Home For A Cure auction of a new Officer house will raise money to support young Victorian cancer patients

One lucky new home owner will soon collect the keys to a fabulous new property and at the same time contribute to helping find a cure for children’s cancers.

Property company Simonds Homes and land developers Satterley have combined forces to donate a $650,000 house and land package, with the proceeds from the sale to be donated to the My Room Children’s Cancer Charity.

The organisation is dedicated to achieving a 100 per cent cure rate for childhood cancers.

Proceeds from the Home For A Cure auction next month will be added to the more than $2.26 million raised by the Nine My Room Telethon on AFL Grand Final eve this year.

The telethon coincided with Nine’s special Footy Show Grand Final Eve telecast on October 23, sharing the stories of patients and families in the care of Monash Children’s Hospital and the work of the tireless My Room volunteers.

My Room ambassador and North Melbourne footballer Jack Ziebell was among the high-profile stars who lent a hand at the telethon.

For the past eight years Ziebell, the Roos skipper, has been taking part in football clinics with some of the kids assisted by My Room. “It’s great to be able to help out through the clinics, meet the kids and raise awareness of such a great initiative,” he says.

Over the years, Ziebell has also spent time helping to give moral support to sick kids by visiting hospitals. “When you walk into a hospital room, it makes you very grateful to be able to play football and help out a little by making kids smile; it’s a great feeling,” he says.

The brand-new Simonds and Satterley house and land package will go under the hammer at the 2020 Home for a Cure auction at 11am on November 14.

The single-storey property, on a 465-square-metre block, is in the Arcadia development at Officer in Melbourne’s south-eastern suburbs, and has four bedrooms, an indoor and outdoor living area, two bathrooms and a double garage.

It offers plenty of space for entertaining, with an open-plan kitchen and an al fresco area, as well as lots of cosy spots for residents to enjoy peace and quiet.

The new owners will also be able to explore nearby parklands and easily access several schools in the surrounding area. The winning bidder will enjoy many luxury features that have been donated, including:

■ Builder upgrades, such as landscaping and fencing
■ $40,000 of Adriatic furniture
■ $25,000 of electronics from JB Hi-Fi
■ $7000 of bedding from A.H. Beard
■ $5500 of outdoor furnishings from Bunnings
■ $5000 of homewares from Salt & Pepper
■ $3000 of soft furnishings from Harvey Norman
■ 12-month premium digital subscriptions to The Age and Stan streaming service.

This is the second time Simonds and Satterley have partnered to donate the proceeds of a house and land package to My Room. Nine has supported My Room for 14 years. In the past five years the telethon has raised more than $7.205 million for research, medical staff, equipment, and help for patients and their families, including this year’s tally of $2,265,835.

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The Footy Show Grand Final Eve: My Room Telethon, Friday October 23 at 7.30pm on Nine and 9Now.

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