Milestones for MS: How One Story Sparked a Movement at Power Elite Gym
Last year, our community came together in an incredible way and helped us raise $4,000 for MS Plus. It was a powerful reminder of what can happen when lifters, families, friends, and local businesses unite behind a cause.
This year, we’re aiming even higher.
Our goal is to raise $5,000, and with your support, we know we can reach it.
Milestones for MS was created in honour of Veronika, who lives with MS and has bravely stepped forward as the face of our campaign. What began as Conner’s idea to turn our novice comp into an MS fundraiser has grown into a movement—one built on strength, education, and community.
With sponsors joining us for the day, a full line‑up of lifters, raffles, BBQ, and an atmosphere filled with heart, every dollar raised will help support people living with MS.
We’re asking our community to get behind this event by:
- Donating to help us hit our $5,000 goal
- Showing up on the day to cheer on the lifters and support the cause
- Sharing the story so more people can learn about MS
To help raise awareness, Veronika will also be running a weekly video blog, sharing what it’s really like to live with MS—raw, honest, and educational. We’ll be featuring special guests each week, offering insight, stories, and support leading up to the event.
Together, we’re lifting for something bigger.
Together, we’re hitting new Milestones for MS.
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Monday 23rd FebPower Elite Gym is proud to be hitting another major milestone as we take part in the MS Novice Charity Powerlifting Competition — a day that’s about far more than just lifting heavy. It’s about community, purpose, and coming together to support an incredible cause.
We’re lucky to have an amazing group of partners backing the event and helping make the day even bigger. Knockout Nutrition, Zero Scoop, LiftLabz, LSKD, Whole Beast Butcher, and the APL have all thrown their support behind the comp, showing what real community involvement looks like.
On the day, we’ll be running raffles with some unreal prizes generously supplied by our supporters. Every ticket sold helps raise funds and awareness, giving everyone the chance to contribute whether you’re competing, coaching, or cheering from the sidelines.
This event represents how far Power Elite has come and where we’re heading: building strong athletes, stronger communities, and supporting causes that matter. We can’t wait to share the platform with our lifters, partners, and everyone who helps make days like this possible.
See you on the platform.
The Idea That Changed Everything
Tuesday 20th JanMilestones for MS didn’t begin as an event it began as a moment.
Whilst planning a comp for the gym, Conner looked at Veronika, Jason and Scott, knowing the strength she shows every day while living with MS, and said, “Why don’t we make a comp… and do it for MS?”
A simple idea, but one that hit everyone right in the heart.
When Veronika heard it, she didn’t just agree she lit up. She wanted to be the face of the comp, not out of spotlight-seeking, but out of bravery. Out of wanting people to understand what MS feels like, what it steals, and what it teaches you about resilience. She wanted this event to be more than lifting she wanted it to be a voice.
From that moment, Jason, Scott and Conner threw themselves into building something meaningful. They reached out to sponsors, designed the event, and rallied the community not for numbers on a scoreboard, but for people living with MS who need support, awareness and hope.
And this is only the beginning.
Starting soon, Veronika will be posting weekly video blogs about what it’s really like to live with MS the challenges, the courage, the humour, the human side that most people never see.
We’ll also be joined by special guests throughout the lead-up to the comp, sharing stories, knowledge and support to grow understanding and build empathy.
Because Milestones for MS isn’t just a fundraiser
it’s a movement of strength, honesty, and community.
