Last week 12 year old Maddie, pictured here with her Dad Andrew, spent a frightening and unexpected night in our children’s hospital after being rushed in by ambulance. She had been taking part in the Tough Girl and Guy event and was not dressed for a night in a hospital bed! Maddie was thrilled when… Read more »
Friends and families of Wellington Regional Children’s Hospital – that’s you! – can enjoy discounted prices at Noel Leeming stores in the Wellington region between 20 June – 3 July. Enjoy great savings on a variety of items at cost +10%, with 2.5% of total sales going to Wellington Hospitals Foundation to help outfit and… Read more »
We’ve got some pretty cool kids doing fantastic things for our community! A special shout out to Charlie (right) and Paige from Karori Normal School. While Charlie’s Mum was hosting a Pink Ribbon breakfast for another very worthy charity, the girls decided to create and auction off a fantastic collection of multi-media artworks, raising $218… Read more »
The sweet people from Sweet Release in Manners Street dropped in this morning with a huge surprise for our hardworking Emergency Department team. The sweet treats were divine and very much appreciated. Stunning flowers also kindly donated by Twisted Willow Florist. Thank you Kris and John for looking after our ED team today!
We’re constantly amazed by the caring kids in our community! We’d love you to meet nine year old Angus (left) who along with his little brother Lewis, recently held a garage sale of some of their toys. Raising money for a new Playstation headset they also decided to kindly donate half the proceeds to… Read more »
Rotary District 9940 members have been working tirelessly throughout our region to raise funds needed to outfit and equip the two new whānau spaces in the new regional children’s hospital. With countless raffles, quiz nights, and other fun fundraising activities, we are delighted to announce they have reached their incredible target of $400,000! With kitchen,… Read more »
Today is World Human Milk Donation Day. Next week we also celebrate the anniversary of the launch of Wellington’s first Milk Bank – Pataka Miraka – in Wellington Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, which was funded by our generous supporters. Pictured is Leah Baddeley, Milkbank Coordinator and Lactation Consultant with some of the donations. Donor… Read more »
Sadly Wellington Children’s Hospital sees many children without a warm pair of pyjamas to wear. Gifts of warm winter pyjamas play an essential part in the care and treatment of children with all sorts of respiratory illnesses over winter. They are not only given to children who are admitted to hospital, many of whom are… Read more »
We’d love you to meet seven year old Ellie who recently set herself the enormous challenge of climbing Makara peak 20 times to raise money for the children’s hospital. Ellie told us, “We decided as a family to set a challenge and I like to challenge myself to hard things. It was tricky and hard but… Read more »
Grateful thanks to Sky New Zealand who have kindly agreed to sponsor the children’s television channels in the new regional children’s hospital – Te Wao Nui. Spending time in hospital can be scary, challenging, and also boring as young bodies take time to heal. Sky’s generous support will be a huge asset to the new… Read more »
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