Thank you to Beric and Tina Lynton and the incredible team at the Gold Coast Fundraising Ball for their generous donation of $29,011 from their recent Golf Day and Ball. The Foundation has been fortunate to be a beneficiary of this event for many years, and has received a total of $182,744 to date to […]
READ MOREBoutique Business House Golf Day
The Foundation was honoured to be co-beneficiaries with Livin for the 2023 Boutique Business House Golf Day held at Emerald Lakes Golf Course recently. We received a very generous donation of $17,000 which was presented to Perry by the Boutique team. A huge thank you to Andy Hollis and Jason Howard at Boutique Business House […]
READ MORECuring Paralysis one SIP at a time
THANK YOU to every single person who sipped, donated, shared and supported SIP Week! Together we have raised a whopping $144,000 and counting!!! Congratulations to our highest individual fundraiser and highest fundraising team – Ryan Boyd and Ryan’s SIP Team! Incredible effort. Ryan and his team raised over $25,000! A special thank you to our […]
READ MOREMeet the Rehabilitation Team – Georgia Hendy
My name is Georgia and I am an accredited exercise physiologist at Making Strides where I assist those with a neurological condition with their physical rehabilitation. In my spare time I love being out in the sun with my gorgeous border collie dog, partner, family and friends. If I’m not at work or with family and […]
READ MOREExciting news!!
With the support of generous donors, the Perry Cross Spinal Research Foundation has donated $420,000 to fund a second Rehabilitation Trial for Griffith University’s Spinal Injury Project (SIP)! This is a crucial final step before researchers proceed to a ground-breaking human clinical trial. This second Rehabilitation Trial will allow another five people with paralysis to […]
READ MOREBrisbane Legends Lunch 2022
This year’s 5th Annual Brisbane Legends Lunch inspired a community of supporters to invest in a cure for paralysis. The event, which saw 200 guests come together, set a goal of $100,000 to contribute to the upcoming Human Clinical Trial. Incredibly together we raised over $160,000. We are incredibly grateful to our event committee, Rob […]
READ MOREChanaye’s story
In 2020, 6-year-old Chanaye and her family arrived home days before Santa would visit. They had endured four long months in hospital after a terrible car accident left Chanaye paralysed.
READ MOREGary Ross – Squat Deadlift Challenge
A massive thank you to Gary Ross, former Rugby League player for South Sydney and Eastern Suburbs and owner of Rossco’s Complete Health & Fitness Studio for recently completing a Squat & Deadlift Superset Challenge and raising funds for the Foundation. Gary Ross smashed out 508 reps of squats and deadlifts, a total of 34,000kgs in 39mins, […]
READ MOREMeet the Rehabilitation Team – Georgia Carter
My name is Georgia Carter, I am Exercise Physiologist at Making Strides. In my spare time I train for Olympic weightlifting and I love to spend time at the beach. I am an Exercise Physiologist at Making Strides. The thing I love the most about my work is that every day is slightly different, there […]
READ MOREMaritimo Partnership
We are thrilled to announce we are the official charity partner for Maritimo, Australia’s leading luxury motor yacht manufacturer. Thank you to Tom and Chloe Barry-Cotter and the wonderful team at Maritimo for raising $16,500 at the recent Maritimo Migration event on Hamilton Island.
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