In addition to his participation at this year’s Wagga Takes 2, Peter Adams is launching the trust’s first annual fun run this month. 

The inaugural event aims to raise awareness for the killer disease that claimed the life of twenty-three year old Amie St Clair in 2009.

Mr Adams said money raised would also provide assistance to those undergoing treatment across the Riverina. 

Lap the Lake will hit the start line on Sunday, March 12 and participants are invited to walk or run either five or ten kilometres around Lake Albert. 

Mr Adams said the charity was close to his heart and encouraged Wagga families and individuals of all ages and abilities to sign up.

“The great thing is all the money raised stays in the region,” Mr Adams said. 

“We have a free melanoma nurse who supports patients and famlies going through treatment.” 

When Peter and Annette St Clair lost their daughter to melanoma in 2009, they never imagined they would receive such overwhelming support. 

Mrs St Clair said her heart was warmed after Mr Adams approached her to raise money for the namesake charity. 

“It’s just another form of wonderful support,” Mrs St Clair said. 

“The amount of support our little charity got from this community … it just gives you that warm, fuzzy feeling.”

Visit the Amie St Clair Melanoma Trust or Wagga Takes 2 websites and Facebook pages to register.