Gear Up Girl Canberra 28th March 2010
It is not too late to register for GUG Canberra on 28th March. You can support OCF by making a donation or fundraising by setting up your own Everyday Hero page. Go to www.gearupgirl.com.au to find out more and register
GUG Sydney has been a huge "Fun Raising" (phrase coined by Team Spokeswomen) success for OCF - $40,000 to date and donations are still coming in! That is $15,000 more than in 2009. THANKYOU! THANKYOU!
Ruby, Libby Trickett (GUG ambassador) and Rebecca from Radical Riders
To make a donation and help Ruby (our top fundraiser of GUG 2009) reach her target please click here
In pursuit of a cure
OCF is a successful Australian charity willing to journey to the edge of science to find cures for childhood cancer. OCF targets those cancers with the lowest survival rate. The very nature of these cancers means cures don't come easily. To answer the challenge OCF identifies some of Australia's most progressive researchers and gives them the independence and the funds to do some of their best work. And it is delivering results.
CEO, Mr Ross Lewis said: "This Foundation would not exist without the generosity and support of individuals in our community. We aren't government funded, we're community funded. We simply would not have achieved what we have if Australians were not compelled to make a difference in the lives of our young people diagnosed with cancer. Five years ago OCF was able to donate $70,000 for research and equipment. In the financial year that has just finished a record $2.3 million was donated to our research partners"
Today's research is tomorrow's medicine
In 2008 year as part of an initiative for better governance OCF invited some of the most experienced paediatric, oncology researchers in the world to form a Research Advisory Committee to oversee the allocation of research funding.
"I first want to congratulate you again on the most impressive job you have done building the Oncology Children's Foundation. While the advisory committee report hopefully communicated our collective and individual enthusiasm for the exciting research programs you are supporting, I want to add my personal admiration for both the excellent work you have done raising money and for the progressive way in which you are investing in innovative research. It was a privilege to be asked to contribute."
Professor Jon Izant PhD, Vice President and COO, Sage Bionetworks. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Raffle Results
CONGRATULATIONS to Mrs M Kable who is the winner of Raffle 37 drawn on the 15h January. The winning number is 3370652839.
