The Big Buzz

Good Friday Appeal 2026

Give for the kids!

“Buzz for Gum” is a student-led fundraising initiative taking place on Monday the 23rd of March supporting Laughlan Gumley, who is currently undergoing treatment for Stage Three Ewing Sarcoma. The event invites members of the Melbourne Grammar community to shave their heads in solidarity, while raising funds for the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal. Participants will commit to a minimum fundraising target, with donations collected through an online platform shared via school channels.

The main event will take place at lunchtime, where professional barbers will safely carry out all haircuts in line with school guidelines. Alongside the head-shaving, a sausage sizzle run by parent volunteers will help raise additional funds and foster a strong sense of community.

“Buzz for Gum” aims to bring students, staff, and families together in support of a mate in need, while making a meaningful contribution to a vital cause.

The Good Friday Appeal has been raising funds for sick kids and their families at The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) for 95 years.

Through the generosity of the community, the RCH continues to deliver world‑class, comprehensive care.

Every dollar donated supports:

  • Ground‑breaking research
  • State‑of‑the‑art equipment
  • Training and unique patient‑centred care programs

In just one year (2024–2025), hundreds of thousands of kids were cared for:

  • 85,415 appointments for urgent and essential care in the Emergency Department
  • 53,450 admissions to a ward, where children and young people received expert, compassionate care
  • 15,106 surgeries, paving the way for brighter futures
  • An incredible 456,000 outpatients seen — that’s an average of 1,250 appointments a day

By supporting this fundraiser, you are part of the impact, helping children live their best possible lives.

Please help make a difference and share this page with your friends, families, and networks.

Thank you for giving for the kids.

with heart

My Updates

Update

Thursday 19th Mar
Number 3 ranked everyone! going strong

Recent Donations

$106.12

Anonymous

$106.12

Chaz Power

Sending love from the Powers 🩵

$263.75

Nathan Lin

$527.50

Miles & Immy Forster

Wishing you all the best

$64.67

Tom Carter

$52.92

Sam Batt

$54.12

Will Carter

Sending you love and strength at this very difficult time.

$100

Blake Bull

Love ya Gumma, in this together ❤️💪.

$263.75

Sarah Durham

Wishing you all the very best.

$54.12

Edward Palermo

Right behind you, Gummerz. A standout young man, thinking of you and wishing you all the best.

$106.12

Mika

Love gum

$33.15

Bella And Kitty

$43.60

Matilda Richards

$106.12

Henry & Eddie Zolad

Love u Gummers 💚

$30

Leo Vegter

$22.58

Reed Barton

Get well soon!

$106.12

Sam O’brien

$100

Fletcher Crawford

Wishing you all the best Gummers. - from the Crawfords

$13.88

Anonymous

$80.25

Marcus Chung

$103.72

Toby Hellessey

Best wishes Gum x

$17.16

Anonymous

$263.75

Tom And Maz Duncan

Best wishes Laughlan

$54.12

Josh Tuan-mu

$11.65

Fynn Langroo

Get better soon Gummers

$33.15

Angus Miller

All the best mate, God bless

$29.99

David Offerman

Go the Pies

$30

Antonio Franco

$211

Lachie Bond

Love u Gum ❤️

$33.15

Caroline Irlam

$11.65

Miles Pappas

$106.12

Charlie Sutton

$106.12

M And P Wang

Good on you Will and Luca for setting this up. All the best to your friend. Nan and Pa

$263.75

Max Stevenson

Inspiration to us all Gummers. Much love big fella

$106.12

Anonymous

$33.15

Samantha Blake

$33.15

Jeremy A'beckett

$54.12

Jyra Silluzio

$33.15

Andrew Chirnside

$17.16

Anonymous

$211

Lisa Day

$64.67

Tom Spargo

$54.12

Ruby Mclean

💗💗

$85.48

Lanty Fox

$106.12

Ben Hanisch

What a great cause and wonderful collective effort

$33.15

Nick Sharpin

$33.15

Spencer Anderson

$33.15

Albert Brown

❤️

$369.25

Laurie Family

Big love from the Laurie Family

$33.15

Ned Nichols

$33.15

Charlie Nairn

$54.12

Charlie Boston

$19.31

Anonymous

$106.12

Amarasekara Family

$25

Glenn Eberbach

$54.12

Tilly

$33.15

Anonymous

$54.12

Spencer And Elliot Wilhelm

$54.12

Ollie Will

Lot of love gum xx

$106.12

Kate Sharpin

Stay resilient just like you are out on the field !!! It’s been great watching you play this season !

