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...
$1,569
You’re helping fund research to find cures for kids with genetic diseases. Every dollar counts!
Biggest Donor
Karen & Steve Birch
$117
Thank you so much to our biggest supporter, Karen & Steve Birch, for donating an incredible $117 to help fund vital research into curing children’s genetic diseases.
Our Impact
So far this year, we've helped fund...
31
Hours of research
Every $50 raised funds an hour of vital research.
Thank you to our Sponsors
$12
Matched Gift
$12
Celina
$35
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Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
$35
Kim Pangallo
$12
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Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
$12
Stephanie Liu
$61
Matched Gift
Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
$61
Loretta Wilson
$12
Anthia Bobeff
Go Team!
$29
Dee Johnson
You are amazing 🥰
$12
Fiona Massey
$40
Julie Dunsmore
Go Lisa!
$61
Nicola And Craig Mcmenamin
Love your work Lisa and the amazing team at Genesiscare xxx
$117
Karen & Steve Birch
$20
Judy Hannaby
Well done GC nurses
$40
Suzy
You are always doing something inspirational and helping others! Awesome work 👊👍
$29
Aileen Atherton
$40
Aileen
$35
Alex Wang
$40
Jane Williams
Go Girrrrl! I will be praying that your pelvic floor holds firm. Good luck!
$50
Sandi J
Such a good cause and I know you’ll get all your skips in each day. Well done lovely Lisa woohoo 👏🏼
$61
Susannah Paterson
You are amazing Lisa!! Happy to support you.
$24
Anonymous
Great cause. Well done Lees!
$61
Carol Matthews
Great thing to do for the wonderful researchers at Westmead
$29
Lisa Hannaby
$12
Ben Pangallo
Go mum!!!
$117
Lyndall & Chris Flemming
You go girl!!
$24
Jeannine Hansen
Go you little Skippy … 🦘
$29
Jess N
Go team!
$60
Sue Newell
$56
Scott Wilson
$61
Lisa Peterson
Have a great skip!! Well done Lis!
$61
Wayne Nicholls
Great cause!
$20
Matched Donation
$20
Lisa Holland
$18
Matched Donation
$18
Maisa Grady
$35
Matched Donation
$35
Everton Do Nasciemento
$50
Kim Pangallo
Thanks team for your support,
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Anonymous
We got this!!
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