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CIKA was founded in April 1980 by three families, to increase the
awareness of cancer in children and to encourage financial support to
aid research into children's cancer.

Whats happening @ CIKA

CIKA celebrates thirty years

April 2010 marked the thirtieth anniversary of the founding of CIKA. To read about our history and aims, click here.

The CIKA Blue and Orange Ball: A fantastic result for CIKA and the RCH.

The result was even better than we thought! Around $195,000.

The annual Blue and Orange Ball is CIKA's major fund-raising activity each year. The 2010 ball, held at The Sebel Albert Park on Saturday 21st August, raised around $195,000. This was our best result so far, and virtually double our previous best effort. Well done everyone and a big "Thankyou" to our donors, our sponsors, and to all who worked so hard to make this event such a huge success.

The silent auction alone raised an amazing $27,805. A truly magnificent effort!

More details and some photographs later.

Lead researcher, Denise Caruso, is seen here with CIKA patron, Peter Mitchell, explaining her work to a gathering of sponsors and supporters in March 2010.

CIKA raised $160,596.05 for research into childhood cancer at the Royal Children's Hospital last year. A sterling effort from a great team. We are well on the way to doing even better this year.

Click here to read about some of the many groups and individuals who support CIKA.

To see a list of our sponsors, click here.

CIKA representatives present appreciation plaques

Monday February 8.

CIKA president Sandra Lehrer and committee member Fred Bergman attended the February 8 meeting of the Williamstown Rotary Club to present plaques of appreciation to Ronnie Goldberg and Friends R4 for their generous donation of $13,000 late last year.

Details of this gift can be read by clicking here.

To read a report of the plaque presentation in the Williamstown Rotary Club weekly newsletter, click here.

In December 2009 CIKA supporters help raise $26,000 for equipment at the Royal Children's Hospital.

Click here to read more.

At a recent gathering of major sponsors Platinum sponsor Israel Rosenfield, Managing Director of Spacerack Storage Center Victoria, (seen here with CIKA patron Mr Peter Mitchell) stressed the importance of involving the youth of today in fundraising. He related the story of Joshua Brooks Duncan who, as a 13 year old, raised a substantial amont for CIKA. (Click here for details.)

Details of some of CIKA's other past events are archived on our "Past Events" page which can be reached by clicking here.

This site was last updated on 1 September 2010.

Bev Marks Australia have been CIKA Platinum sponsors for the last ten years. They have contributed in many ways and in particular have been very committed supporters of the Annual Blue and Orange Ball. Last year’s event saw over a hundred people from the furniture industry attend and over $20,000 worth of goods donated by manufacturers. The directors and staff of Bev Marks Retail Group were well represented and the company continued its tradition of providing the major donation for the Grand Auction, in the form of a bedding package.

General Manager Gerald Meade along with several members of the Bev Marks board recently attended a sponsors’ gathering hosted by CIKA patron, Mr Peter Mitchell, where it was agreed that CIKA would celebrate its 30th birthday by attempting to raise $100,000 at the this year’s Ball to be held at the Sebel in Albert Park on the21st of August.

For further information please contact Sandra Lehrer, President of CIKA, on 0409 369 853 or

email president@cika.org.au

CIKA's Children

Over 140 children under 15 years of age are diagnosed with cancer each year in Victoria and 90% of these children are treated at the Royal Children's Hospital. The CIKA children have all battled cancer. You can read some of their stories here.

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CIKA's Hospital Stall

As part of its fund-raising effort, CIKA runs a stall in the foyer of the Royal Children's Hospital once a month. More details can be found by clicking here.

The dates for these stalls can be found by clicking here.

If you would like to volunteer as part of this fund-raising team, please ring Ruth Murray, the stall organiser, on
0419 886 144.

Current Research

CIKA has actively supported research projects at the Royal Children's Hospital with financial assistance and will continue to do so until childhood cancer is cured.

2010 is CIKA's thirtieth anniversary year and we will be making a special effort in support of our mission to raise funds. We have a wish list of equipment needed by the Children's cancer Centre to support research but we need your help.