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Thank you for choosing tofundraise for Centenary InstituteAt the CentenaryInstitute we believethat everybody hasthe right to be ableto live a healthier,longer life than thegenerations beforethem. Medicalresearch is the besthope we have tomake that possible.We are one of the leadingindependent Medical ResearchInstitutes in Australia with ourstrengths lying in understandingdiseases and applying thisto patient treatments. Ourability to be world leaders inour field comes from 30 yearsof creativity, innovation andexcellence in discoveringimproved diagnostics,treatments, and cures in cancer,inflammatory and cardiovasculardiseases.It’s a sad reality that they affectus all in some way. Most peoplehave a family member of friendwho has had to face the battle.Nicole is a cancer survivor whounderstands the importance ofthe lifesaving research we do.“I was one of the truly luckyones. My melanoma wasvery advanced any chance ofsurviving was only 5%.When I was diagnosed withmelanoma I felt like I’d driftedinto a scary movie and I wasgiven the starring role. But I hadtwo young boys and a husbandwho all needed me, so I wasdetermined not to be a victim ofcancer. Research is so vital.Without it my boys wouldn’thave their mother.” Nicole,melanoma survivorMore than 10,000 Australiansare treated for melanomaeach year, but tragically over1,500 of them won’t make it.

About our researchers“Just like everyone else, I want toleave the earth in a slightly betterstate than it was when I enteredit.” Dr Thomas Tu, Liver andCancer“I want to be able to give patientsand families the answers that willhelp them understand the lossof a loved one.” Dr Jodie InglesMolecular Cardiology“What keeps me coming towork everyday is the constantchallenge and the feeling that Ican make a difference. Scienceis hard and unpredictable;nevertheless, with all theknowledge we gain, we can savelives and relieve suffering.“Seeing patients in the clinicand not being able to give themanswers to their questions drivesme as a researcher. Losing ayoung healthy family membersuddenly has a devastatingimpact on the family andcommunity.My job is to look for new waysof detecting liver cancer earlier,which would improve survivalrates dramatically. It is one ofthe few cancers becoming morefrequent in developed countries.It is a disease that hits afterthe age of 40 years, right whenpeople have responsibilities andpeople depending on them. Evenworse, it often sneaks up anddevelops without any symptomsuntil it is well advanced.Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathycan show no prior symptomsand is the commonest structuralcause of sudden death in thoseaged less than 35 years old.Ultimately, we hope our researchwill give us the answers andsave precious young lives.”Even with state-of-the-arttreatments, patients have a 15%chance of surviving 5 years postdiagnosis, a harrowing statistic.”www.centenary.org.auWithout the support of ourcommunity fundraisers, ourresearchers would not be ableto continue to work towardsnew diagnostic approachesand prevention of cardiacdeath that affects up to 1 in500 young Australians orearly detection of liver cancerthat affects 1 million peopleevery year./centenaryinstitute/centenaryinst

Why support from thecommunity is so important to usThe statistics are alarmingaround the number ofAustralians that are affectedby the diseases we applyour knowledge to and try tounderstand. To give you anidea of why your support isneeded: 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3women will be diagnosedwith cancer by the age of 85 more than 2 millionAustralians are living withasthma 3.5 million people areaffected by heart, stroke orvascular diseasesWithout the support of ourcommunity fundraisers, we wouldnot be able to undretake theextensive range of research thatwe do and make major medicalresearch breakthroughs. Ourdiscoveries will not only benefitfuture generations of Australians,but those across the globe.CANCERINFLAMMATIONCARDIOVASCULAR

Organising your fundraiserYou can choose so manydifferent ways to supportthe Centenary Institute, andcommunity fundraising isa great place to start. Pastfundraising events haveincluded comedy nights,concerts and being part offun runs like the City2Surf.Before you get started, it wouldbe great if you could contact theCentenary Institute Team andregister your event. Once wehave issued your authority tofundraise, you are all set to startfundraising. Here are few tips toget you started.WhenAlways give yourself enoughtime to organise your activity. Wewant you and your supportersto enjoy the experience andrave about it to friends for yearsto come. Make sure you takeinto account public holidaysand check to see if any othercommunity activities are beingheld at the same time that maycompete with yours.Planning your activityOnce you have chosen a date,make a list of all the tasks thatyou need to complete. Workbackwards from the date, and ifyou are enlisting the help of yourfriends and family make surethey know what tasks they arehelping with and when you mightneed them to be completed.WhereOnce you have chosen youractivity make sure you pick alocation that has everything youneed: enough space, is easilyaccessible by public transport, orhas parking onsite or nearby. It’salso good to check that the sitehas the appropriate facilities youneed i.e., food preparation areasand is preferably free-of-charge.WhoMake a list of all the peopleyou are going to invite or askto sponsor you. Make sure yougive everyone plenty of noticeand, most importantly, let themknow why you have chosento fundraise for the CentenaryInstitute and why their support isso important.you have set. Why not thinkabout asking local businessesto donate goods or services,making sure they know theimpact their generosity will have.You could also give them a freeticket to your event, or maybeplace their logo on your invitesand posters.PromotionThere are lots of ways topromote your activity. We haveput together some invites andposters that you can use tospread the word. Approachyour local paper and let themknow why you have chosento fundraise for the CentenaryInstitute.What to do afterwardsThe most important thing todo is thank everyone whohelped, donated, supported andpromoted your event. Withoutthem, you may not have beenable to achieve what you did.Let everyone know how muchyou raised with their support andYour fundraising goalhow Centenary will be able tocontinue the great work it does.Set a fundraising target andNext is to organise which waythink about the cost behindyou would prefer to make yourholding your event. Workingdonation. Please contact us for aout your expenses is critical tomaking sure you reach the target “Ways to Donate” naryinst

