Brain Matters
Stories from the RCD Foundation
Connor's Run, Your Way Any Day 2020: The Connor Man
October 27, 2020
The average temperature in Port Phillip Bay in October is a chilly 13 degrees. But that didn't stop a dedicated group of friends from entering the water at Sandringham before dawn to raise money for...
Connor's Burger Day Raises Over $9500
October 13, 2020
Connor's Burger Day at The Royale Brothers raised $9560 over two days, that's a lot of burgers! We’re so grateful to the team at The Royale Brothers for putting Connor's Burger Day on, their...
Connor's Burger Day
October 5, 2020
The awesome team behind one of Melbourne’s top rated burger spots are doing what they do best, and creating a delicious burger to help the brain. This year they managed to raise over a massive...
Over $1.3 million raised for Paediatric Brain Cancer... Our Biggest Connor's Run Yet
October 1, 2020
Thank you for helping to raise $1.3 million for paediatric brain cancer You did it! You took on the challenge to make brains matter in 2020... and absolutely hit it out of the park! Over 3,800...
Smashing our FUNdraising goals
September 8, 2020
You did it (again!) Another FUNdraising goal reached, and we cannot thank you enough. These extra funds raised have allowed us to announce a number of new initiatives: The Gideon Gratzer and Grace...
Atlas Masterclass x Connor's Run
September 2, 2020
To celebrate Connor's Run we've teamed up with Atlas Masterclass for an exciting (and delicious) event- The Taste of Italy Dinner Box. Our incredible ambassador Charlie Carrington is generously...
Very Merry Christmas Market
December 20, 2019
Thank you to everyone who visited our Very Merry Christmas Market, and to our big-hearted Elf Helpers who donated their talent and time. We raised $58,000 for paediatric brain matters! We had live...
Thank You for Going Grey Your Way
June 4, 2019
During the month of May more than 20,000 people at schools and workplaces across Victoria, and interstate, took part in Go Grey in May. Previously known as Brain Week, this was our first year of...
RCD Foundation x Metalbird - Go Grey in May
May 17, 2019
How time flies! It has been 10 magical months collaborating with Metalbird who to date, have donated over $9,500 to fund crucial research, development and care programs to change the odds for kids...
$70,000 for US Cancer Research
February 21, 2019
On February 13th, 2019 five of the top rowing universities in the US competed in a 100km virtual erg rowing challenge for pediatric brain cancer research. The fourth annual Connor’s Erg was the...