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...
$4,576
You’re helping fund research to find cures for kids with genetic diseases. Every dollar counts!
Biggest Donor
Francesco Albanese
$200
Thank you so much to our biggest supporter, Francesco Albanese, for donating an incredible $200 to help fund vital research into curing children’s genetic diseases.
Our Impact
So far this year, we've helped fund...
92
Hours of research
Every $50 raised funds an hour of vital research.
Our Team Members
Sarah Reeves
Raised so far:
$770
Hannah Clavarino
Raised so far:
$414
Josie Wines
Raised so far:
$545
Jenna Price
Raised so far:
$120
Samantha Leenen
Raised so far:
$120
Katie Dessent
Raised so far:
$20
Mollie Rose
Raised so far:
$124
Megan Jozefowicz
Raised so far:
$1,119
Alyssa Grylls
Raised so far:
$123
Anna Hopkins
Raised so far:
$123
Denise Bravington
Raised so far:
$314
Thank you to our Sponsors
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Den
Great work Sares!
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Sarah Lush
$61
Belinda Crawford
$61
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Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
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Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
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Anonymous
Good luck well done megan
$12
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🫶 Kel
$61
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Chris Round
Awesome effort for a great cause
$40
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Jill
A great cause ❤️
$110
Foster Pharmacy
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Lily
Go Megan! 🤩
$24
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Vanessa
$29
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$29
Nikki Comber
😀
$61
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$61
Jenny Maskell
Good effort Josie
$29
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Wendy Appleyard
Great work Hannah
$20
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Pam Mathers
$34
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K & W
$50
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Peter And Cindy Rose
$26
Facebook Donation
$35
Facebook Donation
$60
Nat Griffin
$117
South Gippy Concrete
$107
Matched Donation
$107
Denise Bravington
$61
Matched Donation
$61
Anna Hopkins
$117
Rad Livestock Transport
#Do it for Dust
$117
Roxy
We can bet this. Xx
$61
Michelle And Ross Taylor
$20
Alana Gatt
$40
Linda Allman
Ripper job guys
$24
Mollie
$61
Alaana Dray
$61
Matched Donation
$61
Alyssa Grylls
$200
Francesco Albanese
$117
Sadye Madden
Keep up the good work! 💪🏽 we love you Dust. Xx
$117
Scott Beaumont
$56
Holly Cripps
$40
Fiona Hoddinott
Good luck Dusty
$61
Catherine Beatson
$29
Lisa Fitz
$61
Tracy Griffin
$20
Amika Cripps
Keep up the good work guys !
$24
Simone Guganovic
$107
Robbie John
Hey Jo, here is $1 dollar for every skip ⏭️!! Hope the boy goes big!!
$107
Anonymous
$24
Colleen
💞
$24
Jodie Porter
Hi Sarah good luck with the skipping so sorry to hear about dusty. Let’s hope they find a cure
$117
Deb Clavarino
$81
Jo De Boer
Something very close to us xx
$60
Matched Donation
$60
Samantha Leenen
$60
Sharon Redfern
$55
Jimwin
Good job , great cause
$60
Matched Donation
$60
Jenna Price
$55
Josie Wines
$55
Jayne Maiden
Love ya work Sarah!
$117
Matched Donation
$117
Hannah Clavarino
$12
Angie James
$35
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