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
Congratulations to Snowdome Board member and 2014 Melburnian of the Year, Professor Sharon Lewin, who received Research Australia‘s most prestigious award at their Annual Awards function on November 18. The Peter Wills Medal recognises an Australian who has made an outstanding contribution to building Australia’s international reputation in the area of health and medical research, … Continued
It is with a great amount of pride that we share the news that Maddie Riewoldt’s Vision (MRV) has announced the funding of their first research project. MRV (a collaboration between the Snowdome Foundation and Maddie Riewoldt’s family) aims to advance research for Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes (BMFS) and is dedicated to improving awareness and understanding of blood diseases. After Maddie lost her fight … Continued
Our 2015 virtual ‘Great Shake-Up‘ event (the one that you don’t have to leave the office for) has raised $400,000 to assist Snowdome’s fight against blood cancers in Australia. There are not too many events that raise this level of support in one hour! At lunch-time on October 8, a group of generous corporations joined together online to … Continued
Monash University and Monash Health are excited to announce that renowned haematologist Associate Professor Jake Shortt (Eva and Les Erdi / Snowdome Foundation / Victorian Cancer Agency collaboration-funded Fellow) will lead haematology research in a newly created role at the Monash Health Translational Precinct (MHTP). Associate Professor Shortt is clinical lead for leukaemia and myelodysplasia … Continued