Show Notes
Michael Schnieder is the Managing Director of Bunnings Group, Mike is also the Chair of Fight MND. Andrew Danson is a Director of The Leasing Collective. He is a board member of the South Melbourne Market. Andrew is also President of Motor Neuron Disease Australia He has lived experience with the disease, with his father having passed away at the start of 2020. Fight MND and MNDA have recognised the need, and the desire of the MND community to work more closely together, MIke and Andrew talk about what has been done and the plans for the future
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