Coniston school raises $500 for ovarian cancer research supporting sick teacher
Coniston Public School students raised $500 for ovarian cancer research after their teacher Glenda Hill was diagnosed with a cancer recurrence.
Students at Coniston Public School held a Frocktober fundraiser for their teacher Glenda Hill. She is battling a recurrence of ovarian cancer.
The student council set a target of $300 but raised $500 by wearing dresses and suits instead of uniforms. Hill originally started Frocktober at the school years ago.
She was upfront with students about her illness in a letter they found positive and supportive. Every day in Australia, four women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer, mostly in advanced stages.
Only 29 per cent are expected to survive beyond five years. Of those treated, 80 per cent will have cancer return, as Hill has experienced.
The money supports the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation, which funds cancer research in Australia.
- $500
- Amount raised
- 4
- Women diagnosed daily in Australia
- 29 per cent
- Five-year survival rate
- 80 per cent
- Cancer recurrence rate after treatment
Why it mattersThe fundraiser shows how a close-knit community rallies around someone facing serious illness and supports crucial research into a disease that remains deadly for most who develop it.
