Jeans for Genes: helping children with genetic disorders

Raised to date

£30,000,000

Welcome!

This section will tell you everything you need to know if you want to organise a Jeans for Genes Day at your secondary school.

Abbey Wood School in Greenwich Who says jeans have to be blue?  Abbey Wood School in Greenwich 

Thank you for helping us to GENErate lots of money on Jeans for Genes Day 2008.  Whatever you did to raise money on the Day, you've made a big difference to children with genetic disorders.

We'd love to see your photos.  You can email them to us and we'll put them into our supporter gallery.

Yet to do your Day?

You might not have been able to hold your Jeans for Genes Day on Friday 3rd October but that doesn't matter. You can hold yours whenever you like!

Click on the big red button and register for your fundraising pack.  It contains exciting new educational materials with activities and ready-made assemblies tailored for Key Stages 3 and 4.

Your fundraising guide has lots of extra ideas, designed for secondary school chldren, to help you raise even more money.

Access downloads with your personal account

Once you've registered, we'll create a personal account for you.  We'll send you a username and password that you can enter in the box to the right.

You'll be able to download part of your fundraising pack, PowerPoint presentations and audio slide shows for assemblies or the classroom, plus extra stickers, posters and much more!

You'll be able to update your details if you move to a new school.

Connor's story

Video diaries are among the new resources we have for schools this year.  Connor has Duchene muscular dystrophy and he shows us what life is like at home with his parents and his younger brothers.

His diary is suitable for key stages 3 and 4.

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You can also see Emma's video diary here.  Emma has a restricted growth condition called achondroplasia.  See how she gets on shopping, at school and getting her own way with her older sister!

Extra help to get you started

Choose from the list below and you'll see how easy and how much fun organising a Jeans for Genes Day can be...

Ten reasons why »
GENErate and feel great about doing Jeans for Genes Day

Fundraising ideas »
Let us help to get you started

Delicious celebrity chef recipes to bake and sell »
Two tempting recipes passed through the GENErations from James Martin and Sophie Grigson

Publicise your event »
Tell everyone what you’re up to – here’s how

Jeans for Genes Day 2009

You might be one of those people who likes to plan ahead.  Jeans for Genes Day 2009 takes place on Friday 2nd October. You can register for your 2009 fundraising pack now!  We'll be spending the next few months creating exciting new materials for you, so your pack will be sent out in the Summer.