Founding Member

Norm Standing

In October 2009, the Coffs/Clarence CanDo Cancer Trust was born. The Nurse Unit Manager of the NCCI wanted to put together a committee with the aim of raising money to financially support patients attending for treatment. Having a cancer diagnosis is stressful and an accompanying problem with finance can be detrimental. At that time I was attending the Unit with my wife and heard there were plans to set up this support. I immediately proposed that I and my friends at the Coffs Harbour Masonic Lodge raise $100,000 to finance the Trust. It has been a wonderful experience and I have enjoyed working with the committee and organising numerous fundraisers.