Daniher's Drive Raffle
The Daniher’s Drive Raffle is back again for 2023. Thanks to our incredible supporters at Jayco, we are delighted to offer a brand new 2023 Starcraft Bushpack Caravan, valued at $63,790 as our raffle prize! For just $50 per ticket, you can go into the running to win this fantastic prize and help make a difference in the lives of those affected by MND. Don’t miss out, get your ticket now! The raffle is only available to residents of NSW, TAS, NT, VIC and SA.
We are fighting to defeat the Beast
FightMND is driven by a single and urgent purpose – to find effective treatments and a cure for Motor Neurone Disease.
We have invested more than $63 million in the fight against the Beast. But the battle is far from over.
27 Challenge
Get involved in their year’s 27 Challenge by embracing the number 27 and setting your own fitness goals. Whether you run, walk, swim or cycle, 27 minutes, 27 days or 27km, take on a 27 challenge and fundraise to see game-changing research in the MND sector for a world free from MND. The average life expectancy of a person living with MND is just 27 months. Join the 27 Challenge and help bring hope to the thousands of Australians living with this devastating disease.
Professor Justin Yerbury
Fighting Fate
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Professor Justin Yerbury, award-winning scientist and author of the incredible memoir Fighting Fate. Justin dedicated his life and career to researching motor neurone disease (MND) after his family learned they carried a rare genetic form of the disease. In his final years and months, despite being 99% paralysed, Justin continued his research and, astoundingly, he wrote his profoundly moving memoir Fighting Fate entirely using eye-tracking software.
We were honoured to promote his memoir, with all proceeds from the book to be donated to FightMND, an organisation Justin believed in passionately.
Fighting Fate by Justin Yerbury is out now, with all proceeds to be donated to FightMND.
FightMND invests $20.2M in the fight against MND in 2023
What are we fighting for?
We are fighting to beat 'The Beast'
Our vision is a world without Motor Neurone Disease (MND) and it takes an army of people to help achieve this.
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 MND 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.
$84.88M
Committed to MND research initiatives
$19.41M
committed to 15 Clinical Trials
$26.63M
committed to 30 drug development projects
$4.5m
World-first drug screening platform
$4.67M
22 other research grants & initiatives
$2.55m
Sporadic ALS Australian - Genomics Consortium
$2m
Precision Medicine Program
$10.7M
committed to 42 IMPACT grants
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As the 27 Challenge wraps up today, we wanted to congratulate all participants who are completing their physical challenges and raising significant funds to help FightMND.
In particular, shining a light on @stevlackovic, who lost his father, Vladimir, earlier this year to MND. Swipe to see what Stev had to say before he embarked on his 27 Challenge journey earlier this month. Thank you, Stev and all of your fellow 27 Challengers!
#27Challenge #FightMND
Sep 27
Bec, Jan, Billie and Hazel are gearing up to explore regional Victoria this October!
Escape cold and windy Melbourne by taking in all that our country has to offer in your very own luxurious 2023 Jayco Australia Starcraft Bushpack Caravan, valued at $63,790!
Tickets are $50 each, grab yours before it’s too late! Click the link in our bio to enter this year’s Daniher’s Drive raffle for your chance to win.
*Due to permit conditions, the raffle is open to residents of NSW, TAS, VIC, NT and SA over the age of 18 only, closes on Friday, 13 October 2023 at 11:59PM. NSW - GOCAU/2446, SA/M14417, VIC/1018823
Sep 27
Thanks to your support, we’re connecting the best and brightest MND researchers in Australia. 💡
We’re proud to announce that FightMND has awarded six outstanding Australian researchers funding with scholarships and fellowships. These support the development of the next generation of leaders in MND research.
Together, we’re defeating this Beast one donation and one discovery at a time. 💙
#FightMND #MNDResearch #MND
Sep 25
Spring is here and with the warmer weather comes family holidays. Jan, Bec, Billie and Hazel love the spacious Jayco Starcraft Bushpack Caravan with room for everyone. Now is the perfect time to enter the Daniher’s Drive raffle for your chance to win this incredible prize, valued at $63,790.
Tickets are $50 each and strictly limited. Head to the link in our bio and enter the raffle to win, with all money raised going towards vital research to find a cure and rid the world of MND.
*Raffle is available to NSW, TAS, VIC, NT and SA residents over the age of 18 only, closes on Friday, 13 October 2023 at 11:59 PM. NSW - GOCAU/2446, SA/M14417, VIC/10188/23
Sep 22
Here’s a snap of Marco completing his 27 Challenge! @marco_lori has sold over 27kg of his home-made gnocchi on top of his 27 minutes of exercise & raised an incredible $13,000 so far 👏
There’s one week left of the 27 Challenge. You can run, walk, cycle, swim, or set your own fitness challenge to raise vital funds for MND research and care. Learn more via the link in our bio.
#FightMND #27Challenge #MND
Sep 22
