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At 10 years old, River lives with Level 3 Autism, ADHD and an intellectual disability.Over the past couple of years, River has made huge gains: he's toilet trained, he's learned to ride an adaptive trike-bike, and he recently celebrated his first birthday party with his first friend.River still needs a lot of sensory input to help him regulate, especially deep pressure. As he's grown, this has become harder for his mum Ann to provide safely at home.MAD funded a Sensory Roller, which lets River climb between two padded rollers and get that deep pressure input all by himself. His occupational therapist told us: "He didn't even wait to leave the warehouse to give it a go."Thank you to everyone whose support made this possible for River and Ann. #beneficiarystory #MakeADifference
Woody is 3 years old and lives with complex lifelong disability and developmental delay.He's been sleeping in a porta cot for the past two years to keep him safe at night. But he's now close to outgrowing it, and his family needed a long-term solution.MAD helped fund a therapeutic bed for Woody, along with Brainwave and his family. The disability-specific hi-low bed gives him a safe sleep space with enclosed sides, and doubles as an adjustable change table too.His family told us: "A massive burden of worry has been lifted." #beneficiarystory
Tom Davies ran 50km a day for 15 days, covering 750km and raising more than $20,000 for the MAD Foundation.In this short video, Tom thanks everyone who supported his campaign and helped make Cody’s new wheelchair possible.MAD was pleased to be present with Tom, Cody and Cody’s family for the delivery of the wheelchair, seeing the direct impact of Tom’s remarkable fundraising effort.Thank you to Tom and to everyone who donated, shared the campaign or encouraged him along the way. Your support has helped provide practical, life-changing equipment for Cody and his family.#makeadifference
🏏 Malvern Cricket Club’s Ladies’ Day was a great success, raising $1,975 for MAD!Around 50 attendees came together for the event, with MAD Beneficiary Ambassador Laura Cooke sharing her story and helping introduce many in the room to MAD’s work.Thank you to Kym Gardiner, Imogene, Vicki and Glenyse for organising the day, and to everyone who attended and supported the event.It was a wonderful opportunity to share more about MAD and its work with the local community!#makeadifference #madinthecommunity
2026 MAD Foundation T20 Cricket & Community Day, A Huge Success!What an unforgettable day at the MAD Foundation’s annual T20 Cricket & Community Day! Held on Sunday, 8 February 2026 at Eric Raven Reserve, the event brought together families, friends and supporters for a brilliant day of cricket, connection and community spirit.A huge thank you to our generous sponsors, @aprplastics for making the day possible, and to @connors_sports for bringing along an incredible group of AFL players who joined our amateur cricketers for a truly memorable match.Thank you to everyone who came along and supported the day, we can’t wait to do it all again next year! 🏏💙
577 kilometres in, 18-year-old @tom.davies23 spoke with @jaserichardson7 about his challenge of running 50 kilometres a day for 15 consecutive days in support of MAD.In only a short period of time, he has raised over $10,000 in donations.To see someone so young show this level of generosity, commitment and care for others is genuinely inspiring.Tom, we love your attitude, and thank you for stepping up and for encouraging others by example.Getting behind Tom means supporting him, and at the same time helping others.We’ve put the link to his fundraiser in our bio. What a great example!#makeadifference
