Tag: fundraising
At Shake It Up, we believe that everyone can make a difference. Many of our supporters choose to challenge themselves with an athletic event to raise ...
With so many athletic events to participate in for Parkinson’s research, our Shake It Up supporters are always inspiring and impressing us with ...
This year, during Parkinson’s Awareness Month, Shake It Up invited the Australian community to take part in Pancakes 4 Parkinson’s, a fund...
April 11 is World Parkinson’s Day.
At Shake It Up, we believe that when our community comes together, we can make a world of difference.
This ti...
With Parkinson’s Awareness Month falling in April, we have so many supporters who have come up with creative and inspiring fundraising ideas to ...
In April, the Canberra Times Marathon Festival will welcome runners to lace up and run together across a scenic route. This year, one of the participa...
This September, a group of trekkers will Step Up with Shake It Up to trek the Great Ocean Walk for Parkinson’s. Taking part along with ‘Te...
One of the unique things about fundraising for Shake It Up is that there are so many ways people can participate. We are always inspired and impressed...
In 2024, for Parkinson’s Awareness Month, Shake It Up Australia is encouraging the Australian community to take part in #Pancakes4Parkinsons to ...
Last year, one of our supporters Andrew, took on the Cape to Cape race with his good friend Darren, to challenge himself and raise funds for cutting-e...
Many of our Shake It Up supporters raise funds and awareness for Parkinson’s research by embracing their creative pursuits and artistic passions...
In November 2023, a group of dedicated fundraisers took on a massive challenge – the world’s toughest road half marathon, Point to Pinnacl...
This week, our Shake It Up hero is Suzanne Cox, a regular Shake It Up fundraiser who this year completed the Everest Base Camp Trek in memory of her f...
Did you know this Wednesday is International Giving Day? It’s a day when the global community will come together to donate to good cause...
At Shake It Up, we are passionate in our belief that everyone has the power to make a difference. While some of our fundraising heroes take on athleti...
Did you know November 29 is International Giving Day? It’s a day when the global community will come together to donate to good causes, and we&#...
‘Limitlessness in the Aquasphere’ is a journey of discovery through mindfulness and diving, created by filmmaker Oshim Somers after being ...
Did you know there are around 200,000 Australians currently living with Parkinson’s and a further 38 people diagnosed every day? One of our inspirin...
In September 2023, a group of motivated fundraisers laced up their runners and hit the pavement for the Sydney Marathon, fueled by the desire to hit t...
Did you know November 29 is International Giving Day? It’s a day when the global community will come together to donate to good causes, and we&#...
Did you know November 29 is International Giving Day? It’s a day when the global community will come together to donate to good causes, and we&#...
On July 21, Offbeat ’23 shook Fremantle’s Port Beach Brewery, raising crucial funds for Parkinson’s research. The mastermind behind ...
Many of our supporters at Shake It Up participate in fundraisers that involve tough athletic feats to help raise funds and awareness for ParkinsonR...
Our Shake It Up Heroes, Team Bailey, have been tackling the Point to Pinnacle in support of Shake It Up Australia and Young Onset Parkinson’s Di...
At Shake It Up we have many adventurous supporters who take part in all kinds of athletic events to raise both funds and awareness for Parkinson’s. ...
In January this year, Sean was diagnosed with Early Onset Parkinson’s Disease at just 36 years of age. The diagnosis came as a shock to Sean and...
At Shake It Up we have many incredible supporters who fundraise for us year on year. One of these supporters, Lisa, has now held five fundraising even...
Shake It Up supporter Kylie Christian recently held a huge local community fundraising event with a unique twist – ‘mop chops’ for h...
When Robyn was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2017 on her 62nd birthday, she began seeking support and educating herself about the diseas...
When Hannah’s mum was diagnosed with Parkinson’s earlier this year, she decided, along with her family, to educate herself and the people ...
This week’s Shake It Up hero is our supporter Tanya, who took on a huge challenge along with her husband Peter, to walk a section of the Portugu...
Gary is a regular feature in our Shake It Up Hero stories – and for good reason. Gary has been visiting Mt Everest year on year, including as a ...
Did you know that you can support Shake It Up by taking part in an athletic event? Comedian, runner and digital producer Shivé Prema did just that w...
For people looking to make a difference for Parkinson’s, there are so many ways to get involved to raise funds and awareness. One way many of ou...
This year’s Pause 4 Parkinson’s campaign included so many fantastic community fundraisers, and we loved seeing familiar faces fundraise ag...
When Hans vanHamond was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, it was a confirmation of the battle he had been waging for almost two years. Prior to hi...
For this year’s Parkinson’s Awareness Month campaign, we were thrilled to have the support of so many fundraisers hosting events and comin...
Every year, we have so many creative community fundraisers for Pause 4 Parkinson’s and Parkinson’s Awareness Month. We love seeing the dif...
Did you know that 38 Australians will be diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease today? The Lambooy family are on a mission to make sure more people ...
Last year, ABC Sydney held an online auction, and winner Joanne Colquhoun of North Epping won the karaoke event. Joanne lives with Parkinson’s D...
Shake It Up ambassador Kristy Johnson has a goal: to raise as much awareness about Parkinson’s disease (PD) as she can, and draw attention to th...
This year, Shake It Up welcomed Gilligan’s Hotel and Resort as our major sponsor for 2023 and our Pause 4 Parkinson’s campaign.
Gilligan&#...
April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month
Parkinson’s disease (PD) occurs when brain cells that make dopamine, a chemical that coordinates movemen...
In the second half of 2022, Ash began planning a huge challenge – to cycle 350km in 4 days for Parkinson’s research. Over the weekend, Ash...
Our community fundraisers are integral to the Foundation, raising vital funds for Parkinson’s research, and awareness in their communities about...
Our fundraising hero this week is Jackson, who cut off his mullet in November to raise funds for Parkinson’s research. Jackson ha...
Congratulations to our fundraising hero for this week, Suze, who has completed her third year of running challenges raising funds for Shake It Up. Ove...
This Giving Day, 29 November, support Parkinson’s Research with a donation to Shake It Up. 100% of your donation will go directly to cutting-ed...
Our fundraising hero this week is Ash, who is riding from Albany to Bunbury in January 2023 for Parkinson’s. Even though the ride is still a cou...