On Friday 28th July, Region 12 members from Auxiliary groups Kadina, Maitland/Arthurton, Moonta and Warooka/Yorketown attended their 60th Annual Conference at Arthurton.

Eleanor Langford opened the conference. Eleanor grew up in the area, became a doctor and moved back to her area as a local GP. Eleanor spoke about the self-collection Cervical Screening Test and discussed the changes in survival rates over the years. ‘About 800 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer in Australia each year, and about 70% of these cases occur in women who have never screened or were not up-to-date with their screening. Having regular screening tests is the best way to protect yourself’.

The Friends of the Women’s and Children’s Hospital Inc. (Friends) Bordertown Auxiliary group held a very successful stall at the Bordertown Memorial Hospital Easter Fair recently. A wide variety of donations by members included delicious cakes, slices, jams, sauces, salsa, flowers, plants, books, playdough and an Easter Egg raffle.

‘What’s Love Got to Do With it’, was the film chosen by the Queen Victoria Auxiliary Division members on Sunday 12th February at the Regal Cinema in Kensington Park. With over 300 attending the event, the film was a hit and the division raised an amazing $8966.60 on the night!

Friends President Pauline Linke presented Adrian with a small gift as a token of thanks for his amazing ongoing support to Friends throughout the years.

As the 2022 year was drawing near, the Greenock Auxiliary Division held an afternoon High Tea for the Friends of Women's and Children's Hospital, on November 20th at the Truro Oval Complex Hall and raised $3,746!

Each year the Friends Shops Auxiliary Division present their first half of the financial year contribution to Friends for the Women’s and Children’s Health Network (WCHN). The cheque is presented at the annual thank you Christmas Lunch funded by the Women’s and Children’s Health Network (WCHN).

Each year the Women’s and Children’s Health Network funds an Annual Christmas Lunch to acknowledge and thank the Friends Volunteer Committee Members and Shops Volunteers for their donation and service given to the Hospital throughout the year.

On a cold and damp Melbourne Cup Day, Lock and Districts Friends hosted a lunch and raised $1100.  Twenty attendees enjoyed grazing platters and hot finger foods with generous sponsorship from Drakes in Pt Lincoln. Cummins Hotel were the generous sponsors of wines on arrival and during the meal, with Cummins Five Loaves bakery donating vouchers towards lucky door prize and best dressed/best headgear prizes. 

The Friends of the WCH, Port Adelaide Auxiliary group recently hosted 360 guests at the Stamford Grand for their Annual High Tea and Fashion Parade Held on Saturday 29th October and it was a huge success!

The Friends of the Women’s and Children’s Hospital Inc. (Friends) members held a successful 29th Annual Conference and AGM at the Adelaide Royal Coach Hotel on the 21st of October.

Friends teamed up with Edgehill Farm Stays to raise funds for the Renal Unit at the WCH earlier this year to help support families and take some stress away during the difficult times.

They were able to donate a generous $925 🎉 A huge thank you to Edgehill Farm Stays and the families who donated this farm stay season.

Introducing Tiffany from the Pinnaroo Auxiliary Division, who has been volunteering with Friends for 7 years 🧡

Tiffanys story began when her son Sebastian who was born with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia at Loxton Hospital Complex on Christmas eve, 2014. Seb was flown to the WCH in the early hours of Christmas Day and then spent over 5 months as an inpatient due to his condition and the treatments he needed.