$6.13

Eliza Quirk

Great cause guys 🙌🙌

$33.15

Hannah Walshe

$54.12

Charlie Leitch

❤️

$316.50

Rhodes Family

$64.67

Sam Seccull

$6.13

Teddy

not much to give but wishing the best of luck :)

$50

Ella Will

$11.65

Anonymous

$22.58

Anonymous

$106.12

Sybella Payne

❤️❤️❤️

$33.15

Aman Gulam

Wishing you the best of luck

$10

Mick

Gummers ❤️‍🩹

$17.16

Dexy Perla-dowdell

$43.60

Liam Boyd

Much love bro ❤️❤️

$30

Joseph Ivisic

Rest up legend ❤️❤️

$22.58

Georgia Davies

$25

Charles Caillard

$11.65

Anonymous

$11.65

Anonymous

$106.12

Hugo Dinelli

$106.12

Daniel Jenkins

Love ya Gum, all the best ❤️

$6.13

Lenny Critch

Get better soon 🙏

$13.88

Anonymous

$64.67

Clauda Kogler

much love gum 💪💪❤️❤️

$33.15

Oscar Henshaw

$22.10

Matilda

$54.12

Gus Syme

$106.12

Thomas Mann

$211

Grady Peck

Love ya Gum ❤️❤️❤️

$64.67

Charlie Creswick

$64.67

Rob Sonogan

All the best Gummers

$54.12

Tom Cotter

$100

Ben Gilbert

$25

Bel Rhodes

$106.12

Tyler Vo

$22.58

Sienna

$22.58

Chloe Bertone

$13.02

Scott Xu

My family and I hope you have an AMAZING✨ recovery!! Get well soon Gum!

$208.60

Hunt-smith Family

$54.12

Hugo Reszka

❤️❤️❤️

$64.67

Harry Giffard

$54.12

Lulu Ireland

Thinking of you Lochy 🫶

$64.67

Josh Stead

$106.12

Spencer Banks

love you gum❤️❤️

$22.58

Archie Bell

$11.65

Declan Behan

$22.58

Annabel Arnold

thinking of you gummers 💛💛

$106.12

Henry Wapling

$22.58

Ben Saunders

I know it’s not a lot but I hope it helps

$54.12

Scott Cooper

$11.65

Anonymous

$10

Matilda

$54.12

Gus Johnstone

💪💪

$32.79

Banjo Ockleshaw

get well soon gum ❤️

$10

Angus O’dea

Good luck mate

$64.67

Ben Stapes

$64.67

Markwell

All the best for the recovery.

$21.42

Finn Mann

$106.12

Jed

$33.15

Poppy Stockdale

All the best gummers ❤️❤️

$33.15

Tom Whitbread

God bless

$33.15

Martha Nicholls

$22.58

Rupert Roydhouse

Love you mate get well soon

$33.15

Tommy Marriner

$33.15

Oscar Uglow

$6.13

Archie Farrow

❤️❤️

$100

Alex Y

Get well soon!

$106.12

Frankie Ramasamy

$106.12

Gus Gooley

Love u Gum Bum

$6.13

Ines

$106.12

Mickey Cooper

$15

Beau Rehder

Love you gum always here for you ❤️

$106.12

Emma Lewis

$11.65

Maddy A’beckett

$11.65

Alex Melone

❤️❤️❤️❤️

$54.12

Rory Howse

$54.12

Riley Barton

Love u Gummy ❤️❤️

$54.12

James Lorback

$22.58

Adelaide Lempriere

$150

Dean Page

Great effort Luca and crew!

$33.15

Oscar Liu

$106.12

Will Sladen

love you gum from slash❤️

$106.12

Emma Leversha

So proud of you gum!

$11.65

Anonymous

$22.58

Chloe Vela

$22.58

Pippa Jacobson

$6.13

16

$85.48

James Hindhaugh

💛

$22.58

Gus Vile

Love ya gum 💚

$54.12

Archue Smith

$106.12

Alfred Bright

Love ya gumball ❤️

$64.67

Canty

LOVE YA GUMMY BEAR

$11.65

Jas Prior

$106.12

Bonnie Enever

❤️❤️

$17.16

Cayden Ting

Best of luck to your treatment, Laughlan

$33.15

Sam Erez

$100

Tom Pinnuck

Love ya, great man!!

