JMF Kids 4 Kids

Brodie is a SURVIVOR!

JMF is proud to announce Brodie as our second JMF Kids & Big Kids 4 Kids grant recipient for 2015.

Brodie is a beautiful and strong willed 13-year-old boy who relies on a wheelchair for day-to-day mobility and still regularly undergoes treatment and surgeries at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne.

Brodie has cerebral palsy which was caused by abuse, horrible shaking by his mother, when he was less than a year old.

What a smile this gorgeous boy has. He continues to fight every day to be as included and interactive in everyday life as he can possible be and continues to defy all the odds.

Brodie lives with his grandparents who have dedicated their lives to caring for him. JMF first met him when he was six years old. The Foundation has granted over $20,000 in support for Brodie and his inspirational grandparents. The grants we have been able to provide have assisted with a wheelchair car modification, a new trike that at the time helped to build leg strength and provide some independence. We also have provided an accessible computer with a touch monitor that Brodie worked by touching the monitor instead of the keyboard and mouse.

Brodie has defied the odds all of his life and continues to push the boundaries on a daily basis. He has exceeded his reading goals and is considered to be top of his class and quite often will read a story to the whole class, he absolutely loves all of his books that he has and often stays in bed a bit longer on the weekend to read them.

He also loves his touch screen computer and his iPad and has a great love for music especially Michael Jackson. He sings with his Carers while he is in the shower and this is how they get him to do some of his exercises.

Brodie can write a little and is always challenging himself with new words to spell. He can correctly identify time to the hour and independently read the time on a digital clock and also analogue.

Brodie is one smart little boy especially as he has only got half a brain as a result of the horrific shaking that he endured as a baby.

As Brodie grows, his needs become more complex and it becomes a little more challenging to create a safe environment in the bathroom for him to be bathed. JMF is so happy to be contributing to bathroom modifications that will make it a safer and more enjoyable environment for Brodie to bathe in. Without the modifications he would no longer be able to be showered at home as it is too hard for the Carers.

This grant will ensure Brodie can remain at home and make a much safer and more independent environment for him to be bathed in.

We look forward to continuing to support Brodie and his grandparents and have no doubt he will continue to defy the odds.

This is Brodie in the All Abilities Swing in Bairnsdale which he visits on most weekends. He just loves the swing.

If you would like to support JMF Kids & Big Kids 4 Kids please donate today so we continue to help Brodie and his grandparents into the future.

Help us grant Rose a Tricycle that will change her life and that of her Families.

Rose is a delightful four year old little girl who has Cerebral Palsy with associated challenges.

In her everyday life she relies on specialist supportive equipment to ensure she is safe, stable and symmetrical in all positions.

This beautiful girl will be even more full of smiles come November at our JMF Kids 4 Kids Grant presentation where we will grant her a Tricycle.

JMF Kids 4 Kids and Big Kids 4 Kids challenge will be working hard to raise money to enable Rose to be granted a modified Tricycle.

This Tricycle will greatly contribute to her family’s leisure options whilst supporting her therapy needs. Most importantly it will promote her independence with moving herself and allow her participation in age appropriate social and leisure activities.

The change to Rose’s life will be enormous as she gains independence with movement and community interaction with her family, leisure activities and create a greater quality of life.

The simple joy of being active and able to be included in leisure activities is something many of us take for granted.

Big or small EVERY donation helps us get closer to changing a life of a child.

Donate to JMF Kids 4 Kids today and help us change Rose’s life.

This is the Edge Tricycle JMF will Grant Rose in November at the first of the JMF Kids 4 Kids grant presentations for 2015.

Rose will be able to be included in activities that promote her independence and just enjoy being a child and do what other children her age do – Ride a bike!

JMF Kids 4 Kids and Big Kids 4 Kids are away!

Participants who have registered to complete an Ironman distance triathlon over 12 weeks are getting active and raising money for those who can’t. They have kicked off their journey on Saturday and are already posting pictures of the fun they are having.

The program raises money for young Australian’s in wheelchairs to grant them much needed equipment to enable them to be active, included in their everyday lives.

At the completion of the challenge grant presentations will be held in Victoria and NSW later in December and covering off more States in 2016. The more money that is raised through JMFKids4Kids and Big Kids 4 Kids the more families we can change the lives of.

We have 2 schools participating in this years challenge, St Pauls Grammar in NSW and Armadale Primary in Vic which is a fantastic way to create peer support and team building for the students whilst creating an experiencing where they have the opportunity to change the lives of children their own age but who are wheelchair bound.

Registrations are still OPEN for the 8 and 4 week challenge. REGISTER TODAY!

Leah is off to a roaring start as she hits the road on her bike and get her km up on the running track!

Armadale Primary School in Victoria have created a team “Armadale Allstars” and are enjoying the training they are doing together.

Help us help others!

Great news from Alexia!

Last year one year old Alexia was a grant recipient of the JMF Kids 4 Kids Challenge. Alexia was born with Cerebral Palsy and was unable to participate in any social situations like play group or walks outside and many other activities with her family as she did not have an appropriate stroller that provided the support her little body needed.

With the money raised through JMF Kids 4 Kids we were able to grant Alexia a stroller that provided the support she needed to be safe and comfortable whilst enjoying the simplest of things like an outing with her family.

“JMF has provided our family with an amazing gift, a specialised pram for Alexia who has cerebral palsy.

The pram has changed our lives and has given Alexia an opportunity to see life while safely and comfortable supported in the pram. She loves being outdoors and this pram has made that possible.

We thank everyone responsible for making this happen. We are truly blessed”, said Alexia’s mum.

JMF Kids 4 Kids starts Saturday September 5 and participants will not only be challenging themselves whilst they take on an IRONMAN distance triathlon over 12, 8 or 4 weeks but also raising money to help more children like Alexie.

REGISTER for JMF Kids 4 Kids or DONATE TODAY

Together we can change lives of young children who live in wheelchairs.

Darling Alexia can now explore the world with her new stroller that JMF Kids 4 Kids granted her. She absolutely loves being outdoors and now she can included in her everyday life and that of her families.