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John Opie House 10 Year Anniversary
In November 2018, Fight Cancer Foundation’s Hobart accommodation centre, John Opie House, celebrated its 10 year anniversary.
Fight Cancer Foundation is proud to have been providing a home away from home for seriously ill Tasmanians and their carers who must travel to access life-saving medical treatment, for the past decade.
Face of Hope: D'ARTAGNAN
Roy and Diane own and run D'ARTAGNAN, a local's favourite homeware store in Moonee Ponds, Melbourne.
They have been collecting in-store donations for Fight Cancer Foundation since July 2017, raising more than $1400 to date.
Commonwealth Bank Charity Footy Match
Last month, staff from Commonwealth Bank hosted their Regional vs Metro charity football match to raise funds to support Australian families living with cancer.
Big W Joins the Fight against Cancer
CureTOUR is back in 2018!
Founded in 2010, CureTOUR is a bi-annual bike ride returning in 2018 for the fifth TOUR.
The group of 17 extraordinary community fundraisers are aiming to raise $120,000 to support Australians families in the fight against cancer. The peloton will cycle over 1200kms from Geelong to Adelaide this October.
Face of Hope: Chelsea Lewis
Chelsea Lewis, a teacher at Malvern Central School in Melbourne, has been an avid supporter of Footy Colours Day since 2014.
The five Footy Colours Day events she has organised and hosted at her school have raised more than $54,000 to support children living with cancer.
Running for Callum Thomas
Callum was just shy of his second birthday when he was given the devastating diagnosis of Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML).
Sadly, Callum lost his fight when he was just two years and nine months old. Since then, Callum's father Mithcell hasn't stopped in his quest to find a cure for AML.
2018 Fight Cancer Foundation Volunteer of the Year
Congratulations to Mr Jack LeBel who has been named the 2017 Fight Cancer Foundation Volunteer of the Year!
Jack has been volunteering with Fight Cancer Foundation for nine years - offering professional massage sessions to patients and families staying at our North Melbourne accommodation centre.
Face of Hope: Shane Lee
Shane joined Fight Cancer Foundation as a volunteer about four months ago, offering much needed assistance to our Finance Manager.
Since then, Shane's role has expanded to assist other teams with admin support and ad hoc duties as required.
Paulini to perform at Red Ball Melbourne 2018!
Paulini, who won our hearts on the first season of Australian Idol, will perform at Fight Cancer Foundation's 26th annual Red Ball Melbourne!
Face of Hope: Spuds 'R' Us
The team at Spuds 'R' Us have been generously donating time at their apartment in Hamilton Island to families who share their story at Red Ball Melbourne for about 10 years.
