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...
$6,232
You’re helping fund research to find cures for kids with genetic diseases. Every dollar counts!
Biggest Donor
Arinco
$1,000
Thank you so much to our biggest supporter, Arinco, for donating an incredible $1,000 to help fund vital research into curing children’s genetic diseases.
Our Impact
So far this year, we've helped fund...
125
Hours of research
Every $50 raised funds an hour of vital research.
Thank you to our Sponsors
$1,000
Arinco
$106
Joanne Spencer
Go team!! Skip, skip, hooray!!!
$61
Lara Wright
Awesome job for every skip!
$61
Lara Wright
Proud of you Arinco Crew 👏
$25
Danielle Nicholls
LFG!
$61
Terri Kennie
Go team so proud of you!!
$40
Lukas Schauffele
$117
Shane Wei
$55
Mitcho B
Great cause, well done guys.
$50
Adam Barbaro
Great work, Keeping on skipping!!!
$61
Luke Murray
$55
Matched Gift
Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
$55
Claudia P
$56
Matched Gift
Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
$56
Anoop
$40
Matched Gift
Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
$40
Ann Apted
$23
Matched Gift
Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
$23
Eason Liu
$61
Matched Gift
Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
$61
Paul Farrow
$29
Matched Gift
Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
$29
Eujean Dayrit
Yaaaay Jade!!!
$61
Matched Gift
Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
$61
Michael Mcloghlin
Love ya work Skip!
$40
Matched Gift
Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
$40
Jade Hoy
$55
Matched Gift
Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
$55
Christian Lloyd
It was too hard to say no! ;)
$238
Matched Gift
Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
$238
Marc Tricksey
Great work team! Keep on skipping!!
$12
Matched Gift
Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
$12
Vipula Hewamanna
$110
Matched Gift
Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
$110
Aj Bajada
$300
Matched Gift
Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
$300
Michael Dorio
Happy skipping!
$24
Matched Gift
Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
$24
Ethan Zeccola
on ya champ
$55
Matched Gift
Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
$55
Betty
Go Team Knot Average! 💙 So proud of you all for taking this on!
$40
Matched Gift
Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
$40
Claire Byrnes
Go 'Knot Average' team - So proud of you all, what a terrific cause. Skip all the way home and smash your goals
$12
Matched Gift
Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
$12
Umajeevani Bhupathi
Great work Lauren, Keep going❤️
$269
James Westall
If only you could do 100 skips of Dorio’s yapping
$115
Andrew Lancaster
Good luck with the skipping! Finally, a chance to raise money and your heart rate at the same time.
$61
Carl Henderson
$25
Niraj Pandy
Great initiative mate🫶🏽
$40
Roberts Family
Go you skipping machine. We are cheering you on x
$61
Lewis King
Get to skipping AJ!
$15
Martin Hillman
Last lot of 100 Skips
$15
Martin Hillman
100 More skips
$15
Martin Hillman
100 Skips
$6
Captain Awesome
$15
Jamie G
$40
Scott Parry
$21
Facebook Donation
$56
Marcelle Mcnally
And I though it was Earth tremors..... Good luck...
$117
Stephen Cole
Go team!!!
$40
Eugenie Finos
Great cause.
$56
Di
$117
Eugenie Raftos
Go Olga. Good job
$55
Mary
Happy skipping Olga
$40
Jade Hoy
Woohoo we got this!!!
$117
Matched Donation
$117
Olga Rankin
$34
Melisa Winterbine
Do we get vids of you sweating it out? 😜
$50
Kasey Shanks
$55
Matched Donation
$55
Courtney Chew
$24
Nicole Strickland
$60
Rebecca Guy
Please do this on camera at Standup?
$60
Olga Rankin
Great cause that you are supporting Jade! Go you!!
$60
Cyntia Andrade
$24
Emily Waite
$20
Loz D
You go girl! I want to see some tricks
$55
Nonna
With love Nonna
$67
D.la
Skippy the bush kangaroo!
$24
Daniela La Greca
$50
Rachel
👏👏
$60
Matched Donation
$60
Well done to our Crewies who skipped, contributed and supported this important cause!