On Thursday 18th August we were very grateful to be the beneficiary of the Gold Coast Local Charities Luncheon at Edgewater Restaurant. The lunch was organised by Pam Sturgess and the organising committee of this monthly luncheon and what a wonderful lunch it was! The Foundation in partnership with My Jewellery Shop held a key […]
READ MOREGold Coast Fundraising Ball 2022
A huge thankyou to Beric Lynton and the organising committee of the 2022 Gold Coast Fundraising Ball for their incredible donation of $62,774 to the foundation to support our work towards a cure for paralysis. We are incredibly proud to be one of the five beneficiaries of this iconic event alongside these wonderful charities; Brave […]
READ MOREA special visit from Lazarus Project Foundation – all the way from Spain!
Thank you to Jose Molina Marco and Nestor Villalba Rojas from the Lázarus Project Foundation who recently visited the Spinal Injury Project all the way from Valencia Spain! We enjoyed a wonderful day touring Making Strides and Griffith University Clem Jones Centre for Neurobiology and Stem Cell Research and discussing our shared mission to cure […]
READ MOREResearch Open Day at Griffith University
On May 17th 2022 we welcomed special guests to visit the Spinal Injury Project and tour the lab. Guests enjoyed an update on the research and rehabilitation trial and got to meet the diverse team of 36 talented researchers. Many engaged and thoughtful questions were asked and all guests were pleased to see the progress […]
READ MOREEIP Gala Dinner presented by Prestige Cars Groups
We are so excited to share the news with you, that because of you, together we raised over $350,000 at the recent “Everything is Possible” Gala Dinner presented by Prestige Cars Group! We cannot thank you enough for being part of this special event that just keeps getting bigger and better year on year! A […]
READ MOREThankyou Celebration
On Wednesday November 10th, our generous supporters came together at HOTA on the Gold Coast for the inaugural ‘Everything Is Possible’ end of year thank you celebration. It was a wonderful night shared with donors, volunteers, Sippers, suppliers, partners, ambassadors, stakeholders and officiated by our Patron the Honourable Dame Quentin Bryce AD, CVO. We gathered […]
READ MORE2020/2021 Annual Report
It has been another year like no other with the pandemic still affecting us all. Despite the challenges, the Foundation team has worked hard to have an attitude of gratitude and with the support of many generous donors and partners, we have achieved incredible fundraising results. Importantly this year, we have committed a record amount […]
READ MOREBrisbane Legends Lunch 2021
This year’s record breaking 4th Annual Brisbane Legends Lunch was certainly one to remember! The event, which saw 200 guests come together, had the aim of raising $88,000 to fund the scoping exercise for a Cell Transplantation Human Clinical Trial, the next step towards a human clinical trial to restore movement in people suffering with […]
READ MOREEverything is Possible Gala Dinner 2021
Oh what a night! On Saturday May 15th 2021, our generous supporters gathered to raise over $200,000 for spinal injury research into finding a cure for paralysis! Our guests came from far and wide, in fact even over the ditch, to join us and it was a room ready to celebrate! Supported by over 20 […]
READ MOREMeet the SIP Team – Dr Heidi Walkden
Dr Heidi Walkden is a research fellow and social media manager for the Clem Jones Centre for Neurobiology and Stem Cell Research team at Griffith University. Heidi first joined the team as an Honours student in 2015 and completed her PhD with them last year in the field of neuroscience. Heidi now uses her advanced […]
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