Rolfe Kolbe

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OK so this is personal!

It has been a full-on year with my wife Sandi, having pancreatic cancer, a huge Whipple surgery, and six months of chemo  - she is travelling well now. This is a timely reminder of how fortunate we are with research, procedures, and care in relation to cancer and the need to fund this and support it well.

The focus on leukaemia is also particularly special for me, after the loss of our cousin’s child, Tessa Wood, to leukaemia after a tough ten-month battle. Back then, three of us rode our mountain bikes from Sydney to Armidale and raised $58,000! Then close to this in the next ride with both of Tessa’s parents.  I look forward to being able to raise some money again, and while it may not be the $58,000 of our first ride let’s at least try for 2% of that, hehe.

Last time I did this was winter as well and I looked like a human lightbulb so dig deep to see it again and to support a super worthy cause and make the head shine again!

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Wednesday 21st May

Randwick High School is proud to be taking part in the World’s Greatest Shave to support people living with blood cancer. So many in our community have been impacted by leukaemia or cancer more broadly, and we’re getting behind this cause with a heap of students and staff stepping up to shave, colour, and donate. We encourage you to donate to the team at https://www.worldsgreatestshave.com/fundraisers/randwickhighschool or to my fundraising page.

Personally The focus on leukaemia is also particularly special for me, after the loss of our cousin’s child, Tessa Wood, to leukaemia after a tough ten-month battle. Back then, three of us rode our mountain bikes from Sydney to Armidale and raised $58,000! Then close to this in the next ride with both of Tessa’s parents.  I look forward to being able to raise some money again, and while it may not be the $58,000 of our first ride let’s at least try for 2% of that, hehe.

I have attached a photo of Tessa who remains an inspiration for raising funds for this cause and also a link below to the final video of the 2010 Lifecyclists ride to Armidale for some context. 

If you are able to support World's Greatest Shave this year then please consider supporting the RHS team.

Thanks Rolfe

https://youtu.be/hXbVNrtkJxs?feature=shared 

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Sunday 18th May
Video fun made in Canva as an example fro year 8 students while learning to create videos with Canva
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Rob And Shan Kolbe

2025-05-18 12:37:02

Know how much you love a haircut! Love us x o

$211

Susanne Moar

2025-05-18 21:25:49

Happy birthday dear Rolfie. Yes a truly great cause.

$158.25

D And E Mackie

2025-05-21 19:11:05

Hope you have a beanie.

$150

Dame, Bec, James, Roie And Austin

2025-05-22 18:54:52

Love your work Rolfe, a great cause. Loved rewatching the Lifecyclists video 💖

$106.12

Peter And Jenny Tompkins

2025-05-18 10:35:51

Great news on Sandi. Thanks for doing this Rolfe! Good luck with rasing the money.

$106.12

Jenny

2025-05-18 16:55:05

Great idea, my fellow gray hair compatriot! Wonderful news about Sandi.

$106.12

Linda Blamey

2025-05-18 17:52:12

So glad to hear Sandi is doing well now. Looking forward to seeing the human💡

$106.12

M, J, A, And W

2025-05-18 18:18:12

Go Rolfonso!

$106.12

Anonymous

2025-05-20 18:12:38

$106.12

James Moar

2025-05-19 10:43:56

Onya Rolfo!!! Awesome effort for an awesome cause!

$106.12

Sarah Thompson

2025-05-19 19:12:28

Good on you, Rolfe. Great cause. Looking forward to seeing the result!

$106.12

Lauren Moss

2025-05-22 17:32:20

In memory of dear Tessa. Thanks Rolfe

$85.48

Lisa Vo

2025-05-23 09:11:15

$83.56

Mike/carol Kolbe

2025-05-22 08:04:33

Well done Rolfo,get the beanie out.

$68.87

Riley Kolbe

2025-05-22 22:34:48

Go Rolfie!! ❤️

$68.87

Tessie Kolbe

2025-05-21 19:59:48

$68.87

Jane Dodd

2025-05-24 10:02:18

Well done and I’m glad your wife is doing well. Cancer seems to be all around me at the moment. So thanks for doing such important work!

$68.87

Zali Cole

2025-05-18 07:29:57

Love this dad!!! 👨🏻‍🦲👨🏻‍🦲👨🏻‍🦲 Keen to see the result!

$67.33

Sally Gordon

2025-05-20 11:12:52

New design task: beanie knitting!

$64

Tracey Kypreos

2025-05-22 09:05:14

Great cause Rolfe. You are a good person.

$64

Townesy

2025-05-24 10:16:38

Great work Rolfonzo you absolute champion

$57.30

Angela Cole

2025-05-19 21:49:44

Great work Rob! Can’t wait to see the new look! You’ll need to grab a beanie in this cold🥶So thankful for you and Sandi!

$57.30

Dan

2025-05-24 12:32:24

Go Rolfie!!

$57.30

Jennifer Cox

2025-05-22 21:25:05

$57.30

Rolfe Kolbe

2025-05-14 12:44:56

$57.30

Pam Lohse

2025-05-22 18:22:42

Well done Rob. Blood cancer is also very close to my heart as Dougie had Multiple Myeloma.

$57.30

Alison Kennedy

2025-05-22 13:27:11

Hiya Rolfe ! I expect to see a range of fashionable beanies this winter to protect against frostbite 🥶 Our hearts are with Tessa forever x

$56.66

Al & Phil Cornish

2025-05-27 20:48:00

Well done Rolfe.

$56.02

Liam Dunphy

2025-05-18 08:08:29

Great cause, well done Rolfe 👏

$56.02

Bronte Kolbe

2025-05-22 09:16:18

Go Rolfie! 💅🏼🙌🏼

$54.12

Anna Moar

2025-05-22 07:59:40

$54.12

Cindy Tran

2025-05-18 20:22:29

$54.12

Kerry Terrance

2025-05-22 15:34:29

I hope your’ve got a nice beanie!

$33.15

Shuen Yong

2025-05-22 09:48:16

God bless you and all your loved ones.

$30

Ali Hall

2025-05-21 20:00:02

Go Rolfonzo!

$30

Narelle Pink

2025-05-22 18:29:20

Go Rolfe I am a friend of Bec and Damian and I have seen first hand the pain.

$27.81

Wok

2025-05-26 13:10:32

Great work Rolfeo!!

$27.81

Deanne

2025-05-23 14:53:54

$22.58

Michelle Peak

2025-05-22 08:57:43

Tessa you are still all in our hearts 🩷

$20

Anonymous

2025-05-26 19:43:46

$10

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