Welcome to the Sister Act 'We Give' fundraising page!!
We are really pleased to announce that we're taking part in the Shitbox Rally Autumn 2024, where we will be driving our shitbox 'Sister Act' from Adelaide to Perth.
Sister Act is the chosen name of our team, making reference to a few significant aspects of our lives. Sister represents our professions- Jess is a dual qualified Registered Nurse and Midwife, currently working for the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) in Alice Springs. Em is also a Registered Nurse who is completing her midwifery in Sydney, with the same goal to become an RFDS flight nurse in 2024. We have volunteered as first aiders for the Shitbox Rally for a couple of years now and have loved doing so!! Our love for music, dancing and creating positive and fun atmospheres reflected in our first aider roles. So, Sister Act is an extension of this, bringing our energetic flare and outrageous dance moves to the outback..but this time as participants. We are like sisters, being best mates for a while and have gone through so much together both professionally and personally. We have both lost family and friends to cancer and witnessed the pain the individual and family endure during their cancer diagnosis and whilst undergoing treatment. So, there you have it, the origins of Sister Act and a little bit about why we are raising money for this important cause.
Shitbox Rally is the largest community lead fundraiser for Cancer Council in Australia and is now in its 14th year. Part of the participation is that all teams have to raise a minimum of $5,000 but most teams raise well above this amount. These funds go to Cancer Council and we are extremely proud to be doing our part to support such a worthy charity.
The fundraising is the hard part, so any donation you can give is greatly appreciated. Please make sure to follow our progress via this page and the blog post below.
Shitbox Rally is the adventure of a lifetime challenging participants and their cars, worth no more than $1,500, on a 7 day drive across Australia to raise money for cancer research.
The rally is not a race – it’s a fun, colourful, unpredictable adventure with participants travelling at their own pace in smaller groups. Vehicles often break down but “we never leave anyone behind” and each night is spent camping beneath the stars and celebrating the day’s achievements. It all adds up to an incredible opportunity to see Australia’s vast and beautiful countryside and make lifelong friends, many brought together after experiencing cancer themselves or seeing cancer impact family and friends.
Since it’s inception the rally has been the largest fundraiser for the Cancer Council nationally.
Shitbox Rally is a dedicated fundraising event for cancer research with funds going to Cancer Council.
Cancer Council is one of the largest non-government funders of cancer research in Australia. We conduct and fund research studies across all cancers and all stages of the cancer journey.
Thanks to the community funds raised such as Shitbox Rally we can fund world-class research that reduces the impact of cancer for everyone.
$41 million over the past 13 years has been raised by Box Rallies to date, supporting ground-breaking projects such as:
These projects wouldn’t be possible without your support.
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