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key highlights
August 2019
On Friday 23 August hundreds of volunteers and staff came together at more than 150 locations across the state for Daffodil Day, raising $336,000 to fund vital cancer research.
November 2019
This year, we delivered Quitskills education sessions to prisoner mentors and staff in preparation of all SA prisons going smoke-free by the end of 2019.
December 2019
We joined with Stratco to launch Stratco National Patio Day, raising $250,000 and educating Australians on the importance of protecting their skin.
January 2020
We awarded 13 new research grants to talented South Australian researchers through Cancer Council’s Beat Cancer Project.
February 2020
We teamed up with Country SA PHN to roll out our regional Skin Cancer Awareness Roadshow, educating regional South Australians on how to cut their skin cancer risk.
March 2020
COVID-19 changed all our lives, impacting our staff, volunteers, supporters and the community and changed how we delivered services and events for the rest of the year.
April 2020
1,298 South Australians answered our call for support and raised over $100,000 through our emergency appeal.
May 2020
Despite COVID-19 restrictions, hundreds of South Australian hosts had a virtual cuppa for a cause, raising $255,000 for South Australians impacted by cancer.