Thank you for 17 years of support from John Hunter Children’s Hospital Kids Club

Seventeen years and over $2 million in raised money from the John Hunter Children’s Hospital Kids Club will be celebrated tomorrow at their annual thank you day.

In the past year the Kids Club has raised over $44,000, which has purchased equipment for the John Hunter Children’s Hospital and Kaleidoscope Network.

This dedicated team of volunteers holds stalls every second Tuesday and Friday at the Hospital, sells raffles tickets at Newcastle Trot meets, holds a live theatre night once a year and receives proceeds from a raffle held by the Woodturners at the Woodturners Expo.

Their hard work does not go unnoticed in the community with the Kids Club often receiving donations from other community groups, corporations and individuals.

Members often come up with novel ways of raising funds, like Val McLeish who while negotiating for a new car Kloster Honda was able to gain their support for funding through the Honda Foundation.

The grant totalled $3,951 and purchased two mobile lights and one examination light for John Hunter Children’s Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

John Hunter Children’s Hospital Neonatologist Dr Paul Craven believes having 17 years of support from Kids Club has contributed to many projects being fulfilled through their fundraising.

“We’ve had many years of support from Kids Club, whatever we’ve gone to them with they’ve always raised money for,” Dr Craven said.

“They provide continual support; they’re absolutely consistent in their fundraising.”

“We support the community through their support,” Dr Craven said.

It is through the Kids Club fundraising efforts since 1993 that the wider community has learned more about the John Hunter Children’s Hospital services and the importance of a Children’s Hospital in the Hunter.

Media Opportunity:
Media representatives are invited to attend.
When: Wednesday 3 March 2010 at 9:00am
What: Kids Club Thank You
Where: John Hunter Children’s Hospital (Telehealth Conference Room)

Media inquiries:
Lucas Coleman - 02 4921 3844, 0407 895101 (ref HNE- 2180)