Boys Club

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 two 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 hold a family or work fundraiser to help out let us know!

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.

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raised: $534,463

target: $2,000,000

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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.

$41 million over the past 13 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.

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