Why we're doing Jeans for Genes' 100 Skips a Day at School
Our school is doing 100 Skips a Day for Jeans for Genes. This raises money for Children’s Medical Research Institute and helps 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 we 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!
Our Impact
So far this year we helped provide...
12
Hours of research
For every $55 raised, one hour of research is funded
Our Team Members
Thank you to our Sponsors
$16
Fiona Tselentis
$21
Fenella Dermody
$21
Eddie Manuel
$32
Hugo Begg
Hugo wanted to donate to this cause as he feels that "every child should get the best help when they need it".
$26
Greg Scott
$56
Amie Tanner
$32
Zita Fewster
Good luck and have fun SEPS OSHC!!
$56
Matched Gift
Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
$56
Jenny Needham
Wonderful cause. Thank you for organizing this OHSC staff… Jenny
$21
Matched Gift
Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
$21
Rebecca Grossmann-witt
$11
Matched Gift
Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
$11
Jessie Walsh
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$21
Matched Gift
Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
$21
The Read Family
Awesome skipping kids 🎉
$11
Matched Gift
Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
$11
Abby Wittkowsky
$11
Matched Gift
Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
$11
Sophie Horsnell
$53
Matched Gift
Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
$53
Ellen Mcarthur
$11
Matched Gift
Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
$11
Selina Pharoah
$53
Nelson Family
Good job OSHC kids!
$26
Isa And Cc
Great initiative!
Well done everyone at OSHC! Keep skipping!