The Pink Hamper story

I was preparing for my trip up the coast of Victoria, through NSW and to  Queensland when I learnt that I had won a special hamper from the MGC Breast Cancer Charity Day raffle.  What a wonderful surprise and I was overjoyed when the hamper was delivered to my home by Cathy Dixon.

The beautifully decorated pink hamper was filled with treasures that were full of fun which I decided I will share with some of my friends.  I kept the ‘Looking Good’ bath mat and coffee cup for myself.  To the first friend, who had breast cancer, I gave a coffee cup, tea towel and chocolates. To another friend, who also had breast cancer, I shared the champagne, slippers and chocolates.

I decided that the pink box with its remaining treasures will accompany me on my trip.

We found ourselves at Dirranbandi, a small inland town in Queensland that is slightly north of Lighting Ridge.  Its a town full of character with a tight community feel to it.

I happen to be at the town park, looking at a plaque that had the Breast Cancer symbol with some beautiful words written beneath when I noticed a lady with her two kids walking towards me.  She wore a hot pink T-shirt and a smile.  I thought I’d ask her if she knew of a local breast cancer support group.  To my surprise, she did!

This was how that big pink box made its way to the Dirranbandi Breast Cancer Support group’s next fundraising event.