Chinese banquet hosted by Sydney Executive and Business Association (SEBA) raises $22,000 for Arrow
Having lost his wife Karen to leukaemia, SEBA President Greg Bugden selected Arrow as the recipient of funds from this year’s annual fundraising dinner at the Marigold Restaurant in Haymarket, and what a night it was. Julie Soon shared her touching experience with leukaemia, and Dr Tim Molloy presented an interesting insight into the progress […]
Why Colleena treasures the gift of life
After successfully undergoing two bone marrow transplants for Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) in 2003, Arrow Director Colleena Presnell has spent over a decade supporting patients with a Gift of Friendship. Colleena shares her inspirational story with John McNamee in Go55s.
Paddling the Port Hacking River with Arrow Chairman Mark O’Hara
At Arrow’s 30th anniversary celebration last year Paul Seshold made a successful bid for a silent auction prize to spend the morning paddling around the Port Hacking River with Arrow Chairman Mark O’Hara. On Saturday 24 February, almost 4 years since Paul and his wife Elizabeth cycled the Col du Tourmalet to raise $150,000 for […]
Where are they now?
It’s always interesting to hear what our past Arrow/HCC PhD Scholarships recipients are up to and we recently received an email from Dario Gerace letting us know that he has completed his PhD research at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and the research output from his PhD is currently under review for publication in […]
Arrow nursing scholarship provides insight into 60 years of transplant
Annabel Horne, Bone Marrow Transplant Coordinator at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, was awarded the Sylvia Hartog Nursing Scholarship for the opportunity to attend the EBMT nurses meeting in Manchester UK in October 2017. The theme was 60 years of transplant – modern day bone marrow transplants began with the pioneering work of E. Donnall Thomas […]
Meet Kent Heazlett, HCC President and Paddler
Being a small charity that receives no government funding, Arrow relies on its supporters to achieve better outcomes for bone marrow transplant patients. We are pleased to introduce a series of interviews with Arrow supporters – starting with Kent Heazlett who became president of the Hawkesbury Canoe Classic (HCC) Association in 2000, and was involved […]
Clinical trial gives new hope to patients without matched donors
In 2016, Arrow provided a grant of $100,000 to a clinical trial offering hope to transplant patients without a matched donor. The trial started with patients at St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney and has now grown to include three more hospitals with one more expected to join in 2018. The trial has the ability to provide […]
Arrow grant helps in developing new therapies and diagnostic tests
Written by Dr. Tim Molloy (senior researcher) The Blood, Stem Cell, and Cancer Research (BSSCR) laboratory is a multidisciplinary research group consisting of clinicians, postdoctoral scientists, and students situated within the Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation of St Vincent’s Hospital. Arrow has generously been supporting some of our key research lines for many […]
Hawkesbury Canoe Classic (HCC) raises $140,000!
The 41st Classic held in October last year raised a huge $140,000 to fund medical research. Funds raised will allow Arrow to continue its funding of a research scientist at the Blood Stem Cell and Cancer Unit at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney; Arrow/HCC PhD Scholarship recipients, and new medical research projects including Dr. John Moore’s […]
ABMTRR releases 25 years of Registry data
This year the Australasian Bone Marrow Transplant Recipient Registry (ABMTRR) marks 25 years and has included an extra section in its Annual Data Summary showing transplant trends from 1992 to 2016. There were 2,174 registered transplants in Australia and New Zealand in 2016; and the report shows that transplant numbers continue to increase, in particular […]
Reflections from Arrow’s small beginnings
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 and it was a great way for the staff to get to know the patients […]
From Transplant to Twins!
An extract from the speech that Julie Soon gave at the Allan Frenkel Foundation’s 16th annual fundraising dinner party on the 20th June, 2015. Julie is a mother of twin boys, a corporate lawyer, an Arrow director and a past bone marrow transplant patient. What are some of the goals you’ve set yourself recently? At […]