$6.9 MILLION IN FUNDRAISING IN 2019 THANKS TO EVERYONE IN OUR INCREDIBLE COMMUNITY
Every year, either directly or through the community, JDRF delivers over 100 fundraising activities. In 2019, thousands of Australians participated and contributed to the $6.9m in funds raised through JDRF events whether it was at One Walk, a Gala Ball, through donations or a community activity.
ONE WALK 2019
This year’s JDRF One Walk season raised a total of $1,200,000 to turn type one into type none! This year also saw the highest attendance in seven years for our One Walks, where collectively over 6,200 registered and thousands more attended on the day, making it our largest community campaign. Thank you to the dedicated volunteers, Walk hosts, staff and community members who supported, fundraised, advocated, and walked on the day to support the #JDRFBlueArmy.
$1.2M PERTH EXTRAVAGANZA
In a record-breaking night the Perth Gala Ball raised over $1.2m to help create a world without T1D. Congratulations and an immense thank you to the donors, supporters, guests and volunteers who made this event such a huge success. With your incredible generosity supporting more life-changing research, we are getting closer to achieving our mission of a world without type 1 diabetes.
LE VELO VIRTUEL – AUSTRALIA’S FIRST VIRTUAL CYCLING CHALLENGE
Velo was launched as Australia’s first-of-its-kind virtual cycling challenge with participants riding alongside the mountain stage of the Tour de France. In its first year, it had two Australian locations in velodromes located in Sydney and Melbourne and teams were also able to join from anywhere in the world to participate.
GREAT WALL OF CHINA TREK
How far would you go to find a cure for type 1 diabetes? In 2019, a team of 23 trekkers & passionate JDRF supporters went all the way to the Great Wall of China. With 5 days of hiking over challenging terrain in 33°C heat, together they raised more than $107,000 to help JDRF fund life-changing breakthroughs to cure, prevent and treat T1D.
