MJD Walk for a Cure 2024

Welcome to the MJD Walk for a Cure 2024!

If you've completed the challenge previously, welcome back. If your new to the challenge, welcome we're glad your here.

Our mission for the month of February is to raise awareness for MJD and vital funds for research into a cure.

The challenge is to do 10,000 steps a day for the month of February. The Big Team Challenge app allows us, in teams of 4, to virtually race each other to the finish line. You can create a competition within your team or with your friends team. Anyone, anywhere can participate!

We raise awareness through our step challenge and by posting on social media. One simple way you can help raise awareness is by liking our posts. In social media, algorithms are rules that govern the platform’s operation. How the algorithm works is, the more likes a post gets, the more people see it, the more awareness raised!

We raise vital funds for research with the support of the MJD Foundation through a platform called Chuffed. Here your team we have their own fundraising profile page which you can share with your friends and family and ask them for support. We also share on social media ideas that you can use to help raise funds. eg. - sausage sizzles, taco nights, lollie jar guessing, chocolate fundraisers.

(An email will be sent to your team leader with details on how to set up your chuffed profile)

MJD stands for Machado-Joseph Disease, which is also known as Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3. It is a hereditary neuro degenerative condition. The symptoms of MJD progress to cause permanent significant physical disability. 

There is no cure for MJD!

More info about a MJD can be found on our website or social media accounts.

Once again welcome,

I look forward to seeing you all virtual.

Let me know if you have any question,

Bec :)