Cookie Monsters

Hi everyone,

Cameron & Brodie Cook (Father & Son) Team “Cookie Monster”.

In April 2027 we’re taking on Shitbox Rally - Autumn from Port Augusta through to Townsville with plenty of mini adventures (and hopefully minimal breakdowns) in between.

We’ve bought ourselves a 2000 Mitsubishi Lancer CE GLI 1.8, for the whopping price of $200 and over the next few months we’ll be turning it into a driving Cookie Monster. It’ll be spray painted blue, furry, have giant eyes on the roof, and probably look completely ridiculous, but that’s exactly the point! We want to have some fun, make people smile and laugh, but most importantly, raise as much money as we can for cancer research.

The reason we’re doing this is very personal.

Earlier this year, Brodie’s wife Minna was diagnosed with aggressive HER2-positive breast cancer. We have six amazing kids, and like every family who hears the word “cancer”, our world was turned upside down, we’ve managed to keep our lives as normal as possible while Minna does treatment twice a week on to of every other appointment you are required to attend while having cancer treatment. Our children have remained super positive for their mum and we really appreciate all the support for our not so little family by our family and friends over this period.

The reality is that because of cancer research, Minna has access to treatments today that weren’t available years ago. Those treatments have given us hope and given our family the chance to look forward instead of preparing for the worst. That’s why cancer research matters. It isn’t just science, it helps to give families a chance, more time together, spend special moments, birthdays, Christmases, Easter, milestones, and most importantly for Minna, it gives her the opportunity to support and watch our kids continue to grow into beautiful, strong human beings.

Cancer has also affected our extended family, with Cameron’s brother, Greg (Brodie’s uncle) also currently going through his own fight with cancer, having been battling it for 2 years now.

Like so many families, we’ve seen just how common and heartbreaking this disease is.

So while you’ll see us driving around in a silly blue Cookie Monster car, please know there’s a serious reason behind it.

Every dollar raised goes directly to Cancer Council to fund cancer research. Research is changing lives every single day, and we know firsthand how important that is. We want to do our bit to help make sure more families get the same hope we’ve been lucky enough to have.

If you can spare a few dollars, we’d be incredibly grateful. If you can’t, sharing this with your family, friends and extended networks is just as appreciated.

Thanks for getting behind us, cheering us on, and supporting such an important cause.

If you would like to discuss sponsorship packages, please get in touch.

Brodie & Cameron

Team “Cookie Monster”