17/09/2026
🏔️ BREDA’S EVEREST CHALLENGE
Every Step for Better Cancer Care 💗
Today we’re incredibly proud to launch a very special fundraiser for The Darling Fund.
This October, Breda — a much-loved member of our community who has been part of this fundraising journey since it began — will take on the adventure of a lifetime, trekking approximately 130 kilometres over 12 days to Everest Base Camp in Nepal, reaching an altitude of 5,364 metres.
And she has set herself a very fitting fundraising goal:
💗 $5,364 — one dollar for every metre of altitude at Everest Base Camp.
Breda will make the journey alongside six members of her family, but the reason behind this challenge is deeply personal.
On 6 May 2021, Breda lost her best friend and work colleague, Carolyn “Howie” Howard, following her battle with cancer.
Howie’s friendship and memory remain incredibly close to Breda’s heart, and this trek will be undertaken in her honour. 💛
We’re incredibly proud that the impact of Breda’s challenge will also carry Howie’s name forward.
Funds raised through Breda’s Everest Challenge will help establish an education grant in Carolyn “Howie” Howard’s name, supporting nurses to further their education and helping strengthen the care provided to people living with cancer and their families.
A challenge inspired by friendship. A grant created in memory. An impact that will continue well beyond the final step. 💗
This is exactly what The Darling Fund is about — our community finding meaningful ways to turn hope into action and action into impact.
So Darlings & Dudes, let’s get behind Breda! 🏔️💗
Whether it’s $10, $50, $100 or more, every donation takes Breda another step towards that $5,364 goal — and helps us create better cancer care along the way.
👉 Sponsor Breda’s Everest Challenge and donate to The Darling Fund here:
https://australiacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=2210
We’ll be following Breda’s journey as she prepares for Everest and cheering her on every step of the way. Stay tuned for updates!
🏔️ Every Step for Better Cancer Care.
Together for Hope 💛 Together for Impact 💛