the newsletter of cancer council wa...2016/08/08 · the newbie celeb baristas! and thankfully, it...

LifeLines The Newsletter of Cancer Council WA

08.2016

Contents

Letter from our CEOThe past few months have been incredibly busy for us as we prepared and launched our fi rst ever Ultimate Lifestyle Lottery. This Lottery is our fi rst venture into this new and exciting space and as I write this, we’re eagerly looking forward to drawing and announcing our 6667 lucky prize winners.

The Lottery is just one of the ways we’re

continuing to raise the funds necessary to

continue our vital work with your support.

As we all know, the current economic

climate is a tough one for charities and

we are unfortunately not immune. We’ve

been overwhelmed by the response and

feedback you’ve given us during this fi rst

Lottery and can’t thank you enough for

your continued support as we look ahead.

There is still a lot of work to be done - we

know that currently one in two Australians

are diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime

and we’re determined to change that.

Our standing as the state’s leading,

independent, evidence-based cancer

organisation and the only one fi ghting

every cancer from every angle is one we

are incredibly proud of. It is something we

couldn’t continue without you.

In WA alone there are almost 12,000 new

cases of cancer diagnosed each year –

that number is expected to rise. Currently,

over 83,000 West Australians living with

cancer need our help.

This year, around 4000 West Australians

will die from cancer – that is 4000 too

many. Too many of our fathers and

mothers, brothers and sisters, children,

friends and colleagues.

But we are making progress, the survival

rate for many common cancers has

increased by 30 per cent over the past

two decades and today the fi ve year

survival rate for some common cancers is

over 90 per cent.

There is still a long way to go until we live

in a world where cancer no longer turns

lives upside down, but we’re not giving

up. Through our world-class research

funding program, our prevention programs

and our vast range of information and

support services we are bringing the

defeat of cancer closer.

Every time you buy a Lottery ticket, make

a donation, take part in a Relay For Life

event, buy a Daffodil Day pin, become a

regular giver or host a Girl’s Night In or

Biggest Morning Tea - like many of you

featured in this edition of LifeLines have

done - you join us in our fi ght against

cancer.

On behalf of those you are helping,

thank you.

Susan Rooney

Chief Executive Offi cer

Biggest Morning TeaThanks for raising a cup for a good cause

National Volunteer WeekAn opportunity to celebrate our greatest assets

Ultimate Lifestyle LotteryThe Lottery closes on July 27 with the winners to be announced on August 3

Celebrating ExcellenceRecognizing the achievements of WA’s best and brightest cancer researchers

Daffodil DayOn Friday 26 August show your support

Supporter Hotline 1300 65 65 85 | www.cancerwa.asn.au

Chief Executive Offi cer

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The Lottery is just one of the ways

we’re continuing to raise the funds

necessary to continue our vital work with

your support.

Daffodil Day is on August 28 and we need your help! Read more on Page 7

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Biggest Morning TeaAustralia’s Biggest Morning Tea is always a perfect opportunity for friends, family or workmates to come together, share a cuppa and some delicious food to help those affected by cancer.

Year after year, your support has been

wonderful and this year was no different

with 2559 of you registering to host and

make your cup count. Many hosted on

the offi cial ABMT date, Thursday 26 May,

while others chose to host their soirees

throughout May and June.

Some familiar WA faces got on board,

too, heading to The Coffee Club

stores across Perth on the offi cial

day to make coffees and chat to

customers with $1 from every

drink sold coming directly to

us. Netballer Shae Brown,

Blogger Rayne Embley, Nine

News’ Scherri-Lee Biggs and

Tracy Vo and Perth Glory’s Alex

Grant were among some of

the newbie celeb baristas! And

thankfully, it seems many of you

love your morning brew! The Coffee

Club’s fi nal donation was an impressive

$10,000 – that’s a lot of drinks!

But it wasn’t just celebs – thanks to the

many of you who gathered at work, at

home, at school and with your community

groups to enjoy a cuppa for a cause, an

amazing $1.5m has been banked so far and

will go a long way in helping us beat cancer!

Take a look at some of the wonderful

morning teas held throughout the state

below. You can also check out our ‘Your

#BiggestMorningTea’ album on our

Facebook page!acebook page!


National Volunteer WeekNational Volunteer Week is one of our favourite weeks of the year – it gives us an extra excuse to celebrate the 2638 people who generously donate their time and skills to help us achieve our mission.

And it seems the benefi ts are mutual

- increasingly, volunteering is being

understood as one of the enduring

social, cultural and economic values

of our society and we love hearing

that our volunteers enjoy coming in as

much as we enjoy having them here!

