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Edward Baral

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Walking for Russell - a 54 Year Tradition!

In 1971, just before my grandfather, Russell Whitmont OBE, lined up on William Street for the very first City to Surf he had secured sponsorship from family and friends to make a donation in aid of the then Spastic Centre of NSW.

Little could he have imaged that he was starting a fundraising tradition that would still be going strong 54 years later!

The Spastic Centre is now called the Cerebral Palsy Alliance.  The sponsorship event is now STEPtember instead of the City to Surf.  Sadly, Pappa is no longer with us so it is me that is now seeking your sponsorship, not he.

Pappa raised money in this way for 30 years and it was my great pleasure to run with him for around 10 of these races.  When he could no longer run he asked me to take over for him and this was also my pleasure.

These days my family also join in so this year all 4 of us will commit to walking 10, 000 steps every day during the month of STEPtember.  That's 1.2 MILLION steps between us.  Our team is, once again, called "Walking for Russell".

Over 54 years, we've raised over $250, 000 for the Cerebral Palsy Alliance.  Will you help us to grow this figure?

Every dollar raised will support life-changing research, treatment, services and assistive technologies to help people with cerebral palsy. Please help us support this great cause! 

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Thanks to my Sponsors

Top Sponsor

01 Oct 2024

  • Nitya Amrita

    Donated

    $100

29 Sep 2024

  • Oliver Thornhill

    Donated

    $110

  • Congrats Edward and Hayley - a worthy cause and incredible effort over the years.

    Oliver

26 Sep 2024

  • Chris Carroll

    Donated

    $52.75

  • Great cause and great family effort as always

    Chris

19 Sep 2024

  • Jennifer Neech

    Donated

    $116

  • Always happy to support you in your efforts to raise funds for Steptember! Thank you Edward and Family for highlighting this worthy Cause

    Jennifer

14 Sep 2024

  • Rita Shuster

    Donated

    $34

  • Keep on keeping on!

    Rita

12 Sep 2024

  • Armstrongs

    Donated

    $180

  • Good on you for keeping Russell's memory alive in such a meaningful and positive way, Edward. It's just what he would have wanted.

    Armstrongs

12 Sep 2024

  • Bernard Slattery

    Donated

    $65.41

  • Happy to help Edward, good luck your fund raising.

    Bernard

12 Sep 2024

  • Jono Herrman Mironne Golan

    Donated

    $126

  • You will walk 500 miles and We will walk 500 more... ;-)

    Jono

11 Sep 2024

  • Melissa And Randolph

    Donated

    $360

  • Good job all of you!

    Melissa

10 Sep 2024

  • Jason Williams

    Donated

    $52.75

  • Well done mate, great cause.

    Jason

06 Sep 2024

  • Neil Mcgregor

    Donated

    $52.75

  • Happy stepping Edward! Well done on carrying the baton and continuing a family tradition

    Neil

04 Sep 2024

  • Generous Partners

    Donated

    $21.10

04 Sep 2024

  • Leslie Dawson

    Donated

    $21.10

  • Another amazing effort! Good work Edward keeping this fundraiser rolling...

    Leslie

27 Aug 2024

  • Sandra Kuhn

    Donated

    $35.87

  • What a beautiful story and family tradition.

    Sandra

21 Aug 2024

  • Tamar Freed

    Donated

    $36

  • Take a few steps for me please, such fond memories of Uncle Russ x

    Tamar

12 Aug 2024

  • Deborah Cohen

    Donated

    $35.87

  • Well done

    Deborah

08 Aug 2024

  • Yadida And Kevin Sekel

    Donated

    $37

  • Kol ha'Kvod!

    Yadida

07 Aug 2024

  • Garry Browne

    Donated

    $237.38

07 Aug 2024

  • Alexandra Jucovic

    Donated

    $110

  • Great to see you keeping a tradition alive.

    Alexandra

07 Aug 2024

  • Luke Rathborne

    Donated

    $110

  • Fantastic legacy Baral family x

    Luke

07 Aug 2024

  • Neryl

    Donated

    $116.05

  • I applaud your commitment to continuing Russell’s generosity .

    Neryl

16 Jul 2024

  • Self Donation

    Donated

    $54

Updates

STEPtember in Paris

Wednesday 18th Sep
STEPtember has been a family affair for over 10 years so just because my son Harry has moved to Paris, doesn't mean he'll stop moving for those with Cerebral Palsy. It does, however, mean that he gets to walk past some of the worlds most iconic landmarks!

Our Team Members

Why STEPtember is important to me

Every 20 hours, an Australian child is diagnosed with cerebral palsy.

I'm STEPing up this September to fundraise to support Cerebral Palsy Alliance in their mission to help people with cerebral palsy live their best lives.

STEPtember participants are passionate about being healthy, building a more inclusive world and making a life-changing impact for people with cerebral palsy.

Will you STEP up with me for cerebral palsy?