In 2025, the MAD Ball becomes the MAD GALA — a milestone celebration of 25 years of Making A Difference. Held on Melbourne Cup Eve at the iconic Plaza Ballroom, the MAD GALA will bring together [...]

We’re delighted to welcome Harriet Caldwell as a Beneficiary Ambassador for the MAD Foundation. In 2023, Harriet’s life changed immediately when a spinal cord stroke left her paralysed from the [...]

On Sunday 6 April 2025, the MAD Foundation community gathered at Treetops in the Melbourne Museum for a special morning of connection and reflection. ‘MAD at the Museum’ brought together families [...]

MAD Foundation T20 Cricket & Community Day 2025 – A Huge Success! What an incredible day at the MAD Foundation’s annual T20 Cricket & Community Day! Held on Sunday, 2 February 2025, [...]

On Melbourne Cup Eve, the Plaza Ballroom once again came alive for the MAD24 True Colours Ball. Guests embraced the theme with flair, weaving bold flashes of red, yellow, and blue into their [...]

Congratulations to the winners of the MAD24 raffle, drawn at 9:30pm on Monday 4 November 2024 at the MAD24 True Colours Ball. 1st Prize, Four Pillars Gin Maker Session, Caroline Sladen 2nd Prize, [...]

A huge thank you to The Knight for their unwavering support of the MAD Foundation! Last week, Taylor and Michaela from The Knight joined us for an exclusive menu tasting at the stunning Plaza [...]

A heartfelt thank you to the Morgans Foundation for their continued support as a Platinum Sponsor of the MAD Foundation! We recently had the pleasure of welcoming Mark Davies from Morgans, [...]

As if he hasn’t already done enough for MAD, we are delighted to announce that Cam Mackenzie is joining us as MAD’s newest ambassador. Cam’s involvement with MAD began back in 2001, long before [...]

We are proud to share our 2024 Annual Report, showcasing another incredible year of impact! This year, MAD Foundation provided $300,000 in equipment and services to support 40 families of [...]

The MAD Foundation is deeply grateful to Australian Paper Recovery (APR) for once again standing by our side as a Gold Sponsor in 2024. Darren Thorpe, APR’s Managing Director, has been a [...]

MAD Foundation and the De La Salle Old Collegians Amateur Football Club came together yesterday for a sell-out home game luncheon. MAD Ambassadors Chris and Sean Lynch teamed up with Ambassador [...]

Join us for an unforgettable evening of fun, dancing and making a difference as we show our true colours at MAD Ball 24. $2750 for a table of 10 guests November 4 2024, 6:30pm – 12:30am [...]

🌟 Amazing News! 🌟 Thanks to the wonderful efforts of the Kustom Kruisers community, the 2024 classic car and bike show raised a whopping $10,000 for the MAD Foundation in support of little Kayvan [...]

*Kustom Kruisers Classic Car & Bike Show* Sunday 21st of April 2024 This is a charity fundraiser for the MAD Foundation. There will be market stalls, food and drink vans, entertainment for [...]

We are thrilled to announce that Australian Rules footballer Tom Lynch has officially joined the MAD Foundation as our Ambassador. Tom’s dedication to making a positive impact aligns [...]

As part of the club’s community engagement, De La is proud to announce it is partnering with MAD Foundation. Many of you will be aware of the work MAD does and its deep De La connections with its [...]

Join us for an unforgettable evening of fun, dancing and making a difference as we groove to the incredible music of ABBA with sensational cover band Bjorn Again. $2750 for a table of 10 guests [...]

Our sincere thanks to you and everyone at Kustom Kruisers for your fantastic fundraising efforts and ongoing support for MAD Foundation. Thank you in particular, for your most recent, generous [...]

The MAD Foundation family and friends got together to play our annual Twenty20 cricket match on 12 February 2023 at the Dorothy Laver Reserve. Our very special sponsors Australian Paper Recovery [...]

The 22nd Annual MAD Foundation Ball was held on Melbourne Cup Eve, Monday 31st October 2022 at the Plaza Ballroom, Regent Theatre Melbourne. After two years without the ball under the shadow of [...]

Our dear friends at Kustom Kruisers have done it again, raising $5000 in support of the work of the MAD Foundation. Kustom Kruisers is a family orientated Classic Car and Bike club with a proud [...]

22 years is a big milestone for any person, any business, and most certainly, any not-for-profit organisation. This year, the MAD Ball is celebrating not only 22 years, but: Thousands of [...]

We need your support more than ever. For the 2nd year, the MAD Ball has been cancelled. The MAD Ball raises critical funds to continue to provide life-changing equipment and services to help the [...]

