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.

Rainbows’ and Vics’ volunteers love selling the beautiful knitted goods donated by Friends all around South Australia!

A very successful Bridge/Games Day recently raised $3,355 for equipment for the Women’s and Babies’ Division.

Members of the Friends of the Women’s and Children’s Hospital Region Five, gathered at Pinnaroo on Monday for their sixtieth anniversary and conference.

Around fifteen volunteers from Pinnaroo, Tintinara, Lameroo and Meningie gathered at the Pinnaroo Hotel.

As another financial year closes, the WCH and Friends thank our amazing members around the state that support the hospital in so many ways. This video demonstrates the level of support provided to all South Australian by Friends every year.

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.

The eight dedicated members of the Cudlee Creek/Kersbrook Auxiliary farewelled Elaine Harvey, who has given 50 years support to raising funds for the Women’s and Children’s Hospital, at their Christmas luncheon. Elaine is pictured after being presented with her 50 year badge and a beautiful posy made by Betty Rehn, the patron.

It has been an exciting journey for members and staff of the Friends working on the design of the new website and branding. After months of working together, identifying the best way to demonstrate how the Friends brand would connect with the Women’s and Children’s Hospital and the broader community. The day has finally come.

The Friends have set a goal to raise sufficient funds to purchase a Cough Assist machine that can be loaned to children and families to trial when their respiratory function has declined to the point of requiring respiratory support.

After 31 years and an amazing 23,393 hours of service to the Shops Auxiliary, Kath Coupe has retired. One of the WCH Shops Auxiliary most valued and committed volunteers, Kath was instrumental in setting up the processes and systems needed for the management of stock control, finances, pricing of goods and other systems within the Shops.

Bev started in the Rainbows kitchen making sandwiches, rolls and hot dogs two mornings a week. Several years later she was invited to join the shops’ management committee and was trained in all areas of the shops’ operations. She also took on the arduous responsibility of managing the Rainbows daily roster, a task requiring both persistence and enormous patience!

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.