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...
$801
You’re helping fund research to find cures for kids with genetic diseases. Every dollar counts!
Biggest Donor
Kate Gilles
$84
Thank you so much to our biggest supporter, Kate Gilles, for donating an incredible $84 to help fund vital research into curing children’s genetic diseases.
Our Impact
So far this year, we've helped fund...
16
Hours of research
Every $50 raised funds an hour of vital research.
Our Team Members
Thank you to our Sponsors
$84
Kate Gilles
$24
Kel B
$40
Leisa
Our local SCECS skipping inspiration!! YAY Maria!
$4
Matched Gift
Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
$4
Leia
$29
Matched Gift
Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
$29
Chloe Gleeson
Go Maria!!
$34
Matched Gift
Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
$34
Sharron Wynn
Go Maria! Great cause x
$35
Matched Gift
Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
$35
Raiden And Archie
You're amazing!!
$55
Anonymous
$40
Samantha Everett
$50
G Okeeffe
Go Rocky Maria
$20
Lorenzo Van Den Bos
Great that we skip together!! You can do this!!
$24
Smart Legal
Keep skipping sis
$24
Sally Winter
Happy skipping Maria such a great cause x
$40
Daina Znatnajs
$40
Mariana Fuenzalida
Keep at it sissy 💚
$24
Cass Tinling
$24
Cass Tinling
Day 1 - Happy Skipping :)
$60
Michelle Akhmediev
Great cause
$25
Matched Donation
$25
In the hope to raise money, I also entered this fundraiser. Unfortunately life is so busy I couldn't promote it or get the skips in at the moment so adding my support to yours!