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Celebrate your mum with an Entertainment Membership!

Published: April 27th, 2022

Every Mum deserves more! This Mother’s Day, you can make sure she your mum gets what she deserves with an Entertainment Membership AND a BONUS eGift Card.

An Entertainment Membership offers so many great savings on restaurants, cafes, entertainment, travel, and shopping. Plus, when you purchase a Membership before 31 May, you will have three BONUS eGift Card options to choose from: a Priceline eGift Card, BIG W eGift card or an Ultimate For Her eGift Card, which can be used at a bunch of different stores your mum is sure to love.

By treating your mum (or yourself) with an Entertainment Membership, you will not only unlock huge savings, but you will also support the vital research into childhood cancers with 20% of your purchase price going towards our fundraising.

So why wait? Purchase your Membership and help us reach our fundraising goals today!

40Waysin40Days to support child cancer research

Published: April 12th, 2022

In the lead up to the 42^nd anniversary of the inception of the Children’s Leukaemia and Cancer Research Foundation (CLCRF) on May 21, 2022, The Foundation will share forty inspiring fundraising ideas to stimulate your philanthropic endeavours. This includes everything from the virtual to the sporting, from cake baking to head shaving. We call it, 40Waysin40Days.

It’s an understatement to say that the past two years have been challenging for this digital campaign, originally entitled 40Kin40days. In its launch year of 2020, like most charities experienced, the pandemic and lockdown forced us to go back to the drawing board. The brief hasn’t changed however – that is to create a circle of kindness. This campaign aims to foster awareness of the Foundation’s commitment to ensure the ground-breaking research we fund today will have a positive impact on our children of tomorrow, where no life is cut short by childhood cancers.

During the third iteration of this campaign, we invite our community of cancer fighting superheroes to put the ‘fun’ back into fundraising. Our donors love the classics. Pub quizzes, ‘free dress’ days, extreme sport challenges, and bake sales are all favourites for a reason. But have you considered CLCRF’s other fundraising channels? The Ruby Club, leaving a gift in your Will, volunteering, purchasing branded merchandise and workplace giving all deserve a lot more of our attention.

“To commemorate our inception and to continue our legacy, we are calling on you, our dedicated supporters to consider one of these forty ways of fundraising during the months of April and May to continue to support scientists in their quest to search for answers in cancer medicine. Or, come up with your very own fundraising idea!”

“CLCRF receives limited government funding. Only one per cent of government funding is given to children’s cancer research across Australia. Therefore, your help is crucial in improving CLCRF’s capacity to deliver lifesaving treatments to those in need,” said Kylie Dalton, Head of Development for CLCRF.

Inspired by those amazing one in six hundred Australian children who will develop a cancer before fifteen years of age, our dedicated researchers must continue their important work in understanding children’s leukaemia and cancer.

Kylie continued, “lives are changed forever from the moment of a childhood leukaemia or cancer diagnosis. Why not give one of our 40Waysin40Days a go and fundraise on the Foundation’s behalf, this month to fund projects that will help us find less harsh, more effective treatments.”

We hope you are inspired to fundraise on our behalf during the next forty days and we thank you for your continued support of the Foundation.

Follow along for the next forty days and check out our socials!

Mark’s Five Everestings Challenge for Childhood Cancer Research

Published: March 14th, 2022

On Easter Friday 15 April, a very adventurous CLCRF supporter, Mark Gibbens, will be attempting a world record five consecutive “Everestings” over five days in the hills of Adelaide.

As Mark explains, “Everesting” is fiendishly simple: Pick any hill anywhere in the world and ride repeats of it, up and down until you have climbed 8848 vertical metres – the equivalent height of Mt Everest.”

Mark’s aim is to climb 44,240 vertical metres in five days and hopes to raise funds for childhood cancer research in the lead up to the big day. “To get me to the start line, please donate generously to the Children’s Leukaemia and Cancer Research Foundation and cheer me on,” Mark expressed on his fundraising page. “Please consider doubling your donation if I achieve the world record five Everestings.

We thank Mark for supporting our Foundation through this very courageous feat and we encourage you all to get behind him and show your support. You can support Mark by heading to his Just Giving Fundraising Page, where you can make a secure donation to the cause.

Support Childhood Cancer Research at Grill’d Scarborough

Published: March 10th, 2022

Once again, our Foundation has been chosen to participate in the Grill’d Local Matters initiative, this time with a jar at the Scarborough restaurant.

Each month, every Grill’d restaurant displays three Local Matters jars representing three different community groups. With every burger ordered, a token is handed over for customers to drop into the jar of their choice.

