MercerBell wonder walkers Julie Dormand + Sabrina Antoniou raise $14k for Lifehouse

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Jules and Sab.JPGMercerBell wonder walkers, MD Julie Dormand (near left) and GAD Sabrina Antoniou (far left) were joined by three friends of MercerBell and covered 60km on foot in the inaugural Weekend to End Women’s Cancers.

The event raised $3.4 million for the Chris O’Brien Lifehouse (a MercerBell client), including $14,000 contributed by the team, nicknamed “Frock You, Cancer”.

The two-day walk through Sydney and overnight camp attracted more than 1,200 participants. Dormand was also a member of the event’s honorary committee.

Says Antoniou: “Walking past the Chris O’Brien Lifehouse on the way back to Darling Harbour was certainly the highlight for me.”

Team Frock You’s fundraising efforts were spurred on by the recent cancer diagnosis of a good friend. The team held frock-centric events – such as swapping, selling and auctioning frocks – to bolster their fundraising.