Feel like a midweek treat tonight? Be part of Domino’s Doughraiser for Wellington Regional Children’s Hospital. 24 participating stores across our region are gifting $1 for EVERY pizza sold between 4-8pm tonight, 27 October. Grab dinner and support your new regional children’s hospital at the same time. Thanks Dominos!
Torpedo7 summer fundraiser for your new children’s hospital
Just in time for Christmas! Friends of Wellington Hospitals Foundation – that’s you – can enjoy discounted prices at Torpedo 7 stores nationwide between 3-16 November, with up to 50% off selected items. With a portion of all proceeds going to the Wellington Hospitals Foundation for the New Wellington Regional Children’s Hospital, be in quick… Read more »
Volunteers support National Covid-19 Vaxathon!
It was wonderful to be a part of the Super Saturday Vaxathon event at Sky Stadium this weekend. Wellington Hospitals Foundation volunteers were onsite to hand out yummy lunches to those waiting to be vaccinated. With 130,002 doses administered on Super Saturday, this means that a total of 85% of New Zealand’s eligible population have… Read more »
Passing of Grant Corleison
It was with great sadness that we learned of the recent passing of Grant Corleison. A good friend and colleague, Grant was an instrumental partner in the important work that has been done over recent years to build a new hospital for the children of our region and beyond. In fact, Grant was there before… Read more »
Mā te kōrero, ka ora – take time chat this Mental Health Awareness week
It’s Mental Health Awareness week and this year’s theme is take time to kōrero/mā te kōrero, ka ora – a little chat can go a long way. When life gets busy it’s easy to forget to check in with the people in our lives, but we know connection is important for our health and wellbeing…. Read more »
Dino-mite support from local game design studio
Dinosaur Polo Club is a locally based indie studio creating games that make every day concepts fun and engaging for players from all over the world. The team very kindly gifted $6000 to help outfit and equip the interior of Wellington’s New Regional Children’s Hospital. “Our team at Dinosaur Polo Club is delighted to contribute… Read more »
Sweet treat for hardworking hospital staff
The last few weeks have been a tremendous challenge for many families. Once again our hospitals’ response to COVID in our region has been amazing, with many working long hours to keep patients, staff and our communities safe. Grateful thanks to the kind people at Whittaker’s Chocolate Lovers who once again generously gifted a sweet… Read more »
Incredible stories of skill, courage and compassion unfold at Wellington Children’s Hospital every day …
Grateful thanks to all the families who so graciously and kindly share their difficult stories with us. We wish them all the very best as they continue on their health journeys. Matthew’s Story Their kind donation simply said… “From Matthew, Charlie, and Owen, who have managed to rack up zero frequent flyer miles in your hallways… Read more »
Warmest thanks to all Jammies in June donors!
We have been overwhelmed by the generosity of our community’s response to our Jammies in June Appeal, with gifts of more than 2,600 PJs and over $16,300 in donations from across our region, allowing us to buy pyjamas on our donors behalf. Many of you posted or dropped in anonymous gifts, many of you rallied… Read more »
Long locks loped in children’s hospital fundraiser
Hamish Allen is an Assistant Project Manager at McKee Fehl Construction, who are building your incredible New Regional Children’s Hospital. As the project heads towards completion, Hamish daringly decided to let his manager, Andrew Bukiel, cut his long, flowing curly hair in support of our fundraising to outfit and equip the interior of the new… Read more »