fundraising
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Sammy’s shorn thing
Sammy Fullwood has only one more month to enjoy her long locks before removing them all in the name of charity. The 30-year-old Tarneit resident…
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Defiant Kim proves the doctors wrong
When Kim Jago was born, doctors told her parents she might not live to be a teenager. Forty-one years later, the Tarneit resident with Spinal…
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Physios got mo-ving
Growing facial hair turned into a team effort among staff at Wyndham Vale’s My Physio clinic last month. Director Dominic Salerno, head sports physio Sam…
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Werribee school frocks up to help girls in Africa
It was impossible to tell staff and students apart at Suzanne Cory High School last Wednesday – at first glance – as teachers donned school…
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Students go through great lengths to fight cancer
Two Thomas Carr College students have gone to great lengths to raise money for young people living with cancer. Year 11 student Mary-Jo Saliba and…
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Santas take to the streets for cancer research
A Hoppers Crossing resident is using the silly season to raise much-needed funds for the battle against bowel cancer. Julie Toner is using her Wyndham…
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24-hour cycle raises nearly $12,000
A 24-hour cycling event has raised nearly $12,000 for Cancer Council Victoria. Eight teams jumped on spin bikes at In Balance Fitness in Werribee at…
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Strong links drive $10m hospital fundraiser
As business people, Pam Lamaro and Oriano Salvalaggio are used to taking on big projects. But their latest challenge – to raise $10 million for…
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Raffle for the rhinos
Four students from St Mary’s Primary School, in Malvern East, have presented Werribee Open Range Zoo with a cheque in celebration of last month’s World…
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Loved ones’ deaths drive Jess to help fight cancer
When Jessica Apap’s grandmother lost her battle with stomach cancer, she was understandably upset. But the 10-year-old Altona Meadows student didn’t have much time to…
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Wyndham 1000 sees help go full circle
Les Porter’s life changed dramatically when he was hit by a car 27 years ago. “After the accident I was in fairly dire straits,” the…
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Sisters doing it for their dad
Sisters Bree and Samantha Wolany have set themselves a challenge – to raise $25,000 to help find a cure for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP). When…
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