We are really happy to announce that we're taking part in Mystery Box Rally in 2024!!
Mystery Box Rally is one of the largest community lead fundraising events for Cancer Council in Australia having raised over $7 million in the last 11 years.
We both have been touched by cancer in our families and are looking forward to raising money for this worthy cause.
This rally will have us driving a car that is 25 years or older along outback roads. We will do approximately 2,500kms in 5 days. We set off from Airlie Beach & return to Airlie Beach 5 days later, each day in between is a mystery, we have no idea where we will be headed until just before departure the next morning.
The weapon of choice appropriately called ‘The Beast’ is a 1997 Ford Fairlane Ghia, which will be participating in its third rally. Thank you to co -owner Neli Ferguson and Scott Smith, specialist Ford mechanic, who both have donated time and resources to have the car ready to meet the challenging demands of the outback trails!
We have set a fundraising target of $5000 and every dollar raised goes to the Cancer Council. We will be covering all costs of the vehicle, accommodation (and insurances), etc personally. We would very much appreciate it if you could donate any sum to the cause and help fund cancer research and awareness. All donations over $2 are tax deductible and online donations into the WE GIVE fundraising page receive a tax receipt via email straight away.
Kind Regards,
Troy and Mark
(Troy Gorman Mark O’Shea)
Team: ‘The Kooks’*
((* Kooks is a surfing term - ‘A surfer who has an exaggerated perception of their surf skills. Their lack of surf knowledge, especially concerning surf ethics, usually interferes with other surfers ’fun in the water’. This was one of Chris Gormans (Troy’s Brother) favourite sources of entertainment (and frustration), as a Stand up Paddleboarder, when he met these characters on the water and we will be fairly likely to carry on this fine tradition! Chris passed away from Kidney Cancer in October 2020 and is the inspiration for participation in this event)).
Teams will drive their own 25+ year old cars along a mystery route in this unique 5-day challenge, all in the name of cancer research. The route is a loop starting and finishing at the same location, but all the other details are kept under wraps, only given to the teams each morning.
The rally is not a race – it’s a fun, colourful, unpredictable adventure with participants travelling at their own pace in smaller groups. Vehicles often break down but “we never leave anyone behind” and each night is spent camping beneath the stars and celebrating the day’s achievements. It all adds up to an incredible opportunity to see Australia’s vast and beautiful countryside and make lifelong friends, many brought together after experiencing cancer themselves or seeing cancer impact family and friends.
Since it’s inception the rally has been the largest fundraiser for the Cancer Council nationally."
Mystery Box Rally is a dedicated fundraising event for cancer research with funds going to Cancer Council.
Cancer Council is one of the largest non-government funders of cancer research in Australia. We conduct and fund research studies across all cancers and all stages of the cancer journey.
Thanks to the community funds raised such as Mystery Box Rally we can fund world-class research that reduces the impact of cancer for everyone.
$41 million over the past 13 years has been raised by Box Rallies to date, supporting ground-breaking projects such as:
These projects wouldn’t be possible without your support.
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