So what is Frocktober? Well, here in Australia it's an annual charity event where those of us who like to wear a nice dress from time to time put them on, show them off and encourage people to contribute money to the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation. Ovarian cancer is a gynecological cancer that's particularly hard to detect, and the foundation's researches are focused very much on making detection easier. Because early detection makes the likelihood of an effective treatment higher. And effective treatment is what we want; an Australian woman dies of ovarian cancer every eight hours.
The hardcore Frocktober participants will wear a different outfit on each of the 31 days of October. Some even do themed challenges. If you're on Instagram or Twitter you can follow the hashtags #Frocktober2019 or simply #Frocktober and see what they're up to. My goals are more modest. Wearing a frock every day for 31 days isn't really viable for me, so once again I have set myself the challenge of at least ten frocks during the course of the month. Last year I actually managed thirteen frocks on eleven days, so I did pretty well. We also raised $850, which was far more than we expected.
Anyway, this is my progress so far.
Frock One - A cute little number I wore for work.
Frock Two - My favourite retro-style flamingo-print dress. Actually my only retro-style flamingo-print dress. I wore this to MOAB for maximum visibility.
I know I've yet to do a post about MOAB itself. I'll deal with it this weekend.
Frock Three - Another day at work, and I went for something a little professional.
Frock Three - Another day at work, and I went for something a little professional.
But maybe not too professional ...
Catherine and Maya have not been inactive either; here's a sample of their progress so far.
That link for donations again:
IT HAS POCKETS
That link for donations again:
IT HAS POCKETS
Good on you for working to raise funds for a great cause. Donation on its way!
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