Fundraising isn’t easy. Like, it’s beyond not easy. But when the cause is right, you’ve just got to try.
And the Reardons certainly have a good cause.
When their son Angus was five years old, doctors diagnosed him with aplastic anemia: a rare and potentially fatal condition where the body no longer produces the proper amount of new blood cells.
For Angus, the condition proved serious. His brother, Hugh, ultimately donated bone marrow so that Angus could have a transplant. Now, according to his mother, Angus is recovered, happy and healthy.
But it was a tough journey getting to that point. During the hardest times, the family relied heavily on both the Ronald McDonald House and the Leukaemia Foundation.
What these organizations provided—the comfort they gave—can’t be expressed, but the Reardons are trying through fundraising.
Their March 2016 junior cricket barbecue raised about $2,000 to be divided equally between both groups.
It’s an amazing donation, especially in a day and age when charity fatigue is unfortunately strong.
Luckily, people like the Reardons are here to remind us all that some good deeds truly are rewarded.
