Mel Gardiner

100 Skips a Day

My Skipping Progress

Total Skips

3,454 Skips

Goal

3,100 Skips

100% Complete
I'm doing 100 Skips a Day for kids with genetic diseases and I need your help!
Every day this August I'm taking on the Jeans for Genes 100 Skips a Day Challenge.

It's for a really important reason: I want to help the 1 in 20 kids facing a birth defect or genetic disease, like cancer and cystic fibrosis. I'll be pushing myself this August because these kids need our help!

Every dollar raised from my challenge goes to Children’s Medical Research Institute and helps find treatments and cures that will save children’s lives. Your support will change the future for children living with genetic diseases!

Will you support my challenge? Please donate to my fundraiser now!

Latest updates

20 Aug 2025 by Mel Gardiner

Double to the end!!

Hi everyone, as a thank you to everyone for donating & as encouragement to those who haven’t yet…
I’ll be doubling my skipping efforts - so 200 a day from now til the end of August.
I have just surpassed my 5th goal so again I have increased it in the hope together we can make an even bigger difference to these children’s lives.
Please donate or share the link with your friends and ask for their support too.
Thanks again xx
08 Aug 2025 by Mel Gardiner

Proud!!

Proud to say I have the most wonderful supporters!
Thanks to you all - i have now reached my $500, $750, $1000 goals. So i’ve set it again for $1250 - I know times are tough but you’ve shown me that you all believe that the money is important for this cause. 
Thank you !!
And to those of you that can’t donate this week - the challenge goes for the rest of the month so if you find a spare $5 please consider donating when you can .
I’ll be skipping if you need to find me 😘

Thank you to our Sponsors

$120

Anonymous

1 week ago

$23

Anonymous

2 weeks ago

$106

Karyn Huisman

Just keep skipping, just keep skipping....love your work xx

2 weeks ago

$53

Jan Smith

Proud of you Mel and your team. Worthy cause x

2 weeks ago

$22

Ritta

Go Mel!!!

3 weeks ago

$33

Meg Vesanen

Good going Mel and Tristan Keep up the skips!

4 weeks ago

$54

G Smitty

Keep skipping to your goal

4 weeks ago

$40

Nat Hutchings

Doing great Mel! Love ya xx

1 month ago

$23

Liz Vas

Keep skipping Mel !

1 month ago

$33

Matched Gift

Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!

1 month ago

$33

Kaysey Gardiner

love you mum. proud of you, proud to be your daughter ❤️

1 month ago

$211

Jo Sister

Your are awesome ❤️

1 month ago

$211

Matched Gift

Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!

1 month ago

$50

Matched Gift

Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!

1 month ago

$50

Jim Cook

Keep skipping

1 month ago

$50

Matched Gift

Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!

1 month ago

$50

Marc Middleton

Respect

1 month ago

$33

Matched Gift

Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!

1 month ago

$33

Melanie Cooper

Way to go Mel, you've got this! Might have to skip with you on Tuesday before cake :-)

1 month ago

$33

Matched Gift

Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!

1 month ago

$33

Luz

Keep on skipping 😊

1 month ago

$106

Barbara Gower

Keep up the good work Mel and hope others jump on board too.

1 month ago

$54

Jenny Howie

1 month ago

$10

Melonie Mcclafferty

1 month ago

$35

Mel Gardiner

1 month ago