Why we’re skipping
We’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.”
We 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 us. Share this message. Donate. Thank You!
Raised so far
With your help, we have raised...
$694
You’re helping fund research to find cures for kids with genetic diseases. Every dollar counts!
Biggest Donor
Ami Marks
$61
Thank you so much to our biggest supporter, Ami Marks, for donating an incredible $61 to help fund vital research into curing children’s genetic diseases.
Our Impact
So far this year, we've helped fund...
14
Hours of research
Every $50 raised funds an hour of vital research.
Thank you to our Sponsors
$61
Lainy And Jim Fenton
$24
Matched Gift
Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
$24
Graham Cameron
You'll get there!
$24
Matched Gift
Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
$24
Graham Cameron
Go for it
$10
Matched Gift
Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
$10
Anonymous
Just keeping going Tay
$10
Matched Gift
Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
$10
Kylie Clark
$10
Matched Gift
Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
$10
Kylie Clark
$12
Matched Gift
Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
$12
Lainy And Jim Fenton
Great work Emily and such a good cause.
$12
Matched Gift
Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
$12
Lai Y And Jim Fenton
We are proud of your effort Piper. Go girl!!
$13
Julie Sheridam
Keep skipping Taylor! You can do it!
$15
Julie Sheridan
Go Emily! I'm sure you will hit your skipping goal easy!
$15
Julie Sheridan
Keep skipping Piper!! Proud of you!
$29
Adrienne Andrews
Have fun doing all those skips!!
$20
Rachael Atkinson
You go girl!!
$20
Rachael Atkinson
Go Emily!! So proud of you!!
$20
Rachael Atkinson
So proud of you Piper well done!!
$61
Mum & Dad
Go Tay Go !
$55
Aunty Sam & Uncle Ben
Go Piper go !
$55
Aunty Sam & Uncle Ben
Go Piper go !
$61
Ami Marks
You go girls
$10
Helen Gill
$55
Ailie
Well done girls!! Happy skipping :)
Good on you Taylor, you are almost half way there. We are sure you will complete the task ahead. Polly would be proud of your effort.