Brain Matters
Stories from the RCD Foundation
Good mates do good
September 17, 2014
Ben Stonier, one of Connor's mates, has been awarded Coles Sandringham Local Community Hero for his work with the RCD Fund. As part of the supermarket's national competition to reward generous...
Our 1st year in review
July 30, 2014
From Liz Dawes, Executive Director. This week marks our first anniversary of the Robert Connor Dawes (RCD) Fund. We became an established Australian charity on 31 July, 2013. We have much to...
What a Brain Week
May 18, 2014
The first ever RCD Fund Brain Week was an enormous success with the sale of awareness products, Grey Days, a Royal Melbourne Children’s hospital breakfast and much more. In just seven short days we...
RCD Fund USA
February 4, 2014
It’s official! We have broadened our reach and are now an incorporated charitable entity in the USA. This was an easy decision to make. Not only does the world’s leading brain cancer research...
Nene's Legacy
February 4, 2014
Mary Margaret Wohlwend (Connor’s maternal grandmother) a.k.a Nene, passed away just weeks after Connor lost his battle. As Connor predeceased her, he was not included in the estate. This left Liz...
Nothing more pure than Pure Courage
January 5, 2014
Pure Courage Athletic Apparel was created by two brothers from Melbourne, Brad and Damien Rayson. They set out to create a line of sportswear clothing that wasn't just practical for working out,...
What is Aeternum Fortis?
May 26, 2013
One of Connor's more unusual interests was Latin, which he took as a class at his school Brighton Grammar. Aeternum Fortis was created by his Latin classmates as a motto they felt symbolised their...
Our greatest inspiration: Connor
May 20, 2013
Connor pictured with brother Nick and sister Hannah. BEFORE THE GDBT If there ever was a word that summed up a person, for Robert Connor Dawes, this word would have been awesome. Awesome as in...