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After a very successful inaugural event last year, the Monash Health Urology unit will again complete a virtual bike ride over Friday 3 December and Saturday 4 December to fundraise for enhanced prostate cancer patient care. Urology unit director Mr Scott Donnellan said that the second annual ‘Pump the Pedals for Prostate Cancer’ will involve

Melbourne tea company Chai Lords have kindly donated to Monash Health 50,000 of their chai and turmeric tea sachets. This is the company’s way of saying thank you to Monash Health employees who have worked tirelessly to keep our community safe. Chai Lords have donated enough tea to ensure every employee of Monash Health receives

The Chain Reaction Challenge Foundation has selected Monash Children’s Hospital as one of its major charity partners for their 2022 Melbourne corporate bike ride. CEO of the Chain Reaction Challenge Foundation John Ward said that the new partnership would build on the organisations’ history of working together. “Chain Reaction has a long term association with

In August 2021 the virtual Winter Walk for Monash Children’s Hospital saw 1000 participants hit their local pavements to raise $135,000. For ten days in late August, teams and individuals walked 10,000 steps per day and generated donations for vital equipment. Ron Fairchild, Director of the Monash Health Foundation explained that this support will help

On the day a young person celebrates the end of their cancer treatment, giving to others might seem a distant priority. Not for the family of Satwat, a recent long-term patient of Monash Children’s Hospital Cancer Centre. Satwat was diagnosed with T-cell lymphoma in 2019 and she spent the last 18 months in and out

A special patient of Monash Health is spearheading a fundraiser to support cancer patients entering a new clinical trial. The Dr Hope 2021 raffle is an initiative of Effie Atkins. Effie is a passionate advocate for cancer patients being able to access the latest treatments through clinical trials. Effie has participated in two cancer clinical

My Room’s annual Telethon on Nine has broken records in funds raised for the children’s cancer charity. In total $3,301,334 was raised for My Room through Channel 9’s Footy Show Grand Final Eve: My Room Telethon which aired last Friday night (24 September). The final tally broke the record for the most funds raise since