During the month of Frocktober I’ll be frocking up in support of the festive fundraising initiative aiming to raise funds for the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation (OCRF).
A striking statistic is that, across Australia, “One woman dies every ten hours from ovarian cancer…for many women with ovarian cancer, the disease is already well advanced when they are first diagnosed”.
Unfortunately, there is currently no screening test for ovarian cancer. Frocktober aims to help improve the outlook for women with the disease by supporting the quest for a suitable early detection test, through fundraising for the OCRF.
Through fun – and sometimes quirky – measures, Frocktober is all about:
• increasing the public’s awareness of ovarian cancer and what it is
• promoting women’s health & wellbeing
• celebrating the great diversity of shapes, sizes and colours women come in.
Essentially, Frocktober puts forward a challenge to girls, women and interested men far and wide: To don a frock for a day, week, fortnight or a full month during October, and get sponsored for it! It’s not just frocking up though, it’s about creating frocks, sourcing frocks through creative measures and in essence celebrating the frock in all its feminine glory…
Now that you know what I’ll be up to during Frocktober, there are several ways to sponsor me:
• On-line payment: visit www.frocktober.org, go to the ‘donate’ page and include my registration number 673204 in the confirmation page.
• Electronic Funds Transfer: Enter my registration 673204 number in the ‘reference’ field from your internet banking service. This will help track your payment.
Account name: Frocktober Inc
BSB 633000
Account number 134323187
• Cheque / Money Order: Please make payable to Frocktober Incorporated and post to Frocktober Inc, 10 Mulquiney Crescent, Highton VIC 3216.
Got a dress you want me to wear? Want to sponsor Lady Melbourne to help support Frocktober? ladymelbourne@gmail.com
10 comments
Ooh la la.. will certainly donate to this wonderful cause
Gorgeous! I agree with Peaches and cream 🙂 I adore your nails. Am I being to greedy to ask for a closeup of them next time? Please? 😉
Wowsa! What an amazing pic, you just exude confidence! Wish I could take pictures like this.
Good luck with the fundraising xx
You look amazing in that dress Lady M and what a fabulous idea!
I hope this takes off worldwide (from what I’ve read it’s Australian?) just as Movember did!
As a survivor of ovarian cancer myself it is fabulous to see you getting behind this cause! The lack of early detection means 8/10 women die of the disease. Research funds could make a difference. Plus fancy frocks so how can you go wrong? Keep it up.
Awesome 🙂 Looking forward to some nice spring frocks please! 🙂
Thanks Wendy- if anyone knows glam its you!
And thank you also Elizabeth, its a very worthy cause!
O my goodness Lady Melbourne you look amazing and all for an amazingly worthwhile cause! What a fantastic idea to raise awareness and the greatly needed funds for the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation. Fabulous Frocktober.
O my goodness Lady Melbourne you look amazing and all for an amazingly worthwhile cause! What a fantastic idea to raise awareness and the greatly needed funds for the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation. Fabulous Frocktober.
GLAM!