When Molly Croft united with Australian Diamond netball star Amy Parmenter and her close friend Kiera Austin (Melbourne Vixens) to tackle sarcoma, they became the immovable force.
Two weeks ago, they gathered ten Giants, 10 Sydney Swifts and a couple of Vixens – plus a heap of supporters – plonked them on Billy O Bush Retreat at Wongarbon and threw coloured dyes onto white shirts in a quest to raise $100,000.
As we go to print the trio and the entire Kids Cancer Foundation fundraising group have banked a fair bit of that total!
Molly, her mum Ange, dad John and sister Madi have worked tirelessly with a supportive group of locals and state- and city-based volunteers to market the short and long-sleeved t-shirts, shorts, socks and for the first time, “Tie Dye Budgies”.
“It’s all designed to fund research into the particular cancer that affects kids in their early teens, and there are huge steps being taken by the Professor and staff who are treating me. Their dedication to finding medical solutions to what was once an incurable cancer are stunning and we are totally fixed on raising funds in an ongoing manner,” 16-year-old Molly told me.
“I have been blown away by the awareness we have created through Dubbo Photo News and other media outlets. As people become more educated, they understand the importance of scientific research and the possibilities to end this cruel and life-threatening illness.”
Molly says the input of the National Netball League players, and particularly Amy and her sister as well as the fun-loving Keira, have made her journey more manageable.
She also took time out to praise former World Cup winning Wallaby Owen Finegan who is Chair of Kids Cancer.
“Owen really gets it. He is a fierce advocate for kids and takes his influence into board rooms of many large corporate bodies. He is someone not to be messed with when he is on a quest – just ask the French forwards and inside backs he tore through to score the match-winning try in the 1999 World Cup Final!”
The Tie Dye Project still has some products available, but even if there is nothing for you at present, all donations are tax deductible and very much appreciated.
