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“People thought we were mad”: How three guys in a Sydney garage made Dry July a global movement

Adam Bub - June 14, 2023 5 MIN READ

As Dry July enters its 15th year, co-founder Brett Macdonald tells Startup Daily about the early days, how the movement grew to raise $82 million for more than 80 cancer organisations across Australia – and where it’s going next. It started in a small garage in Sydney’s eastern suburbs in 2007. British expats Brett Macdonald,… Read more »

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