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Lunch in the Heart of Sydney
Rising Star Award
Team Harley - City2Surf 2017
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Thomas Smith's visit
Artist Thomas Smith and his wife Rita kindly visited the Heart Centre for Children today, donating two original paintings and bringing 29 brand new soft toys with him that were donated by a school in Shanghai to bring smiles to our patients' faces, like that of Danielle (pictured), age 11. We look forward to working with Thomas and Rita over the coming months and years as they pursue their plans to raise funds for paediatric cardiac research for us. More of Thomas' art can be seen at www.thomasartgallery.com
| Posted in:FundraisersPatients |
Soccer (Futsal) Marathon 5-6 September
The third annual soccer (futsal) marathon, Kicking Goals for Kids, will take place from 6pm Friday 5 September to 6pm Saturday 6 September at Tyndale Christian School, 58 Douglas Road, Blacktown NSW 2148. Children (and those who are still kids at heart) from 5 to 105 years old can play, and help the team to raise funds for the Heart Centre for Children and the Oncology unit at CHW. The more the merrier! For more information and to stay updated, go to http://www.facebook.com/kicking.goals.for.kids. To sponsor or donate, head to https://give.everydayhero.com/au/kicking-goals-for-kids-with-cancer. We hope to see some of our patients and families there for some of the 24 hours of fun!
| Posted in:Fundraisers |
Baby Nyah
The first baby ever to have been delivered at The Children's Hospital at Westmead, due to her critical condition that meant she required immediate surgery, little Nyah and her family shared their story on Channel 9 News over the weekend. For the video, head to http://www.9news.com.au/national/2014/07/26/22/59/baby-girl-home-again-after-multiple-heart-surgeries.
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Golf Day 31 October
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New cath lab
We are delighted to announce that thanks to the incredible generosity of the Sargents Pies Charitable Foundation, the Heart Centre for Children will be replacing our cardiac catheterisation lab in late 2014. This paediatric cath lab is the only one of its kind in New South Wales, and it allows us to perform keyhole surgery on children who would otherwise require open heart surgery. This means that sick children can be treated and go home faster, which is incredible. All of our staff, as well as patients and families, are very grateful for the opportunity to have the best possible equipment thanks to donors like Sargents Pies so that we can have the best results for our sickest little patients. We wish to thank the Sargents Pies team for their amazing gesture and look forward to opening the new cath lab in the new year.
| Posted in:EquipmentThank You's |
Congratulations bike winners
We recently held three raffles for bikes donated by a generous supporter of the Heart Centre for Children. These were drawn on the 3rd of June and I wish to congratulate the winners:
- The Foley family
- The Williams family, and
- The Tamar family
We hope you enjoy your prizes and look forward to seeing photos of you on them!
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Share your story
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Congratulations Glenda!
Congratulations to our very own Nurse Practitioner, Glenda Fleming, for being awarded the Sydney Children's Hospitals Network Excellence in Nursing Award. Glenda joined the Heart Centre team just a few months ago, having worked in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) previously, and is a wonderful addition to our team. On behalf of everyone at the Heart Centre, we are so proud of you, Glenda!
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Jasmine's cake stall
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William's first soccer game
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