Our volunteers are our greatest

assets - each and every one of them

brings a range of skills, knowledge

and experience to the organisation

and are very much part of our team.

If you’d like to know more about our

amazing volunteers, keep an eye out

for our ‘Thursday Thanks’ feature on

our Facebook and Instagram pages

where we introduce one of our

volunteers each week. They all have

incredible stories to share!

If you’re interested in volunteering with us, head to cancerwa.asn.au and search “Volunteer”

What do our volunteers do?• Sit on board and committees

• Admin support

• Pro bono fi nancial, legal and

coporate services

• Complementary therapies

• Stage Relay For Life events

• Events and community fundraising

• Wig Service

• Support patients and families in

hospitals

• Support groups

• Transport patients to treatment

centres

• Social support

• Marketing and communications

• Special projects - research

• Community representation

• Surveys

• Gardening/handy person

• Health promotion

• Library

• Peer Support

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The past few months have been incredibly busy for our team as we launched our very fi rst Ultimate Lifestyle Lottery!

On May 11 we celebrated the

Lottery’s fi rst milestone with the

announcement of the three Early

Bird winners who each took

home a life-changing $100,000

cash. It was fantastic to hear their

shocked reactions when our Lottery

Ambassador, Monika Kos called

to tell them they had a winning

ticket. Even more wonderful was

hearing the reasons behind their

ticket purchases – each winner

mentioned their motivation was to

support us and none expected to

actually win!

The Lottery closes on July 27 with the winners to be announced on August 3.

With a huge 6667 prizes ready to be won it is a very exciting time here at CCWA!

We can’t wait to share the news

with the major prize winner who will

not only get to move into a brand

new, fully-furnished penthouse

apartment in North Fremantle

(valued at a HUGE $1.59 million)

but will also receive a BMW X1 and

$20,000 in cash!! It really is the

ultimate lifestyle.

But best of all, all proceeds from the

Lottery will help us

• Increase the reach and impact

of our cancer education and

support services

• Increase our investment in

cancer research

• Increase our advocacy work to

ensure the Government takes

action to reduce cancer in our

community

• Continue to improve cancer

outcomes for regional cancer

patients through early detection

and support services

We look forward to giving you a full

update on the thousands of lucky

winners next time – we hope you’re

one of them! In the meantime,

register your interest to be the fi rst

to know about our next lottery at

ultimatelifestylelottery.com.au

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Three West Australian cancer researchers have been recognised for their signifi cant achievements in our third annual Research Excellence Awards.

The awards are unique in recognising those working in

cancer research in WA and cover three categories: Early

Career Cancer Researcher of the Year; Cancer Researcher

of the Year; and Cancer Research Career Achievement

Award. Each award attracts a cash prize for the selected

researcher to contribute to their work.

Our Early Career Cancer Researcher of the Year was

awarded to Belinda Guo, nominated for her contributions to

translational cancer research in WA.

Our Cancer Researcher of the Year was awarded to the

unsung hero of cancer research, Professor Wally Langdon.

For the past 30 years Wally has conducted cancer research

of the highest order with publications in many journals.

Our Cancer Research Career Achievement Award was

awarded to Associate Professor Steven Mutsaers in

acknowledgment of his considerable contribution in the

area of malignant mesothelioma, for which he is recognised

internationally for his work into the origin of the re-

generating mesothelial cell.

The three Research Excellence Awards are just one

element of the $4 million worth of research we’ve been

able to fund for the next year. It’s because of you that we’re

proud to be one of the largest independent funders of

cancer research in WA.

Other recipients included WA oncologist and cancer

researcher Dr Nicholas Gottardo who received a $400,000

Research Fellowship to help investigate a new class of

more effective chemotherapy drugs for children with the

brain tumour, Medulloblastoma.

Grants were also awarded

to talented students,

researchers early in their

career and teams of

high calibre researchers

to encourage them to

consider or continue with

a cancer research career

in WA.

Congratulations to all our

recipients – we can’t wait

to see the results of your

work and follow your

promising careers!

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Unfortunately, most of us know someone affected by cancer. Daffodil Day is an opportunity to show our support for our loved ones, workmates and friends who’ve been affected and do something to help others avoid the same heartache.

On Friday 26 August, we’re asking the

entire state to get involved by making

a donation or purchasing a pin or

fresh daffodil.

This year’s theme is ‘For someone I

know’ and for the fi rst time you’ll able

to use your phone or head online to

dedicate a virtual daffodil to someone

special to you.

