Events
		Australian Childhood Foundation
		Bone Marrow Donor Institute
		FSID: Study of Infant Deaths
		Mental Illness Fellowship
		Youth Off the Streets
		Prevention of Cruelity to Animals
		National Hemophilia Foundation
		Endangered Tasmanian Devil
		James Dean Road Safety
		Toy Run
		1995
		2004

Events

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Year	Month	Event	Location
1995	December	Toy Run	Melbourne
2004	May	SPCA	Berlin
2004	May	Youth Off the Streets	Melbourne
2004	October	Bone Marrow Donor's Institute	Melbourne
2004	October	Australian Childhood Foundation	Melbourne
2004	October	Mental Illness Fellowship	Melbourne
2004	November	FSID	Melbourne
2004	December	National Hemophilia Foundation	Melbourne
2004	December	Toy Run	Melbourne
2004	January	Endangered Tasmanian Devil	Melbourne
2005	October	James Dean Road Safety	Melbourne

Eric's Charity Web Links
The Australian Childhood Foundation	Childhood.org.au
Bone Marrow Donor's Institute	BMDI.org.au
FSID: Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths	Sids.org.uk
James Dean Road Safety	Daltech.com.au
Mental Illness Fellowship	MIFellowship.org
National Hemophilia Foundation	Hemophilia.org
SPCA: Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals	SPCA.com
RSPCA: Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals	RSPCA.org.uk
Endangered Tasmanian Devil	Ausemade.com.au
Toy Run	ToyRun.org.au
Youth Off the Streets	YouthOffTheStreets.com.au

Eric Visits Berlin Animal Shelter

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Source: Monthly Journal: 'Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals'
Provided By: Suzanne
May 9, 2004

Director Wolfgang Petersen and his wife Maria have been long-time friends and supporters of the German society for the prevention of cruelty to animals and Petersen insisted on visiting the new animal shelter. He was accompanied by the Berlin mayor and members of the crew among them Diane Kruger, Rose Byrne and Eric! Brad Pitt arrived only later that same day. The crew members had experienced the misery of abandoned and maltreated animals firsthand on the sets of Malta and Mexico. Therefore they donated a signed miniature of the Trojan Horse and tix for the premiere which were auctioned by a radio station - and the animal shelter got about US$12,000!

	May 9, 2004 Berlin Animal Shelter Provided By: Mona		May 9, 2004 Berlin Animal Shelter Provided By: Mona		May 9, 2004 Berlin Animal Shelter Provided By: Mona
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Youth Off the Streets

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Source: News.com.au
Written By: Milanda Rout
May 24, 2004

Melbourne comedian turned Hollywood star Eric Bana returned home last night for a charity screening of his film Troy. Bana said it was great to be back home in Melbourne, spending time with his wife and two children and going to a few footy matches.

The 35-year-old described his skyrocketing career as "surreal", but said there was a downside to Hollywood fame and success: missing out on seeing St Kilda rise to the top. "It's bittersweet when your career goes well," he told the Herald Sun, "because I have gone from someone who goes to the football every single week to missing the last two seasons because I have been shooting overseas during Melbourne's winter." But the former Full Frontal star, who shot to fame playing notorious criminal Chopper Read, said he would make sure he was in town for this year's finals.

Bana attended the special screening at Camberwell's Rivoli Cinemas, for charity Youth Off The Streets. The actor co-starred with big names Brad Pitt and Orlando Bloom in Troy, and said he enjoyed every minute. He said he would love to work with Pitt again.

But Bana remained taciturn about future projects. "There is a couple of exciting things around," he said. "But I can't say anything at the moment. It's smaller than Troy."

	May 24, 2004 Rivoli Cinemas, Melbourne Provided By: Banapostings		May 24, 2004 Rivoli Cinemas, Melbourne Provided By: Banapostings		May 24, 2004 Rivoli Cinemas, Melbourne Provided By: Banapostings
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Mental Illness Fellowship

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Source: MFellowship.org
October 18, 2004

As another national campaign is launched to increase the awareness of mental illness in Australian society, a Townsville group concerned with support for those experiencing a mental illness or living with someone with mental illness has been forced to slash its services.

