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RV FEATURE RVs OF HOPE AVAN AUSTRALIA HAS DONATED TWO RVs TO AUSTRALIAN ACTOR AND PHILANTHROPIST SAMUEL JOHNSON’S CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION LOVE YOUR SISTER. Samuel Johnson has hit the road with two new In 2013, Samuel rode almost 16,000km around the RVs donated by Avan. country on his unicycle, raising about $1.5 million for cancer research. Before his sister’s death, he The Molly actor has embarked on another promised her that he wouldn’t stop until he had Australia-wide tour as part of his goal to raise reached their shared goal of $10 million. $10 million for the foundation that he began with his sister, Connie Johnson, who died of cancer A special presentation was made to Samuel and Love in 2017. Your Sister at Avan’s Pakenham headquarters in late April. “It’s such a good cause and he’s such a passionate guy, and passionate about making a difference, we had to get on board,” Avan managing director Scott Van Baardwyck said. Avan staff hoist up Avan managing director Scott Van Baardwyck and actor Samuel Johnson during the presentation. 36 \