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Impact Report 1 Nov 2018 – 31 Oct 2019 Our Mission Introduction Tackling MND. Be part of the cure. Impact Report 1 Nov 2018 – 31 Oct 2019 Our mission Introduction My Name’5 Doddie Foundation was established by Doddie As the Foundation celebrates its second anniversary, we continue to receive incredible support and thanks Weir OBE and the trustees following Doddie’s diagnosis to your generosity, we have committed over £4 million with Motor Neuron Disease (MND) in 2017. The charity was to research projects and to provide practical support to those affected by MND. founded in response to his frustration at the lack of options Doddie’s energy and enthusiasm knows no bounds given to people affected by MND – no effective treatment, and his positive attitude is an inspiration to our team – no access to meaningful clinical trials, and no hope. we are determined to tackle MND and be part of the cure. The aims of the Foundation are simple: • To raise funds to aid research into the causes of MND and investigate potential cures. In the year to 31 October 2019: • To make grants to individuals suffering from MND, to enable them to live as fulfilled a life as possible. £3, 217,532 was collected through fundraising activities £2,049,287 was granted to medical research projects Contents 01 Introduction and 2019 highlights 02 Message from our Chairman 03 A few words from Doddie £508,433 04 Raising funds 08 Supporting medical research was given in grants to 12 Helping people affected by MND 16 Our trustees help sufferers of MND 17 Our team and founder 18 Financial summary 20 What’s next? 01 Message from our Chairman As a former teammate and great friend of Our commercial partners and our relationships Doddie, I am proud to serve as Chairman of the with major organisations and events are also trustees. It gives me great pleasure to announce important to our fundraising activities and that in our second year of operation we have we greatly appreciate their involvement pledged over £4 million to support others who and commitment to the Foundation. suffer from MND and contributed to some A few words The purpose of all of these activities is to raise amazing research projects following the money to invest in research and support patients. establishment of our Scientific Advisory from Doddie The Foundation has given £450,000 to the Board lead by Sean McGrath. Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA) I attended our 3rd meeting of the Scientific and MND Scotland to provide grants for people “ 2019. What a great year it’s been for the Advisory Board back in March 2019 held affected by MND; for example to fund house Foundation, and what a busy one! Thousands of at Boughton House which was very kindly adaptations to allow people to continue to live fundraising events run by our great and growing hosted by the Duke of Buccleuch. The at home and to provide respite care. family of supporters have taken place. From collaboration shown by those in attendance headline sporting events to dinners, auctions, The feedback that we receive from those that was utterly amazing and the board categorically shows, sponsored walks, cycles, climbs, swims, receive these grants reminds us all of how Doddie was in favour of fast tracking a number of bakes, lemonade stalls! You name it – our has made a difference in his quest to support platform trials. supporters and partners are an ingenious bunch others who suffer from MND. He continues to when it comes to raising funds to fight MND. Doddie has been an absolute inspiration in inspire us all and as we head into our 3rd year raising the profile of MND, with recognition at of operation, plans are well established for And I sincerely thank you all for your hard the World Rugby Awards and in the Queen’s the launch of a multi-armed, multicentre work. Our investment of your funds in some New Year Honours list, where he was awarded drugs platform trial which will revolutionise of the world’s best MND research teams here an OBE for his services to rugby and MND. how research is conducted. in the UK is now coming to fruition, with drug He was also presented with the Edinburgh trials due to start throughout the UK in 2020. May I take this opportunity to thank our CEO, Award by the Lord Provost of the City of Jill Douglas, our CFO, Jim Robertson, our Medical But there’s no cure or treatment yet, and that’s Edinburgh, and he appeared on Lorraine and Strategy Lead, Sean McGrath, Joe Davies of what keeps me going, keeps me fighting this The One Show in the lead up to the inaugural Gilson Gray and my fellow trustees of the disease. Personally, I’m feeling the effects of Doddie Cup match between Wales and Scotland Foundation. Doddie is a great friend, a wonderful MND a wee bit more now. But I’m lucky. I have in Cardiff in