Corporate giving in QLD comes alive on the sporting field! Posted on May 21, 2012February 25, 2018 by Carly du Toit The 13th annual QLD Corporate Games will finish with a bang this evening after a weekend of sporting enthusiasm, friendly competition, and of course, cancer fundraising for the ACRF. As the Games’ official charity, the ACRF is delighted to be attending the Corporate Games Cocktail party tonight (and speaking more personally with the many staff and company representatives now that they’ve hung up their runners and football boots). The QLD Corporate Games was a fantastic success! The ACRF would like to congratulate Walt Hiltner and Ellen Goff for such seamless organisation and for generating a fantastic community spirit. We also thank the Queensland government and the other major sponsors Canon, Marriot Brisbane, 4BC Radio, Scody and OKI. It was a pleasure to visit the sporting grounds at the University of Queensland over the weekend (a location in which we are particularly proud to have two ACRF-funded cancer research facilities) and watch the 5000 staff from the finance, mining, retail, tourism and government sectors going head-to-head for their health, fitness, and a fantastic cause. Continue reading “Corporate giving in QLD comes alive on the sporting field!”
Please vote today to help ACRF win a $5,000 charity donation! Posted on February 15, 2012February 25, 2018 by Carly du Toit Between February 13-29, 2012, Colonial First State will be selecting an Australian not-for-profit organisation to receive a $5,000 charity donation. The charity donation will be awarded based on votes from the Australian public – and we need your help to secure these vital funds for cancer research! To enter, simply click on the relevant link below and fill out the brief online form, nominating Australian Cancer Research Foundation where it asks for ‘Your Answer’. Sydney – click here Melbourne – click here Brisbane – click here There are no Facebook pages to like, no minimum number of friends to forward the opportunity to – this is the simplest form of voting we’ve seen in a long time! Spreading the word is entirely optional, although we ask that you do tell your family and friends so that your vote is not in vein. You see, if the ACRF is successful in the competition, as someone who voted for us, you then go in the running to win $500! Continue reading “Please vote today to help ACRF win a $5,000 charity donation!”
