This year, National MND Week will be held from Sunday 5 May to Saturday 11 May 2019. Please help raise awareness about motor neurone disease by getting involved:
Until there's a cure ... there's care
MND Week 2019
Blue Cornflower Day - Friday 10 May!
The Blue Cornflower is a symbol of hope for people living with MND. Cornflower Day is the perfect time to hold a blue themed event or sell MND merchandise. To discuss your event or order merchandise phone: 03 9830 2122 or
CAN YOU RAISE $243 DURING MND WEEK?
Can you raise $243 this MND Week from 5-11 May? Why 243? There are 243 Victorians with motor neurone disease who are stuck with an Aged Care system which doesn’t meet their needs.
Help Make Aged Care Fair this MND Week!
People with motor neurone disease (MND) who are older face long waiting lists for disability care that meets their needs, and in some cases, are dying before they receive help.
A Day of Hope and Remembrance - Melbourne
This event be held on Sunday, 5 May at 10.30am at the Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne. Or in Geelong at 2pm on Sunday, 5 May at St Lukes, Highton. It is time of reflection, sharing the past and expressing hope for the future.
PLEASE DONATE TO SUPPORT PEOPLE WITH MND
Don't have time to get involved in MND Week this year? We'd love you to support people living with motor neurone disease + research by making a donation. Until there's a cure, there's care.
Ask the Experts at the Florey Institute
Ask the Experts at the Florey Institute during MND Week on Tuesday, 7 May from 10am-3pm in Parkville. Hear from Ass. Prof Peter Crouch, Neuroscientist, Ass. Prof Brad Turner as well as a unique, behind the scenes of the Florey labs!
We'd love to hear from you! Please email: [email protected] or phone: (03) 9830 2122 to discuss your plans, order merchandise and list your event on our website.
About MND Awareness Week
The first week of May is MND Awareness Week throughout Australia. MND Victoria, together with all the MND state organisations and MND Australia, undertake a variety of media, fundraising and awareness activities to raise community recognition and understanding of the disease.
In Victoria, the first day of MND Awareness week is celebrated by the Service of Hope and Remembrance. This is a time when people living with MND, those who have lost someone to MND, carers, researchers, staff and volunteers can come together and reflect on their journey in a caring and non-threatening environment.
Many families who have been impacted by MND use this week to help raise funds through selling MND merchandise in shopping centres, schools, service clubs or their workplace. Some hold events such as a Drink Tea for MND, trivia nights or challenge activites.
In the month leading up to MND Awareness Week we encourage people currently living with MND, or who have lived with MND, to tell their stories to the local media. Personal stories shared through the media are a powerful way of raising the profile of the disease.
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