Phil’ is made by its people, and it is beyond rewarding to surround yourself with a group of genuine, good-hearted and altruistic volunteers by working as a community to make a positive social impact.

Fun a thon truly was a ton of fun! Phil’s my heart with so much warmth, knowing that we’re helping to make a difference in the lives of the kids at the Child Life Therapy and Music Therapy department! Counting down the days to when I can pet cute little farm animals, participate in back-to-back challenges for 24 hours on campus, AND raise money for the Sydney Children’s Hospital all over again!

I believe Phil’ is a great way to meet people who share the same goal of giving back to the community. Our activations, such as stalls on campus or Bunnings BBQ, were super fun ways to help fundraise money. But Funathon was the highlight of my Phil’ journey, spending hours on campus having fun, whilst simultaneously fundraising for such a beautiful cause!!

Phil became the origin story to so many of my close friends and allowed me to meet so many people that I would never have met. Never in my life did i think a simple program that I joined and applied as a spur of the moment would be so wholesome and have people that I will always treasure and have very fond memories with. Truly was live, laugh, love come to reality - from funathon to stalls to bondings!!

Funathon 2024 was pure joy—24 hours of fun, silly challenges that made me feel like a kid again. Doing it with my Culture Cafe volunteers was so precious. We pushed through exhaustion, cheered each other on, and came out with even stronger friendships. More than anything, we were there to raise money for the Child Life and Music Therapy program at the Sydney Children's Hospital. Hearing the stories of the staff, the parents, and the kids who had been through it made everything so meaningful. Knowing that every dollar we raised was going to something so pure and important was more than enough to make all the exhaustion, all the effort, completely worth it.