MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, July 19, 2011 (Press-News.org) Melbourne based, the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre is Australia's only public hospital solely dedicated to cancer. A world leader in cancer treatment, research and education, charitable donations to the Foundation support promising new cancer initiatives and help attract world-leading clinicians and scientists.
Discussing the new partnership and why PeterMacCallum was chosen, Kris Satish, CEO at Vectron said:
"We're extremely pleased to be an official partner of such a fantastic and worthy organization. By contributing to medical research, we can play our part in the fight against major public health issues like cancer.
Cancer touches almost everyone in some way and this act represents the value we have placed on supporting causes which combat devastating diseases like cancer. As part of the business community we feel we have a social responsibility to support research projects which can make a long term difference to humanity in general".
Vectron contributed to the Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation alongside other contributions to the Fred Hollows Foundation and a number of local causes.
Vectron supplies POS Systems to some of Australia's leading Restaurants, Pubs and Clubs. Installed in over 1600 venues, you can see their client list and read testimonials on their website http://www.vectron.com.au or email sales@vectron.com.au
Charitable contributions to Melbourne's Cancer Research Centre have a wide reach
Vectron POS systems became a Founding Associate of the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre this month. A world leader in cancer treatment, the Peter Mac Foundation Scheme makes a lasting contribution in the fight against cancer.
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