MARK Ashton was thrilled when Windsor Bowling and Sports Club got behind him when he found out he had cancer.
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The diagnosis earlier this year was a shock to Mr Ashton, who has his fingers crossed treatment has cured him of the disease.
On Sunday, August 30, the bowling club will host a Daffodil Day after Mr Ashton asked the club to support the fight against the disease and other members at the club who either had cancer or had been touched by it.
The club will donate the money from bowls that day, proceeds from a barbecue and auction to the Cancer Council ‘‘Well just about everybody in the club has either been touched personally or knows someone who has had cancer,’’ Mr Ashton said.
‘‘My original idea was probably to donate some money, but then I thought well we can do a bit more than that so I approached the club.’’
Mr Ashton said it was a strange coincidence that he brought the idea up to the club when he did, because other members had been thinking along the same lines.
‘‘One of our members Neil Cant said he was talking to members recently and he asked them all to put up their hands if they knew someone who had had cancer.
‘‘Everyone put their hand up.’’
Mr Ashton said he was not at all surprised when the club decided to take on his idea to raise some money for the Cancer Council.
‘‘A couple of times they have been there to support me and other members of the club and they enjoy helping other people,’’ he said.
‘‘The club didn’t hesitate. There was no hesitation and it is the type of club they are.’’
Windsor Bowling and Sports Club chairman Eddie Dries said the club was happy to help out a member in need.
‘‘We’ve been going around to different businesses in the Hawkesbury area to see if we can find things they can donate for the raffle,’’ he said.
‘‘We’ll have a barbecue at 9am which we’ll charge people for and the money will go to cancer research.
‘‘We’ll also have a round of bowls on the day and we’ll donate money raised from that.’’
Mr Dries said the day was open to anyone who wanted to join the 70 members who had already said they would attend.