Two Hunter charities are hosting a fun night full of glitter, drag bingo and trivia, all to help raise some much-needed funds and awareness for two of the community’s most common cancers.
The Hunter Breast Cancer Foundation (HBCF) and Hunter Melanoma Foundation (HMF) are hosting the 2022 Knockers & Moles event at Peter Drayton’s IronBark Hill Brewhouse in the Hunter Valley.
Emceed by Newcastle Drag Queen Timberlina, the night will be filled with glitz and glamour, including a range of fun activities, delicious food and drinks.
Apart from a fantastic night with friends, the event aims to start a conversation around breast cancer and melanoma, the most common cancers in the Hunter community.
Last year, the two charities came together for the first-ever Knockers & Moles event, raising a total of $24,000, a result that Hunter Breast Cancer Foundation general manager Ellie Wells hopes to see again.
“The community really got behind our first Knockers & Moles event,” Wells said.
“The event sold out within a few days, and we had a number of local businesses supporting us every step of the way.
“Hunter Breast Cancer Foundation is proud to have continued to work alongside another incredible organisation to raise as much awareness about breast cancer and melanoma within the local community as possible.
“I think one thing COVID-19 has taught us is that we are better together than apart.”
Hunter Melanoma Foundation executive officer Claudia Tolhurst said the event was just the beginning of the collaboration between the two Hunter charities.
“This event helped launch this collaboration so that we can help even more people in our community whilst encouraging other charities to do the same,” Tolhurst said.
Knockers & Moles will begin at 6pm on Saturday, February 5, at the IronBark Hill Brewhouse, Pokolbin.
Tickets are on sale now, with prices ranging from $75 to $95 per person.
For more information or to buy tickets, visit the Hunter Melanoma Foundation website.
Hayley McMahon