The New Zealand Community Trust (NZCT) and Wellington Hospitals Foundation are thrilled to announce a significant $1million investment in child health for our region. Watch the announcement HERE. Thanks to NZCT’s generous grant, the Foundation is another step closer to the $10 million needed to outfit and equip the interior of the region’s new children’s… Read more »
Two Foundation funded air transport incubators for NICU were blessed and gifted names at a recent ceremony. Named Rosemary and Harshad after Rosemary Escott, (Charge Nurse Manager) and Dr Harshad Patel (Neonatoligist), each incubator provides state of the art, emergency care for preterm and high needs babies on their transit flight to Wellington for treatment…. Read more »
Margaret and her daughter Debbie are talented and prolific knitters for the Foundation. Last year Margaret knitted an incredible 45 jackets to be sold through our hospital giftshop. Debbie has very fond memories of her Mum teaching her how to knit, and recently reached a knitting-milestone celebrating her 300th singlet for the hospital – marking… Read more »
Our charity partners at Torpedo 7 have you sorted with another amazing Friends and Family Deal! From 16 February, and for a limited time, friends of the Wellington Hospitals Foundation – that’s you! – can enjoy up to 50% off at all Torpedo 7 stores in Wellington, and best of all 2% of all sales… Read more »
The lovely Lucy Cameron – Independent Scentsy Consultant is a frequent donor to Wellington Regional Children’s Hospital. For the last 5 years she has kindly organised and delivered fantastic sponsored Scentsy Buddies to children spending time in hospital. Not only are the buddies very cute and cuddly, but their hidden pocket with aromatherapy sachets also… Read more »
The Wellington Hospitals Foundation team wishes all our supporters a very happy, healthy Christmas and restful break. Our office will be closed tomorrow and reopen on 10 January. Our hospital gift shop is open on Christmas Eve until 3pm for all your last minute Christmas gifts and goodies. There’s a range of stocking fillers including… Read more »
Every year on Christmas Day parents arrive to visit their special little ones in NICU to find them dressed in Christmas clothing and wrapped in Christmas sheets and blankets. The Foundation has also delivered 45 beautiful Santa stockings for each incubator with a gift of a quilt, cardigan, toy, singlet, booties and beanies for every… Read more »
The busy Emergency Department can at times be a stressful and scary place for sick kids and their worried whānau. With our community’s generous support the Foundation was delighted to be able to fund two portable TVs with a subscription to Disney+ for families who unexpectedly find themselves in ED. After the arrival of the… Read more »
Our enormous thanks to all the US Embassy New Zealand families and staff who donated to the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation programme, gifting toys to the children’s hospital this Christmas!! We are very fortunate to be annual recipients of such kindness and it’s a pleasure to meet with the Embassy Marines every year.
Navigating a cancer diagnosis can be challenging and stressful. With cancer having touched her family, Cathy wanted to reach out this Christmas by kindly gifting $150 of her savings to our hospital’s Blood and Cancer Unit. This is an amazing gesture and the team is very grateful for her support – thank you Cathy.
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