Nelson’s Cancer Society has lost its long-serving manager.
Linda Lucre says she will miss the role after seven years, especially catching up with those who have beaten the disease.
“Seeing the patients making it through, 80 per cent of them do, so it’s nice to see them a couple of years down the track and meet their families.”
Linda says she proud of the community standing the charity has in Nelson and that it’s in such a strong financial position. She says seeing people go through the challenge of cancer is one of the toughest parts of the job.
The Cancer Society supports patients and families in Nelson with cancer, and hosts major fundraisers, Relay for Life, Daffodil Day and its annual ball.
Chairwoman of the society, Alison McAlpine, says Linda will be sorely missed.
“It’s been superb working with Linda because I so respect her integrity, her values, her energy, the relationships that she’s built with the community over her seven years. The increased visibility of the Cancer Society has been largely driven by her and the board have said a lot in the last few days in farewelling her, but we have been really privileged to have her as the leader.”
Alison says they had 28 applications for the role and the appointment is “under process”.
Linda says she’ll take a few weeks off before starting work to set up a new dental surgery, which is due to open on New St next year.
