Blog: The Brain Dialogues, filtered by tag: Donations

KATE CROSBIE and HEIDI DOUGLASS | h.douglass@unsw.edu.au The Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation (VFFF) awarded the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) a $300,000 philanthropic grant over three years to investigate risk and protective factors for dementia. VFFF’s contribution will go towards the salary of a post-doctoral researcher in partnership with Yulgilbar Foundation, whose expert panel provides the necessary scientific assessment. Established as a family charitable trust in 1962, VFFF is one of the larger family foundations in Australia and has an extensive history of contributing… Read More

KATE CROSBIE The Dementia Momentum® gained its first Bronze Member, Mrs Jan Surnicky of Rose Bay, who generously donated $10,000 in July to help advance research into dementia prevention in honour of her late husband, Emil Surnicky. Mrs Surnicky originally intended to provide the donation as a gift in her will. After discussion with her family, she decided that donating to The Dementia Momentum® initiative of the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) now would help improve outcomes for patients faster and, ideally, prevent a rise in dementia incidence. “We, the Surnicky family, hope that… Read More

KATE CROSBIE and HEIDI DOUGLASS | h.douglass@unsw.edu.au The Roth Charitable Foundation (RCF) became the first Founding Gold Member of The Dementia Momentum® when it awarded the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) a $90,000 philanthropic grant over six years to identify early markers of Alzheimer’s Disease. RCF’s contribution will support a part-time PhD candidate, Dr Helen Wu, who will investigate novel genetic biomarkers of Alzheimer’s Disease. Established in 1989 by the late Henry and Ann Roth and substantially enlarged by their sons John and Stanley, the Roth Charitable Foundation… Read More

KATE CROSBIE and HEIDI DOUGLASS | h.douglass@unsw.edu.au The first Founding Members of The Dementia Momentum® were Phil Cave AM and wife Judy Harris, who generously came on board as Platinum Members of this initiative in support of their close friend, spokesman for The Dementia Momentum®, Richard Grellman AM and his wife Suellen, who has advanced young onset Alzheimer's disease. Their contribution of $100,000, prior to the official launch in March 2015, has been integral to the development of this research initiative. Phil and Judy said it has always been their priority to support both… Read More