Their kind donation simply said… “From Matthew, Charlie, and Owen, who have managed to rack up zero frequent flyer miles in your hallways two years in a row.” With a family of three boys you might expect a few bumps and scrapes over time, however it’s never good to hear that children are frequent flyers… Read more »
Port Nicholson Rotary Club of Wellington fundraising for families in the New Children’s Hospital
Dr Andrew Marshall, Clinical Leader of Child Health Services CCDHB, recently attended a meeting of the Port Nicholson Rotary Club, where he was thrilled to be presented with a donation of $20,000 from club president, Mike Salvaduri. This money will be put towards the two Rotary supported whānau spaces in the New Regional Children’s Hospital…. Read more »
Wellington Regional Children’s Hospital Annual Street Appeal – cancelled due to national lockdown
Sadly, for the second year running, we have had to stand down our team of incredible volunteer collectors and cancel our Annual Street Appeal for Wellington Regional Children’s Hospital this Friday because of Covid restrictions. Please give generously online to support the thousands of sick babies, children and young people who visit the hospital from… Read more »
Awapuni Rotary Club raises $50,000 for new children’s hospital
We were thrilled to be presented with $50,000 from the incredibly hard working members of the Awapuni Rotary Club. We are very fortunate that the new children’s hospital is being supported by many generous individuals, families, businesses and charitable organisations throughout our region. Rotary District 9940 are working within their clubs and communities to raise… Read more »
Governor General visits New Children’s Hospital
Our wonderful donors Mark Dunajtschik and Dorothy Spotswood along with Bill Day Chair of the Wellington Hospitals Foundation, builders McKee Fehl Constructors Ltd and representatives from the CCDHB leadership team, were thrilled to host the Governor General Dame Patsy through the New Children’s Hospital this morning. As our immediate neighbour, Her Excellency has taken a… Read more »
Rotary funds early learning books for sick kids
The Wellington Children’s Hospital team was delighted to receive a recent donation of early learning books from Rotary. This kind donation follows a collaboration of the Port Nicholson, Wellington, Wellington North, Mt Victoria and Porirua Rotary Clubs. These resources are a welcome addition to the Playspecalist and Paediatric Community Nursing team’s toolkit. Rotary are tremendous… Read more »
Greek Ladies Auxiliary’s delicious fundraiser for the new children’s hospital
We were thrilled to be presented with a donation of $8,000 from the Greek Ladies Auxiliary Association of Wellington following their recent Copthorne High Tea fundraiser to help outfit and equip your New Children’s Hospital. Grateful thanks to Melpo, President of the Club, (pictured centre with her granddaughter) and everyone else involved in organising such… Read more »
Wellington Children’s Hospital Annual Street Appeal
Over 7,000 young people aged between 0-16 from across the Wellington region are admitted to Wellington Children’s hospital every year and you can ensure they continue to receive the best possible care. ** Can you spare two hours to collect on 20 August 2021** Sign up HERE to your preferred location and time at Please… Read more »
Foundation donors help NICU buy much needed car seats
With our donors kind support, the Foundation was able to present the hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with 10 infant car seats for families in need to take their precious wee babies home after their stay in NICU. Access to these car seats will make a huge difference for many of our neonatal families. NICU… Read more »
Volunteers needed for COVID-19 vaccination roll out
We are seeking volunteers to support people during their visits to some of the community COVID vaccination clinics – and we need your help. If you are a friendly, outgoing and helpful person and would like to assist people during their visit to a COVID clinic in a discreet and respectful way, we would love… Read more »