In an attempt to raise around $100,000, Mona Vale, Liz Melchior, Debbie Bird, Katrina Hemingway and Bronwyn Dowling would be walking for a distance of about 25km a day, in order to get ready for the 270 km Mudgee2Sydney fundraising event.

The event is basically a walk from Mudgee to Sydney, which would start on Sunday and would end on Wednesday. The amount of money collected, during the three days walk would be used to fund the researchers conducted to find cures and treatments for the Multiple sclerosis (MS) and to support the patients.

What initiated the event is the fact that MS has affected the lives of many people. Participants taking part in the walk, the supporters and even the donors have had someone in their lives who suffered from MS or even witnessed the sufferance themselves.

One of the organizers and the participants in the walk, Katrina Hemingway, witnessed MS attacking her husband, Mike. Debbie Bird was another participant who had developed the disease herself.

Mona Vale, a physiotherapist who worked with MS patients loads of time before, stated that the pain experienced by the MS patients is immense.

She added, “I can’t believe just how many people have turned out to support us. There is a very strong sense of community in the country. We were joined at the start of the walk for three days by an 78-year-old lady”.