Annual Review 2012 - The Children`s Hospital at Westmead

Hope
grows
with you
2012
Contents
Contents
1
Introduction
2
Biography
3
Statistics
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Highlights
Record number of lifesaving transplants
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New cancer research to save lives
12
Equipped for the best health care
16
Cell imaging suite unveiled 20
Double the care for epilepsy patients
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Music and play – the Bear Cottage way
28
Our volunteers – many ways to care
34
Staff
Alanna Maycock
10
Bridget McGinley
18
Dr Kristy Rose
30
Bianca Botha
37
Dr Glenys Griffiths
38
Dr Siva Subramaniam
42
Patients
Corey
7
Samuel 15
Georgina
23
Dean 27
Taylor
33
Taj
41
Zoe 45
Chief Executive Message
47
Supporters
48
How to help
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Hope grows with you
Hope is a thing with feathers
That perches in the soul
And sings the tune without the words
And never stops at all
– Emily Dickinson
At The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, as children
heal, families hope.
Hope is found in every corridor of the Hospital. Even
in the darkest times of their child’s illness, families
cling to hope.
Every sick child who comes through our doors,
every family who is waiting for a miracle and every
disease that still lacks a cure inspires our staff to
provide the very best care and deepens our motivation
to improve the health and wellbeing of children.
Our success is measured by the quality of care and
support we deliver to children and their families. We
are committed to providing the highest standard of care
in a financially responsible manner. But the cost of
care is significant, which is why your support is so vital.
You come from families grateful for the care your own
child has received here and from families grateful
that your child has never needed our care.
You represent community-minded businesses and
communities with heart.
Hope can only grow here with you,
our valued supporters.
The Children’s Hospital at Westmead is the highly
respected, largest paediatric centre in NSW,
providing excellent care for children from
NSW, Australia and across the Pacific Rim. It forms
part of the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network.
The Children’s Hospital at
Westmead is world-renowned for
providing the best care for sick
children and their families. This
specialist care, combined with
community education, advocacy
for improved child health and
ground-breaking research into
childhood illnesses, is blended
within a positive, caring and
healing environment.
Established in 1880, The
Children’s Hospital at Westmead
is a public Hospital and registered
charity with 3,528 staff working
in 150 departments. Sick children
and their families are cared for
each year in a family-focused,
healing environment – including
29,416 inpatient admissions,
51,623 emergency department
presentations and 940,514
outpatient occasions of service.
Surveillance, the first Paediatric
Tumour Bank in the southern
hemisphere, the NSW Newborn
Screening Service and the National
Poisons Information Centre.
Research is one of the key ways
in which the Hospital provides
the highest standard of care and
treatment to sick children and
their families. The Kids Research
Institute at The Children’s Hospital
at Westmead undertakes cuttingedge research into childhood
diseases, resulting in significant
advances in the treatment of
cancer, obesity, kidney, heart
and respiratory problems, diabetes
and muscular dystrophy.
Children with problems such
as severe burns, major heart
conditions and liver and kidney
diseases are referred to The
Children’s Hospital at Westmead
because it houses leading specialty
units within the Hospital grounds.
The Children’s Hospital at
Westmead is home to the NSW
Paediatric Burns Unit, the
NSW Paediatric Liver Transplant
Unit, the National Centre for
Immunisation Research and
*All initiatives and the positions of the profiled staff highlighted in this report are funded by donations.
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012
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Statistics
51,623
29,416
emergency
cases
inpatient
admissions
300+
researchers
at the
Kids Research
4
500
volunteers
Bandaged Bears sold
(since the Bandaged
Bear Appeal
first started)
staff
Institute
More than
1,330,000
3528
312
beds
450
940,514
outpatient
appointments
105,120
songs played in
Radio
Bedrock
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Clown
Doctor
Rounds
150
9786
Hospital
kilometres
Departments
run by donors in
Team Bandaged Bear
in the City2Surf
12,000
15,200
books borrowed
from our Book
Bunker
197,000
patient
meals
served
14,183
operations
sessions taught
at our Hospital
School
91 & 8
oldest and
youngest
fundraisers
105,000
coins dropped
in collection tins
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108,480
Band-Aids
used
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Core
y
When you look up the word ‘courageous’ in the
dictionary, you should find a photo of 11-year old Corey.
This bright and spirited boy has had more than his fair share of illness
in his short life but is not letting that stop him, with his dreams of
becoming a monster truck driver alive and well.