The Mental Illness Fellowship of North Queensland has started culling its list of services following a decrease in funding from Queensland Health. Their predicament comes to light on the very day advertisements starring Australian actor Eric Bana start airing in what will be the country's biggest campaign to raise awareness of mental illness.

As this campaign notes, one in five Australians experiences some form of mental illness yet health authorities, it seems, continue to back away from their responsibility to fund programs which can help a large number of people deal with what is, tragically, something still largely surrounded by stigma and stereotypes.

To Download Eric's Commercial: Click Here

Bone Marrow Donor Institute

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October 22, 2004

Jackman Sings for Charity

Source: HeraldSun.news.com.au
Written By: Sarah Wotherspoon
October 23, 2004

Superstar Hugh Jackman last night belted out one of his show-stopping Broadway tunes at a charity event in Melbourne. Jackman performed the Peter Allen hit I Still Call Australia Home at a fundraising ball for the Bone Marrow Donor Institute, of which he and his wife, Deborra-lee Furness, are patrons. Furness's mother was a founding board member of the institute. Last night's performance marked almost six years since Jackman had sung in Melbourne.

"I sang the song about 397 times on Broadway and every time there were Australian flags waving and every time it moved me," he said.

Jackman and Furness are spending time in Australia catching up with family and friends after Jackman's 12-month run on Broadway in The Boy From Oz. A bearded Jackman is preparing to shoot upcoming sci-fi film The Fountain in Montreal, while Furness is due to start work on Ray Lawrence's Jindabyne. Joining Jackman at the gala event was Eric Bana, whose next project is the Curtis Hanson film Lucky You, after which he hopes to work with Steven Spielberg.

The Event

Source: HeraldSun.news.com.au
October 24, 2004

It was the ticket everyone wanted -- the chance to see Broadway and film star Hugh Jackman performing in his home town at the Bone Marrow Donor Institute's Red Ball. And the Tony Award winner did not disappoint any of the 1,300 guests at the sold-out black tie event on Friday night. Jackman, and wife Deborra-Lee Furness, are patrons of the Institute that cares for and supports children and adults with leukemia and other life-threatening diseases. Jackman hosted and performed at the Red Ball in 1995. He promised he would return, but heavy Hollywood commitments have kept him away -- until now. The wait was worthwhile. Jackman performed three numbers, signed autographs, posed for pictures and threw himself into the auction. Not surprisingly, the top-priced lot was a guaranteed walk-on role in one of Jackman's movies next year. Two roles were sold for $31,000 each.

Spotted Eric and Rebecca Bana, Mark Pennell, Tara Moss, Sigrid Thornton, Martin Sacks, Kate Ceberano, Kerry Armstrong, dames Tomkin, Lord Mayor Cr John So, Harry M. Miller, Maggie Tabberer, Karina Brown, Lochie Daddo, Patti Newton, Lauren Newton and Matt Welsh.

	Eric & Hugh Jackman October 24, 2004: Melbourne Provided By: Mona		Eric & Hugh Jackman October 24, 2004: Melbourne Provided By: Mona		Eric & Hugh Jackman October 24, 2004: Melbourne Provided By: Mona
	Eric & Hugh Jackman October 24, 2004: Melbourne Provided By: Mona		Eric & Hugh Jackman October 24, 2004: Melbourne Provided By: Mona		Eric & Hugh Jackman October 24, 2004: Melbourne Provided By: Mona
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Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths

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November 15, 2004

Showbiz Sparkles for Charity Cards

Source: Yahoo.news.uk
November 4, 2004

Ewan McGregor, Sir Ian McKellen and Jamie Oliver are among the stars who have created Christmas cards for charity. Hulk star Eric Bana has drawn a Christmas scene more familiar in his Australian homeland than in the UK - a figure sunbathing on a hot beach. Humorist Stephen Fry has sketched a Santa Claus with a sackful of goodies, while ballet dancer Darcy Bussell has simply depicted a Christmas hat. EastEnders star Pam St Clement, who plays Pat, has depicted a large pair of lips and earrings, a look seen on her soap character. Novelist Jilly Cooper has drawn a Robin with the word Noel in a speech bubble. Actor Michael Gambon has sketched a grumpy looking Santa Claus with the words Father Christmas After Paying the Congestion Charge.

