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!
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You’re helping fund research to find cures for kids with genetic diseases. Every dollar counts!
Biggest Donor
BGL Surveying
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Thank you so much to our biggest supporter, BGL Surveying, for donating an incredible $107 to help fund vital research into curing children’s genetic diseases.
Our Impact
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Every $50 raised funds an hour of vital research.
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Well done Sarah, I know you will reach this goal. What a great cause!
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Gayle Mitchell
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Alan Ball
great work sarah
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Keep jumping! So proud of you and your friends getting behind such a important cause.
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Well done Sarah!
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Lindy Mazur
Well done Sarah for raising funds for such an incredibly important cause. Happy skipping!
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Elissa Doolan
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Lucy Packham
Good stuff sarah!
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Kaye And Graeme Carson
Great work Ruby. We love you. Nanna K and Pa
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Go Ida! Skip, skip, skip! We can't wait to see how much you raise!
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Penny Ball
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Anna Key
Well done Ruby!
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Gary French
Hi Ruby we are very proud of your interest in charity such as this one. Well done and your input will be rewarded in many ways in life. Pa Gary & Nan Agnes 👍❤️❤️
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Penelope Moor
Go Rubes!
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Brayden
Well done Asher keep on skipping
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Anne De Haas
I’m very proud of you Asher! This is a great thing to do xx
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Fiona Cook
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Raelene Pritchard
Well done Ruby you go girl💓
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Danielle
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Gayle Mitchell
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Michelle Noonan
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Kriddy Blair
Goooooo Ruby :)
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Matt
Go well legends
Well done and Congratulations Ruby, and you're a spitting image of your mother at the same age