6 years ago
Nickole Marsden gave $200.00.
Lets start the money rolling in!
Goal
$6,000
Fundraising for Cancer Council
$6,050
Raised
101%
Our Story …
Like many family’s ours has been touch by cancer, just not in the conventional way. When a routine scan found lesions on my step father’s pancreas the fear of cancer meant making the decision to have invasive surgery (the dreaded whipple’s procedure) felt like the only viable option. Complications following surgery meant that a 2 week stay turned into 3 months, with 6 stints in ICU and many subsequent hospital visits. My once healthy active 71-year-old step father has been left a shadow of his former self.
Post-surgery pathology results were negative for cancer, we can’t help but think that with improved screening and treatment the surgery may have been avoided. Low pancreatic cancer survival rates (20% first year and 7% after 5 Years) mean that there are literally too few survivors left to rally the cause for greater awareness, testing, treatment and support. Post patient support is non-existent, information in scarce and treatment options are limited and not effective.
This is why my brother and I are participating in Shitbox Rally, all proceeds donated will go to the Cancer Research. A chunk of those donations has been dedicated to a research grant to revolutionize the treatment of pancreatic cancer.
Please help us reach our goal by donating.
Here's what I'm doing …
Shitbox Rally is the adventure of a lifetime challenging participants and their cars, worth no more than $1,500, on a 7 day drive across Australia to raise money for cancer research.
The rally is not a race – it’s a fun, colourful, unpredictable adventure with participants travelling at their own pace in smaller groups. Vehicles often break down but “we never leave anyone behind” and each night is spent camping beneath the stars and celebrating the day’s achievements. It all adds up to an incredible opportunity to see Australia’s vast and beautiful countryside and make lifelong friends, many brought together after experiencing cancer themselves or seeing cancer impact family and friends.
Since it’s inception the rally has been the largest fundraiser for the Cancer Council nationally.
raised:
$1,974,590
target:
$1,700,000
Road trip Feed
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6 years ago
Roger Unett gave $100.00.
Do well Good Luck
6 years ago
Teresa Maynard gave $100.00.
Great idea; all the best Nickole. Here's wishing Ed all the best. Teresa & Lawrence
6 years ago
Nickole Marsden gave $315.00.
6 years ago
Di Marsden gave $100.00.
A great cause to fund raise for Nickole and Justin.
Good luck!!
6 years ago
Toni Greenwood gave $50.00.
good luck guys!!
6 years ago
Christine & Roger Unett gave $100.00.
Keep the ball rolling
6 years ago
Peri Baptista gave $100.00.
God Speed, or any speed on that thing will do.
6 years ago
Anonymous gave $35.00.
6 years ago
Accounting Directions Pty Ltd gave $150.00.
Great cause Nicole!
Hope the rally goes well (:
Errol and MIchael (Accounting Directions)
6 years ago
John Marsden gave $200.00.
Merry Christmas Nickole. Good luck.
6 years ago
Edward Ryan gave $200.00.
Happy Christmas and good luck
From Ed and mum
6 years ago
Rich Rogers gave $50.00.
Good luck!
6 years ago
Nickole Marsden gave $25.00.
Merry Christmas Justin, the gift of giving in 2017.
Looking forward to sharing the rally experience with you.
6 years ago
Nickole Marsden gave $25.00.
Merry Christmas Jane, the gift of giving in 2017!
6 years ago
Nickole Marsden gave $50.00.
Merry Christmas Mum and Ed, the gift of giving in 2017!
Thank you for all of your support. Wishing you both a healthy, happy 2018.
6 years ago
Tony Marsden gave $250.00.
Great work Nickole & Justin.
6 years ago
Bill Bartley gave $80.00.
Bill, Pam & Alex Bartley- A good cause
6 years ago
Kim Pope gave $200.00.
K & B
6 years ago
Nickole Marsden gave $1,410.00.
Thanks Bunnings Alexandria for the NYE Sausage Sizzle!
Big thanks to our helpers, Tony, Dad, Christine, Di, Beth, Adam and Brad couldn't have done it without your help!
Bring on Bunnings North Penrith on the 6th January !!!
6 years ago
justin unett gave $750.00.
Can I have my undies back
6 years ago
TJC Accounting gave $200.00.
