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...
$966
You’re helping fund research to find cures for kids with genetic diseases. Every dollar counts!
Biggest Donor
Florence Tannen
$61
Thank you so much to our biggest supporter, Florence Tannen, for donating an incredible $61 to help fund vital research into curing children’s genetic diseases.
Our Impact
So far this year, we've helped fund...
19
Hours of research
Every $50 raised funds an hour of vital research.
Thank you to our Sponsors
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Anonymous
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Tracy Morris
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Nicole Kearney
Go Shoaly Team!!
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Graeme & Jill Bloom
Well done champ
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Sandy And Tony
Good on you Remy for supporting this important research. Happy skipping!
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Eve
Go Rem!!!
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Florence Tannen
We would love to support this fund raise
$61
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Rebecca Malietoa
Well done my sis, always proud of you x
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Leslee Evans
Good on you Remy
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Mark Tannen
Jump everybody jump everybody jump! Great work Sam! Great fitness and more importantly such a meaningful cause.
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Sam Mcalpin
$24
Georgina Heaslip
$12
Lucy
Go Rem. Love Kate Jada & Luce
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Remy Evans
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