Throughout my journey with childhood cancer, I have had plenty of time to think about the things in life I would love to help and make a difference to. After seeing many children suffering and losing their battles with cancer, I thought I would like to stop this and help make a difference. The idea of a Golden Octopus came to me as there needs to be a charity that covers all childhood cancers. There are 8 main groups of childhood cancers. The octopus has 8 arms and gold is the colour of childhood cancer.
OLLEE was chosen for his name. The name Ollie was voted on by lots of people but we chose to make the spelling OLLEE to include Lee, as our wonderful ambassador is Lee Kernaghan.
Lee is one of the best examples of a wonderful Australian any child could want to look up to. He was awarded Australian of the Year in 2008 and for his whole life, he has helped everyone from the farmers to soldiers and now is helping the kids as well.
Our foundation is built on love, fun and hope. We help the families and raise money to help ease the journey they travel.
We will laugh and cry together, we will fight for a cure but most of all, we will put all the arms of our octopus around each and every one of you.