Snap-on Tools is repeating its Socket to Breast Cancer initiative after raising $217,000 last year. This year with Top Fuel Racer Phil Read in the driver’s seat there is a new fundraising goal – $250,000.
The fundraising helps fund specialist McGrath Cancer Care Nurses, who provide life-changing support to individuals and families experiencing cancer.
Snap-on’s fundraising initiative will be powered by the sale of limited-edition Pink Tool Sets, sold throughout October during Breast Cancer Awareness month. In 2024, over 180 Snap-on franchisees across Australia rallied behind the campaign, wrapping trucks in pink, selling 11,320 Pink Tools, and engaging with local communities.
Snap-on ambassador Phil Read, who is a three-time Top Fuel Champion with Jim Read Racing, is standing proudly behind the cause.
“Breast cancer doesn’t just touch individuals, it impacts families, friends, businesses and communities,” Read said.
“Raising funds for this important cause is deeply personal, a close family friend has undergone treatment for breast cancer and so this year, we’ve proudly wrapped our Top Fuel Dragster pink in support. Every pink tool sold is more than gear for the garage, it’s funding for a McGrath Cancer Care Nurse. If buying a pink tool helps even one more family get the support they need, then that’s something I’ll stand behind,” he said.
The Jim Read Top Fuel team debuted the pink and black Socket to Breast Cancer livery for the Dragster at the Spring Nationals in South Australia.
