MS LIFE
VOLUME I, 2018
1981
1982
We open our first fundraising office in South Brisbane housing telephone staff, general office staff, and product marking and distribution of goods staff. With the expansion of our fundraising team came the opening of the MS Discount Mart selling new and used goods. A street collection campaign involving 26 schools collecting $14,302 commences and the Wheelchair Rally raising $8,500 towards an MS bus is launched.
1987 We launch the Capital Appeal chaired by Sir John Rowell, Chair Queensland Legal Aid Commission.
The Mr. Spunky competition is rebranded as the ‘MS Quest’ with categories opened for both male and female entrants. The MS Quest is launched by Greg Chappell.
1988
We launch the MS Limited Edition Art Union
We introduce a MS Sports Auction with Betty Cuthbert our guest of honor, raising $4,000. We also hold the Rugby Union Wallaby Team Dinner and auction which raises $8,000 and is attended by more than 530 people.
1990
In the International Year of Literacy, we help launch the MS Readathon, a national school-based fundraising reading program that teaches students about MS and raises vital funds to support Australians living with the condition.
1990
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2005
We introduce the ‘MS Brissie to the Bay’ bike ride which grows to be MS Queensland’s flagship fundraising event which now raises over $1 million annually.
What was then known as the MS Moon Walk is introduced with almost 1,000 participants raising close to $22,000.
The ‘MS Walk’, a new fundraising event based on the hugely successful MS Walks in the USA and Canada debuts on the Sunshine Coast. More than 140 people joined the Sunshine Coast MS Walk and raised more than $13,000.
We introduce the ‘MS DirectDonor’, a subscription allowing supporters to contribute to MS Queensland automatically each month. This continues to this day.
2011 The MS Brissie to the Bay bike ride wins the national award for ‘Australia’s Best Fundraising Event’ from the Fundraising Institute of Australia.
MS Swimathons are added to the MS Queensland suite of fundraising events raising over $1 million since MS fe li their inception.
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2016
We have the biggest MS Brissie to the Bay in the event’s history with more than 9,000 riders and life raising $1.5MS million.
We introduce ‘Team Cure MS’ a community fundraising campaign that raises money specifically for MS research.
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