The one-off, hand-drawn cards, have been created by figures from the worlds of sport, film and entertainment and will go under the hammer to raise cash for cot death research. Other celebrities to contribute to the project, organised by the Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths, include Countdown host Carol Vorderman, comic Frank Skinner and Turner Prize winning artist Grayson Perry. Cards by Helena Bonham Carter, Kenneth Branagh, Robbie Coltrane, Joanna Lumley, Emma Thompson and former TV gardener Alan Titchmarsh will also go under the hammer. They will be auctioned on November 15 at Kensington Town Hall, west London.

Celebrity Christmas Card Auction 2004

Source: Sids.org.uk
November 15, 2004

Gandalf, the Hulk and Cracker team up to give babies the chance of a lifetime.  Exclusive Christmas cards hand-drawn by a host of  celebrities are to be auctioned for FSID.

Stars such as  Sir Ian McKellen, Eric Bana and Robbie Coltrane are among the dozens of celebrities from the worlds of film, sport, entertainment and the arts who have each donated a unique Christmas card. 

Sir Ian McKellen portrayed himself as a festive Gandalf (right) and Robbie Coltrane gave us the atmospheric study below.

You are invited to bid for these and the dozens of other original celebrity works of art. The silent auction will take place at: FSID's Christmas Market,Kensington Town Hall, London W8 on Monday 15 November 2004 from 6pm to 9pm.

Heart FM's breakfast show star Jono Coleman will be the celebrity auctioneer. Now you can bid by phone for any of these exclusive artworks. Just call our fundraising team on 0870 443 6814, before 1pm on Friday 12 November.

 

National Hemophilia Foundation

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Source: Hemophilia.org
November 29, 2004

Founded in 1848, the National Hemophilia Foundation is dedicated to finding the cure for bleeding disorders and to preventing and treating the complications of these disorders through education, advocacy and research. Celebrity Jeans for Aution supports the National Hemophilia Foundation. Celebrity Jeans for Aution, an online aution of autographed blue jeans donated by the hottest stars of movies, music TV and pop culture.

Celebrity Jeans for Auction

Source: Ebay.com
November 15, 2004

Eric has donated a pair of autographed pair of G-STAR, size 33x34, military cargo pants to this National Hemophilia Foundation's 2nd annual Celebrity Blue Jeans auction this year.

When we asked him if he would donate a pair of jeans his response was "Would you mind if I sent military trousers in stead?" Eric, we were glad to have anything you cared to share. Thanks! (We tried to get that Roman military skirt from Troy but these beautiful beige cargos seemed infinitely more wearable in today's fashion world!) Eric's signature is bold and clearly penned on the right front pocket.

Update: Eric's pants sold for $370 US dollars on December 9, 2004.

The Australian Childhood Foundation

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Source: Childhood.org.au
October 21, 2004

The Australian Childhood Foundation works to strengthen community responsibility for promoting the well-being and protection of children. It works to ensure that children are raised in families filled with trust, respect and understanding. The Australian Childhood Foundation works to give children a happy and secure childhood - a childhood free from the devastation of abuse, family violence and neglect.

Tutu Much for the Kids

Source: HeraldSun.news.com.au
October 21, 2004

Pretty in pink, Stephanie McIntosh was quite the little ballet dancer as a toddler. Now the 19-year-old has turned her talents to starring in Neighbours and it's time to say ta-ta to the tutu. McIntosh is joining a host of stars to donate her treasures to the Celebrity Garage Sale for the Australian

Childhood Foundation. The sale at Punt Rd Oval, on Sunday, will offer all kinds of souvenirs and mementos donated by celebs from all walks of life. There will be a couple of Sportsgirl tops worn by Paris and Nicky Hilton when they were in Australia last year, and a Lleyton Hewitt tennis shoe -- just one.

