Why donate to SMILE?
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You will help alleviate suffering and provide hope. Many rare childhood diseases are heartbreaking - degenerative, slowly eroding a child’s quality of life and reducing life expectancy.
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You will fill a proven gap. It is hard for researchers to get funding from government, industry and community sources due to the very rarity of the diseases – philanthropy is vital.
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You will help support an important knowledge industry for our country. Australia is a world leader in medical research in this sphere.
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You may help find the key to more common health issues. Researching rare diseases often gives insight into more common ones.
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Individually these conditions may be rare, but collectively they affect tens of thousands of children in Australia alone.
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No disease is rare when it affects someone you love.
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SMILE's administrative costs are covered by a private donor, so you know that 100% of your donation will go directly to where it is needed most.
All donations over $2.00 are tax deductible.