Cars For Cancer
What Is Cars For Cancer?
Cars for Cancer is a type of home lotteries fund raising activity conceptualised by the Mater Foundation. The Mater foundation holds six Cars for Cancer draws every year, with raffle tickets limited to only fifteen thousand per lottery draw. Cars for Cancer gives away six prestigious vehicles every year, each of which amounts to more than seventy thousand dollars. Prizes for Cars for Cancer home lotteries may either be a Ford Performance Vehicle (FPV) or Holden Special Vehicle (HSV).
Why Was Cars For Cancer Started?
Earlier Art Unions that promoted fund raising activities proved to be effective endeavors. Their activities catered to the interests of people resulting to a collection of a great amount of funds. The Mater Foundation was inspired by the workings of Art Unions, hence, it designed Cars for Cancer as its own fund raising activity. Today, Cars for Cancer shows signs of on-going success.
The Cause Behind Cars For Cancer
The Mater Art Union aims to provide financial resource to the research and treatment of patients suffering from cancer of many types. Cars for Cancer has been in operation since October of 2004 and it continues to do so by developing medical treatment and improving facilities needed to cure cancer patients.
The History Of Cars For Cancer
The concept behind Cars for Cancer home lotteries dates back to more than one hundred years when the Sisters of Mercy strove to carry out their core values of mercy, care, dignity, quality and commitment. The Sisters of Mercy promoted the Mater Art Union which, today, may be associated with the Mater Foundation. The Mater Foundation is branch of Mater Medical Research Institute and Mater Health Services that manages charitable works directed to Queensland communities.
Cars for Cancer home lotteries, much like other sources of philanthropic funds, helps many cancer patients. Cars for Cancer makes use of things that many people are interested in to help make miracles and prayers come true.
Who Cars For Cancer Helps
Cars for Cancer home lotteries assists in facilitating studies conducted by the Mater Medical Research Institute. Funds from Cars for Cancer also go to the Queensland Cord Blood Bank, Multiple Myeloma and Breast Cancer.