While stuck in Hotel Quarantine, MAD Ambassador Jason Richardson set up a group of mates (including MAD Ambassadors Mick Hurley and Marc Murphy) and each day Richo and his guests placed bets for [...]

Kustom Kruisers is a family friendly Classic Car and Bike Club and big supporters of the MAD Foundation. Today was the club AGM with around 150 joining the proceedings followed by a delicious [...]

Cameron MacKenzie and the team at Four Pillars Gin welcomed the volunteer #MADhour production crew to the Healesville distillery in the nicest possible way! We toasted the success of #MADhour [...]

The team at Cisco invited Michael Thorn, the Vice President and co-founder of MAD Foundation to attend a Kahoot trivia session and bake-off during lockdown in June. Michael shared with the group [...]

Jack is 16 months old, full of laughter and smiles! An engaging little boy that enjoys interacting with his family and is eager to play. He is confident in his decisions and his blonde hair and [...]

On Friday 20th September 2019 the MAD Foundation held its Beneficiary Morning Tea in the Parkville Café at the Royal Children’s Hospital. Each year this very special morning tea brings [...]

In May 2019 the Kustom Kruisers classic car and bike club raised over $4000 to support Liana, a sweet four year old girl, with a rare genetic condition (beta-propeller protein-associated [...]

MAD Foundation Ambassador and all around great guy Michael Hurley gave up his morning to spend time with the beneficiaries of the MAD Foundation. Hurls has been a huge contributor to the work of [...]

The MAD Foundation beneficiary morning tea was held on Friday 20 September 2019 in the Parkville Café at the Royal Children’s Hospital. Each year the MAD Foundation brings its supporters together [...]

The MAD Foundation was invited to join the wonderful team at Kustom Kruisers family friendly classic car and bike club today for their AGM and Members Family Day. Our ambassadors Sean and Chris [...]

Michael Hurley has helped change the life of six-year-old Sophie Halacas and her family, presenting her with a stroller through the MAD (Make a Difference) Foundation. Sophie was born with [...]

Kustom Kruisers is a family orientated Classic Car and Bike club with a proud history in support of causes such as MND (Motor Neurons disease) Prostate cancer and Breast cancer. Kustom Kruisers [...]

In 2018 Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins posed a challenge to bring a shared commitment to corporate social responsibility among all Cisco employees. Chuck’s Challenge offered Cisco employees a chance to [...]

The MAD Next Gen team kicked off the 2019 calendar in the Yarra Valley by going on tour! The group enjoyed wine tastings at Giant Steps and Greenstone plus a three-course lunch at Zonzo Estate! [...]

MAD Foundation family and friends joined up with the teams from Australian Paper Recovery and Connors Sports Management at the Dorothy Laver Reserve on 24 Feb 2019 to play our annual Twenty20 [...]

The 18th Annual MAD Foundation Ball was held on Melbourne Cup Eve, Monday 5th November 2018 at the Plaza Ballroom, Regent Theatre Melbourne. Everyone enjoyed the opportunity to bring out their [...]

The MAD Foundation beneficiary morning tea was held on Thursday 27 September 2018 in the Parkville Café at the Royal Children’s Hospital. The morning tea brought together MAD Foundation [...]

Jason Richardson began his journey in elite sport by winning the 1993 Stawell Gift and went on to race at national and international level over the 100m – 400m, winning the 1996 British [...]

The 2018 MAD Next Gen networking evening was a Melbourne based event for professionals who are committed to their careers and also want to make a difference to the lives of those in need! In [...]

The Irvine Club has selected the MAD Foundation as its charity partner for the 2018 Luncheon at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney. The event raised $30,000 which was put to direct use by [...]

The 17th Annual MAD Foundation Ball was held on Monday 6th November 2017 at the Plaza Ballroom, Regent Theatre Melbourne. The volunteer MAD Ball committee worked created an exceptional night out [...]

The Commentators Club has proudly announced the MAD Foundation as the charity partner at the 2017 Grand Final Luncheon. The event raised $27,500 which was put to direct use in helping six very [...]

Michael Hurley has a thing for outlandish hairstyles. First it was his dreadlocks, but now in his year away from the game, the Essendon defender has cultivated an impressive and luscious beard. [...]

The 16th Annual MAD Charity Ball was held on Halloween night, Monday 31st October 2016 at the Plaza Ballroom, Regent Theatre Melbourne. The MAD Foundation exists to make a difference in the lives [...]

By Warwick Green, 21 June 2016 Carlton has presented a cheque for $5000 to the Make a Difference Foundation as part of the AFL Players Care initiative. MAD Foundation ambassadors Chris and Sean [...]