The Boys Hair & Make Up salon on Magellan Street have stunned the judges with an amazing Purple Week window display. They were one of two local businesses to take home the inaugural Purple Week Best Dressed Store trophy.

Across Lismore, over 60 businesses turned purple last week to raise awareness for the upcoming Cancer Council fundraiser event on March 28 and 29 - Relay For Life. 

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Makoda Boutique also took out a Best Dressed Store prize.

Cancer Council’s community relations coordinator Erin Turnbull said the week was a success, with so many businesses decorating their shops purple to raise awareness for the event.

“Store shopfronts from Lismore’s CBD, to the Lismore Square and Goonellabah were decorated in the name of cancer,” Erin said.

“We are so grateful for the efforts put toward purple decorations and the awareness that has been spread.”

Lismore & Villages Relay For Life chair Leanne Thompson, said awarding the Best Dressed Store prize was extremely difficult.

“The committee paraded the streets thanking businesses for their support and snapping photos along the way,” she said.

“All the stores looked incredible and we really appreciate the efforts of everyone involved. However, The Boys Hair & Makeup in the Lismore CBD and Makoda Boutique in the Lismore Square took home Best Dressed Store this year.”

The Lismore & Villages Relay For Life is now on a four week countdown.

Leanne said the much-anticipated biennial event will have great food trucks, live music and activities for all ages at all hours at the Southern Cross University Campus in Lismore.

The 18-hour event on March 28 and 29 will begin Saturday afternoon from 3pm until 9am the following morning.  

“We could not run our Relay For Life event without the support of our local community,” she said.

“We’d like to give special thanks to our major sponsors Wal Murray First National Real Estate, Magenta Community Services, Lismore Toyota, BCU Lismore and Southern Cross University.”

To register your team, contact Erin Turnbull at Cancer Council NSW on 6639 1300 or visit https://www.cancercouncil.org.au/lismorerelay

Cancer Council NSW is a community funded, community focused cancer charity dedicated to the defeat of cancer.

Through the development of prevention strategies, research into new treatments and cures, and by providing clinical and emotional support to those affected by cancer, the Council work towards realising a vision of a society where lives are not cut short by or their quality diminished by cancer.