Soroptimists from all over South Lancashire attended a lunch in Stockport to celebrate Liz McConnell’s current year as Regional President.
To surprise their hard-working colleague, the Stockport club members – who organised the event – kept many of the details ‘under wraps’.
Special guest was Tony Howell, Professor of Medical Oncology, formerly of the Breakthrough Breast Cancer Unit, and currently at the Genesis Prevention Centre, both in Manchester.
Under successive club presidents Myra Woodcock and Susan Wagstaff, SI Stockport has had a two-year drive to raise funds for Professor Howell’s research. This massive effort – plus the proceeds from President Liz’s ‘women-centred’ regional Burns Supper – raised £6,000.
Accepting the cheque, Professor Howell promised that the funds will go direct to the breast cancer research unit at The Christie Hospital, Manchester. Current work there is focussing on a new generation of preventative and therapeutic drugs that will, in time, benefit thousands of women. He thanked South Lancashire’s Soroptimists for their continued support for this vital research.