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.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...
$1,187
You’re helping fund research to find cures for kids with genetic diseases. Every dollar counts!
Biggest Donor
Judi and Isaac
$195
Thank you so much to our biggest supporter, Judi and Isaac, for donating an incredible $195 to help fund vital research into curing children’s genetic diseases.
Our Impact
So far this year, we've helped fund...
24
Hours of research
Every $50 raised funds an hour of vital research.
Our Team Members
Thank you to our Sponsors
$195
Judi And Isaac
$4
Rosie Dore
$3
Alice Pung
$6
Anonymous
Great work!
$3
Moyia
MY GOAT
$3
Angus Macgillivray
$4
Nya
$3
Myr Docal
$1
Anonymous
$3
Leila Sceney
$4
Anonymous
$2
Scott
$10
Paresh Rabari
$12
Anonymous
$5
Myra Doval
Aliriah ❤️
$12
Will
$6
Leni
$5
Lia Handa
yay
$12
Anonymous
$12
Shanti
$3
Wom X2
gotta get it to 700
$12
Max O'connor
$3
Angus Macgillivray
$29
Wom
I would write smth nice here but I’m not sure if amelie is going to read it
$3
Myra Doval
$3
Alyshia Corless
$11
Nikko Davies
Ello
$5
Samuel Sosa Haby
$5
Michael
$5
Arjun Ladha
Tirimisu
$3
Harry Smith
I want cookie :P
$5
Hazel Evans
$18
Anna Tsuchida-gorbal
Keep up the good work 🫡
$10
Amelie Martin
$5
Myra Doval
$5
Lillian
$4
Faith Hui
$12
Gabrielle Mcgregor
$9
Harriet Turner-browne
$2
Lewis Jumpertz
Cookie
$3
Anonymous
$7
Anonymous
💕💕💕💕
$3
Anonymous
$3
Anonymous
cookie
$3
Indy Haldane
$12
Annie
$6
Stella
$14
Tutor Jack
$6
Anjika
$5
Angus Macgillivray
$5
Diana Lawrence
$5
Phoebe Woodman
Friend
$21
Grace Tynan
yay cake
$6
Nancy Yang
Yummy yummy
$6
Leila Sceney
$7
Anonymous
$10
Faryal Hasan
Blue blue blue
$12
Anonymous
$3
Kushagra Sharma
$5
Nick Cadle
Thank you for the tiramisu
$40
Charlie Rozario
$7
Nya
$5
Priya Lintern
💙💙💙
$2
Katherine Wang
Thank you!!
$10
Anonymous
$2
Anonymous
$35
Nancy Yang
$12
Matched Gift
Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
$12
Myra Doval
YAYYYYYYY
$24
Matched Gift
Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
$24
Oliver
$3
Matched Gift
Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
$3
Anonymous
$117
Matched Gift
Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
$117
The Family
Well done Aliriah! We’re proud of you xo
$24
Danielle Maddalena
$35
Chelsea
$5
Anonymous
Go you good things 💙💙
$55
Matched Donation
$55
So much work needs to be done to save lives . Great that you are helping .