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Tim Akers

beat Phil Kearns' 00:02:59 (2013)

$4,631

raised so far

100%

of $1,500 goal

We’ve been personally impacted by the fantastic work Humpty Dumpty do - so this is a cause close to our heart.

Unexpectedly (as it no doubt is for most), we had our first little one, Archie, 3 months earlier than planned earlier this year. At 20 weeks everything was fine, at 22 weeks we were rushed into the Royal Prince Alfred (RPA) hospital. Thanks to the amazing team there we were able to hold onto until 27 weeks before little Archie (or ‘unnamed baby’ at that point) joined us.

Both in the build up, and every hour and every day since, the team at the neonatal ICU at RPA have been exceptional and made a world of difference to our Archie who was born weighing slightly under 1kg. We will be forever grateful for the 12 weeks of amazing care, expertise and humour they brought which markedly reduced the stress of the situation and markedly improved Archie’s growth and development. All this culminated in the healthy, hungry champion coming home with us one week before his original due date.

None of what they did would be possible without more funding for the equipment they have and the staff they have - something they do not get nearly enough of from the NSW government.

Accordingly, I am inspired by, and grateful for, the work of the Humpty Dumpty Foundation - a children’s charity that provides vital and often life-saving medical equipment in nearly 500 hospitals all over Australia. I want to raise money for them as part of my participation in 2022 Humpty Dumpty Balmoral Burn.

Whilst running up a steep hill is not particularly hard, doing what the RPA team did for Archie truly is and they need more funding to keep doing this for thousands of Archie’s being born across Australia each year.

So please help me help them by giving whatever you can using the 'Donate' button. The more people that know about Humpty Dumpty Foundation, the greater their impact.

Thank you in advance for your generosity, it means a lot!

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