Fearless Flowers Support Funding Fairness for Ovarian Cancer Research

Since 9 May this year, the Wednesday Group - Fearless Flowers has been busily creating beautiful hand made textile flowers to thank donors who support the Pink Meets Teal campaign for ovarian cancer research in Australia, and advocacy for funding fairness and equity for ovarian cancer research and treatment advancement.  

We have received excellent media coverage on television, radio and in print and electronic media 

 From the ABC News 8 June 2019...
 The Fearless Flowers project, launched a month ago, is already gathering momentum, with national and international artists making a commitment to get on board.

Newcastle's Timeless Textiles gallery, Australia's only commercial textiles gallery, is home to the community art group, which is driving the national campaign.

Situated at the historic Newcastle Lock-Up building, in the former women's exercise yard, members of the group are working industriously every Wednesday.

PHOTO: The hand-made Fearless Flowers, made by members of the Timeless Textiles Wednesday group, will be sold on International Womens Day in March 2020. (ABC Newcastle: Anthony Scully)

Coordinator Wilma Simmons said the handmade flowers, made by members, would be sold on International Women's Day in 2020, to support ovarian cancer research at the Hunter Medical Research Institute via Pink Meets Teal.

"We have received flowers from international artists and we are hoping that people will gather in their own communities — get a small group of friends — and perhaps create flowers for Fearless Flowers as well," Ms Simmons said.

At the launch of Fearless Flowers in Newcastle on May 8, Ms Simmons said the group was motivated by a desire to give back to the community.

"We think, as a group, we're very fortunate," she said.

"Most of us have had very successful careers in the past and we also think that we need to give back to our community as well."

PHOTO: Wilma Simmons says the group is motivated by a desire to give back to the community. (ABC Newcastle: Anthony Scully)

 Here is more of the ABC news video coverage of Fearless Flowers. 

We are often asked what an individual can do to help .... 
1. Come along to the Wednesday group at Timeless Textiles and create a flower (s)  - any week, 10.30am - 12.30pm 
2. Make a flower at home and either give it to someone who will donate to #Pink Meets Teal or send the flower to us. ( Timeless Textiles, 90 Hunter Street, Newcastle East NSW 2300 
3. Gather a group of friends and make some flowers together and hold you own fundraising and donate the proceeds to #Pink Meets Teal. 
4. Think of other innovative and creative fundraising events you can conduct in your own community. 
5. Sign the Petition  for funding fairness for ovarian cancer research.