At the end of the month, $500 is split between the community groups, with the jar with the most tokens receiving a $300 donation and the other two each receiving a $100 donation.

This is an excellent way for the restaurant to give back and support the communities that have always supported them, while getting their customers involved to help make a difference.

Be sure to pop into Grill’d Scarborough before the end of March for a simple and delicious way to support a great cause. Grill’d Scarborough is located at 188 The Esplanade, Scarborough WA 6019, and is the perfect spot for a meal by the picturesque Scarborough Beach.

Congrats to our raffle winner!

Published: March 2nd, 2022

Congratulations to our latest raffle winner who has just won $15,000! This raffle was drawn Monday 28 February (Permit Number: LS216367621) and we are excited to announce that the winning ticket was no. 034574.

A big thank you to everyone who supported this raffle and helped us raise funds for childhood cancer research.

We also congratulate our Ruby Club Bonus Draw winner, who has just won $1,000 cash! This month’s winner was Ticket Number 291274. When you join our Ruby Club, not only do you go into the our $15,000 draw, but you are also automatically entered into exclusive monthly draws to win $1,000 cash.

Our next raffle for $15,000 has already started and will be drawn on 29 June 2022. Tickets are just $2 and you can purchase as little or as many as you like! If you would like to be in the draw to win $15,000, head to our raffle website today.

If you would like to join our Ruby Club to give yourself more chances to win big, sign up today!

A successful performance for child cancer research

Published: February 9th, 2022

Last December, some of our incredible young supporters took the stage at Westfield Carousel to raise funds for childhood cancer research.

Ennika and DeriAnne, along with some of their friends, performed from 11am to 3pm at the popular shopping centre and raised an incredible total of $1364.50 for the Foundation!

“The fundraiser was a great event, and the crowd was good despite it being a very hot day,” said Ennika and DeriAnne’s mother, Ellis. “There are so many people we need to thank that made this event a success.”

Ellis would like to thank the following:

Westfield Carousel for the venue
Chatime for the fruit tea vouchers
B Chong for the Boost Juice vouchers
Lachlan for the sound and video equipment
Joshan for supporting the sound system
The performers and helpers: Ennika, DeriAnne, Kade, Ike, Nathan, Wayne, Kail, Sam, Daniel, Kav, Ned, Nav and Casey.

The Foundation would of course like to acknowledge the incredible efforts of Ellis, Ennika and DeriAnne. This was the fourth event these ladies have organised in aid of CLCRF. The amount they were able to raise is a true testament to their efforts, and it will go a long way to support the vital research into childhood cancers.

World Cancer Day 2022

Published: February 4th, 2022

Did you know that 10 million people die each year from cancer worldwide? That’s more than HIV/AIDs, malaria and tuberculosis combined. By 2030, experts project cancer deaths to rise to 13 million.

World Cancer Day takes place every 4 February and was created to promote research, prevent cancer, improve patient services, raise awareness and mobilise the global community to make progress against cancer.

This year’s World Cancer Day Theme is “Close the Care Gap.” This theme is all about understanding and recognising the inequities in cancer care around the globe. This is the year to question the status quo and help reduce stigma; to listen to the perspectives of the people living with cancer and their communities and let those lived experiences guide our thoughts and actions.

This World Cancer Day, we encourage you to get involved any way you can. Because together, we can create change. Here are some ways to get involved:

Social media

Show your family, friends, and networks that you’re getting behind World Cancer Day. You can update your social media pages with official World Cancer Day cover images, create your own custom social media post with your own personal message, or simply join the conversation using the #WorldCancerDay hashtag.

(Psst! We’d love to see your messages on social media too! Be sure to use the #CLCRF hashtag or tag our Facebook page.)

Spread the word

Write a blog story, record a video message, feature World Cancer Day on your website, an article in your newsletter, or reach out to a local journalist.

Use your voice

Start a conversation about cancer with your family, friends, colleagues, and networks. If you need help talking about the subject, the Union for International Cancer Control have put together a handy guide on how to talk about cancer.

Inform yourself and others

Find out more about cancer, how you can reduce your cancer risks, and the impact it has on people we love, our communities and the world.

Explore the key issues.

Give something

You can take action and show your support by making a donation towards childhood cancer research. By donating to CLCRF, you can help us in our commitment to ensure a future where children can live cancer-free.

Donate now.

Whoever you are – a cancer survivor, a co-worker, a carer, a friend, a leader, healthcare worker, teacher or student – you have the power to take action for a cancer free world.

