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A Message from Mario
Cancer has touched all of our lives in some way, whether through the loss of a loved one, a friend, or a colleague. Personally, the loss of my father, father-in-law, work colleagues, and close friends to this devastating disease has inspired me to take action.
I dream of a world free from cancer, and I'm determined to help make that a reality. To contribute to this cause, I've joined forces with fellow car enthusiasts – Harry Moustakas, Nick Harris, Michael Skyllas, John Assarapin, and Vince Thompson, aka "The Old Blokes" – to raise funds for Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF).
ACRF provides scientists with cutting-edge technology and equipment to advance research in preventing, detecting, and treating all forms of cancer. We are proud to support this extraordinary organisation, which is driving meaningful progress in the fight against cancer across Australia.
As part of our efforts, we'll be embarking on a six-day road trip starting April 30, driving our classic cars to raise awareness and funds for cancer research. This journey will be fully self-funded, and we invite anyone interested in joining us on this adventure to contact me at 0416 207 723.
Additionally, we'll be hosting a charity function on October 17 at Doltone House, Sylvania Waters, to further support this cause. More details about this exciting event will be shared soon!
Warm regards,
Mario Nearchou
SUPPORTING THE OLD BLOKES
Andrew Whitford
Old blokes last Drive for the year. THANKS EVERYONE.
The old blokes last drive for the year. Proceeds from Drive Raffle.
Anonymous
Well done guys. Great outcome for a great cause.
Sydney German Autofest Raffle
Cyprus Hellene Club
Congratulations on all your efforts resulting in such a fantastic amount raised for a very worthy cause.
Sydney German Autofest Raffle
Thanks to all our family and friends for supporting cancer research
John and Leanne Starkey
Sorry we could not make the dinner but a great cause
Anonymous
Rima Noumekr
Gentec Australia Pty Ltd
Great initiative. Happy to support!
George Nearchou
John & Marion Madonis
Hi Old Blokes, Hope you have a ripper night! Sorry we can’t make it, but we know it will be a success!! Ps Have the timer on for the Old Bloke Mario speech 😁😍
Bettina Kaprot
Sylvana and Charles Micalizzi
Congratulations to all the committee.. amazing commitment for a very important charity .. well done
Bill Aslanidis
Australia Wide Valuations
AMP Foundation Charitble Trust
Anonymous
Silver Sponsorship
Nur & Aydin Oyman
Des Breen
Supporting through “Old Blokes driving for a Cancer cure”
Anonymous
Congrats Nick on all the wonderful work that you and your friends do for such a worthy cause.
Colin Lawson
Well done boys .
Anonymous
Navigate Advisory
Harry Moustakas
Wendy Gardiner
Navigate Advisory
Alan Joass
Supporting Harry Moustakas Navigate Financia.
Manuel Baptista
Jim & Tina Kostopoulos
Bravo gents what a great cause & awesome effort.
Team Xtreme
Well done Harry Moustakas
George V
Great cause well done Old Blokes.
Osmond
Good Luck Harry!
Lottie & Fred Tesseler
Lottie & Fred Tesseler - Well done Harry!
Andrew Theodosi
Well done Harry and all the Old Blokes.
Little Darlings Child Care Centre
Well done boys, Harry Mario Michael John Bince and Nick
Sugar
Well done, Nick and the old blokes 👍🏻🙏🏼😘
Les and Heather Leake
Thank you Harry for the work you are doing. My late son Ian was one of the Heavenly Back Seat Drivers in David Rogerson's car.
Anonymous
Harry and Mike O
Con Zanne
Dr T
Phil and Hari Salomon
Congratulations Harry and the rest of the team.
Why support ACRF?
They fund world-class research into all types of cancer
Since 1984, ACRF have provided over $184 million of funding to innovative cancer research projects that aim to discover new and improved ways to prevent, detect and treat all types of cancer.
ACRF provides large grants that make a real impact
Annually ACRF awards grants of between $1 million and $10 million to visionary cancer research projects. They back bold ideas that explore new ways of approaching the challenges attached to treating this complex disease.
ACRF provides large grants that make a real impact
Annually ACRF awards grants of between $1 million and $10 million to visionary cancer research projects. They back bold ideas that explore new ways of approaching the challenges attached to treating this complex disease.
Here are some past projects ACRF supporters have helped fund:
Cervical Cancer Vaccine
ACRF supporters contributed to the seed funding for Professor Ian Frazer’s development of a cervical cancer vaccine. Thanks to a national immunisation program, Australia is set to be the first country to effectively eliminate the disease.
Personalised Cancer Treatment
Donations from ACRF supporters enabled an ambitious project that aims to provide each cancer patient a personalized treatment plan within 36 hours from diagnosis.
Zero Childhood Cancer
Thanks to the generosity of their supporters, ACRF became one of the founding partners of an initiative to tackle the most difficult cases of infant, childhood and adolescent cancer in Australia. Clinical trials are currently underway nationally and results are looking positive.
Good luck Mario and the old blokes enjoy your new toy Mario my father had it since new and would be so proud it’s representing a great cause.