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to make aware.

A Cure Can't Wait

$10.68M boost for MND research

FightMND has announced the commitment of $10.68M in a major funding boost to MND research as we continue the fight to find effective treatments and a cure for the disease, with 16 individual new research projects with some to begin as early as October this year.

This commitment takes the total funds invested into MND research initiatives by FightMND to $48.45 million since the Foundation began in 2014.

Among the new projects funded are eight IMPACT grants which support projects aimed at improving and accelerating the process of bringing new treatments to Clinical Trials while seven Drug Development projects and one Clinical Trial also feature among the projects funded.

Click here to read more about the specific projects funded Watch announcement video here

Freezing MND in the UK

Thanks to the Wandsworth Demons

The Wandsworth Demons, a club in the AFL London competition, stages the only annual Big Freeze fundraiser outside of Australia and in six years has raised over $45,000 for FightMND

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Big Freeze 6

TALLY

$11,900,000

‘The Beast’ is getting nervous

Big Freeze 6 raises $11.9 million

The crusade to beat Motor Neurone Disease has gained significant momentum following the latest edition of FightMND’s major annual fundraising campaign, the Big Freeze.

The Journey Of Your Donation

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Big Freeze 6 - All The Action

Relive the fun of Big Freeze 6 as champions from all 18 AFL clubs took on their own unique ice challenges. Vision courtesy of Channel 7

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THANKS TO OUR BIG FREEZE 6

MAJOR RETAIL PARTNERS

Big Freeze 6 beanies were sold in store at Coles and Bunnings nationwide throughout the campaign and we offer our sincere thanks to the entire team at both Coles & Bunnings for their incredible support.

Through the sale of beanies in stores nationwide, Coles raised $5.2 million & Bunnings raised $1.3 million for the fight against MND.

What are we fighting for?

We want a world without Motor Neurone Disease (MND) and it takes an army of people to help achieve this – and we have the FightMND Army on our side.

Our core aims are to generate greater awareness of the disease, to fund world-class research and drug trials to find an effective treatment and ultimately a cure for Motor Neurone Disease and provide assistive care equipment to many Australians fighting the disease.

There is no known cause, limited knowledge of the natural course of the disease, there is no effective treatment and there is no cure.

We call it ‘The Beast’. This is why we fight.

About care

About Cure

$37.6m

Committed to MND research projects

$13.44m

10 Clinical Trials funded

$9.73m

10 drug development projects funded

$4.5m

World-first drug screening platform

$2.8m

Other research grants & initiatives

$2.14m

Sporadic ALS Australian - Genomics Consortium

$2m

Precision Medicine Program

$1.74

IMPACT research grants

$1.3m

Research fellowships and scholarships

87c

In every dollar raised committed to research projects & care initiatives

COVID-19 & MND

As a community, we are facing many challenges because of Coronavirus (COVID-19).

For people living with MND and their families, these are particularly troubling times, with the disease making them one of the more vulnerable populations if exposed to the virus. Our wish is for them to stay safe and well and keep fighting.

MND Australia is closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation, taking advice from medical experts and is providing regular updates & advice to the MND community on its website.

We wish to share that information with you and will also continue to provide updates.

Read MNDA update here

COVID-19

We have issued a statement in relation to COVID-19 and the current and potential future impact on FightMND

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Sadly, due to the current uncertainty as a result of COVID-19, FightMND has made the difficult and disappointing decision to cancel the 2020 edition of Daniher’s Drive.

The famous ‘road-trip’ won’t go ahead in 2020 but the organising committee are already putting plans in place to ensure that the event next year will be bigger and better than ever before.

Details regarding the 2021 Daniher’s Drive will be released in due course.