Holly Hayes (Howell) fundraiser

As many of our community and friends may be aware, our beautiful friend Holly Howell (nee Hayes) has been diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer at the end of 2023. In true Holly style she has been nothing short of stoic and with her no-nonsense approach has set into immediate treatment. This has already involved 8 weeks of chemotherapy with 12 weeks to go and then onto radiation.

For us as her mates with families of our own, we know the imposing financial pressures around the general cost of living in todays world and then on top of that the cost of providing our kids with every opportunity surrounding school, extracurricular and sporting ventures. Holly has desperately wanted to keep life as normal as possible for her family while she navigates her treatment and the long road to recovery. For her, she has chosen to work as much as physically possible, to help keep on top of things financially. Unfortunately of late, with the overwhelming sickness brought on by her treatment, she has had to take some time off work. Our hope is that by reaching out to you, we can take away the need for Holly to push through working and instead concentrate on getting through her treatment and staying strong in both her mind and body.

Anyone that knows Holly and David and their family, know how strong and independent they are, so accepting any help has been a challenge within itself. As Holly approaches the half way mark of her treatment regime, the pressure on their family unit is mounting. We feel the need to do something to show our forever love and support, from afar and one way we can all help this beautiful family is to donate through this Go Fund Me Page. Even the smallest amount would mean the world to Holly and her family and will help to alleviate the stress this is placing on the family, and allow Holly to take time to recover.

The Hayes/Howell family in support of Holly, are participating in a Breast Cancer Fundraiser run/walk in Queensland in on the 10th of March. To be alongside Holly and her family but from afar we are planning a friendly run/walk in Holly’s hometown of Bombala, on the same day to show our support. If you’d like to join us as we walk for and with Holly, head on down to the Bombala Pool car park on the 10th of March at 9am as we walk 3 laps of the river track together.

If you can’t make Bombala please feel free to join in from where ever you may be in support of this amazing family.