Charity golfers chip in for kids health
By Tim Howard
Clarence Valley golfers who chipped in for the Westlawn Charity Golf Day last August can now see the benefits of their generosity.
The popular annual event, held in August year has provided two pieces of kit that will help Grafton bubs.
The Grafton-based financial firm recently presented Grafton Base Hospital’s Children’s Ward and Women’s Care Unit with a portable Nitrous Oxygen Unit for the Children’s Ward,
This helps to sedate children and babies when undergoing procedures.
And the second piece of equipment was a Radical-7 Pulse CO-Oximeter, which is a high-tech monitoring system that assists medical teams in monitoring the respiration and oxygen levels of pre-term babies admitted to the hospital’s Special Care Nursery.
The donation to Our Kids, allowing the children’s health fund to purchase the new equipment for the hospital.
Westlawn Finance executive director Geoff Scofield said the company’s donation to Our Kids was only possible through funds raised during the charity golf day, which he described as an event that brought community and business partners together.
“The amazing work Our Kids does to raise funds for much-needed equipment in the maternity and children’s wards at Grafton Hospital is truly inspiring,” he said.
“Our commitment to supporting local initiatives aligns perfectly with Our Kids’ mission to keep kids and families in our region, reducing the need for them to travel too far away from home.”
Our Kids fundraising coordinator Rebekka Battista thanked Westlawn Finance for its continuing support for community care in the region.
“A massive thanks to the Westlawn Finance team, their customers and supporters of the Westlawn Charity Golf Day – it is always a great day and the results impact so many families in the Clarence region. Thank you to all involved,” she said.
Our Kids has been a huge support to the health system in other regions on the NSW North Coast.
It has hosted events like the up-and-coming Lismore Samson Fitness Challenge, and Our Kids Day Out, along with contributions from donors and local businesses to help raise funds to purchase paediatric equipment for our local hospitals.
Ms Battista said Our Kids has purchased more than $2.7 million in paediatric equipment for the Grafton, Lismore and Tweed hospitals.
Our Kids invites members of the public to become involved by become a financial or in-kind partner.
For more information please contact the Our Kids team on 0438 417 085 or email info@ourkids.org.au.
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