Marching for margs and mito!
The first time I heard about mitochondrial disease (mito) was from my beautiful friend Cassie. Cassie’s mother Rhonda and her four siblings all have been diagnosed with mito. Cassie’s grandmother Lorraine and great grandmother Dorothy also suffered from mito.
Mito is a genetic disorder that effects energy at a cellular level. Hence, the disease significantly impacts the function of the most vital organs including; the brain, heart, liver, muscles, inner ears and eyes. Mito can be inherited or occur spontaneously and effects both children and adults.
Cassie’s family have been instrumental in advocating for people suffering from mito. Her uncle Sean is one of the founding directors and CEO of the mito foundation and her mum Rhonda has been a strong advocate for the use of IVF technology to help eradicate the disease. Cassie’s family volunteer every year at the Bloody Long Walk and this year we thought we would give it a crack!
Our team is walking the Bloody Long Walk on the 25th of August, 2024; along the beautiful Newcastle coastline. Our team “Marching for margs and mito” will be smashing out the 35kms followed by some cheeky margarita’s; all in the name of mito. We would love you to join our team or support our cause! Together, we can help raise much needed funds for research into treatment and a cure for mito. Thank you!
If you would like to learn more please find below a link to Rhonda’s talk at the AMDF Mitochondrial Donation Symposium in 2015 and the mito foundation website.
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$200
Lile Taufaao
$175
Rhonda & John
Go Go Go team Marching for Margs! A big effort to raise funds for research into a cure for Mito. Well done, we are very proud of you all. Love Rhonda and John xx
$162
Newsure Insurance Brokers
$130
Anonymous
Go Go Go Annie Jane! Big effort for a great cause. Thank you and good luck, lots of love Mum and Dad xx
$120
Simon Garrett
Love u sweety
$110
Damian Schramm
Go Ella
$110
The Aubrey’s
Well done Em!
$105
The Murraywells
Go you good thing Annie Jane!! What a trooper putting in the k’s … a bloody long walk for a bloody great cause! Margs-a-plenty at the finish line!! With much love 💚💚💚💚
$105
The Murraywells
Go go Cassie Mae!! Leave some in the tank for the nasty hill near the end … a bloody long walk for a bloody great cause! Margs-a-plenty at the finish line!! With much love 💚💚💚💚
$76
Christine & Kevin Allman
Good on you ladies!
$70
Tom & Cath Prendergast
Anything for a Margarita hey?!
$65
Helen Sheehan
You GO girls! What a tremendous thing you're doing. Best of luck 🍀 and enjoy those Margs at the end xxx
$63
Nadia Edmond
Go Julia and house mates!! Amazing effort for a great cause!
$60
Sal & Wal Vivers
Unreal work. Happy walking 💕
$60
Sally Gavin
Awesome work, happy walking 💕
$60
Margaret Cubis
$59
Jo Hawley
Awesome ☺️
$59
Tracey Kesby
Good luck Ella
$55
Grant Bendeich
Happy to donate, just don't want to hear about your sore legs the following week ;)
$54
Camille & Nick
Woo hoo! Go team!! Enjoy the day and such an amazing effort for an epic cause xx
$54
Uncle Charlie
Go get em AJ
$54
Tiarne Fullick
Good luck Ella! 👏🏼
$54
Paul Garrett
Proud of your achievements Em. TBH, knew nothing about Mito………….till now
$54
Charlie Hawes
Go get em Cass!
$51
Daisy Body
Don’t get blisters
$50
Isabella Murray
💚💚 proud of you
$50
Doug Hawes
Awesome stuff Annie 😊
$50
Doug Hawes
Great stuff Cassie 😊
$50
Bella
💚 great stuff Annie xxx
$38
Courtney Murray
Woohoo go Cass! 💞
$38
William Hawes
$38
William Hawes
$35
Michaela
Woo lets go Ella!
$35
Russell Macey
Good Luck Ella!
$35
Shaye
All the best Annie, great cause.
$35
Emily Garrett
$35
Barb Gavin
Go Gracie & Hugo 😁👏
$35
Tim Jewell
$35
Izzy Cubis
$35
George Bryan
$35
Lara Mcgee
$35
Grace Gavin
$35
Cassie Hawes
$35
Annie Hawes
$32
Julia Cubis
$27
Riley Spajic
$27
Ethan Kennedy
Nice work! Walk hard🚶♀️😎
$25
Gh
Proud of you Annie and Cassie! You got this 🥰
$25
Ally
Go go go
$25
Heather Maher
$25
Cassie
Woohooo 🍸🍸
$22
Rhonda And John
Go Tim! A very big effort, so great to walk for a bloody good cause. Thank you, love Rhonda and John
$22
Kate Redmond
$22
Mitchell Roy
$22
Mia Dare
$22
Tina Roex-austin
$21
Ella Schramm
$20
Amanda Hanna
Good Luck Chris! I did this a few years ago and absolutely loved all 6 hours of it! It's a great day for a great cause :)
$20
Ash
$20
Holly Moore
$20
Chris Primrose
$20
Annie
💚💚💚
$16
Sue Remfry
$15
Brittney Littler
$11
Abbey Vaughan
Go Cass ❤️
$10
Mia
you have the biggest heart cass 🫶🏻
$5
Jacob Bartlett
Punaniiiiii