Have a great time
6 years ago
Lorraine Mathot gave $100.00.
"I took the road less travelled and now I don't know where I am"....
Good luck Nickole & Justin
5 years ago
Daniel Lewis gave $50.00.
5 years ago
Roma Forbes gave $50.00.
Good luck Jus and Nickole!
5 years ago
Robyn Micallef gave $20.00.
Don't forget granny on the roof! :-) Go get em...
5 years ago
The Fat Man gave $100.00.
I'm getting it over 5k.
5 years ago
Thanks Cameron for the donation and all your help at Bunnings, sweating it out in over 40 degrees over the BBQ!
5 years ago
Richard Atkinson gave $50.00.
Look forward to seeing you in the change room when you get back.
5 years ago
Thanks Richard! I'm glad someone is looking for Justin in the change rooms :)
5 years ago
David Green gave $20.00.
Well done - great cause! Best of luck with the rally!
5 years ago
Thanks Dave! Enjoy triage without me :)
5 years ago
Carmen Huxley gave $30.00.
Such a fantastic cause! Have a fun trip Nicole....see you when you get back!
5 years ago
Thanks Carmen! Much appreciated. I still need to book you in for lunch when I get back :)
5 years ago
Gillian Tennant gave $50.00.
5 years ago
Gill! Thank you for the donation, much appreciated. Give my love to Marlowe and Steve
5 years ago
Ian Edgell gave $100.00.
5 years ago
Ian - thank you for the donation, much appreciated.
5 years ago
Paul Olsen gave $100.00.
All the best, and have fun. My wife is a cancer survivor (many years ago) and I feel the same way about needing more research.
5 years ago
simo wilson gave $100.00.
Good luck Nicole. A great cause and look forward to following your adventure on-line.
5 years ago
Thank you Simo! Really appreciated, will promise to keep the FB page updated with pics!
5 years ago
Kathleen Cruz gave $20.00.
Good luck, Nicole! Have a great trip :)
5 years ago
Thanks Kat! We appreciate the support.
5 years ago
Vivienne de Rooy gave $100.00.
Sharing of all photos is a non-negotiable
5 years ago
With 3 fancy dress days there will be plenty of photo to share! I may need to censor jazzercise day, i'm sure there will be sights that cant be unseen. Thank you for the support. :)
5 years ago
Madeleine Hibberd gave $50.00.
5 years ago
Daniel Rice gave $100.00.
Good work Justin.
5 years ago
Hi Bones - sorry for the late reply! Thanks so much for the donation, much appreciated!
5 years ago
Nick Adam gave $70.00.
Tha ks for the rack.
Great times on the rally.
Nick and Tim
Team Adam Bomb
5 years ago
Irina Sushkina gave $50.00.
Hope you're having a great time, Nickole. My father passed away from cancer when I was 10, so truly touched by the cause. The questions is - where are the photos?!
5 years ago
Lourdes Duggineni gave $100.00.
Nickole I am so impressed that you slept on the side of the road. Good on you!!
Congratulations on your achievement for such a great cause.
5 years ago
Thanks Lourdes - greatly appreciate - ill book a coffee catch up and show you some pictures .. No more camping for me planned :) Have a great long weekend.
5 years ago
Matt Counter gave $50.00.
Congrats Nickole
5 years ago
Thanks Matt - Your $50 made us hit our target of $6,000. I'm feeling pretty proud. Have a great long weekend.
5 years ago
Vincent Lee gave $50.00.
Bit late, but better late than never. Hope you all made it to the finish line. Great effort; great cause! All the best. V
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The Impact, Outcomes & Charity
Shitbox Rally is a dedicated fundraising event for cancer research with funds going to Cancer Council.
Cancer Council is one of the largest non-government funders of cancer research in Australia. We conduct and fund research studies across all cancers and all stages of the cancer journey.
Thanks to the community funds raised such as Shitbox Rally we can fund world-class research that reduces the impact of cancer for everyone.
$41 million over the past 13 years has been raised by Box Rallies to date, supporting ground-breaking projects such as:
- A research study to develop a vaccine that protects against lymphoma cancers.
- A research trial to standardise international guidelines on melanoma removal.
- A research grant to revolutionise the treatment of pancreatic cancer.
These projects wouldn’t be possible without your support.
