With Great thanks to Australian Alopecia Areata Foundation AAAF I have started taking flying lessons which I have found very enjoyable. It has allowed me to explore a passion of mine which I did not think I would be able to fulfil. I have learned to live with alopecia over the years, which is a condition where your hair falls out, and I did find it hard to begin with when I first had patches of hair fall out, however it got easier over time. I believe that coming from a place of acceptance is the best thing that I have managed to do with alopecia. In the early ye ..read more

It’s been a rocky few months into the lead up to my next mountain bike race which I’ve been lucky enough to be able to enter through the AAA sponsorship program. In February i will be travelling down to Jindabyne to compete in a 5 stage, 3 day mountain bike race. The format is XCO style racing. This means travelling at high speeds and high intensity over 5 different mountain bike courses. This means high technicality racing amongst hundreds of other competitors travelling no further than 35km per stage. With the support of the sponsorship program I have been able to skill train and be coache ..read more

Hamish has been attending Premier 2-3 times per week. It has been hot over some of the Summer days but they all have fun all the same. Going for a swim after has been a great way to cool down. He has been on his orange belt for about 4 months but this week was selected to be in the grading class and move up to the next belt. He is super exited about that.  Hamish has had a couple of friends join Premier from his school class. That has been really fun for him. We went to Whitfords nodes Park last weekend for a beach training session. It was a big event, and the kids got to play obstacle ..read more

I was so excited to tell you all that I qualified for the NSW Level 4 State Gymnastics competition, representing the Met West Region. The competition was a tough one, I made sure that I tried my best and followed my coach’s advice to achieve my best outcomes. Unfortunately, my journey with gymnastics hit an unexpected roadblock when I encountered a stress fracture in my foot in the lead up to State, forcing me to temporarily step away from the sport I love. It was a challenging period filled with physical and emotional struggles but having the AAAF sponsorship helped to keep me going. I also ..read more

After having a very long and hard training block thanks to the AAAF for funding my training for me to have the best possible training and opportunity to achieve what I want to achieve. In the past 3 months I have competed in many ocean swims across the north and southern beaches on Sydney winning them all! All of these ocean swims give me the practice that I need to get ready for our NSW state championships which were held in the middle of December both for pool and open water swimming. In the 4 events that I competed in I received 3 golds and a bronze medal. My bronze medal was in the 400m f ..read more

A lot has happened this year thanks to my amazing scholarship from the AAAF to allow me to continue to explore my dance. I dance at The Performance Company located in Morley right next to the Morley rolerdrome. The Performance Company celebrated 35 years of operating this year. They have a wide range of different dance genre including Tap, Hip-Hop, jazz, lyrical, acro and more! The dances I do are hip hop, tap and jazz. The AAAF sponsorship has allowed me to compete at 2 dance competitions this year and they were both highly successful. At the first competition my troupe came first in hip ho ..read more

Connor is currently working on an amazing video game and he made a YouTube video showcasing the latest updates on his sponsored AAAF-backed game! Watch the full video here: At AAAF, we are delighted to have sponsored Connor in bringing his dream project to life! Connor was a part of our sponsorship program – you can also participate! Go here to learn more http://aaaf.org.au/sponsorship-program ..read more

Hi, my name is Jamie and I have alopecia universalis. I was first introduced to the A A A F (short for Australian Alopecia Areata Foundation ) in 2021 looking for a support group to get more insight into the extent of this condition and the number of people who have it I have to say it did surprise me when they contacted me about the sponsorship for learning scheme, I didn’t think there was anything they could help me with as I have many hobbies and interests. Never in my wildest dreams did I think that I would be learning to fly. Having worked in the industry of building aircraft for many y ..read more

Over the past few months, I’ve taken some exciting steps to raise awareness about Alopecia areata and the incredible support provided by the Australia Alopecia Areata Foundation (AAAF) within my tennis community. I made a conscious effort to visually represent AAAF by proudly displaying their logo during my tennis sessions. Whether it’s on my gear or tennis bag, the logo has become a recognizable symbol within the club, prompting curious inquiries and giving me the chance to share the essential work that AAAF does for individuals dealing with alopecia. In addition to showcasing the AAAF log ..read more

“Hi, my name is Tayla, I’m 24 and I have had alopecia universalis since I was 10 months old. My mum tried to cure me with cortisone injections but I was too little, so my scalp wasn’t fully developed to perform procedures on. My brother and mum both have alopecia. My mum was 17 years old when she was diagnosed with Alopecia Areata and went through over 10 years of cortisone injections into her head, they didn’t work too much but it did burn her head very badly and she got very sick from it. My brother on the other hand could be considered one of the lucky ones. He was diagnosed with Alopecia ..read more