LARRAINE and Richard Pocock lost their son Troy to meningococcal disease in 2001 and since forming the Troy Pocock Meningococcal Foundation have gone on to raise funds and awareness around the Shoalhaven.
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Their latest charity event is the annual photographic exhibition that was launched for the eighth time at the Nowra School of Arts on Friday.
Troy was a keen photographer and his parents started the exhibition as a memorial.
“It’s for people who wouldn’t normally have the opportunity to exhibit their work, as well as a chance to raise awareness about meningococcal. We hold it in spring every year because it’s symbolic of rebirth and new life,” Mrs Pocock said.
There were 80 entries in four categories with winners Molly Pacitti from Vincentia for both best portrait and best sport shot, David Slater from St Georges Basin and South Coast Register photographer, Russell Quinn from Vincentia.
This year’s exhibition raised $1900.
• Photos from the launch will appear in Wednesday’s Register.
