Jarrett Anthoney has endured one of the most profound losses imaginable – that of a sibling in childhood. His younger sister, Dainere, died of brain cancer at the age of 15. Together with his family, Jarrett founded Dainere’s Rainbow to raise awareness and funding for childhood brain cancer and continue Dainere’s legacy of advocacy.
Working with the Sydney Children's Hospitals Foundation, Dainere’s Rainbow supports the vital research of Professor David Ziegler. To date, it has raised over $740,000. Jarrett has personally driven these efforts, instigating creative methods of fundraising including gala dinners, publishing a children’s book and running the City2Surf (raising over $100,000 in the 11 years of competing), all to benefit the charity.
In 2016, Jarrett successfully advocated for funding for a dedicated paediatric palliative care nurse in the ACT. Through Dainere’s Rainbow, Jarrett is fighting for better support and a brighter future for children with brain cancer and their families.