Goal $10,000

Boys Club

Fundraising for Cancer Council

Cancer Council

Shitbox Rally Spring 2024

$10,870

Raised

109%

Our Story …

We're excited to participate in the Shitbox Rally Spring 2024, driving a cream 1980 Mercedes Benz 300D from Bendigo to Townsville. When we got the car, the previous owner's assurance was simple: "It runs, goes, and stops." We couldn’t get it to run, go or stop when we were with the seller, so we bought it. After some long evenings and sore heads, we've got it road-ready and mechanically sound, back on the road for the first time in most likely a decade, the 2012 receipt we found under the seat makes us think it’s been a while. We hope it’s now set for the rally and ready to handle or fall apart with whatever comes our way.

Meet the Team:

Tom: A naval architect who has a passion not only for cars but also competitive sailing. His questionable mechanical ability is sure to make some simple fixes a night long event.

Kris: A civil engineer, shares an equal passion for cars with a very similar questionable mechanical ability.

Together, they might not be the most mechanically adept duo, but their commitment to the cause is rock solid.

Our Mission:

Joining the Shitbox Rally—the largest community-led fundraiser for the Cancer Council in Australia—means committing to a minimum fundraising goal of $5,000. We've set our sights on a personal target of $10,000, aiming to exceed it with the help of you, our supporters.

Support Our Journey:

Raising funds is challenging but crucial. Every donation supports the Cancer Council’s essential research and services. Stay updated on our journey through this page and our blog posts. Every contribution, big or small, helps us achieve our goal, and we are incredibly grateful to everyone who can donate.

We understand that not everyone can contribute financially in the current economic climate, and we are just as thankful to those who support our mission by spreading the word.

Become a Sponsor:

We have sponsorship opportunities available. Sponsoring Boys Club provides brand visibility and supports a great cause. For more information about becoming a sponsor, please get in touch with us.

Fundraising opportunities:

If you would like to help us hold a fundraiser let us know!

Our Sponsors:

We would like to extend a huge thank you to the following sponsors who are supporting a great cause!

Mainland Civil Pty Ltd
One2three Naval Architects
Engineered Environments Pty Ltd

Here's what I'm doing …

Shitbox Rally is the adventure of a lifetime challenging participants and their cars, worth no more than $1,500, on a 7 day drive across Australia to raise money for cancer research.

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.

raised: $2,391,877

target: $2,000,000

donate now

Boys Club Feed

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7 months ago

Kris Dahan gave $10.00.

Really I just want to be the first to donate to my team.

7 months ago

Anonymous gave $200.00.

Nice work boys

6 months ago

Mainland Civil Pty Ltd gave $4,000.00.

Great Cause Boys, Good Luck!!

6 months ago

Adam Lavis gave $50.00.

Just waiting for the stories...

6 months ago

Emma Baillie gave $100.00.

Good luck fellas!

6 months ago

Margaret Bolton gave $100.00.

Proud of you Tommy Love Nanny B

5 months ago

Lara Quigley gave $200.00.

Good luck!

5 months ago

Debra Ponder gave $200.00.

Good luck Boys I’m donating in Ross s name/spirit . He would have loved to do something like this xxx

5 months ago

Belinda Dahan gave $300.00.

Great effort for a very worthy cause xxx

3 months ago

Elke Greenhalgh gave $200.00.

Kill it Man! Come back safely and ENJOY. Elke and Alan

2 months ago

Sheryn Mann gave $50.00.

2 months ago

Barbara Quigley gave $1,000.00.

GO the boys Nanny Q

2 months ago

One2three Naval Architects gave $890.00.

2 months ago

Engineered Environments Pty Ltd gave $890.00.

2 months ago

Brenda Gersbach gave $50.00.

Well done guys! Good luck and keep that old Mercedes on the road 🙌🙌

2 months ago

Cathy Chittenden gave $100.00.

2 months ago

Marty Blake gave $500.00.

Great work guys 👏

2 months ago

Anonymous gave $100.00.

Donation Box Cash

1 month ago

Anonymous gave $50.00.

1 month ago

Kate Donovan gave $15.00.

the brick wall spoke back 🤍

1 month ago

Char Murphy gave $200.00.

Good luck boys!

1 month ago

David Luke gave $50.00.

good luck boys!

1 month ago

Aref Taleb gave $100.00.

Goo get emmmm.

1 month ago

Anonymous gave $85.00.

Donation box cash $$

1 month ago

Jess & Tate gave $200.00.

1 month ago

Nat Wisniewska gave $100.00.

For Ross and my grandpa Dzidek, crazy adventures and friendships. Good luck boys ❤️

1 month ago

Van Munster Boats gave $200.00.

1 month ago

Anonymous gave $500.00.

Drive fast….take chances!

1 month ago

Timmy P gave $100.00.

Yeah bois! Smash it.

1 month ago

Nathan Ponder gave $100.00.

Drive hard or go home! From Nath, Agustina and the girls.

1 month ago

Steve Westwood gave $50.00.

Great challenge for a great cause. Well done!

1 month ago

Tish Murphy gave $50.00.

1 month ago

Francine Stokes Hughes gave $30.00.

1 month ago

Niall Byrne gave $100.00.

Well done !

Team Sponsors

The Impact, Outcomes & Charity

Shitbox 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 Shitbox 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:

A research study to develop a vaccine that protects against lymphoma cancers.
A research trial to standardise international guidelines on melanoma removal.
A research grant to revolutionise the treatment of pancreatic cancer.

These projects wouldn’t be possible without your support.