On the day you’ll fi nd us and our

volunteers at shopping centres across

the state, and throughout the city

selling fresh daffodils, pins, pens and

Dougal Bears – we’d love to see you!

Workplaces are also encouraged to

get involved by asking their teams to

wear yellow on the day and donate to

the cause.

To do your part to spread the

word about Daffodil Day, upload a

picture of you wearing your pin to

Facebook, Twitter and Instagram

and tag us using the offi cial hashtags

#cancercouncilwa and #daffodilday.

For more information about where you can purchase a pin or daffodil on the day or to order merchandise to sell at your workplace in the lead up, visit daffodilday.com.au. If you’ll be in the Perth metro area on Friday 26 August and would like to volunteer as part of our street appeal team, please contact our fundraising team on 1300 65 65 85.

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On February 4 our Cancer Information and Support Services team hosted a morning tea to mark World Cancer Day – a global awareness day to encourage cancer prevention, detection, and treatment. The primary goal of World Cancer Day is to signifi cantly reduce illness and death caused by cancer by 2020.

Taking place under the tagline ‘We Can. I Can’,

World Cancer Day 2016-2018 explores how

everyone – as a collective or as individuals – can

do their part to reduce the global burden of

cancer. Just as cancer affects everyone in different

ways, all people have the power to take various

actions to reduce the impact that cancer has on

individuals, families and communities.

You can get involved in our peer support programs and help those who are going through a similar cancer experience in the following ways:


To dedicate a daffodil to someone you know, text HOPE to 1999 8877 and a $5/sms donation will automatically be added to your mobile bill – we’ll then send you a follow-up text message where you’ll be given the option to personalise and share your daffodil dedication. You’ll also be able to make your daffodil dedications via Facebook and the Daffodil Day website.

Supporter Hotline 1300 65 65 85 | www.cancerw

‘I Can’

Get Support - Our 13 11 20

number is a free and confi dential

hotline where anyone impacted by cancer

can speak to specially trained cancer

professionals who provide support and

cancer information. Pick up the phone to

talk to our friendly cancer care nurses to

fi nd out about support services in your

local area.

‘We Can’Support others who have had a

similar cancer experience - Cancer

Connect is our national peer support

program where trained cancer survivors

are matched with Australians who have

a similar cancer experience in terms of

cancer type, treatment, age and family

circumstances. We are calling for more

volunteers for this service - to volunteer

or join the program, call our team on

13 11 20.


3 easy ways to donate:

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August26 AugustCancer Council WA’s Daffodil Day raises funds for vital research, education and support programs for patients and their families. You can help by donating to our street appeal, hosting your own Daffodil Day event, donating online, or volunteering your time. daffodilday.com.au

OctoberAll Month

Girl’s Night InGirls’ Night In is the ideal reason to get your girlfriends together to celebrate friendships that matter for a cause that matters – beating women’s cancers! Your event can be as big or as small as you like and take place anytime in October or November. Register at girlsnightin.com.au

21 October Pink Ribbon Day Street AppealCancer Council WA’s Pink Ribbon Day helps to raise awareness about breast and gynaecological cancers and raise funds for research, education and patient support programs. You can help by donating or volunteering; visit pinkribbonday.com.au for more details.

Level 1,

420 Bagot Road

Subiaco WA 6008

Supporter Hotline 1300 65 65 85

Telephone +61 8 9212 4333

www.cancerwa.asn.au

My cheque/money order is enclosed and made payable to Cancer Council WA OR

Please debit the above amount from my credit card:

Card No.

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I would like to donate $ each month by credit card until I advise otherwise.

Please tell me how I can include a gift to Cancer Council WA in my Will

I have already included a gift to Cancer Council WA in my Will

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Level 1, 420 Bagot Road, Subiaco WA 6008 13 11 20Supporter Hotline 1300 65 65 85 www.cancerwa.asn.au

Please accept my gift of: $50 $35 $100 OR my choice of $

Supporter Hotline 1300 65 65 85

www.cancerwa.asn.au/appeal

Post completed coupon in the enclosed reply paid envelope to:

Level 1, 420 Bagot Road, Subiaco WA 6008

Visit relayforlife.org.au for more information about getting involved in a Relay near you!

8-9 OctoberRelay For Life South Metropolitan

15 – 16 OctoberRelay For Life UWA

15 – 16 OctoberRelay For Life Great Southern

22-23 OctoberRelay For Life Joondalup Wanneroo

22-23 OctoberRelay For Life Midwest

5 – 6 NovemberRelay For Life Bunbury

5 – 6 NovemberRelay For Life Goldfi elds

September25-25 SeptemberRelay for Life Broome

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