Karalee on Preston’s Christmas Donation

Published: January 23rd, 2022

For yet another year, our loyal friends at Karalee on Preston raised funds for childhood cancer research through the humble Christmas ornament.

Throughout the 2021 Christmas season, visitors to Karalee on Preston had the opportunity to purchase a bauble over the bar for the donation amount of their choice, which they could then hang on the pub’s beautiful Christmas tree.

Through this festive initiative, Karalee on Preston raised a total of $540 – what an incredible Christmas present for the Foundation!

A huge thank you to our friends at Karalee for continuing to support CLCRF. It is through these wonderful community relationships that we can continue our mission to see better outcomes for children with cancer.

Do you own a business and want to support childhood cancer research? Or maybe you have some ideas to get your local pub or shop involved to help make a difference? Get in touch with us today!

Get ready for an evening of rapturous rhythms to support child cancer research!

Published: January 17th, 2022

The joyous healing power of music will transport audiences when the Rhythms of Life concert takes the stage at the Quarry Amphitheatre, City Beach, on Saturday 12 March, in aid of the Children’s Leukaemia & Cancer Research Foundation (CLCRF).

Be inspired by world-class entertainers putting their heart and soul into their performances, featuring:

Steve Hensby Band – a renowned nine-piece covering a selection of funk, soul, and pop classics, with a sprinkling of originals thrown into their infectious mix. This force of nature features a healthy sized horn section, are very danceable and have been likened to the Cat Empire.
Rose Parker Band – dreamy songs of passion, longing and celebration with a summery vibe from one of the West’s most beloved and original indie-folk maestros.

All proceeds from the Rhythms of Life concert support the brilliant work of the CLCRF, raising vital funds for research into childhood cancers. Also supporting families as they negotiate the challenges of their child living with cancer.

Grab your tickets now!

It’s been a tough couple of years for the CLCRF family, with COVID forcing the cancellation of its last two fundraising concerts. The Rhythms of Life concert sees a triumphant return, with a smorgasbord of tunes that you’re sure to recognise. Performed by some of the West’s favourite sons and daughters you’ll be up dancing or singing along or enjoying your dinner on a CLCRF picnic blanket entranced by the power of their marvellous music.

The concert brings together the charity’s many supporters in an uplifting atmosphere of fun and, yes, celebration. The Foundation recognises WA’s Safe Transition Plan, a roadmap to 90% vaccination rates and the easing of border restrictions. The safety of our audience, employees and the community is our priority, and we will contact all ticket holders directly prior to this event with any additional requirements based on Government advice. We look forward to safely hosting you at the Rhythms of Life concert.

When: Saturday, 12 March, 2022

Time: Gates open at 6pm for a 6.30 start

Where: The Quarry Amphitheatre, City Beach, Perth WA

Tickets: rhythmsoflife.com.au

General Admission: $55 per adult (bring your picnic blankets or fold-up, low-back chairs – or purchase inflatable chairs and picnic blankets on site to support the Foundation)

VIP Tickets: Be quick! $200 buys two adult tickets in the first four rows of the amphitheatre, picnic blanket, two inflatable seats, wine cooler bag, and two stemmed wine glasses.

Buy tickets!

Recy-Cool this Summer!

Published: December 23rd, 2021

This summer, as you’re celebrating the lovely weather with your family and friends, we can imagine bottles and cans might be starting to pile up. You probably already have a considerable pile after your Christmas festivities!

Want to use these bottles and cans to make a real difference? Every container you save from landfill will help us ensure the ground-breaking research we fund today will have a positive impact on our children of tomorrow, where no life is cut short by childhood cancers.

Collect your drink containers with the 10c mark then donate your refund to CLCRF using our Scheme ID!

All you need to do is:

Collect eligible containers
Most aluminium, glass, plastic, steel and liquid paperboard drink containers between 150ml and 3L are eligible.
Take them to a refund point
With over 200 refund points in WA, there is sure to be one near you!
Donate your funds
You’ll receive 10 cents for every eligible container, which you can donate to CLCRF using our Scheme ID: C10285275

Since the commencement of Containers for Change in October 2020, Western Australians have returned 765 million containers through 253 refund points across WA.

A key feature of the scheme has been the ability for people making container deposits to donate their refunds to community and charitable organisations of their choice. Western Australians have been generous with their refunds, with these organisations having received $2.5 million through the Containers for Change program.

CLCRF are thrilled to be a part of this initiative, which gives you the exciting opportunity to help childhood cancer research AND the environment. Please consider us this summer when recycling your drink containers!

Our Scheme ID is C10285275