The ‘marriage’ of Snowdome and Cisco dates back to December 2012 when members of Snowdome’s Board met with Cisco to discuss a ‘blue sky’ idea around the concept of a fundraising event you could attend without actually attending. How could this be done utilising 21st century technology and how do you attract the corporate market … Continued
“My scientific life has focused on the importance of developing immune-based therapies against cancer. The Snowdome Foundation is an extraordinary opportunity to help fund the research essential to improving the lives of cancer patients.” We welcome Professor Richard Boyd to Snowdome’s Board of Directors. Richard is an international leader in the field of thymus-based T … Continued
Our 2015 Annual Review (with 2014/15 financials) is now available to view online. In less than five years, Snowdome support has enabled 13 clinical trials to commence resulting in 225 Australian blood cancer patients gaining access to treatment and hope. Our work to support more trials and blood cancer research continues. If you would like a hard copy, … Continued
Too often the word hero is used and abused. It’s used to describe an ingredient in a restaurant’s dish or a decoration in a room on a renovation show. For us at Snowdome, the word hero is used to describe those who selflessly donate or support our charity, especially considering they most likely don’t know … Continued
Five years in the making, the brother-in-law of Snowdome co-founder Grant Rutherford has released a solo album completely attributed to Grant’s daughter Chloe who lost her battle, aged 9, against leukaemia in 2009. Vincey (Vincent Giarrusso a.k.a. frontman of Underground Lovers) had a very special bond with Chloe and the deeply personal songs are inspired and … Continued
In news just to hand, we are thrilled to advise that a keen team of cyclists from Vision Super, a community super fund, has chosen to fundraise for Snowdome as part of their entry in next April’s 30th Murray to Moyne Cycle Relay (M2M). The Murray to Moyne is a team relay event covering over 500kms … Continued
In late 2013, three passionate Snowdome Foundation supporters – Emma, Glenn and Danny – formed team Holy Cow and drove a tiny auto-rickshaw across India in a race more against adversity than for riches. They raised over $10,000 for Snowdome and much like the Fireflies after them, they rode for those who suffered. With the … Continued
Company employees can now donate to Snowdome via workplace giving facilitator Good2Give, an online, cloud-based platform that handles all the administrative work associated with a corporate community investment program. What exactly is workplace giving? Workplace giving is a simple and effective way for employees to singularly or regularly donate, pre-tax, to their own charity of choice (eg. … Continued
Joining the ‘Great Shake-Up’ again in 2015, Brookfield Multiplex generously signed on as a Platinum sponsor and proceeded to invite building industry colleagues and friends to one of their Melbourne boardrooms to watch and participate in our October 8 event. Graham Milford-Cottam, Regional Managing Director at Brookfield, was interviewed during the event and said they had … Continued