There are racing gloves signed by Giancarlo Fisichella at this year's F1 Grand Prix, and actor Eric Bana has tossed in one of his precious Incredible Hulk T-shirts.

The garage sale starts at 9am and everything goes to the Childhood Foundation, which works to stop child abuse and repair the harm abuse does to children and families.

Sympathy for the Devil

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Source: TheAge.com.au
January 20, 2005

Award-winning wildlife producer David Parer puts a spin on the reputation of the Tasmanian devil, telling Brian Courtis why he appreciates the maligned and now endangered creature. There is no accounting for taste, though even without the scaly skin, curly horns, forked tail and hellfire-stoking pitchforks it is difficult to understand how anyone can call that snarling, scavenging, blood-chilling creature, the Tasmanian devil, "lovable".

Filmmaker David Parer does. "Oh come on," he insists. "They're beautiful, and they are lovable animals. They're full of character, an animal that has 10 tons of personality in the 10 kilos or whatever they weigh.

"There is also that tenderness towards their babies. Inside their dens the mother is like any other mother caring for her young. She is ever-vigilant, pricking up her ears at anything outside that might be coming in to eat the pups, even if it is her favoured male devil. She is so attentive."

Then Parer, who, with co-producer and wife Liz Parer-Cook has spent a year in the life of a female devil called Manganinnie, watching her curious selection of mates and her success in raising her young, gets into birds-and-bees, or their diabolical equivalent.

"It is 10-and-a-half months from when she becomes pregnant to when they actually disperse, then there is six weeks of freedom before she breeds and is pregnant again ... they only live five, six or seven years, so they must turn out babies as quickly as possible, give them as good a start in life as possible and pass on the genes.

"Those young are only as big as rice, and it's the first four from 30 to 100 that actually survive. You know, it is an extraordinarily complex evolutionary process, one by which the wild animal has a choice. That's what really stunned me. That attracted me.

We have such crazy animals here, absolutely mindblowingly crazy ... how could you resist filming this? I thought this really is something Australians should know about."

Tasmania's devil, the largest marsupial carnivore left on earth, needs such enthusiastic friends. The alarming spread of an incurable facial cancer threatens the survival of the species, with more than a third of the island's devils wiped out in the past 10 years.

There is still some uncertainty about the cause of the disease. Is it genetic? Is it a disease that, like AIDS, affects the animals' immune system? Have pesticides decreased the devils' immunity? Is the plantation forestry industry or intensive farming a reason for concern?

The animals, which do fight and inflict injury on each other, are liable to facial wounds and with reduced immunity, perhaps ... but so far it still really remains a mystery.

Biologist Menna Jones, whom the Parers came to know during the making of their ABC documentary, Platypus: World's Strangest Animal, is among a team of dedicated scientists on the island now looking into the fate and the future of the Tasmanian devil. Her research on the Freycinet Peninsula is also a focus for the Parers' study of Manganinnie.

"Menna is extraordinary," Parer says. "She has this world, long-term view. When I first went down there, I asked her how many years she planned to continue with her study, and she said, 'Oh, about 50 years I reckon.' I asked her how old she was. 'About 40,' she said, and then, 'Yeah, I'll still be going when I'm 90. There are very strong genes in my family.'"

Her work into the curious mating habits of the devils also astonished him. Curious? The female Tasmanian devil will take many partners, engage in very rough sex and go cruising for younger, fitter lovers before conception, happy to be dragged around caveman-style until she is certain she has found the strongest pup in town. She deliberately flirts with the talent. Then, presumably having a bob each way, she mates with others, creating a sense of multiple paternity. If she must put up with their snarling, spitting, spine-chilling screeches, horrific oral displays and jawsome bragging, then at least she feels she has to give the family's future a chance. No devil wants what happened to the thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger, back in 1936.

