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
Nicky Long, one of Snowdome’s Directors since foundation in 2011, has resigned her Board position to concentrate on her new role as Chief Executive Officer of Snowdome’s affiliate, Maddie Riewoldt’s Vision (MRV). Although we are sad to lose Nicky’s expertise and enthusiasm from Snowdome, we will continue to benefit as she brings her highly valued skills to help … 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
Snowdome-supported researchers at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre have discovered how a form of leukaemia fights back against a ground-breaking treatment, providing vital new leads on how to outwit the deadly disease. Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) stem cells are particularly aggressive, insidious and nimble. Knowing how they respond when under attack enables researchers to devise interventions … Continued
Our annual ‘Great Shake-Up‘ virtual event is fast approaching and we would love your support and involvement again in 2015 to help us raise $1million for blood cancer research. Streaming live from AFL Media at 12pm on Thursday 8 October, the one hour event will be jam-packed with interactive, informative and educational pieces to help communicate … Continued