We’re so excited to bring back Big Freeze for its tenth consecutive year. An important milestone for FightMND as we reflect and celebrate the spirit of community over the past ten years.
Team Up for Big Freeze 10!
Big Freeze 10 raises a record-breaking $20.1 million
This year we called on you to embody the words of our Co-founder and Patron, Neale Daniher and use your actions over your words. Don’t Say. Do.
And act you did! Thanks to your support, we’ve raised a record-breaking $20.1 million during Big Freeze 10.
Thank you to our partners, supporters, suppliers and the Australian community. This would not be possible without your support and generosity.
Meet our Big Freeze 10 Sliders
Pat Rafter
Introducing our first Slider, Australia’s golden boy of tennis, Pat Rafter!
Erin Phillips
Introducing our next Slider, the incredible all-rounder, Erin Phillips. Basketball champ, footy icon.
Nic Naitanui
Introducing our next Slider, Nic Naitanui! The ruckman has left an unforgettable mark on AFL.
James Brayshaw
Introducing our next Slider, James Brayshaw! From cricket legend to sports media superstar, you’re no stranger to seeing his friendly face on your TV screen.
Joel Selwood
Introducing our next Slider, Joel Selwood! This AFL legend is known for being an incredibly brave player and is no stranger to overcoming adversity.
Sally Pearson
Introducing our next Slider, national treasure, Sally Pearson! We think the Big Freeze icy plunge may have met its match!
Meg Lanning
Introducing our next Slider, legendary Cricket captain, Meg Lanning! Recently retired with a long list of wins, Commonwealth Games gold and a world record!
Jack Riewoldt
Introducing our next Slider, a Tiger through and through, Jack Riewoldt! The Jumping Jack has won his fair share of Grand Finals.
Mack Horton
Introducing our final Slider, freestyle swimmer and Olympic gold medalist, Mack Horton! He’s conquered the 50m pool and we’re sure the icy pool will be no different.
DIY BIG FREEZE
Hold a DIY Big Freeze and help us beat the Beast.
Motor neurone disease (MND) is the name given to a group of diseases in which the nerve cells (neurones) controlling the muscles that enable us to move around, speak, swallow and breathe fail to work normally and eventually die. With no nerves to activate them the muscles gradually weaken and waste.
Make a splash in your community by holding your very own DIY Big Freeze. Gather your friends, family, teammates or colleagues and take a turn down your own Big Freeze slide, plunge into an ice bath, or hold an ice bucket challenge.
Whatever you can do, do it.
Big Freeze socks!
Big Freeze socks are back!
This Big Freeze 10, it’s not what we say, it’s what we do that matters, actions over words and we can’t wait to see your team pulling up their Big Freeze 10 Socks and wearing a Beanie for FightMND.
Rally your sports club or school by hosting a DIY event this year during Community Round on 1-2 June. Whatever you can, do it!
Make a Donation
MND is a devastating disease and currently, there are more than 2,000 Australians living with MND, with an average life expectancy of just 27 months from diagnosis.
Today, two Australians will die from MND, and two more will be diagnosed.
With ongoing support, FightMND can make targeted investments in cutting-edge projects focused on fast-tracking new treatments and driving discoveries towards a cure.
The fight against MND is not over, team up for Big Freeze 10 and DO your bit today and donate. Help us find a cure.
What happens after you’ve donated to FightMND?
The journey of your donation to FightMND
Let our actions speak louder than words!
MND is a Beast. It is an insidious disease without any effective treatment or a cure, but over the past ten years, FightMND has been able to make real change. With your support, we have invested $97 million in research and care initiatives.
We don’t know when the big breakthrough will come, but when it does, every single person who buys a beanie or donates to FightMND can know that they played a part in making it happen.
This fight needs everyone playing in harmony, as a team. Not just those who are directly involved like those fighting the disease on the field; the doctors, the specialists, the therapists. It’s everyone off the field too; you, me, your mates, your neighbour, everyone.
We go again.
Our Big Freeze 10 Partners
Major Partners
Official Partners
Media Partners
Activation Partners
Supporting Partners
Supporters