Menna Jones is from Sydney's suburban Turramurra, but has become something of a living treasure for Tasmania. She has an academic background, her father was a professor of statistical mathematics, and she studied grey kangaroos for five years before turning to her PhD and what became a fascination for devils.

Does she or, for that matter, do the filmmakers ever agonise over their role in the fate of the Tasmanian devils and other creatures they now study?

"If we were totally dispassionate, we would not be human," says Parer. "Ask Menna and she will tell you, 'I love them, I adore them.' It affects her very, very deeply to see them dying. What do you do? Do you put them out of their misery?

No, you can't. Twenty years ago we may have had 300,000 devils in Tasmania; today there may be only 150,000 left, and with those numbers you can't go around killing every diseased animal."

The Parers, acclaimed around the world for their natural history photography, worked on The Nature of Australia, Wolves of the Sea, the three Galapagos documentaries (Islands Of The Vampire Birds, Two Years in Galapagos and The Dragons of Galapagos) as well as Platypus and others.

They enjoy a good relationship with David Attenborough and have enjoyed using him as a narrator. For this one, however, they felt they needed to "bite the bullet" and find an Australian voice. After watching Chopper and its devilish Tasmanian connections, then, who better than Eric Bana?

"Eric was terrific to work with," Parer says. "So many actors don't really understand, but he immediately cottoned on to the whole nuance of the story and the characters ... a joy to work with, he really was."

As to those "lovable" animals, Parer, when pressed, will admit that not all their habits are so endearing. Those on and off camera munched through some four or five thousand dollars worth of his infra-red cameras.

"In the end I was wearing gloves and washing them down before placing them, so I wouldn't leave any scent," he says. "They have a remarkable sense of smell. They also have remarkable, bone-crushing jaws. The actual pressure their teeth exert is 100 tons or something; its absolutely incredible."

And it's still a stretch to see them as lovable.

Terrors of Tasmania screens on Wednesday at 8.30pm on the ABC

Eric Bana Supports the Cause

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October 21, 2005
Source: Daltech.com.au

September marks the 50th anniversary of the death of American icon, James Dean, who died tragically at the age of 24 in his beloved 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder.

Not much has changed over the past 50 years with regard to road trauma – today in Australia it is the greatest killer of people under the age of 40.

For every one person killed, 11 end up in critical care units.

In light of this, renowned Melbourne classic car restorer, Brian Tanti, has joined forces with the Alfred Hospital to raise funds for their Road Trauma Center by releasing a limited edition tee and cap.

All proceeds from sales will be donated to the Center. According to Tanti, “it doesn’t matter who you are or what you do, no one is infallible when it comes to accidents on our roads, whether it be car, bike or walking.

“James Dean was one person most assumed to be invincible: it was always thought nothing could happen to the rebel without a cause, but as we know, that wasn’t so. Dean was killed in a car accident as a result of speeding and driver inexperience. Young man, fast car, speed, and youthful abandonment proves time and time again to be a lethal combination.

“It’s far from our intent to glorify Dean’s death in this campaign, rather, it is an ideal forum for demonstrating a pertinent case in point for the road trauma agenda, whilst also providing a platform for fundraising activities for the Center. A simple message tagged to a t-shirt graphic can be a topic of conversation, or at the very least make people reflect,” said Tanti.

The commemorative range consists of a quality tee and cap. The cap features ‘#130’ – the racing number assigned to Dean’s race car. The tee shirt design is based on the California Highway Patrol speeding ticket issued to James Dean 2 hours and 20 minutes before his death.

All proceeds from sale of the tees and caps go to the Road Trauma Center of The Alfred Hospital. The range can be purchased online until December at Daltech or through The Alfred Foundation. For further media information, images or to arrange an interview with Brian Tanti, please contact:

Brian Tanti Project founder 0437-756-821 btsales@connexus.net.au

Kirsty Rice PR consultant 0417-143-356 klrice@bigpond.net.au

Cap and T-Shirt Packs

To order caps and T-Shrits see Daltech.com

Bana Backs Safety Message

October 21, 2005
Written By: Kate Jones
Source: Herald Sun.com

Serious Message:
Actor Eric Bana visits road trauma patient Trent "Chopper" Ross in hospital. Bana is promoting a fund-raiser shirt depicting the speeding ticket James Dean received just before his road death. Picture: David Caird

The real Chopper Read was nowhere to be seen, but yesterday two of his look-alikes came face to face.

