Why I’m skipping
I’ve signed up to do 100 skips a day throughout August to raise money for Children’s Medical Research Institute and help save more kids’ lives. Can you help by sharing this message with the people you know and asking them to donate too?Here's just one story explaining why this cause is so important:
Harrison was a healthy, active child, until one day out of the blue, “He wasn’t quite right, and then the next day he just stopped walking, and we knew something was very wrong,” said his father, Adam.
Doctors found something wrong with his blood, and when his parents were told it could be leukaemia “everything stopped.” As terrifying as that word was for them to hear, it got worse as Harrison’s case was unique, and it took many DNA tests to determine he had acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). They were lucky to get the right treatment after the right diagnosis, but it could have gone very differently if that work had not been done.
“Medical research is so important to get any answers for any genetic condition,” said his mum, Naomi. “For Harrison, the research done prior to him getting sick is what helped save our son. Research needs to continue so the next child diagnosed with a rare form of AML or any cancer—it can help them.”
I care about the 1 in 20 Aussie kids who face a birth defect or genetic disease, like cancer. Most people don’t know that cancer is caused by changes in genes—but almost everyone will be touched by it. So, the research you and I support today may one day help someone we know, someone in our family.
There’s lots of work to do, but there is also lots of hope.
Join me. Share this message. Donate. Thank You!
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28 May 2026 by Annette Welsh
This is a cause that means a lot to me, and I'd love you to donate to my fundraiser and show your support too. Please give here today: https://fundraise.jeansforgenes.org.au/fundraisers/AnnetteWelsh
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Hi everyone! I've joined 100 Skips a Day in August to help fund research to find treatments and cures for the 1 in 20 Aussie kids living with a genetic disease or birth defect.This is a cause that means a lot to me, and I'd love you to donate to my fundraiser and show your support too. Please give here today: https://fundraise.jeansforgenes.org.au/fundraisers/AnnetteWelsh
28 May 2026 by Annette Welsh
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💙👖 I’m back at it again for my 3rd year supporting Jeans for Genes Australia 👖💙100 skips a day challenge is on 🙌✨
Raising funds to help sick kids and support research into rare genetic diseases 🧬💖
Every small donation can make a big difference and help give hope to children and families doing it tough 🙏💙
Thank you so much to everyone supporting me on this journey again this year 🥰
Let’s skip for a cause and make a difference together 👖✨
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Raised so far
With your help, I have raised...
$28
You’re helping fund research to find cures for kids with genetic diseases. Every dollar counts!
Biggest Donor
Kerry Doherty
$28
Thank you so much to my biggest supporter, Kerry Doherty, for donating an incredible $28 to help fund vital research into curing children’s genetic diseases.
My Impact
So far this year, I've helped fund...
1
Hours of research
Every $50 raised funds an hour of vital research.
Thank you to our donors
$28
Kerry Doherty
1 week ago
