THE Warwick community raised $200 for motor neurone disease (MND) research at this year's Ice Bucket Challenge.

The fundraiser was held at Jackie Howe Park and was organised by Jackie Robinson.

She said there were no cure and no treatment so research funds were desperately needed.

"It would be great if they could get a cure," Mrs Robinson said.

Richard Mackie was one of the participants and said he knew of the disease through his brother Colin who lost his life to MND two years ago, aged 47.

"The disease affects the nervous and muscular system," he said.

"People with MND know everything that is going on but as it gets worse, their voice is affected."

Mrs Robinson said she became involved to help the cause and in memory of her grandfather Keith Manderson who died from MND in 2013.

"My grandfather had it in his 80s but a lot of people are diagnosed decades younger," she said. "I heard about a man who died in the Warwick area from the disease last year."

There were 50 people at the Ice Bucket Challenge with 12 participants who got the cold feeling on a Sunday afternoon. Many donations were received on the day.

FAST FACTS

 MND is a progressive, terminal neurological disease

 There is no known cure and no effective treatment

 Each day in Australia two people die from MND

 Each day in Australia two people are diagnosed

 People with MND progressively lose the use of their limbs and ability to speak, swallow and breathe, whilst their mind and senses usually remain intact

 Average life expectancy is 27 months

 An estimated 1900 people have MND in Australia