The Mini-Mos story
MINI-MOS started back in 1982, when a small team of Mosman Public School committee members and dedicated parents, led by Agnes Levine, wanted to do something just a little bit different to raise funds for the school.
“The City2Surf had been around for a while but there was this growing popularity with fun runs so we thought we’d give it a try and it sort of took off from there,” said Agnes.
“We did a lot of visiting other fun runs, going out and seeing how they ran and that’s where the learning came in. Appealing to the running community was the challenge.”
Agnes, with her children Judith, Aaron and Naomi in tow, spent weekends ahead of MINI-MOS visiting other fun runs around the city, handing out flyers promoting the event.
It worked - the first MINI-MOS, a unique run-and-combined-fair, raised an incredible $25,000 with hundreds of runners taking part.
“The whole day, the whole atmosphere was wonderful. It’s fantastic to see it still going so strongly,” Agnes added.
Since then MINI-MOS has gone from strength to strength, with millions raised and thousands of runners taking part, including Prime Ministers, Olympians and TV personalities.
The race is complemented by a spectacular fair with goods stalls, fun activities for children, and various rides. For race information and registration, visit the official Mini-Mos website.
Supporting our School and Charities
All the money raised by race registrations, sponsors and from the fair goes directly to Mosman Public School, helping to fund additional teaching resources, new technology and infrastructure improvements. In previous years MINI-MOS has helped fund new play equipment, artificial turf for a soccer pitch, additional teaching resources and air conditioning for classrooms.
Over the past 5 years Mini-Mos has raised for the P&C
- 2018 - $116,000
- 2019 - $113,000
- 2022 - $126,340
- 2023 - $130,456
- 2024 - $145,000
Kids Giving Back
Kids Giving Back has been selected by Mosman Public School as their charity partner for 2024 and 2025.
Founded in 2012, Kids Giving Back is a not-for-profit organisation that provides volunteering opportunities for children, teens, families, and corporate groups across NSW.
“Since our inception we’ve empowered our volunteers to prepare over 263,000 meals for the homeless and vulnerable communities.”
“We believe there’s no substitute for volunteering. It helps young people cultivate empathy, respect, resilience and leadership skills – and connect with their wider community. Kids Giving Back has a triple impact which benefits volunteers, individuals in need and the community as a whole. It gives children the opportunity to change other people’s lives… and their own.”
You can find out more at kidsgivingback.org
SPONSORS
A huge thank you to our sponsors and their generosity. They make up a big chunk of the money raised and are so important to everything we do:
- Our Major Sponsor - David Murphy
- Our Silver Sponsors – Orthodontics Exclusively, Shadforth and Music N Me
- Our Fitness Sponsor - Vision Personal Training Mosman
- Our Bronze Sponsors – Audi Mosman, Aussie, 4 Frogs Creperie, Laser Clinics Australia, The Athlete’s Foot Mosman, Thirdi Group, Pest 2 Kill, Nomad Chiropractic, Frenchy’s Cafe and Fourth Village Providore.