Corey is a cancer patient at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, after
being diagnosed with Burkitt’s Lymphoma in early 2012. This rare
cancer of the lymphatic system was detected after Corey fell ill during
a family trip to Queensland and he has since spent months in hospital
receiving chemotherapy.
Sadly, this is not the first time that Corey and his family have battled
serious illness. Corey had a heart transplant when he was just fouryears-old, the only possible treatment to save his life after he was
diagnosed with a rare and serious heart condition.
Corey’s tough start to life has been a difficult journey for his whole
family, but as his health begins to improve, they are starting to feel
a sense of hope for their future.
“The Hospital has given us more than hope - we have been given
another chance at life for our family,” Corey’s Mum, Joann, said.
“We could write the words ‘thank you’ a million times over and that
still wouldn’t come close to showing our appreciation. No words can
describe the emotions felt by our family or the gratitude we feel for
everything that has been done to save our little boy.”
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Dr Stephen Alexander, Head of the
Centre for Kidney Research
Record number of
lifesaving transplants
A record number of kidney transplants were performed at
The Children’s Hospital at Westmead over the past year,
giving 15 children the ultimate gift – the gift of life.
The transplant recipients range from a two-year-old boy who had a
kidney donated from his father, to a 17-year-old girl who received her
transplant thanks to a deceased donor. Amazingly, she completed
her HSC a week after her transplant.
Twin sisters, Jana and Jenine Allam –
Jana had a kidney transplant in 2011
All the children and young people are doing well and are enjoying
healthier and happier lives.
Transplant surgeons at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead have
performed 130 kidney transplants since the Hospital moved from
Camperdown to Westmead in 1995.
A team of health professionals at the Hospital care for the child and
family throughout the process of receiving an organ transplant. As well
as surgeons and doctors, patients are cared for by specialist nursing
staff, social workers and therapists.
The Children’s Hospital at Westmead also invests significant resources into
researching improved treatment options for children with kidney disease.
At the Centre for Kidney Research at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead,
30 researchers utilise donated funds to investigate the latest scientific
evidence to enhance services, improve care and promote kidney health.
Chronic kidney disease is the seventh most common cause of death
in Australia, with one in three Australians at an increased risk of kidney
disease. New discoveries and better treatments need a long-term
commitment and The Children’s Hospital at Westmead is at the
forefront of this challenging battle.
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Some of the 2011 kidney transplant patients with their families
Alanna
For most children born in Australia, simple things like going to school,
playing sport and enjoying the great outdoors are taken for granted.
But, as Alanna Maycock knows too well, children from some other
countries aren’t always so lucky.
Alanna is the Refugee Health Coordinator at The Children’s Hospital at
Westmead, assessing and treating the health and wellbeing of refugee
and asylum seeker families.
The families who attend the clinic have fled from their homes overseas
where they were subject to horrific living conditions, such as violence,
infectious diseases and lack of clean water and healthy food.
“Some of the families who we treat have never seen a doctor or dentist
in their lives. They often feel traumatised, isolated and vulnerable,”
Alanna said.
The Refugee Clinic addresses some important health issues, such as
screening for infectious diseases, malnutrition, wounds from torture
or violence, mental health issues, and immunisation. It also plays an
important role in bringing the refugee community together.
“Two mothers who had previously spent time in a detention centre
together met each other again for the first time in eight months at our
clinic. Both women were unsure if the other had settled in Australia, or
indeed if they were alive. It was emotional moment witnessing them in
tears together and served as a reminder that our clinic is an important
place where families can get medical care as well as make friends in a
world that can feel very lonely and so different to where they are from,”
Alanna said.
In the past 60 years, Australia has offered permanent residency to
around 700,000 refugees and others in need of humanitarian protection.
At least seven per cent of Australians have been through the experience
of being a refugee or have a parent or grandparent who has.
The Refugee Clinic has seen increasing numbers of refugee families
since it started in 2005, tripling the number of refugee children who
had health screening from January to June 2012.
“Children are vulnerable little people and a lot of the children I see at the
Refugee Clinic have seen and experienced more in their short lives than
we can ever begin to imagine. With our help, they can begin their lives
here in Australia with hope,” Alanna said.
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New cancer research
to save lives
An Australian first clinical
trial recently commenced at
The Children’s Hospital at
Westmead, which aims to
protect children’s bone marrow
during chemotherapy to treat
brain tumours.
After 14 years of research, gene
therapy will now be used in
childhood cancer to allow for the
protection of bone marrow while
using higher doses of chemotherapy
to fight brain tumours.
This innovative research, funded
by a $3 million donation, will allow
for better treatment for children
fighting some of the most serious
and life-threatening tumours.
