Brighter Lives April newsletter
Brighter Lives (Townsville Hospital Foundation)
Brighter Lives is the official charity of the Townsville Hospital and Health Service.
Welcome to another edition of the Brighter Lives newsletter!
It's been a busy time for us and we're delighted to provide you with updates on the work we have been doing to support the hospital and the North Queensland community.?
We are committed to helping support the latest medical technologies, supporting innovative research and investing in training to brighten the lives of patients here in NQ. We are so glad to have you on this journey with us!?
In this edition, you will find stories of the impact of our work and updates on our fundraising efforts. We hope you enjoy reading it and we thank you for your ongoing support.
Tanya Busoli?|?CEO - Brighter Lives
Abseil and Adventure Day
Join us for our Abseil and Adventure Day on 28 May!
Grab a ticket for the unique opportunity to abseil down Queensland Country Bank Stadium with Outer Limits Adventure Fitness.
Tickets are $70 each and all profits go back to Brighter Lives Townsville Hospital Foundation.
Sports stars brighten patients’ days
We’ve been all about sports at Brighter Lives lately, with visits to intensive care, children’s ward, cancer ward and more at TUH.
WNBL superstar and Brighter Lives ambassador, Stephanie Reid of JCU Townsville Fire has been visiting TUH regularly to visit patients. Steph has struck up a lovely friendship with Bethany across multiple visits. After the Townsville Fire's grand final win, Steph brought in a special vest just for Bethany! She has also been joined by teammate Lara McSpadden to spread some cheer in the children’s and cancer wards.
North Queensland Toyota Cowboys players have also joined in the fun. Reuben Cotter popped in to compare mullets and injuries and say hi to patients in the children’s ward. The Cowboys have also launched a new community program, Cowboys in Capes. Supported by Sun Metals, Cowboys NRL players will make regular visits to Townsville University Hospital to help lift spirits. The program launched with Tom Chester, Laitia Moceidreke and Gavin Cooper visiting TUH’s intensive care, children’s ward.
It’s wonderful to see patients’ faces brighten when they spot their special visitors.
Giving Day
Thanks to your generous contributions, we raised $66,936?to support patients, staff and visitors in Townsville Hospital and Health Service facilities.
From trivia nights in Ingham to raffles at the Burdekin and a bake sale and sausage sizzle in Townsville it was wonderful to see all the different fundraising activities supporting the day.
Your donation will go a long way to help brighten the lives of patients and staff with new equipment, training and world-class research.
We would also like to extend our sincere thanks to all the volunteers and every single one of our valued supporters who helped spread the word about Giving Day. A special mention to one of our board members, Karyn Voevodin, who celebrated her birthday while working the phones for Giving Day.
Together, we can continue to work towards a healthier and brighter future for North Queensland.
We want your opinion!
As part of the evolution of our charity, we are seeking to find out what our community thinks about us. We would very much appreciate you taking a few minutes to share your thoughts. Please follow the link below to the survey.
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Easter donations and visits
We had so many donations and visitors coming in for Easter, it was egg-cellent! Thank you to everyone who visited brought in items or donated their time to make patients' time in hospital a bit brighter over Easter.?
Sweet treats for brave little patients
The paediatric outreach clinic is making healthcare a little bit sweeter for young patients! The team created a bravery award where every patient receives a lollipop after their visit.?
The goal is to turn what can be a daunting experience into a positive one and reduce the trauma associated with medical appointments.
Paediatric outreach provides care for children recently in hospital and those in the community with chronic health conditions.
The sweet treats continue to be funded by students from Townsville Grammar School from their fundraising efforts in 2021. Amazing effort by these young fundraisers!
We hope all the brave little patients enjoy their special treats and this helps brighten your time in hospital!
Brighter Lives Rewards App
Do you have a local business?
Brighter Lives has a Rewards app that is exclusively for Townsville Hospital and Health Service and Brighter Lives staff and volunteers. Brighter Lives Rewards is full of offers from our favourite local businesses that love to support our healthcare workers.
Do you have your own local business that you'd like to promote for free? Contact us on (07) 4433 1337 or?[email protected]?for more information!?
What's new in the gift shop?
Our gift shop has just stocked up on brand-new items including gorgeous artificial flowers, new toys and shiny new water bottles. All profits go back to Brighter Lives. Come check them out!?????
Don’t forget you can also buy a Bandi Bear toy for $35 with all profits going back to Brighter Lives. You can even order online if you aren’t in Townsville or can’t make it into the gift shop:
Pun of the month
Do you have a better pun? Send it our way and we might include it in next month's newsletter! [email protected].
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