Fundraising IdeasBeing part of the CentenaryInstitute Team by hostingfun fundraising events oractivities is easy. There areso many ways that you canraise vital funds to supportthe Centenary Institute andhave fun at the same time.We have put together a fewto get you started.Trivia nightCan you remember the name ofevery Australian Prime Minister?What about all the capital cities inEurope? Why not grab a group offriends and host a donation entrytrivia night?Give up Social MediaRemember life before Facebook,Twitter and Instagram? Orbefore we couldn’t leave thehouse without a mobile phone orlaptop? Why not get sponsoredto give up technology for a weekand experience the offline life oftimes gone by.Treasure huntWhy not organise a workplacebonding session and head out ona treasure hunt in your local area.Get teams to show their detectiveskills and bring back the answersto all the clues. They could takephotos, collect items or have topreform set tasks to complete thechallenge.Who dunnit?Host a dinner party with adifference. Why not put togethera murder mystery night and inviteyour friends to dress up and playalong.Challenge for 1Why not see just how far youcan go! Walk, run, swim, jump orclimb. There are lots of eventsheld all over the country thatyou be part of or simply do itfor research as an individualchallenges.

Why I chose to fundraise forCentenary InstitutePeople support charitiesfor lots of different reasons– either for themselves, aloved one or a friend, ortheir general desire to makethe world a better place.“My son Peter was a musicianas are his father, his surviving 3brothers and his brother-in-law.Since Peter’s sudden death on21 December 2004 his family,together with many of his friends,have all met up there on theanniversary to talk and laugh andtell all the stories as you do. Hehad a favourite drinking hole, theOld Canberra Inn.Each year since his death,we have also organised aMemorial concert in his name,raising awareness and fundsfor the Centenary Institute andawareness to go towards theresearch being done at theCentenary Institute.”Jenny Bamford, nstitute/centenaryinst

Fundraising OnlineCentenary Institute is linkedwith Everyday Hero to makeit easy for you to get yourfamily, friends and workcolleagues to give theirdonation online.about why supporting you andthe Centenary Institute is soimportant.You can easily post to your socialmedia pages via the quick linksor copy the page link and emailyour friends, family and workYour supporter page is a greatcolleagues to let them knowway to keep everyone up-to-date about your fun-raiser and to askon the event. You can uploadthem to donate.photos, videos, blog about yourprogress, share informationabout the Centenary Instituteand, most importantly, keepa track of all your generousdonations.To set-up a page it is as easy: go directly to the CentenaryInstitute page at y 157 if you have used EverydayHero before just click on log in. Ifnot, simply hit the sign up buttonand follow the easy registrationsteps. Think about getting othersto join you and set-up a teampage.Make sure you set yourfundraising target, upload aprofile picture and add your story

Guidelines for fundraising forCentenary InstituteYour first step in holdingyour fundraiser is to obtainan authority to fundraise.The Centenary Institute islegally required to approveand authorise all fundraisingactivities.Once your activity is approved,the Centenary Institute will issueyou a letter confirming youauthorisation to fundraise on ourbehalf. This is your legal authorityto undertake fundraising activitiesfor the Centenary Institute. Inorder to issue the letter we willneed: a completed application tofundraise form. You can eitherdownload from http://www.centenary.org.au/ or call 1800677 977 to have one sent to you to confirm the activity as fittingwith the aims and values of theCentenary InstituteWe are happy to: provide advice as you planyour fundraising activity do our best to arrange for oneof fundraising team to attendyour activity refer you to your local state orterritory authority to make sureyou have all the right informationregarding relevant legislation(particularly in regards to rafflesand competitions) provide public liabilityinsurance cover allow you to use our logowithout written approval have the Centenary Institute aspart of your activities name i.e.,Centenary Institute Bake Day provide tax receipts fordonations 2 or more supply official CentenaryInstitute promotional materialsuch as posters and invites supply approved wording tohelp spread the word aboutyour activity and the CentenaryInstitute suggest that you use – Proudlysupporting the CentenaryInstitute or All funds raised will assurance the fundraisingactivity will produce a reasonable be donated to the Centenaryfinancial return against time and Institute for promotional purposesexpensesSadly we are not able to: to confirm the fundraising assist with running your activityactivity is not holding a high riskor help source prizes or naryinst