The Renstar Foundation was set up in honour of our beautiful daughter and sister Renee Anne Nicholls memory. In her very short life she achieved so many goals competing in endurance sports since the age of 15, a very motivated and talented young lady. Renee enlisted into the Australian Defence Force 10 years ago, initially working in the area of transport and then as a Physical Training Instructor
. While still in the Defence Force Renee burst on to the Triathlon scene and instantly made a name for herself. From the very first Ironman event she achieved a podium finish and continued on with podium finishes all around Australia which qualified her to represent Australia in the World Championships in Kona, Hawaii which she won in her age group. It was always Renee’s dream to set up a foundation to support all the children in Australia who have a very rare genetic disorder called Angelman Syndrome, after experiencing firsthand the struggles her own sister Jess went through financially when trying to get her son Rhys Diagnosed. For those of you that have never heard of Angelman Syndrome it is a neuro-genetic disorder characterized by intellectual and developmental delay, sleep disturbance, seizures, absence of speech, frequent laughter and usually happy demeanour, but will require full time care their entire life and in Australia there is no government funding. In keeping Renee’s dream alive the Renstar Foundation will be working in partnership with Mater Foundation and families to cover the costs of the UBE3A Mutation testing for all of the children that are suspected but not yet diagnosed with Angelman Syndrome. This page has been set up to spread the word and raise money. If you are interested in donating no matter how small, please send us a private message or contact us via phone and details will be forwarded through to you. Updates will be made on amounts raised, due to privacy reasons we cannot list those who have been helped out by our fundraising efforts. The Nicholls Family thanks you all for your support in helping keep Renee’s dream alive. Diana Nicholls: 07 5543 6551
Jess Nicholls: 0410 798 385
Angie Kruger: 0403 534 335
