Recently we welcomed special guests to visit the Spinal Injury Project and tour the lab at the Research Open Day at Griffith University. Guests enjoyed a behind the scenes tour of the lab and learned how their support is having an impact on the research. The Spinal Injury Project team answered a wide range of interesting questions from […]
READ MOREVMX Magazine Classic Dirt 16
We love our community! An amazing weekend event was held recently – the VMX Magazine Classic Dirt 16 at Three Pines MX Park, of which we were the beneficiary! A massive thank you to all who generously donated to raise a whopping $10,000 for a cure for paralysis with a special thanks to Cure Crusaders, […]
READ MOREQueensland Medical Orchestra and Choir
Recently our Volunteer Ambassador Lindsay Nott had the pleasure of attending the Queensland Medical Orchestra (QMO) Virtuosis 23 Concert at Edmund Rice Performing Arts Centre, St Laurence’s College. The Queensland Medical Orchestra (QMO) is an ensemble composed of doctors, medical students, health professionals and friends who come together to share their collective love of music. […]
READ MOREGold Coast Fundraising Ball & Golf Day
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.
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