Author: Clare Ennis

2018 Countdown Kids Hospital Appeal is underway!

The 2018 Countdown Kids Hospital Appeal in underway! This year celebrates the 12th year of the Countdown Kids Hospital Appeal for Wellington Regional Children’s Hospital. The Foundation (as the official charity of Wellington Regional Children’s Hospital) is delighted to once again be working with Countdown to help fund the beds for our new Wellington Regional… Read more »

Wellington community comes together to keep kids warm this winter!

Charlie and Jack - delivered a whole box from karori families

Together, the greater Wellington Community have donated over 7000 pairs of pyjamas to Wellington Hospitals Foundation’s ‘Hospi’s Pyjamas for Winter Appeal’. The appeal saw families, kindergartens, schools, community groups, businesses, and hundreds of individuals come together to donate pyjamas or make a monetary donation online. The donated pyjamas are being distributed by the team at… Read more »

Wellington Rotaract Incredibles 2 Movie Screening!

Wellington Rotaract Club are hosting an Incredibles 2 Movie Screening on Sunday 22nd July at 3:15pm at the Embassy Theatre in Wellington. Tickets have been sponsored by local businesses and community groups to be gifted to families who have spent time in Wellington Children’s Hospital. The theme for the afternoon is Superheros! Popcorn, spot prizes,… Read more »

National Volunteer Week – Celebrating Mac The Travelling Knitter

Mac knitting away whilst parked up in Queenstown

Mac The Travelling Knitter Mac MacMillian, is a truly unique volunteer! While most of our volunteer knitters, sewers and quilters create their garments at home in front of the telly, Mac does quite the opposite. Mac and his wife travel around NZ in their campervan and Mac knits along the way, sending parcels of knitting… Read more »

All Blacks visit Wellington Children’s Hospital!

Te Awanui meets the All Blacks

Patients and families at Wellington Children’s Hospital were surprised by a visit from the All Blacks on Friday 15th June!   All Blacks players Jeff Toomaga-Allen, Liam Squire and Sam Cane came along and visited the children in Ward 1, Ward 2 and the Day Ward. This was prior to their second test match of… Read more »

Hundreds of pyjamas distributed to sick Wellington children to keep them warm this winter – and more are needed!

Wellington Regional Children's Hospital Clinical Nurse Specialist Charlotte Stanczuk, with Paediatric Community Nurses Kerry Dellabarca and Helen Orr and some of the pyjamas.

Wellington Hospitals Foundation’s ‘Hospi’s Pyjamas for Winter Appeal’ is making a huge difference for sick children this winter, thanks to the amazing support of the community. The appeal, which is calling for donations of brand new flannelette pyjamas to help keep sick kids warm this winter, was launched following significant demand from Wellington Regional Children’s… Read more »

Pyjama Appeal Launched to Keep Sick Kids Warm this Winter

Hospi's Pyjamas for Winter Appeal

Wellington Hospitals Foundation has launched a new ‘Hospi’s Pyjamas for Winter Appeal’, after significant demand from Wellington Regional Children’s Hospital for new pairs of pyjamas to keep sick kids warm at night. The appeal will help many kids in the Wellington region stay warm and well this winter. Wellington Regional Children’s Hospital sees a significant… Read more »

New mums receive special quilts on Mother’s Day!

Deb Davenport (Acting Charge Nurse Manager at Wellington Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) with Trish Lee (Volunteer Manager at Wellington Hospitals Foundation) with the Mother’s Day gift packs.

New mothers at Wellington Regional Children’s Hospital will be receiving a special gift pack this Mother’s Day.  Each pack contains a beautiful handmade quilt, a beanies and bootees set, and a soft-toy Hospi. The Mother’s Day gifts are made possible thanks to a wonderful team of volunteers, coordinated by Wellington Hospitals Foundation.   Trish Lee,… Read more »