Category: Arrow Stories
Angela Allardyce has joined the Arrow team as our new Patient Liaison Officer. Welcome Angela! Over the past few years we have been working hard to reach more bone marrow and stem cell transplant patients around the country, and we…
Arrow’s board members pictured L to R: Stuart Snell, Kim Mouret, Yvonne Panek-Hudson, Richelle Koller (CEO), David Maywald, Chris Murray, Roberto Trinchero Last week, we gathered for our Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2024 at our rooms in Chippendale headquarters, and…
We gathered recently at the Arrow offices in Chippendale NSW for our Annual General Meeting. The Arrow AGM 2023 was an enjoyable evening spent with our members, supporters, directors and team and — judging by the level of noise with…
We were pleased to announce at our Annual General Meeting that Yvonne Panek-Hudson will be joining the Arrow board from mid-November 2023. Yvonne is a Nurse Practitioner in Clinical Haematology at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre & Royal Melbourne Hospital…
We would like to thank outgoing director Leonie Wilcox for her long standing role as board member of Arrow. Leonie joined the Arrow board in 2007 and over the past 16 years has volunteered her time and knowledge to support…
We are growing, and currently have an opening for a new member to our board. Specifically, we are looking for a Non-executive Director with medical, clinical or research expertise in the area of bone marrow and stem cell transplant to…
Meet Kags Garrard, our new Fundraising and Partnerships Manager at Arrow. Kags has worked in fundraising for over 15 years in the UK and in Australia and always for medical charities, which is where her real passion lies. Originally from…
Janna Gibbs is Arrow’s new Programs Officer. It’s Janna who manages the hundreds of requests for patient support that we receive each year from bone marrow transplant centres across the country. Janna previously worked in the travel industry for many…
Arrow’s Board met for our Annual General Meeting last Friday evening. We took the opportunity to thank outgoing Chair Mark O’Hara for his many years of service to Arrow. Mark joined the Arrow Board in 2004 after losing his good…
Welcome Janna Gibbs to the Arrow team! Janna will be managing our patient support requests and taking care of our finance and administration. We look forward to introducing you more to Janna soon.
We are pleased to present our Annual Report for the financial year ended 30 June 2021. Full of great stories of our achievements for the year during what was a difficult year for many charities with the COVID pandemic. We…
Arrow has moved from its location in Darlinghurst to a new serviced office making more accommodation available for patients and their families at Arrow House. Our new address and contact details are: 148 / 20-40 Meagher Street Chippendale NSW 2008…
“All the best for a wonderful retirement! You have been an amazing support to families over the time you have been with Arrow and your care, support and guidance has been invaluable – so just wanted to say a heartfelt…
Following our Annual General Meeting held 19 November 2021 we are excited to announce the appointment of a number of new members to the Arrow Board: David Maywald Kim Mouret Christopher Murray Stuart Snell Roberto Trinchero Our new board members…
Arrow passes on their sincere condolences to Pam Neate’s family on the passing of Pam on July 15, 2021. Pam was a director of the Arrow board from 2009 to 2012 and an active volunteer of Arrow for many years….
The Arrow Foundation would like to welcome Richelle Koller to our team! Richelle has recently taken over the reigns as CEO and Company Secretary following the retirement of Robyn Flood. Richelle comes to Arrow with a wealth of experience in…
After 15 years leading Arrow Bone Marrow Transplant Foundation, our CEO Robyn Flood, has chosen to retire. Chairman Mark O’Hara says “Robyn has been a fantastic ambassador for Arrow creating and maintaining relationships that are invaluable to Arrow’s programs. To…
By Meredith Ashby (now known as Merri Sheppard) – Arrow’s first Honorary Secretary. Each year, a Christmas party was held for bone marrow patients and the staff at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney. Bone marrow transplants were still in their infancy…
For 30 years, Arrow has assisted patients and carers through a range of vital support services, and contributed to many promising medical research projects – and we are pleased to mark this special milestone with the introduction of Arrow’s…