The Mater Cars for Cancer Lottery is one of many Mater Foundation initiatives raising funds and awareness for cancer research and treatment.
Other initiatives and partnerships include:
Smiling for Smiddy
Smiling for Smiddy raises funds for cancer research through a series of cycling events. The original and most challenging event is the Bottlemart Smiddy Challenge an eight day, 1600 kilometre cycling journey from Brisbane to Townsville.
Smiling for Smiddy commemorates the life of physiotherapist, and keen triathlete, Adam Smiddy. Adam passed away in August 2006 from an aggressive cancer at age 26.
The Mater Foundation is the major beneficiary of Smiling for Smiddy with funds raised supporting melanoma drug trials, prostate cancer research and complementary therapies for cancer patients.
chicks in pink
While early detection and medical advancements have resulted in a higher survival rate of breast cancer, the road to physical and mental recovery is still long and often lonely. chicks in pink fund a range of initiatives for breast cancer patients at Mater and vital research into the disease at Mater Medical Research Institute.
Funds are raised through events, the sale of a signature range of merchandise and the chicks in pink lottery.
Talking PC
One in nine Australian men will develop prostate cancer in their life-time, making it the most common cancer among Australians after non-melanoma skin cancer. Shockingly, eight men die from prostate cancer every single day.
Mater Foundation is helping to raise funds for research and raise awareness through its Talking PC campaign which is held in September each year during prostate cancer awareness month.