News
Read all about our recent exciting stories from Friends, including donations, fundraising events, good-news-stories, equipment purchases, volunteer stories, and more.
Adelaide Dickens Fellowship Final Donation to WCH
It was with great sadness that the Friends learnt of the decision to close the Adelaide Dickens Fellowship. The Friends have taken great pride in facilitating the donations the fellowship has made to the hospital for purchasing books and equipment over the years. The Friends understand the difficulty in attracting new members and sympathise with the fellowship regarding the need to make the decision to close.
Appreciation for our Knitters!
Rainbows’ and Vics’ volunteers love selling the beautiful knitted goods donated by Friends all around South Australia!
Friends Donation Leads to Safer Treatment
When Council has selected items, Adrian Richards from Biomedical Engineering within the Hospital, then sources a supplier which can provide the most suitable items at the best price.
Firefighters and Friends Working Together
The Friends were extremely pleased to facilitate a recent donation from the Australian Professional Firefighters Foundation.
Home Ventilator Purchase Supports SA Family
The ability to support a child at home with a ventilator means that they can be discharged from hospital earlier, with all of the benefits that come from them being back in their familiar surroundings.
Books Galore
Thanks once again to the Adelaide Dickens Fellowship Group for their generous donation of $1000 which allowed for the purchase of 58 books.
Stand Up Paddle SA have new O2 Concentrator in their Sites
On the 18th November 2018 from 9 am till 3 pm Stand Up Paddle SA will be supporting a Come and Try Day at the Patawalonga Shore.
Jess & Jacks 1st birthday donation to Friends of WCH
The Ruciacks is just one of the many families, who have been helped by the specialist team within the Women’s and Children’s Hospital Maternal-Fetal Medicine Service.
Schools Casual Day Provides a Christmas Gift to the Hospital
A dedicated group of students from Holdfast Partnership SRC combine to support the Women's and Children's Hospital.
Help YOU Give (HUG) 2.0 - Bringing joy this Christmas
The initiative referred to as HUG (Helping You Give) will spread the happiness to families in the Women’s and Children’s Hospital by surprising some families with one of three types of vouchers.