Thank you to our supporters

A number of individuals and organisations donated or raised more than $5,000 in 2018 and elected to support a particular area of investigation through a Research Award. We thank them for their generosity.

We would like to sincerely thank the following generous major donors who supported us in 2018:

We thank the following businesses who made large donations, sponsorships or in-kind support to Cancer Council Victoria in 2018:

• ANZ
• Rialto

We thank the following corporate supporters who donated and volunteered to support the work of Cancer Council Victoria in 2018:

Thank you to our Community Fundraising Supporters who raised $10,000 or more, and to the supporters of our community campaigns in 2018.

We wish to thank the following Corporate Golf events which took place in 2018:

• Bunnings Warehouse
• Lindsay Douglas Memorial Golf Day
• Rosebud Country Club
• Longest Day
• Consulting Surveyors Victoria Inc.

We sincerely thank our wonderful Regional Volunteer Groups for their passion and dedication in 2018.

A number of people have established an ongoing fund for cancer research. We gratefully acknowledge their contribution and continuing support in 2018:

Barbara Mavis Hynam Fund – Established in 2016 by the late Barbara Hynam to support research into the causes incidence and cures of cancer of the bowel.

Helen Macpherson Smith Endowment – Established in 1991 to support the provision of cancer support and information services

Howard Paul Fund – Established in 2017 by the late Howard Paul for research into cancer.

James L Rafferty Memorial Research Award – Established in 1993 by Margaret Rafferty, in memory of her husband, to support research related to cancer prevention.

Janetta and Derek Thompson Memorial Fund – Established in 1994 in memory of Janetta Thompson to support cancer research.

John Bartlett Memorial Research Award – Established in 1993 by Margaret Rafferty in memory of her brother, to support research related to cancer prevention.

John Richard Beckingsale Fund – Established in 1983 under the terms of the Will of the late Alice Hill, to support cancer research workers.

Margaret Rafferty Research Award – Established Established in 1993 by Margaret Rafferty, to support research related to cancer prevention.

Pauline Speedy Grants-In-Aid Award – Established by the late Pauline Speedy and Jenny Tatchell in 2017 to fund research into women’s cancers.

Queenie & Edgar Gatt Special Fund – Established in 2013 by the late Dr Edgar Gatt in memory of his dearly beloved wife Queenie Gatt to support our Grants-In-Aid program, funding new cancer researchers around Victoria.

Sandra Lianne Vegting Fund – Established in 2016 by the late Sandra Vegting to support research into lymphoma cancer.

Val Straker Fellowship – Established in 1998 from the estate of the late Valerie Straker, to support breast cancer research.

Established in 2016 in memory of the late Lyall Watts. Thank you to the following for continuing this vital funding:

• Gary Kenny
• Marjory Watts
• Sandra Harbison

We acknowledge the generous distributions received from the following estates in 2018: