Our story
Our journey since 2019
From a comedy night raising money for VR headsets to Holiday from Hospital in youth cancer centres across Australia, here’s how Chimera Legacy Foundation has grown.
- 2019
Comedy for a Cure
Our Comedy for a Cure event raised funds for our first VR headsets.
- 2020
First trials at RBWH
We trialled virtual experiences with oncology patients at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital.
- 2021
Feasibility study
We ran a feasibility study into virtual holiday experiences for patients in hospital.
- 2021
QIMR Humanitarian Award winner
Damien Thompson won the QIMR Berghofer Clive Berghofer Humanitarian Award.
- 2021
QIC Emerging Philanthropist Award winner
Damien Thompson won the Queensland Community Foundation 2021 Emerging Philanthropist Award, sponsored by QIC.
- 2022
Research Australia award
We won the Research Australia award for healthcare innovation.
- 2023
Holiday from Hospital launches
We delivered the Holiday from Hospital program across South East Queensland hospitals.
- 2024
Australia wide
Holiday from Hospital expanded to all youth cancer centres across Australia.
- 2025
The Great Australian Outback Tour
We hit the road for the Great Australian Outback Tour.
- 2026
Tailored experiences
We’re creating tailored experiences for severely impacted patients.
Be part of what’s next
Help send a patient on a Holiday from Hospital.