart of the North West swelled with pride this week as Cloncurry's annual Breast Friends Day fund-raiser contribution passed the $100,000 mark.
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Organiser Kylie Warrian said it took almost a month to tally up merchandise sales, raffle takings and auction collections taken on the day.
This year the McGrath Foundation fund-raiser at the Cloncurry Racecourse raised $41,450.
Ms Warrian said her personal goal had been to raise $50,000 in five years.
After just three years she'd already eclipsed her original goal by more than $12,000 and this week realised the total was $104,000 with one year left to go.
``The aim for this year was just for everyone to come together as a community and have a great day out, considering the droughts and heartbreak that a lot of people out here have been through in the past 12 months,'' she said.
There's no rest on the horizon for Cloncurry's breast cancer warrior.
Ms Warrian said her team of volunteers was already making preparations for a Mother's Day Dash on Sunday, May 11 to raise more money for the McGrath Foundation.
Check The North West Star in the coming weeks for more details about this event.
