We are happy to provide the dates of awareness days, weeks and months to assist our members and other organisations. The dates listed for each month may be subject to change so please confirm them with the relevant organisations before planning any associated activities.
Organisation: PKU Association of NSW Inc.
PKU, or Phenylketonuria, is a rare genetic disorder which affects the liver. PKU Awareness Day is an opportunity to raise awareness of the disease and help to raise funds for research.
National/State: NSW
Organisation: Eating Disorders Foundation of Victoria Inc.
International No Diet Day is a celebration of body type diversity and body acceptance. It promotes a healthy lifestyle, compared to a string of ineffective short term diets.
National/State: National
Organisation: Heart Foundation
Heart Week aims to raise community awareness of cardiovascular disease and the many ways to avoid developing heart disease.
National/State: National
Organisation: MND Australia
Motor Neurone Disease (MND) is a progressive neurological disease that affects roughly 1400 Australians, and thousands more carers, family and friends who live with the impact of the disease. National MND week aims to raise awareness of the disease.
National/State: NSW
Organisation: Schizophrenia Fellowship of NSW
Schizophrenia Awareness Week is an annual event used to raise community awareness and understanding of the mental illness.
National/State: National
Organisation: Palliative Care Australia
National Palliative Care Week aims to get Australian's talking about death, and making plans for the care they might need as they come towards the end of their lives.
National/State: International
Organisation: Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation
Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation is the official fundraising body for Princess Margaret Hospital for Children (PMH), Western Australia's only specialist children's hospital.
Wear a Bear Day was initially launched in 1998 and since then has raised nearly $1 million for the Foundation. The event encourages the West Australian community to purchase our branded merchandise during the month of May, and culminates on the last Friday of May with our largest public fundraising appeal, all to support children and adolescents who visit PMH. This year's street appeal is Friday 25 May.
National/State: WA
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