Student Achievement
06 October
On Monday 14 September, Damascus College Year 12 VCAL students organised an Ice Bucket Challenge to raise money and awareness for sufferers of Motor Neuron Disease (MND). MND is the name given to a group of progressive, terminal diseases in which nerve cells (neurones) that control the muscles that enable us to move, speak, breathe and swallow, fail to work normally and eventually die. There is no known cure and no effective treatment for MND.
With the support of our community, our VCAL students were able to raise $2,300 in two weeks for FightMND - an organisation headed by former AFL player and MND sufferer and advocate, Neale Daniher.
After hearing about the event at Damascus, Neale inspired our students with a personal video message, directly nominating his former schoolmate and Damascus staff member Martin Ryan for the challenge.
A big thank you to everyone who contributed and congratulations to the Year 12 VCAL students for hosting such a wonderful day.