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Bryce and his team of amazing friends, family and organisational partners are working hard to raise both awareness about childhood cancer and funds to help us get Super Max the Turtle night lights into the hands of every child diagnosed with cancer in Australia and New Zealand. Stay up to date with Bryce's adventures in our news section below and on our social media accounts through Instagram at "SuperMaxAndBryce" and Facebook in our group called "Super Max & Bryce". Here's to spreading love, hope, happiness and comfort everywhere we go!

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We have a big fat love-filled and life-saving favour to ask of all of you. Would anyone who is eligible PLEASE donate blood sometime in the next month, and do it in the name of “Missy’s Donors”? We first met gorgeous nine year old superhero Missy and her also gorgeous supermum, Anj, in 2016, on our first trip around Australia (picture included). We fell in love with them immediately. Missy, now 12 (the same age as Bryce), rang the bell and finished her treatment earlier this year. Then, four months ago her mum, Anj, was diagnosed with breast cancer. Then, two months ago, Missy was diagnosed with a rare second cancer caused by treatment from her first. She is currently fighting for her life in the Queensland Children’s Hospital. As every parent of a child in treatment will tell you, blood donations save lives. It’s that simple. To date, Missy has needed 75 bags of blood and platelets. She is alive today because of beautiful people like you. One month from today, on December 21st, is Missy’s 13th birthday. The greatest present in the world we can give her is having people all around Australia, New Zealand and the world donate in her name. It’s easy.
Here you’ll see pictures of George, Bryce’s stepdad, giving blood this past weekend. You’ll also see first time donor, Veronica, from the USA, donating because of Missy, and second time donor Marley who, when she heard Missy’s story, enthusiastically added “Missy’s Donors” as the group associated with her donation.
We’ve attached a sign, hand drawn by Bryce, like those of the Missy’s Donors group. It’s at the Robina Donor Centre for anyone to use who is local. For everyone else, please take a copy of the sign when you donate and then send it to us so we can share it with Missy (you can direct message it to me on Instagram). You can also follow their family’s amazing work on Instagram and Facebook @missysdonors .
Every donation not only saves three lives but also, for you, will share immeasurable love and light with the now almost a teenager superhero Missy. She needs it now. At times, we all do. With love through the stars.
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#missysdonors #supermaxandbryce #liveyourgratitude #lovethroughthestars

More love through the stars. Here is the AMAZE Active Mudgeeraba team. They held a huge superhero tough mudder in support of our project and all of the superheroes in treatment. They raised $376 which will help us give 15 more Super Max the Turtles to gorgeous superheroes in treatment this year. Every student and staff member you see here is sending lots of love through the stars every day. Wowza indeed.
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#supermaxandbryce #liveyourgratitude #lovethroughthestars #amazemudgeeraba #cloudb

A little bit of sparkle to make you smile from some of the people sending love through the stars. We received these truly beautiful love-and sparkle-filled cards from the children at the Kids Bizz Early Education Centre, Gympie. They raised money for our project (without us knowing) and when Bryce sent them a hand-written thank you note, the kids all said, “we have to make them thank you notes for his thank you note!” Gorgeousness overload. All the children, staff and parents at this centre are sending love (and sparkles) through the stars to every single superhero in treatment and his/her family. Soooooo much love is out there for, and from, all of us.
P.S. Although we weren’t able to attend Ebony’s birthday party, we did send her some happy birthday pictures.
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#supermaxandbryce #lovethroughthestars #liveyourgratitude #kidsbizzgympie

Happy World Kindness Day (November 13, 2019). Today, we’re going to kick off a round of posts thanking the thousands of people who are supporting this project through a variety of beautiful acts of kindness. Every person who supports us is sending love through the stars to every brave little superhero in treatment and his/her family. To the superheroes and superparents reading this: We want you all to know just how much love is coming your way.
In this post we’re showing you love from the children at Skippy’s Early Learning Centre Frenchville and all of the students and staff at Elanora State High School. The children at Skippy’s ran a beautiful bake sale fundraiser during their superhero day for us, making these gorgeous little turtle cookies, each filled with love. Yummy! Through all of their efforts (raffle, cookies, gold coin donation), they raised over $800 for our project. Kindness and cuteness overload!
We’d also like to share the incredible kindness and love being sent from all of the students and staff at Elanora State High School. The gorgeous Leos team there invited us to do a presentation to the school (way to go Bryce!) and then they ran a crazy sock day for us with stars everywhere sending love out to the superheroes and their families. Through all of their amazing efforts, they raised over $1,100 for the project, and sent an immeasurable amount of love out through the stars.
Kindness is truly everywhere around us, and we are grateful beyond words.
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#supermaxandbryce #lovethroughthestars #liveyourgratitude #skippysearlylearning #elanorahighschool #goldcoasttallebudgeralions #weloveleos

Lions love turtles. A big thank you to the Lions District 201Q1 for inviting Bryce to join them at their annual convention to talk about his project. Thanks to the wonderful support of all of the Lions there, we raised over $1,000 at the event, with a number of the local club members excited to support us in the coming months. We’re so proud and grateful to our home club, the Gold Coast Tallebudgera Lions, for their incredible continued support. We’re on our way to raising enough for the 1,200 turtles, scarves and socks we’ve given out this year. Thank you to everyone who is helping us get there! With love through the stars to everyone. 🐢❤️🌈🌟🎗💛
#liveyourgratitude #lovethroughthestars #supermaxandbryce #goldcoasttallebudgeralions #lionsdistrict201q1

Love through the stars. That’s what we all create together. Meet beautiful superhero Ava. Here is the gorgeous note we received from her superdad when he sent us these love- and light-filled pictures (thank you, Ollie, for making us cry tears of togetherness, support, hope, gratitude and love): Hi Bryce and Amy,

My name is Oliver and I am the proud new Dad of this precious little bundle - Ava. She is 6 weeks old and at 23hrs of life was sent from Royal Hobart Hospital to Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne by the RFDS because of an unusual rash. 4 days later she was diagnosed with Leukaemia.

Yesterday we received your generous gift Bryce and couldn't be more grateful. I know this little Turtle will stay with us forever and will brighten even the darkest days.

Although Ava isn't old enough yet to appreciate it, I know she will grow to cherish Max and hold him dear. We haven't quite mastered smiling yet but will send a picture with Max when it happens.

Thank you so much for bringing the stars to our little star. We have been in Hospital since birth so Ava has not yet seen the night sky. Watching the stars dance across her room gives us hope that one day she will see the real stars shining down on her.

Thank you again Bryce, your kindness and willingness to help those in need is inspiring, you truly are one of a kind.
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Thank you to everyone who supports us and makes this kind of love and light possible. With love through the stars to every superhero, superfamily and Super Max & Bryce supporter. ❤️🌟🐢🌈🥰🎗💛
#supermaxandbryce #supermaxtheturtle #cloudb #annabeltrends #liveyourgratitude #lovethroughthestars

superhero smiles

Here are the three videos in a series we've created called Superhero Smiles. Through this series, we share heartwarming pictures of the gorgeous smiles that radiate from the super strong and incredibly brave superheroes when they receive their Super Max the Turtle gifts.

Our first video is dedicated to superhero Alliarna, who lost her battle against cancer one month after we received her picture. She will always be remembered for her beautiful spirit and kindhearted nature. Our second video is dedicated to superhero Brooke, a fierce fighter who defied the odds by living long enough to see her second birthday as she battled against two rare and aggressive cancers. Her bravery was beyond inspirational and keeps us working as hard as we can to support research to find a cure. Our third video is dedicated to all of the superheroes out there whose smiles are brighter than the sun. The smiles in these videos remind us of why we're doing this. They are the hope and light of this journey. We are connected together on this journey by the love, hope, happiness and comfort that radiates through every turtle star light and every superhero smile.

Events

Super Max & Bryce receives $1000 from the Australian Childcare Alliance of Queensland

On August 31, 2017, Bryce received a $1,000.00 donation from the Australian Childcare Alliance of Queensland (ACA Qld) to support the Super Max & Bryce project.

Events

Rotary Club of Burleigh Heads donates $500 toward Super Max & Bryce

On Thursday, August 10th, 2017 Bryce presented to the Rotary Club of Burleigh Heads about the Super Max & Bryce project.

Events

St Andrews “full school” bake sale extravaganza for Super Max & Bryce

On August 1, 2017 the amazing and ever-growing St Andrews Super Max & Bryce team put on a campus-wide four school bake sale.

Events

2017 Presentation to the Bond University Women’s Network Speak Up Forum on “Resilience and Beyond”

On July 28, 2017 Bryce and Amy were invited to present at the Bond University Women’s Network (BUWN) Speak Up Forum on ‘Resilience and Beyond’.

Events

2017 EAM-I Presentation at Bond University

On June 20, 2017, Bryce presented to faculty members and students from around the world at the Eastern Academy of Management International (EAM-I) conference held at Bond University.

Trips

2016 Super Max and Bryce journey around Australia

Here are some pictures and stories from our 2016 journey around Australia to give 244 Cloud b Super Max the Turtle night lights to children in treatment for cancer.