Gilgai Plains Primary School - Kalkallo

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Why we are doing Jeans for Genes

We have signed up again to Jeans for Genes to raise money for Children’s Medical Research Institute and help save more kids’ lives. Last year we were able to raise over $3000 to support this amazing cause, let's dig deep and raise as much as possible.

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...

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For every $50 raised, one hour of research is funded

Funds raised over the years

Biggest Donor

Jean-ius Donor

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Thank you so much to my biggest supporter, Belinda Bowman, for donating an incredible $110 to help fund vital research into curing children’s genetic diseases.

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we know so little about our genetic makeup but we can see the impact of these diseases on the ones we love every day. It is my hope the ones we nurture and help grow will benefit from our commitment to research today

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