![]() Developing a way to calculate the safest and most effective dose of radiation for prostate cancer patients.Finding new compounds to target the deadliest type of malignant brain tumour.Preventing people with immune deficiencies from developing lymphoma.Testing new drug combinations for pancreatic cancer.Since 2010, Box Rallies has raised over $18.6 million to Cancer Council EXAMPLES OF RESEARCH FUNDED.Saturday May 18, 2019- 10AM – 12PM Manheim Auctions – 144 Moorebank Ave, Moorebank NSW 2170 It’s a great opportunity to buy your very first car, a bargain second car for the family or a fun ride for backpacking around Australia. Many have had recent mechanical work done including new tyres. There is NO RESERVE on any cars – all will be sold. SHITBOX RALLY CAR AUCTION Beloved cars from the rally will be auctioned off at the Manheim Auctions, Moorebank with all funds raised going towards the Cancer Council. Over 550 people and 270+ cars will be crossing the finish line and celebrating finishing a ten-day outback journey from Perth via Uluru. Shitbox Rally – Cancer Council’s biggest national fundraiser – is finishing this Friday May 17 in Centennial Parklands, Sydney. It is expected to support an additional 600 charities by rescuing over 2,000 tonnes of food to provide an extra six million meals in the first year alone. Credit: Just some of the recipients who benefit greatly from the OzHarvest initiatives / Josh MorrisĪfter a successful pilot with 70 Woolworths stores across the country, OzHarvest will be making the new app available to any business, small or large, to help grow their network of food donors across the country. The OzHarvest Food App will help local communities support each other by connecting the two on a regular basis and make a tangible difference to people’s lives,”. “I am staggered at how many people are still going hungry, whilst good food continually goes to waste.” says Bonni Kahn, OzHarvest Founder and CEO, “Within one community there can be a business throwing away perfectly edible food and just around the corner a charity is struggling to feed people in need. Whilst OzHarvest is renowned for their bright yellow vans that rescue food in communities across Australia, the new Food App will focus on feeding those in locations where the vans cannot reach. The irony of Australian food production is its ability to be able to produce enough food for everyone yet over four million in this country experience food insecurity each year, with regional areas hit the hardest as food relief is increasingly hard to access. The app is available on all Android and IOS compatible devices.Ĭredit: The art of cooking for a cause / Nikki To A local charity receives a notification telling them about the food The Food Donor enters details of surplus foodĢ. ![]() Once a food donor is registered and a charity has been assigned to their store, there are 3 simple steps:ġ. The app connects local businesses and charities to facilitate donations on a regular and ongoing basis. It’s the first of its kind, a technological manifestation of Oz Harvest’s mission to address the national target to halve food waste by 2030 (in line with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.) Pictured: Oz Harvest Executive Chef, Travis Harvey
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