WALK TO D-FEET MND REDCLIFFE 2019 - A BEAUTIFUL DAY OUT

The Walk to D-Feet MND Redcliffe was held on Sunday October 13, along the beach front at Suttons Beach. We saw a great turn out of 185 walkers coming out to support their family and friends battling MND and remembering those they have lost to this terrible disease. In the process, the community raised over $15,500, which is about two and a half times the amount that was raised at last year’s walk.

The day kicked off with some live music from local singer Mabel McCormack, who along with Brendon Hofmeier of Beat Connection, created a lovely atmosphere and entertained our supporters waiting for the walk to begin. We were also lucky to have Luke Howarth MP come along and support us on the day, and he took the honour of starting the walk for us. After the walk, our medal winners were announced, with the highest fundraising award going to the McMahon Team, who smashed their $3,000 goal, by raising $3,775.50.

We couldn’t have organised such a great day without our Board members, Liz and Graeme Holyer, and the rest of the crew from the Brisbane North and Caboolture MND Support Group. They supported us by helping organise and promote the event, as well as coming along to volunteer on the day. Their efforts, along with our bunch of dedicated regular walk volunteers, meant the day ran like clockwork and everyone had a great time. So thank you all! We’d also like to acknowledge Moreton Bay Regional Council for their support by allowing us to use the venue free of charge and for donating a prize for our raffle. Thanks to Suttons Beach Pavilion for donating a portion of their sales from the day back to MND Queensland.

Well done everyone who walked, donated, sponsored or volunteered and thank you for your generous support.