What is Jeans for Genes Day?
Jeans for Genes began in 1994 as a fundraising campaign to raise awareness and support of the work of the scientists at Children’s Medical Research Institute. Over the years many workplaces, school, communities have taken part in Jeans for Genes and raised over $61 million for children’s medical research.
In the Early Childhood sector, utilised this day to teach our children the importance, aim and purpose of Jeans for Genes day to broaden the children's knowledge and understanding of genetic diseases and the money raised is to help our scientists at the Children's Medical Research to be able to further research a cure.
When is Jeans for Genes Day?
Friday, 4 August
Activities:
- How to make DNA in your Kitchen! Try this activity, with adult supervision, and be a scientist for a day!
https://www.jeansforgenes.org.au/WWW_J4G2015/media/Media/Resources/2017%20updates/Strawberry-DNA.pdf - Come to school dressed in your jeans and donate a gold coin
- Hold a denim fashion parade
- Have a children's disco where the children donate a gold coin to participate
- Group activity - discuss the purpose of Jeans for Genes Day and who it helps.
- Discuss how the money raised is to help the Children's Medical Research Institute and helps find cures for children's genetic diseases.
- Spread the word via social media and encourage parents to chip in and show their support.
- All money raised to be donated to Jean for Genes - https://www.jeansforgenes.org.au/donate
For further information regarding how to get involved, please click on the following link https://fundraise.jeansforgenes.org.au/sponsor?kw=new+school