{"id":11736,"date":"2022-11-29T10:08:36","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T00:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/?p=11736"},"modified":"2022-11-30T06:54:23","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T20:54:23","slug":"giving-day-champions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/giving-day-champions","title":{"rendered":"Giving Day Champions recognised by RBWH Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The RBWH Allied Health Department were the Giving Day champions for 2022!<\/p><\/div>\n

It\u2019s official! The Royal Brisbane and Women\u2019s Hospital (RBWH) Allied Health Department has wrested the RBWH Foundation Giving Day Cup from reigning team champions Cancer Care Services.<\/h4>\n

The RBWH Foundation Giving Day was held on Wednesday 15 June and thanks to the contribution of 22 Team Royal Individual and Team fundraisers, plus community and corporate support, more than $520,000 was raised in total for patient care initiatives and life-saving research.<\/p>\n

The Allied Health Department Team raised a staggering $15,776.28, while Nutrition and Dietetics staff member Helen Woolley was crowned Individual Champion after personally raising $4015.<\/p>\n

RBWH Foundation CEO Simone Garske toured RBWH to help present trophies to winners and place getters of both categories.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a highly competitive year with Team Royal staff members fighting fiercely to win the Giving Day Cup,\u201d said Ms Garske.<\/p>\n

\u201cWho could forget Helen Woolley\u2019s inspirational fundraising walk from Kallangur to the hospital, or Women\u2019s and Newborn Services\u2019 Ashan Fernando and his wife Savindi, who baked throughout the night and sold more than $700 worth of cupcakes!\u201d<\/p>\n

The RBWH Foundation is proud to announce the 2022 winners are:<\/p>\n

Giving Day Cup Team category:<\/h3>\n