Brain tumours in children have
been historically very difficult to
treat because temezolomide, the
chemotherapy drug that is used,
has very toxic side effects and
can destroy healthy bone marrow
cells, leaving the child susceptible
to dangerous infections.
Higher doses could be more
effective in treating these lethal
tumours, but the drugs have
previously been too toxic for
young patients, making it difficult
to eradicate tumours.
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Under the gene therapy to be
used in this clinical trial, the aim
will be to increase the level of
Methylguanine Methylthranferase
(MGMT) contained in bone
marrow by inserting a specific
gene into the patient’s cells.
MGMT is a natural occurring
substance which protects cells
from the chemotherapy drugs.
This will mean doctors can
then safely administer a higher
chemotherapy dose, dramatically
increasing the chances of
successfully eradicating the
cancer cells.
The Children’s Hospital at
Westmead is the only facility in
Australia capable of conducting
this trial by developing the vector
and treating the cells.
This research brings together
expertise across a number
of clinical and research areas
of The Children’s Hospital at
Westmead. There has been
long-term collaboration between
the Oncology Department, the
Children’s Cancer Research Unit
and the Gene Therapy Unit.
Researchers hope to use this
trial to establish the long-term
feasibility of the gene therapy
and its potential benefits for
other paediatric conditions.
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Dr Ian Alexander, Belinda Kramer, A/Prof Jennifer Byrne, Peter Neilson from the Kids Cancer Project,
Majella Clifton from Radpharm and Dr Geoff McCowage
Samuel
When Samuel went on the swings at the local park
for the very first time, his squeals of delight brought
overwhelming joy to his family.
Born with Down Syndrome and diagnosed with leukaemia when he
was just 18 months old, some of the simple pleasures of childhood had
passed Samuel by as he spent long periods of time at The Children’s
Hospital at Westmead.
“Because Samuel had been hospitalised so much over his first few
years of life, I suddenly realised that we had not taken him on a swing
at a park! We quickly made arrangements to take him to the park and
he absolutely loved it. We really soaked up his squeals of delight and
it was a great reminder to appreciate the simple things in life,” said
Natalie, Samuel’s Mum.
Children born with Down Syndrome have a higher risk of developing
leukaemia, but it still came as a huge shock to Samuel’s family when he
was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia.
“It felt like our whole world was turned upside down. But as a parent
you somehow find the strength to keep going and not fall in a heap.
In some ways this has brought us closer as a family,” Natalie said.
Samuel has earned a new nickname, ‘Super Sam’, because he is a hero
in every sense of the world. With his sweet nature and infectious smile,
it’s hard to believe that he’s been through so much.
‘We are just so very grateful for the care Samuel has received at
The Children’s Hospital at Westmead. Thanks to them, we now have
hope that Samuel can grow, learn and experience the world just like
any other child,” Natalie said.
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Equipped for the best
health care
Tony Jackson from the Hospital’s
Biomedical Engineering Team,
who maintains the open care cribs
Donors purchased a range of medical equipment this year
that is vital to providing world-class, life-saving care, including
open care cribs for the Grace Centre for Newborn Care.
Caring for the sickest children in NSW does come at a cost.
New techniques and technologies in health care developed
internationally can only be used on sick patients if doctors
have the right equipment on hand.
Open care cribs are vital pieces of equipment when treating critically ill
newborn babies. These cribs, worth $25,000 each, allow staff in the
Grace Centre for Newborn Care to monitor the sickest babies closely
and access them quickly for urgent care. They are also mobile, so staff
can easily move the babies from intensive care to the operating theatres
and for tests in other departments.
The Grace Centre for Newborn Care at The Children’s Hospital at
Westmead is a very special place of care, treating around 600 of the
sickest newborn babies from across NSW each year, many of whom
are born with serious medical conditions or require complex surgery.
Without the right equipment on hand, like open care cribs, it would be
virtually impossible for doctors to save the lives of over 97 per cent of
these seriously ill newborn babies.
The Children’s Hospital at Westmead provides significant extra services
aided by the generosity of individual and corporate donors. Our donors,
especially those who help with the purchase of specialist medical
equipment, partner with the Hospital to provide the very best world-class
care for the benefit of children and families from NSW and beyond.
Staff in the Grace Centre for Newborn Care monitor babies in open care cribs
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Bridget
While most staff at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead work on a
ward, in an office or at a desk, Bridget McGinley spends her working
hours in rural communities and on the road as she travels long
distances to visit cancer patients and their families all over NSW.
