FOR the past 10 weeks, Bruce Tasker has been putting in the hard yards and this weekend he’s gunning to take out the Stars of Bathurst dancing competition.
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For the third year running, the Cancer Council NSW’s Stars of Bathurst event returns and is being held at the Bathurst Memorial and Entertainment Centre on Saturday, June 17.
Bruce is one of the competitors and decided to get involved after being nominated by a friend at work.
He said the reason he decided to become involved was because of the great work the Cancer Council does in the community.
“They do great work, I’ve seen the benefits of they work they do supporting people, so I really wanted to really wanted to help raise money,” he said.
Bruce has a fundraising goal of $2500, and is getting close to the $2000 mark.
He said he has been working hard at his highland themed dance “Fiddle me Ghillies” with dance partner Ellen Bolger-Rowe, under the guidance of Anne Mader from Dance Movement Creative.
“We’ve been rehearsing for about two hours a week, I’m feeling good about it, hoping I won’t make too many mistakes,” he said.
“But it’s been great fun, and it’s great for the Cancer Council.”
Bruce said a colleague at work had loaned him a kilt.
“There’s been a bit of banter at work about it, but my employer Mars Petcare, has been very supportive,” he said.
Cancer Council NSW Community Relations Coordinator, Katherine Hodges said she was very excited about the stars who have come on board this year, as each will bring something new and exciting.
“There are also some amazing dance schools who have signed up as our major sponsors to get teach our stars their routine, so it should be very entertaining.”
Stars Of Bathurst ‘Dance For Cancer’ is a gala fundraising event where local ‘celebrities’ are teamed up with Bathurst dance schools to raise money for the Cancer Council NSW.
They then perform in front of a packed-out crowd at BMEC, to raise awareness for cancer in the local community.
Funds raised through this event go to support programs for cancer patients, survivors and their carers, while also helping the roll out of prevention programs aimed at beating cancer.
In previous years the event has raised around $18,000 for cancer services and research, and organisers are hoping for similar results this year.
