75by75

Funds raised are received directly by Dementia Australia, which delivers support services, education, advocacy and critical research grants to both fight and alleviate this disease.

Thank you for any support you can contribute,
Mark

How I’m raising 75by75

I’m considering this a life-long project that will require that I 'give, get and gather'.

By the time I am 75, I’ll have raised $75,000 for Dementia Australia through a combination of:

• Personal giving

• Undertaking personal challenge-based fundraising

• Encouraging others to join in challenges

• Fundraising events

You can help

You can make a secure, tax-deductible contribution to the 75by75 campaign at any time, through the GiveNow portal. All funds flow directly to Dementia Australia and will be counted towards my $75,000 goal.

With thanks to...

Aaron McRae, Alan Matic, Alex McMillan, Amy Johannsohn, Anna Greenhalgh, Anne Carey, Annette Downs, Ariana Kim, Bella Ravenswood, Bruce and Margie Jeffrey, Carly Martin, Carol Douglas, Cassie Xintevelonis, Cathy Truong, Chris Borthwick, Clare Hussey, Daniel Bourke, Daniel Teitelbaum, David Fitzpatrick, David Kemp, Deniel Condon, Denis Moriarty, Denise and John Robinson, Des Fitzpatrick, Drew Birnie, Edward Howard, Emily Denning, Emily Moore, Erin Martin and Tubes Taylor, Essie Morris, Fiona Garlick, Frances Lockhart, Gavin Cronje, Georgia Wilton, Gina Cirrilo, Gina Rose, Glenn Jeffrey, Harry Thiele, Helen Welling, Ian Kube, Ingrid Ganley, Irene Zelios, Joan Galloway, John Velegrinis, Joshua Presser, Josie Brown, Josie Cox, Jude Ranson, Karen Barber, Karen Donovan, Kasun Kalhara, Kathy Richardson, Kelly and Duncan Warburton, Kerryn Burgess, Kira Fitzpatrick, Kristy Robinson, Kylie Cirak, Lachlan Pollock, Lachlan Reyment, Leah Vennettacci, Lidia Milevski, Linda O’Halloran, Maddison Muldoon, Mandy and Tim Newham, Maree Campion, Marianne Taylor and Robert Poole, Mark Mehzad, Martine Barber, Matt Sevasto, Matt Tovey, Matthew Schulz, Maureen and Den Jones, Maureen and Ted Holloway, Maureen McGinnis, Michael Grigoletto, Michelle Eddy, Monique and Sam Jeffrey, Mylo Norman, Nathan Mifsud, Nicole Farrow, The Nunn Family, Patricia Irons, Paul Fitzpatrick, Penny Salazar, Pip Tyrell, Rachael Jones, Richard Edge, Robyn and Craig Woolfe, Rose Mircevski, Ross and Vicki Jeffrey, Sabrina Matthaus, Sally O'Callaghan, Sandie McKay, Sandra Dempsey, Sarah Barker, Sarah Kealy, Sarah Richardson, Simon Martin, Sneh Nand, Sophie Sangwell, Stef Ball, Steve Moriarty, Stewart MacLeod, Sue Taylor, Sue Young, Suman Joshi, Tanya Di Mingo, Teena Merambeliotis and The Scrutineers Quiz Team.

Challenges

Along the way, I'll complete time-based fundraising challenges, like the ones below, to help sustain momentum.

• In 2020, I completed a virtual 9.5km Memory Walk & Jog organised by Dementia Australia

• In 2021, I competed in a real-life 10km Memory Walk & Jog event in Melbourne

• In 2022, I again competed in the real-life 10km Memory Walk & Jog event in Melbourne

• In 2023, I again completed the 10km Memory Walk & Jog in Melbourne

• In 2024, I moved to Hobart and registered for the 12km City to Casino fun run, but needed to pull out due to injury :(

• In 2025, I raised funds through a Memory Walk & Jog "My Way" fun run

• In 2026, I raised funds by walking the 7lm City to Casino fun run.

Past promotion

Here's a video that I made about the first Memory Jog event I undertook to raise funds.

And here's an Instagram post shared by the good folk at Dementia Australia about my participation in their events. It neatly explains my passion for supporting their programs.