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Jaxie Dares To Go Bald For Cancer

Jaxie Dares To Go Bald For Cancer

Funds Raised:
R 4 650
Fundraising Target:
R 5 000

Personal message

To everybody that donated via this site and in cash, I thank you (on behalf of Rainbows and Smiles) from the very bottom of my heart.  We are so grateful and appreciative for every single donation we received.  Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!  How awesome to see such great support for such a worthy cause.

Lots of love

Jaxie

xxx

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Thank you for visiting my fundraising page! On 3 March 2012, I will be shaving my hair off in an effort to raise funds for children and their families who are affected by cancer.  Cancer has touched my life personally; the most recent being with my Mom's diagnosis with Brain Cancer.  In an effort to help those families, I have chosen Rainbows and Smiles as my charity of choice.

Rainbows and Smiles are a small NPO that was started in 2008 by Bonita Suckling after her own son, Jed Brady Thomas, was diagnosed with brain cancer at age 3. She saw what families go through while in treatment and realised there was a need that she could fulfil since she had lived the journey herself.

Sadly Jed passed away on 11 July 2011 after a brave 3 year fight (he was initially given 6 months). Rainbows and Smiles assist families that are fighting childhood (0 to 16 years) cancer with emotional and financial support. They will pay medical bills, buy food vouchers, pay for petrol money, etc as when cancer strikes usually the mother cannot work any longer as the child requires 24/7 care. They also spoil kids while in treatment and support mom’s after a child has passed. Rainbows and Smiles also have a programme where we spoil the ‘forgotten’ siblings as when a child has cancer understandably the parents attention is usually focused on the sick child.

The organisation is run by 6 ladies from their homes – only Bonni does this fulltime, the rest of them have fulltime jobs so they squeeze in what they can at night and on the weekends!

Rainbows and Smiles operates in Johannesburg, Gauteng
Non-Profit Organisation Number: 085-832
Contact person: Bonita Suckling
Phone: 076 070 3061
Fax: 086 242 3660
Email: [email protected]

Website: www.rainbowsandsmiles.org.za

Donations

  • Mar 08, 2012 - R 100.00
  • "keep motivating people the way you do :) " - muhammed
  • Mar 05, 2012 - R 500.00
  • "Well done Jacquie, thinking of your mom. " - Mariangela
  • Mar 03, 2012 - R 100.00
  • "Such a fabulous cause - Good Luck!" - Yael & Howard
  • Mar 03, 2012 - R 500.00
  • "You were gorgeous bald before and more beautiful this time, I'm certain." - Bill Jones
  • Mar 02, 2012 - R 100.00
  • "Thoughts and prayers with all who are touched by this disease x Wishing a cure could be found x" - The Dooners
  • Mar 02, 2012 - R 100.00
  • "Cancer is a horrible thing to have to go through. You are doing an awesome thing to bring a little bit of light to those who need it." - Melany de Bruyn
  • Mar 02, 2012 - R 50.00
  • "For someone special for a special cause!" - Candice Nathan
  • Mar 02, 2012 - R 200.00
  • "Awesome thing you are doing!" - Carla
  • Mar 02, 2012 - R 200.00
  • "Admirable! Well done!" - Adolph
  • Mar 02, 2012 - R 140.42
  • ":) Cause you're Awesome and Bold!" - Leigh
  • Mar 01, 2012 - R 59.58
  • "Awesome thing u r doing chick. Always yeah!!!" - Alan Kent
  • Mar 01, 2012 - R 100.00
  • "You are a brave girl Jax." - Charms
  • Mar 01, 2012 - R 100.00
  • "I too am proud to call you a friend- Loves" - MandyMoo
  • Mar 01, 2012 - R 100.00
  • "Like I said before, you def inspire so many people!" - NM
  • Mar 01, 2012 - R 500.00
  • "Such a good cause!! xx" - JASON HATCHUEL
  • Mar 01, 2012 - R 500.00
  • "<3" - Pierre
  • Feb 29, 2012 - R 100.00
  • "Because Jed matters" - Sandra
  • Feb 29, 2012 - R 100.00
  • "You make me proud to be your friend, for always." - Wenchy
  • Feb 29, 2012 - R 100.00
  • "4 Jed and his friends" - Ronnie
  • Feb 29, 2012 - R 100.00
  • "Awesome Jax, you are so inspirational!" - Mandi Higgins
  • Feb 29, 2012 - R 100.00
  • "Go Jax!" - Lunette
  • Feb 29, 2012 - R 100.00
  • "Well done, Jaxie - I'll be doing this myself on the other side of the world in New Zealand soon!" - Sandre du Plessis
  • Feb 28, 2012 - R 500.00
  • "Respect" - Clive
  • Feb 28, 2012 - R 100.00
  • "Bravo for doing this, and the statement you're making. Certainly more courageous than most of us! You should be proud. " - Nicole Ritchie
  • Feb 28, 2012 - R 100.00
  • "Jax - wishing you well for Saturday. You know this cause is so close to my heart too. You are an inspiration my friend. Thinking of you and your mom lots! Love you lots. Simone & Marc xx" - Simone Berkinshaw

Statistics

Fundraising target

R 5 000.00

Donations to date

R 4 650.00

Rainbows and Smiles Foundation

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The mission of Rainbows and Smiles is to provide emotional, social and financial support to families and caregivers in need when a child or children of that family is diagnosed with a life threatening illness such as cancer. In addition, Rainbows and Smiles encourage childhood cancer awareness to educate in the hope of promoting early detection.

To set up your own fundraising page for Rainbows and Smiles click here