The Friends of The Royal Melbourne Hospital Neuroscience Foundation
For 16 years, the Friends of The Royal Melbourne Hospital Neuroscience Foundation have shared the mission to understand the causes of and find new treatments for brain diseases. The Friends of the RMH Neuroscience Foundation organise the main fundraising activities for the foundation. This committee is made up of volunteers and has been arranging fundraising activities since 1992. Each year the Friends host a Gala Ball and Auction in Melbourne. We invite you to participate in the RMH Neuroscience Friends Fundraising Gala Ball and Auction, which will be held in August 2009.
The Ball attracts a great deal of interest and is a large and well-known social event. Over 800 guests attend the ball each year. Recent guest speakers have included Susan Duncan, author and former editor of Women's Weekly, Rasheda Ali, daughter of boxer Muhammad Ali and The Hon. Peter Costello, former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia. Ball attendees include prominent business leaders, State and Federal government ministers, sporting celebrities and members of the medical and legal community. Together we have made tremendous progress in our understanding of and developing new treatments for eradicating brain diseases as life-threatening diseases through research, education, screening and treatment.
The generosity of our donors is vital as we continue our efforts to help patients today, as well as to invest in the health of future generations.
Over $320,000 raised in 2008!
The Friends of the Royal Melbourne Hospital Neuroscience Foundation Gala Ball Organising Committee thank you for celebrating the 15th Gala Ball & Auction. With your generosity and the combined efforts of many people we raised over $320,000 for world renowned neuroscience research at The RMH. The Friends of the RMH Neuroscience Foundation are all volunteers.
In 2008, research supported by the Friends fundraising includes:
4 brain tumour research projects including, 1 epilepsy research project
3 stroke research projects
1 Multiple Sclerosis projects
Click here for more information about the research projects supported by the Friends fundraising.
Rasheda Ali shares her story 16th Annual Gala Ball & Auction in 2009
The Friends of the Royal Melbourne Hospital Neuroscience Foundation will hold their 16th Annual Gala Ball and Auction on Friday 21st August at Crown Palladium. For more information call the Foundation on 03 9342 8447. Friends Fundraising Committee:
Chair - Bee Ho Teow Gaye de Boer Peter Davis Judith Kaye Debbie Kroger Phil Jones Alice Mullenger Poh Raggatt Angela Rogers Natasha Savvides Sandra Sloan Josephine Tan Felicity Wischer | 
