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Birds of Australia calendar by Rockhampton Rotary’s Keith Ireland raises $250,000 for cancer research – ABC News
When Keith Ireland was diagnosed with cancer, he picked up his camera and, with the support of his local Rotary club, set about raising a quarter of a million dollars…
When Keith Ireland first picked up a camera 50 years ago, he never imagined his hobby would change lives. But when the keen photographer was diagnosed with cancer in 2007, he saw an opportunity to do just that.
Key points:
- Mr Ireland produces an annual bird calendar to raise money for cancer research
- He found his passion for bird photography while teaching in the outback
- Fundraising has been challenging during the pandemic
Over the past decade, Mr Ireland, now 81, has raised more than a quarter of…
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