Brain Matters
Stories from the RCD Foundation
Connor's Run 2022: Registrations Now Open!
May 5, 2022
Connor's Run is back for its 10th year in 2022! After a two year hiatus, our one day Melbourne event is Sunday 11 September along with Connor's Run Your Way Any Day, all of September. Connor's Run...
THANK YOU! $2 Million For Kids with Brain Cancer
September 30, 2021
THANK YOU! OVER $2 MILLION RAISED FOR PAEDIATRIC BRAIN CANCER! A huge, giant, enormous THANK YOU! Close to 5000 big-hearted participants and donors from all around the world helped make...
Spotlight on Medulloblastoma: Lukas
September 21, 2021
Sunday 26 September is Childhood Brain Cancer Awareness Day, this year the focus is on medulloblastoma brain cancer. How old was Lukas when he was diagnosed? Lukas was diagnosed with a...
Weekend Today - Connor's Run
September 14, 2021
Rebecca Maddern interviewed Liz and Scott Dawes, along with RCD Music Matters recipient, JP on Weekend Today, talking Connor's Run and music therapy.
Seven News Melbourne - Connor's Run
September 14, 2021
Journalist Sara Jones interviewed RCDF founder and CEO, Liz Dawes; RCDF Ambassador, Essendon player Andrew McGrath, and brain cancer survivor Nick Cresp to talk about Australia's largest event for...
Coles BrainHeart
September 9, 2021
Help fill the gaps in brain cancer research, and purchase a $2 BrainHeart card from participating Coles stores. Since 2014, the Coles BrainHeart campaign has raised nearly $400,000! Now in...
TimeOut Melbourne: Connor's Run
August 31, 2021
Time Out says Participate in the at-home version of Connor’s Run to raise money for paediatric brain cancer research Throughout the month of September, the Robert Connor Dawes (RDC)...
Connor's Run Update
August 24, 2021
A big-hearted thank you to everyone who has registered for Connor's Run this September. Due to the current Melbourne lockdown and restrictions, unfortunately we are unable to proceed with our one...
Things to do in Melbourne
August 10, 2021
Connor's Run Featured in: https://sitchu.com.au/melbourne/whats-on/things-to-do-in-melbourne-this-month Register Early for Connor’s Run Back again after a...
All Donations Matched for a Limited Time
June 15, 2021
Thanks to a few very awesome RCD Foundation supporters, we are able to match all donations made between Wednesday June 16, and June 30, 2021! Your donation will help fund groundbreaking research,...