Jason Sotiris - Turning sick kids into superheroes
Jason Sotiris is the founder of the award winning charity, ‘Supertee’ which provides superhero costumes for sick kids to wear in hospital.
Beginning as a tradie, a devastating turn of events with his daughter Angela, made Jason decide to pack up the tools and make kids’ dreams come true.
Jason’s daughter Angela was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer in 2013, raising Jason to absolutely ‘useless’ when a tangle of wires and tubes left him unable to change her clothes without difficulty and discomfort for Angela. In 2018 Jason launched Supertees.
‘Supertees’ fasten with plastic buttons to bypass wires and tubes, and can safely be worn in scanning machines. The innovative design provides an easier way for parents and hospital staff to change, access and bypass medical lines, without impacting the child’s dignity.
Over the past 3 years, 7,000 costumes have been given to sick Australian kids with more than 8,000 still to be delivered.
Socials:
Website: https://www.supertee.org.au/
FB: Supertee @theSuperteeChartity
Insta: the_supertee_project @Supertee
LinkedIn: Jason Sotiris
Mentions:
Life is beautiful (Movie) - Roberto Benigni
‘Man in the arena’ (poem) - Theodore Roosevelt
Enjoy the visual here on Youtube
