Welcome to the Team Tilly 2024 Mystery Box Rally Page.
Anthony and Trent are two Central Coast (NSW) dads who are racing for a cause and to generate awareness around Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG).
DIPG is a type of brain tumour that starts in the brain stem which controls breathing, heart rate and the nerves and muscles that help us see, hear, walk, talk and eat.
It is incurable and treatment has not changed since Neil Armstrong’s daughter was diagnosed with it in the 1950s.
Cancer, Cancer research and the impact it has on those who experience this illness, and their loved ones means a lot to both Anthony and Trent.
It is something that is especially significant for Trent and his family, as his daughter Matilda (Tilly) Emma-Jayne Ogier lost her life to DIPG in 2023.
After a brave, 2-year battle, Tilly passed away on 29 August 2023 at the age of 9, just short of her 10th Birthday.
Tilly’s story while devastating for all who knew and loved her, is unfortunately not an uncommon one.
Each day, parents across Australia are facing the same conversation with doctors around their children when it comes to DIPG.
While the grief following the loss of Tilly blurs nearly everything for her parents and family, there is hope that sharing her story and raising funds for ongoing research will help to keep her memory alive.
We are also hoping it will honour her life by raising awareness of the impact DIPG has had on them and many families across Australia by raising funds for Cancer Council as part of the 2024 Mystery Box Rally.
We are hoping to raise as much funds as possible and would appreciate any support you can give along the way. Thank you
Ant and Trent
You can follow our progress via the FB page at: @TeamTilly-2024MysteryBoxRally
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.
$50 million over the past 15 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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