For the past seven years, Bridget has been the Oncology Outreach
Nurse for the Mark Taylor Outreach Program. This vital role provides
care and support for young cancer patients in their own homes, schools
and communities.
The Children’s Hospital at Westmead treats around 130 children each
year for cancer, with up to 40 of them coming from rural communities.
While much of the diagnosis and treatment has to happen in hospital,
Bridget does her best to settle families back into their communities as
quickly and as often as possible, establishing local care options and
support services and empowering patients and families with knowledge
and understanding during their cancer journey.
It’s not surprising to learn that Bridget encounters many emotional situations
and forges meaningful connections with families and communities.
“Recently I worked with a young cancer patient and his family from
rural NSW. The boy’s condition had sadly deteriorated rapidly and his
prognosis was poor. The boy was desperate to return home to celebrate
his 16th birthday with his family and friends,” Bridget said.
“I coordinated education of local medical teams to manage his care
and had special medical equipment delivered to his home. Enabling his
return home has had a significant impact on his family – his tears of joy
to be reunited with his sisters and his precious last days spent with his
family are memories that are forever etched in their minds.”
Bridget’s role is funded by donations and this important aspect of
outreach care simply would not be possible without community support.
“Donors empower us to help families to reconnect with their family and
friends, giving them the strength and focus needed to endure the pain of
cancer and the discomfort of treatment. Donors give these families hope
for the future,” Bridget said.
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Cell imaging suite unveiled
The Kids Research Institute
recently celebrated the opening
of the Correlative Light and
Electron Microscopy
(CLEM) Suite.
The CLEM Suite is giving
scientists a better understanding
of childhood illnesses by enabling
them to analyse molecular and
cellular structure in greater detail.
The $1 million research suite was
funded by grants and donations
given to the Kids Research
Institute and the Westmead
Millennium Institute by private
and government-funded bodies.
This technology means more
scientists will be able to better
understand the diseases they
are studying, creating more
possibilities for finding cures.
Over 800 scientists across the
Westmead Research Hub will be
able to access the CLEM Suite,
allowing them to find new and
better treatments for patients.
The CLEM suite now allows
scientists to intricately study
changes to diseased cells through
the use of fluorescence and
by snap freezing samples in a
high pressure freezer. New fast
scanning technology has also
enabled cells to be rapidly imaged
into different optical sections and
later viewed in 3D.
Before this technology, tissue had
to be treated, embedded into a
solid medium and then physically
sliced to see the different sections,
meaning scientists needed to
look at hundreds of different
slides. The process has now been
dramatically simplified through the
introduction of the CLEM Suite.
Scientists can now also take living
cells and freeze them, process
them for electron microscopy
and view the same cells in one
thousand times more detail than
previously possible.
The introduction of the new
equipment has been effective
in speeding up the cell biology
process and keeping the Kids
Research Institute at the forefront
of disease research.
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Researcher, D
r Laurence Ca
ntrill, in the CL
EM Suite
Georgina
Georgina’s fight for life began before she was even born,
after she was diagnosed with exomphalos major
during the 12 week pregnancy scan. With her liver,
intestines and stomach growing on the outside of
her body, doctors gave her just a 25 per cent chance
of survival.
But Georgina’s fighting spirit has shone through. She has not only defied
the odds for survival, but she was discharged home from The Children’s
Hospital at Westmead at just two-months-old, when doctors predicted
she could spend up to a year in the Grace Centre for Newborn Care.
Georgina’s connection to The Children’s Hospital at Westmead will last a
lifetime for more reasons than one. “Georgina absolutely loves classical
music and is mesmerised by anyone playing the violin. We believe
that this is because a violinist came to play soft classical music to her
and the other newborn babies when she was in hospital,” her Mum,
Rebecca, said.
Georgina is now a happy, bubbly toddler who is loving life and exploring
the world around her. Soon she will undergo further surgery to complete
the muscle closure over her stomach, as a special collagen material is
now acting as her abdominal wall.
“We are so lucky to have Georgina in our lives after she was given such
a slim chance of survival. Without hope we wouldn’t have our beautiful
little girl with us today and the fun, love and laughter that each day
brings,” Rebecca said.
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Double the care for
epilepsy patients
The newly-opened Epilepsy Monitoring Unit at The Children's
Hospital at Westmead will dramatically improve the lives of
children who suffer from debilitating epileptic seizures.
Epilepsy patient, Bethany Anne McFadden,
in the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit
The $1.1 million Epilepsy Monitoring Unit monitors children during
epileptic seizures to pinpoint the location within the brain where
their epilepsy originates. This technology will improve the success
rate of delicate brain surgery to treat epilepsy, ultimately leading to
a seizure-free life.
