Month: December 2020

US Embassy Marines deliver gifts to the children’s hospital

It was lovely to welcome marines from the US Embassy New Zealand to the children’s hospital this morning as they kindly delivered toys as part of their annual ‘Toys for Tots’ gifting programme. Embassy families and guests attending a Kiwi BBQ to farewell outgoing US Ambassador Scott Brown all generously donated pressies. Huge thanks to… Read more »

New Colposcope for Child Health

The Foundation was pleased to be able to fund, with our community’s support, a new Colposcope for the Child Protection Unit of Wellington Regional Hospital. This new technology will make examinations of suspected child sex abuse victims much easier and far less traumatic.

Gorgeous Christmas gifts bring cheer to patients in hospital over Christmas

In these last few weeks before Christmas we have received many beautiful cardigans, beanies, booties, blankets and quilts from many wonderful volunteer knitters and sewers. We are incredibly grateful to these talented folks who have gifted hours of their time to create warm items for our hospital’s smallest patients. Some work on Christmas projects throughout… Read more »

Hospi’s Christmas Fun!

Hospi’s enjoyed some fabulous Community Christmas events in the last few weeks! He had a wonderful time at Very Welly Christmas! The clinic was buzzing with happy faces and toy Hospis having their Annual Well Health Check.  The community Christmas parades were also fantastic – even though one was a little damp! Thanks to all… Read more »