Braver, Stronger, Smarter

28/02/2026

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💛 From now until 31 March, Entertainment will gift match every Membership sold, meaning Braver, Stronger, Smarter receives $30 for every Membership purchased.
That’s DOUBLE the fundraising impact while you enjoy amazing savings all year long.
(Thanks Minh for setting this up)

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06/02/2025

✨ The Countdown Begins! ✨
Something BIG is coming to Brisbane City Hall this August!
Get ready for a night of glitz, glamour, and giving back at Minh’s Hope for a Better Future Gala—an unforgettable evening filled with enchantment, delights, live music, dancing, inspiring speakers, a thrilling auction, and a scrumptious three-course dinner.
Beyond the sparkle, this night has a powerful purpose—raising funds and awareness for childhood cancer, supporting life-changing research and the incredible families who need it most.
🎟️ Tickets go on sale in April! Mark your calendars—you won’t want to miss this!
📸 Sneak peek! Here’s Minh, the powerhouse behind the gala, standing in front of the stunning venue where all the magic he creates will unfold.
Stay tuned… updates are coming soon!

23/01/2025

Sometimes it’s hard to be optimistic.

The U.S. end-of-year legislative package failed to pass two critical bills for childhood cancer: the Give Kids a Chance Act and the Creating Hope Act. These bills required no federal funding and were designed to incentivise drug development and clinical trials for childhood cancer. The Creating Hope Act's priority review voucher program, which facilitated the development of key childhood cancer drugs, has now expired for the first time in 12 years. There will be no incentives for companies to develop drugs expressly for kids with cancer and other life threatening illnesses. Four of the last seven drugs developed expressly for kids' cancers used these vouchers. The Give Kids a Chance Act aimed to ensure that drug combinations studied for adults are also studied in children, as single-agent treatments are less effective for childhood cancer.

This failure highlights how children are often overlooked, with political priorities overshadowing the health of children. Adding to the concern, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in the US, an unelected body focused on budget cuts and co-chaired by billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, are likely to recommend even further cuts impacting the advance of childhood cancer research. The global childhood cancer community must raise awareness and support our US childhood cancer families in their demand that Congress prioritise children’s health by revisiting these bills in the next legislative session.
These families have a lot of hard work ahead.

19/01/2025

Sometimes it's the little things that help lift a big load. If your family or a family you know has been impacted by neuroblastoma please share Neuroblastoma Australia's Hospital Pack link with them.

Is your family currently impacted by neuroblastoma childhood cancer and spending time in the hospitals? Or do you know a child with neuroblastoma whose family would benefit from a 'Handy Hospital Pack?'

12/01/2025

Dr. Michael Taylor at Texas Children's Hospital is leading groundbreaking research on medulloblastoma, showing it may begin in the brain's nodulus at birth. His findings suggest that removing the polyp form from the nodulus could prevent this devastating disease. This could mean a simple blood test at birth might one day prevent medulloblastoma entirely!

Here’s how families impacted by medulloblastoma can help:
Dr. Taylor needs a large volume of blood samples to advance his work, but bureaucratic hurdles are slowing progress. Families impacted by medulloblastoma can play a vital role in helping him collect these samples.

Join us for a webinar with Dr. Taylor to learn more about his work and how you can take action to save lives.

🗓 Date: January 21, 2025
⏰ Time: 1:00 PM Central Time (US & Canada)
📍 Register: (https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_p-jHnU_fQY-rlYt0Tvuv8g)

This small commitment of your time could propel this research forward by decades and save countless children. Let’s make a difference together!

11/01/2025

Understanding the needs of families is vital to maximising funding dollars and improving support for those facing childhood cancer. Please hare your insights and make a difference through this important survey. Every voice matters!

*Please kindly note that this survey has now closed

What financial support helps most for families of children with cancer? The QUT (Queensland University of Technology) are undertaking research to better understand the needs of families. 🤝

If you have 5-10 minutes to spare, share your insights via the short survey at https://ow.ly/p8kr50UA5xv! Every voice matters and will help inform how current models of care can be improved for other families.