$25

Kelso

$33.15

Elsie Smith

$11.65

Toby Clarkson

Best of luck gummers

$106.12

Tom Jesudason

Love ya Gum❤️

$11.65

Coburn Cairns

$54.12

Janine Davidson

$11.65

Sam Henderson

$106.12

Finn Johnston

Much love Gummers, wishing you all the best, Finn, AJ, Pam and Trev

$22.58

Lucie Thompson

$211

Anna & Tim Burbury

Good work boys getting around Laughlan. Laughlan 👊👊

$33.15

Archie

$64.67

Millie Wall

Wishing you best of luck 💝💝💝

$33.15

Luke Bechaz

$54.12

Orlando Basile

Love ya Gum❤️❤️❤️

$54.12

Charlie Colquhoun

Wishing you the best gum, love ya ❤️❤️

$369.25

Guest Family

Lots of love gum ❤️❤️

$106.12

O’connell Family

$116.40

Jackson Nelson

Here for you Gum!

$54.12

Jaz Bull

❤️❤️❤️

$30

Scott Xu

Love you Gum

$33.15

Jack Beresford

Unreal cause boys!

$106.12

Greg

It’s great to support , well done boys

$33.15

Hugo Dale

$1.04k

Tamas Szabo

$100.04

Chiliano Machado

$106.12

Christopher Weinberg

Great to see the MGS community get around one of the great blokes!

$158.25

Oszkar Szabo

$106.12

Will Officer

$33.15

Jade Cramer

$200

Philip Grutzner

I admire Laughlan's courage and am proud of the amazing support for him and his family from our school community. A great fundraiser for a great cause. Philip Grutzner Headmaster

$330.22

Scott Xu’s Family

Love you gum

$106.12

Lewis Nelson-holliday

Love ya gum ❤️❤️❤️

$106.12

Kumudu Thuyakontha

Sending you our thoughts and prayers, Laughlan. Grillo Family.

$527.50

Holly Dong

$527.50

Susie And Andrew Wilson

Sending you lots of good wishes for your treatment Lachlan and for a speedy recovery so you are back out playing footy and cricket soon. The Wilson Family (Susie, Andrew, Sienna (yr 11), Sam (yr 9) and Harvey (yr 5).

$106.12

Katherine Armour

Sending you our thoughts and best wishes for your treatment, Laughlan

$106.12

Sophie Marshall

Sending you all the strength Gummers! From Duke, Ace, Soph and Tripper

$106.12

Fraser Family.

$106.12

Sid Richardson

$10

William Conn

$184.63

Andie And Fletcher Sherren

wishing you the best and thinking of you. 🩵🩵

$237.38

Grace Mitsikas

love you gum

$106.12

Alexander And Archie Munn And Family

Thinking of you

$106.12

Gus Callaghan

$106.12

Jake Laurie

Love you mate, all here for you

$33.15

Harry Austin

$22.58

Sebastian Mcmeekin

$64.67

Slattery Family

$64.67

Slattery Family

Good on you Luca / gang and good luck Gummers!

$48.71

Paloma

Much love sending my prayers 💞🙏

$33.15

Meesha Elhajje

$103.72

Hugo Lovett

Love you gum ❤️

$106.12

Tyson Pizzey

Here for you, love you Gum ❤️❤️

$257.75

Luca Karafili

Love you gum

$110.72

Oli Fanning

We’re with ya gummy❤️❤️❤️

$106.12

Tommy Sherman

we’re all with u gumma ❤️

$11.65

Lola Edwards

$11.65

Will Dowd

$10

Charlie Colquhoun

$54.12

Chiliano Machado

$106.12

Mel And Brian Bird

$38.33

Katherine Hrysoudis

$103.72

Isla Macdonald

Much love Gummers, wishing you the best and thinking of you. ❤️

$80

Leah Kaplan

love you gummers♥️ thinking of you 🫶

$33.15

Kelly Liu

$106.12

Claudia Hudson

Much love bummers thinking of xx

$33.15

Phoebe Bright

Love you gum❤️

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