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💙 100 Skips a Day for Jeans for Genes 💙
Our team at The Fern Cheltenham is excited to announce that we're taking on the 100 Skips a Day challenge throughout August to raise money for the incredible Jeans for Genes cause.
Jeans for Genes supports the Children's Medical Research Institute, helping fund vital research into genetic diseases, birth defects, and childhood cancers that affect children every day. Their work helps researchers find better treatments and cures for conditions such as cystic fibrosis, genetic blindness, and many other life-altering illnesses.
We're proud to be skipping for a cause and supporting the children, and families working towards a brighter and healthier future.
Every skip counts. Every donation makes a difference. 💙
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...
$919
You’re helping fund research to find cures for kids with genetic diseases. Every dollar counts!
Biggest Donor
Facebook Donation
$101
Thank you so much to our biggest supporter, Facebook Donation, for donating an incredible $101 to help fund vital research into curing children’s genetic diseases.
Our Impact
So far this year, we've helped fund...
18
Hours of research
Every $50 raised funds an hour of vital research.
Thank you to our Sponsors
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Anonymous
Hi Vea! Keep up the amazing work! ❤️
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Hayley Cameron
Amazing cause and amazing effort from such a dedicated team! 👏
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Lisa
Great work Annika!
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Maripert Bumatay
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Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
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Lae Danica Roque
Hi Vea, hope youll reach always your goals and dreams in your life.
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Anonymous
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Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
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Precious Wina Andres
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Lisa
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Katrina Inaina
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Anonymous
$101
Facebook Donation
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Facebook Donation
$50
Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!