Support for campaign flourishes

A sea of red flooded the playground at Endeavour Primary School last Friday when the entire school dressed up to mark the National Cystic Fibrosis 65 Roses Campaign and support one of their own.

Jordan Mears, 8, suffers from cystic fibrosis but doesn’t let her condition hold her back and enlisted her peers to help raise money for the 65 Roses Campaign.

With more than 500 students at the school and gold coin donations collected for every red shirt, the fundraising effort was a great success.

Jordan’s mother Kinga said she was blown away by the commitment from both teachers and children.

“Jordan misses quite a bit of school as a result of her treatments and appointments, but the staff are wonderful and very supportive, always making sure she keeps up,” she said.

“She doesn’t enjoy being in the spotlight, but this was such a beautiful way to help raise money for an important cause.”

The National Cystic Fibrosis 65 Roses Campaign is hosted during the month of May and funds raised go towards find a cure for the most common life-threatening, recessive genetic condition affecting Australian children.