We are truly humbled, grateful, and overjoyed to announce that the Dainere’s Rainbow Team were able to give the truly special and meaningful gift of hope to every child diagnosed with brain cancer in Canberra and all around Australia through our Christmas Lights and Stalls, elevating significant and impactful awareness and raising a phenomenal total of $3326.35.

The annual Dainere’s Rainbow Christmas Lights had momentous meaning in 2022, as it was a decade of giving the Community the gift of joy, love, light and hope whilst raising awareness and funds for children diagnosed with brain cancer.

After atrocious and wild weather during Christmas 2021 destroyed many of Dainere’s and our family beloved lights there were some special and captivating new additions; one being a splendiferous sparkling and twinkling rainbow, which many of the visitors to the lights were in awe of and thought was extraordinary, they were also surprised and enjoyed photographic opportunities with Santa and some special celebrities.

We must make special mention of the absolutely extraordinary Brad, whose magnificent and alluring Christmas Lights shone brightly in Ngunnawal and his act of incredible kindness for having a collection tin with donations to go to Dainere’s Rainbow at his display.

For Christmas 2022 we were also able to have the spectacular stalls, which were also Dainere’s creation and something she put numerous hours into and ourselves with the help of some utterly amazing, creative, and caring people. Several families with beaming smiles, took home items to treasure, including Anthony Christmas Bear Book by Jarrett Anthoney, a cuddly Teddy Bear for Brain Tumours, a Book and Bag Pack (where a book is also being donated to a child with cancer or a sibling of a child with cancer), Christmas Candle Holders, Clothing, Cushions, Cards, toys, games, craft kits, ornaments, household items, collectables or jewellery knowing that they had contributed to making a difference and bringing the gift of hope for Christmas.

We wish to extend our most heartfelt and sincere gratitude to several people: Patricia for her most stunning handmade Christmas Cards; Anne and David, Monique, Mark and Annie and Ellen for the beautiful brand new/unused/unwanted items to sell; Bron for the very popular lucky dip and handmade angels, Alba for her gorgeous Christmas Craft, Wendy for her gorgeous handmade items, Sonia V for each year bringing her bottle of saved coins to donate and to those in the Community who visited the lights, purchased from the stalls, made a coin donation and those who wanted to learn more and how they could help raise more awareness.

Together we can continue to bring hope and create change for children diagnosed with brain tumours and one day see Dainere’s greatest wish in life of a cure become a reality.