References
‘Million Mtetres for MND’ Website
Facebook MND Facebook Page
“A great article in the Brisbane Times about the ride. Thanks to everyone that contributed to make this happen.”
The Million Metres for MND, a 49-person bike ride that will set off from Brisbane on Sunday and arrive in Sydney next Sunday, was set up to pay tribute to two men diagnosed with MND, Scott Sullivan and Ian Davis, who challenged themselves to ride the same distance in 2013.
MND and Me Foundation supporters will kick start their ride on Sunday. Photo: Robert Shakespeare
Ian Davis was 33 when he was first diagnosed with MND in 2011, a progressive, terminal neurological disease that causes the nerve cells that control muscles that enable us to move, speak, breathe and swallow to degenerate and die…[Continue Reading…]
A bike ride from Brisbane to Sydney for motor neurone disease will not only raise awareness, but will also add to the memories of three young children whose parents have struggled with the fatal disease.
The Million Metres for MND, a 49-person bike ride that will set off from Brisbane on Sunday and arrive in Sydney next Sunday, was set up to pay tribute to two men diagnosed with MND, Scott Sullivan and Ian Davis, who challenged themselves to ride the same distance in 2013.
The MND and Me Foundation Limited is a not for profit organisation that was formed to raise awareness of Motor Neurone Disease (MND) and its’ impact in the community. We saw the desperate need to assist people living with MND and their families to maintain their independence and quality of life for as long as possible. The Foundation intends to contribute financially toward research into finding a cure, but until one is found, our major objectives are to ensure those who have to live with this terrible disease and their families are supported by the Foundation both in financial and non-financial ways.
“A great article in the Brisbane Times about the ride. Thanks to everyone that contributed to make this happen.”
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/mnd-and-mes-brisbane-to-sydney-ride-to-raise-awareness-for-fatal-disease-20160520-gp0fy5.html
A bike ride from Brisbane to Sydney for motor neurone disease will not only raise awareness, but will also add to the memories of three young children whose parents have struggled with the fatal disease.
The Million Metres for MND, a 49-person bike ride that will set off from Brisbane on Sunday and arrive in Sydney next Sunday, was set up to pay tribute to two men diagnosed with MND, Scott Sullivan and Ian Davis, who challenged themselves to ride the same distance in 2013.
Also read the excitement of Day 1 as they breeze through the Gold Coast
