News
Read all about our recent exciting stories from Friends, including donations, fundraising events, good-news-stories, equipment purchases, volunteer stories, and more.
Skunks Toy Run Donate to Friends
The Skunks 25th Annual Toy Run was held on the 10th of December 2022. A group of Motor Bike Riders from near and far assembled at Roxby Downs and rode to Andamooka to gather in the local Hall to distribute Christmas gifts. Local sponsors supported the event, including MPS Group Roxby Downs who donated badges for the riders’ jackets. The money received by riders who purchased a badge was donated to a charity of choice.
Australian Professional Firefighters Donation
The first donation for this financial year from the Australian Professional Firefighters Foundation (APFF) was completed with all selected items recently handover to the hospital.
Bartley Partners Donation
How exciting to see the handover of a Phototherapy Unit by our Inaugural Corporate Partner, Bartley Partners Accounting. The unit, which was donated by the Managing Partner Christopher Overton and his team, was presented to Pauline, Nursing/Midwifery Unit Manager, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, WCH.
Meet the Amazing Maureen Cass
Rainbows Shop has for the last 35 years, had the fortune of having Maureen Cass as a valuable volunteer with them, her time there totalling 3,680 hours.