7 April 2021 Fundraising
The Motor Neurone Disease Association has seen a welcome boost to its grants programme with a £100,000 donation from Challenging MND.
Challenging MND, which aims to help those living with MND complete challenges and fulfil dreams to create lasting memories, was founded by Alex Gibson who was diagnosed with MND in 2018.
The donation will support the Association’s Coronavirus Emergency and Quality of Life Grants, giving people living with MND the opportunity to create memorable experiences and provide additional financial support for the MND community during the current pandemic.
Alex Gibson, Founder of Challenging MND said:
“This is a call to action for fellow motor neurone disease sufferers. The pandemic has been hard for all of us. For anyone living with a terminal condition in these strange circumstances, it has been even harder. But there is help available. If you, like me are living with MND, or you are caring for someone with the condition, please get in touch. We want to help, and these grants are there for you – whether to boost your living costs or help you get away somewhere with your family when the restrictions allow.
“Our aim as a charity is all about creating memories and achieving your dreams. We are a new charity – just two years old – and we are so proud of our amazing supporters who, in difficult circumstances, have put us in this position where we can pledge such a substantial amount of money. We have helped many people but we want to help many more and joining forces with the MND Association enables us to do that. Get in touch, with us or the MND Association and you can benefit from the gift we have made.”
Ian Gardner, Head of Development at the MND Association said:
“We are so grateful to Alex, his team and all of those people who have supported him over the last couple of years. This money which they have pledged to the MND Association’s grant funding programme will go directly to people affected by MND through our Quality of Life and COVID Emergency Grants.
“To have been able to continue to raise money and take on the amazing challenges they have during lockdown is phenomenal and I can assure all those involved their efforts will make a real difference to our shared community.”
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Read more about the MND Association's financial support grants