Actor Eric Bana met road accident victim Trent Ross at the Alfred hospital to support a fundraising campaign for the hospital's trauma unit.

Mr Ross, 24, earned the nickname "Chopper" because of his resemblance to notorious Melbourne criminal, Mark Brandon Read, who Bana played in the film 'Chopper'.

But yesterday Bana was lending his support to a campaign that has been organised by Melbourne man Brian Tanti.

Mr Tanti has designed a range of T-shirts bearing road safety slogans, which are being sold to raise money for road accident victims at the Alfred.

The hospital treats thousands of emergency patients each year, including dozens of road accident victims such as Mr Ross.

Mr Ross broke his back, sternum and shoulder when he lost control of his car and slammed into a tree at the weekend.

The young builder was not wearing a seatbelt and believes an airbag saved his life.

Bana, a car enthusiast who competes in rallies, told the Herald Sun road safety was a cause close to his heart.

"There are a lot of things that contribute to young men being a high risk and a lot of it has to do with attitude. When you are young you do feel indestructible."

When Bana was 15 he broke his jaw and elbow in a car accident with his brother.

The father of two said the accident had reinforced the importance of being cautious on the roads.

"It's a very vivid memory and the violence of it really struck me," Bana said. After visiting the Alfred yesterday, Bana bought 10 fundraising T-shirts designed by Mr Tanti.

The T-shirts bear a copy of the speeding ticket given to Hollywood legend James Dean just two hours before he died. Dean was only 24 when he smashed his Porsche Spyder on a Californian highway 50 years ago.

Mr Tanti said little had changed in the past 50 years and young men were still among the majority of road accident victims. "It's the same demographic as today, but the message, 50 years on, is still not getting through," he said.

Net link: Daltech

Toy Run

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Source: ToyRun.org.au

The Toy Run has been a festive season tradition in the Australian motorcycle community since the 1970s. In the 60s and 70s riders were portrayed as dirty & dangerous, malignant & crimminal too often. Our casualty rate, mostly caused by car driver error, was way too high. The motorcycle community, like most communities under stress, came together. One of the manifestations of this was the Toy Run.

The Charity Ride began in Perth in 1976. Then, unknown to each other, Melbourne (MRA) and Newcastle riders initiated Toy Runs in 1978. By 1980 Toy Runs were spreading across the nation. There are now at least 40 Toy Runs. The big ones attract more than 15,000 motorcycles & scooters. Some have been run for 25 years. In 2004 an estimated 100,000 Australians will ride for needy kids, and for bike safety. Toy Runs generally have anexcellent record for safety and behaviour. This is a record few groups can match. Ride with pride.

Toy Run 1995

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Source: ToyRun.org.au
December 1995

Melbourne film star Eric Bana was a Celebrity Marshal on the MRA Toy Run in 1995.

	December 1995 Toy Run

Toy Run 2004: Troy Boy Leads the Pack

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Source: News.com.au
Written By: Liam Houlihan
December 12, 2004

He has played the Incredible Hulk and Prince Hector of Troy, but yesterday Eric Bana was in a more down-to-earth role. The actor and long-time biker joined the Motorcycle Riders Association Toy Run and, with Cathy Freeman, led the ride. Thousands of riders filling three city blocks began the Toy Run, in its 27th year, from the city to Williamstown where they were joined by others for a presentation of toys for needy children at Christmas. Bikers donated enough toys to fill a furniture truck. Bana gave an Elmo doll to the Salvation Army's John Dalziel as a token of all the gifts. One set of gifts was from Bill and Julie Campbell, of Cranbourne, who delivered toys donated by Dandenong Hospital staff.

	December 2004 Toy Run Photo Taken by: Mike Keating Cathy Freeman, John Dalziel & Eric