11th Year of Soup & Sandwiches

Launceston Friends of Clifford Craig president Lyn Dent with guest speaker Dr Lauren Giles.

July, 2021

After being forced into a temporary recess during 2020 due to COVID-19, the “Launceston Friends of Clifford Craig” are once again displaying their wonderful fundraising expertise to support the medical research program at the LGH.

The enthusiastic group of volunteers held their annual Soup & Sandwich Luncheon during July with a capacity 130 people in attendance. This was the 11th such event which was first held in 2010.

President of the “Friends”, Lyn Dent estimates that during that time they have made approximately 4700 sandwiches, 60 boilers of soup and served 1200 cups of coffee and tea.

“Importantly, the function has raised approximately $30,000 over the 11 years for medical research”, she said.

Neurologist Dr Lauren Giles was the guest speaker at this year’s luncheon, and she provided the audience with an insight into her medical career journey and a presentation on Motor Neurone Disease and the research project she is undertaking into MND.