November 2018. inspiration and together, I hope that one day a great family, great support network and I’m The Foundation has benefited greatly from with your support we will find effective still here: still walking, talking, still enjoying life an amazing range of fundraising activities in treatments and a cure for MND. and causing trouble. I’m inspired every day by support of Doddie, and you can read about the stories of others with MND. Their strength, these later in this Impact Report. Scott Hastings, Chairman bravery and determination gives me the energy and focus to keep pushing for that cure. I hope you’ll keep pushing with me.” Doddie Weir, OBE Scott and Doddie share the commentary booth at Melrose Sevens Scott takes to the stage in Hong Kong at The Greatest Rugby Dinner Ever 02 03 Raising funds Hundreds of individual fundraisers and Thom’s Great Rugby Cycle continues to attract organisations continue to challenge themselves huge interest and support and Rob Wainwright, to fundraise for the Foundation and this is a former teammate of Doddie’s, has raised Thank you to our reflected through the sums gathered by significant funds through the sale of headbands commercial partners platforms such as JustGiving and Virgin and by embarking on challenging cycle rides Money Giving. which gather enormous support and publicity. Commercial partnerships have been Schools, rugby clubs, families, businesses and The Foundation runs its own golf days and developed between the Foundation and individuals have ran, walked, climbed, cycled, they have grown in popularity. Golf has proved businesses and there are also a number driven and baked to support the Foundation. popular as a means of fundraising with several of licensed partners who produce and sell independent events being organised with the branded merchandise with the Foundation Major events included another Hong Kong Foundation as beneficiary, most notably The benefitting from each sale. Sevens dinner, activities around the rugby Archerfield Golf Day and the Paul Lawrie matches between Wales and Scotland “The Foundation event. Doddie Weir Cup”, a ceilidh in Banchory, the annual Auld Enemy Dinner on the eve of the The Foundation has again benefitted from Calcutta Cup rugby match, continued support partnering major events such as The European from the Stonehaven community through “Strive” Rugby Finals at Newcastle’s St James Park activities, a dinner in Elgin and a dinner arranged and a second year of improved activity around by Stewart’s Melville school in Edinburgh. the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open Golf. Doddie’5 Ride (a cycling event) has allowed local people in the Scottish Borders to show their The relationship with Scottish Rugby, as an official support and, despite atrocious weather during charity partner, has also been of huge value. The the inaugural event in 2018 and the second ride sale of Doddie “headbands” continues to engage in 2019, there is another one planned! Stuart supporters and raise funds for the charity. Since inception, the Foundation has raised a total of £5,879,601 with thanks to all our supporters. From top: ‘The Greatest Rugby Dinner Ever’ in Hong Kong; Scotland play Wales for the Doddie Weir Cup; a gathering of supporters wearing Doddie headbands at Mercat Cross; the big man on his electric bike during Doddie’5 Ride in Melrose; The 2019 My Name’5 Doddie Foundation Golf Day at The Renaissance Club, East Lothian participants of the Great Rugby Cycle at Land’s End; Doddie with Rory McIlroy at the Scottish Open 04 05 We’d like to say a huge thank you to all of our amazing fundraisers! 06 07 Supporting medical research The role of the Foundation’s Scientific Advisory “ The My Name’5 Doddie Foundation in Board has continued to grow and this is now a cornerstone of how the trustees steer their such a short space of time has become investment into MND research. one of the leading MND charities. It is It meets twice a year and provides updates, having a major positive influence on the discusses new findings and shares the most up to date research into MND and the potential fight against MND in Scotland, the wider for meaningful clinical trials. UK and Europe. They have dramatically The Foundation’s medical strategy lead, Sean raised awareness of MND and thereby McGrath, acts as the conduit to help further the Foundation’s ambitions and foster better achieved significant fundraising. The relationships between the charity and the medical achievements have been impressive and research community. This, and the activities of The My Name’5 Doddie Foundation Scientific Advisory Board and the trustees the Foundation, has led to it being recognised as will continue to make a real difference.” a well-respected element of the MND community.
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