Corey Oates and Cory Paix ward visit
Jeff Horn ward visit
Cory Paix, Josh Dunkley, Darcy Fort, and Corey Oates
Boxing champion Jeff ‘The Hornet’ Horn, RBWH burns patient and celebrity chef Matt Golinski, and Broncos NRL and Lions AFL legends have delighted patients and staff and helped raise funds, with guest appearances at this year’s RBWH Foundation Giving Day, on Wednesday 14 June.
The 24-hour fundraising event raised an extraordinary $562,701 to advance patient care and clinician-led research at RBWH, STARS and other Herston Health Precinct institutes and centres.
RBWH Foundation CEO Simone Garske has paid tribute to the passion and purpose of RBWH health workers and staff who participated in Giving Day activities including an early morning Seven Sunrise broadcast, fundraising activities, and ward decorating.
“It is always so humbling to showcase the dedication of RBWH clinicians and researchers, tell the stories of grateful patients and of course to acknowledge our amazing donors who care so deeply about changing lives,” said Ms Garske.
“It is also an exciting day with so much energy and enthusiasm for celebrating and fundraising, together.”
RBWH Foundation Giving Day is one of the major fundraising events on the Foundation calendar with donations directly supporting patient care and clinician-led research. Thanks to the generosity of matched donors, every donation received was doubled, including the efforts of Team Royal fundraisers.
Highlights of the day included:
- Infectious Diseases clinicians running a half-marathon
- Staff from across RBWH arriving pre-dawn to support Seven Sunrise
- Dietetics and Food Services staff member, Helen Woolley, raising $13,271
- RBWH Gastroenterology raising $8,021
- RBWH Occupational Therapy raising $6,356
- “Giving Connection”, the Health Equity sub-committee raising $4,547
- RBWH executive and other staff working tirelessly in the Giving Day phone room.
Planning is now well underway for the next RBWH Foundation patient care and medical research project grants with details to be announced shortly.
Learn more about how the RBWH Foundation advances patient care and clinician-led research at www.rbwhfoundation.com.au.