This innovative monitoring will double the number of children
undergoing epilepsy surgery each year. Specialised neurosurgery
has the potential to greatly lessen the impact of this disease or,
in some cases, eradicate it altogether.
If left untreated, epilepsy can result in irreversible brain damage or
death. There are many new treatments available for epilepsy and
early diagnosis is important to allow the child to achieve their full
developmental potential.
There are more people with epilepsy in Australia than there are with
autism, Cerebral Palsy, Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease
combined. Approximately 14,000 children have epilepsy in NSW and,
for almost 30 per cent, medication poorly controls their disease.
George Gregan officially opens the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit
Historically in NSW, access to specialists and appropriate tests for
children with this severe brain disease has been very limited.
The new Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, with four state-of-the-art beds
and a laboratory was opened at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead
by the Member for Parramatta, Dr Geoff Lee.
The unit was funded by the State and Federal Governments and
through donations.
Member for Parramatta, Dr Geoff Lee, and
Head of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Dr Deepak Gill
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Dean
When 14-year-old Dean decided to have a quick swim
at the local creek, little did he know that his life would
be changed forever. Diving into the creek, Dean hit a
submerged rock and suffered a serious spinal injury.
He has since been diagnosed as a quadriplegic.
Dean has been a patient at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead since
his accident in early 2012. He is now undergoing intense physiotherapy
to hopefully regain some movement in his arms and legs and his family
are trying to find a new home in their local community that will cater
to Dean’s needs.
“Our lives have been turned upside down by this tragic accident.
When we leave hospital we have to learn new routines and ways of
living, but we are just thankful for Dean’s survival and the care we
have received,” Dean’s Mum, Margaret, said.
Dean hasn’t lost his great sense of humour and his positive shine on life and
is using all his emotional and spiritual strength to get through these dark
days. Despite all they have gone through, Dean and his family have hope.
“Dean’s positive attitude gives us hope that he might walk again
one day. In the time we have spent at The Children’s Hospital at
Westmead we have seen the sickest children go from strength to
strength. That gives us hope for tomorrow,” Margaret said.
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Music and play
– the Bear Cottage way
Bear Cottage, The Children’s
Hospital at Westmead’s
hospice, is using innovative
child life therapy and music
therapy programs to enrich
the lives of children with
life-limiting illnesses.
Donations have been used to
employ specialist Child Life
Therapists and Music Therapists
to work directly with children to
help them deal with emotions,
create positive memories,
communicate and, importantly,
have fun.
Child Life Therapy is based
around play, which is extremely
important for all children,
especially those who are seriously
ill. Play is the language that
children use to make sense of
their world and is a powerful tool
for helping children to cope with
their illness and to ease anxiety
when facing difficult or painful
medical procedures.
Likewise, Music Therapy is highly
motivating and has a calming and
relaxing effect that helps children
to manage pain and anxiety.
It encourages socialisation, selfexpression, communication and
motor development – all vitally
important to children, especially
those with a life-limiting illness.
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For the children cared for at Bear
Cottage, there is unfortunately
no miracle cure or happy ending
awaiting them. Staff at Bear
Cottage focus on creating a
special, home-like environment for
families, with advanced aroundthe-clock medical and nursing
care on-hand.
Child Life Therapy and Music
Therapy, along with a more
recent addition, Art Therapy, have
had a powerfully positive impact
on Bear Cottage, uplifting and
enriching the mood of the house.
The understanding that any child,
irrespective of their abilities or
emotional state, can be drawn into
the magical fun of play, music and
art has ensured that all children
have benefited in some way.
An important role of Bear
Cottage is to not only care for
sick patients, but also to provide
care and support to their families,
especially siblings who often
suffer greatly during their brother
or sister’s illness. Therapists are
able to connect with siblings
through play and music, which
has a dramatic impact on their
emotional wellbeing.
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Krist
y
Kristy Rose has dedicated her
career not just to working with
children with muscle and nerve
disorders, but also to finding
improved treatments or cures for
their debilitating conditions.
Kristy is a Postdoctoral
Research Physiotherapist at
the Institute for Neuroscience
and Muscle Research at The
Children’s Hospital at Westmead.
Kristy started her career as a
physiotherapist 11 years ago and
followed her interest in treating
patients with muscle and nerve
disorders, eventually leading
to her completing postdoctoral
research in this field in 2010.
The Institute for Neuroscience
and Muscle Research, which is
strongly supported by donations,
has 48 staff who treat over 1000
patients with muscle and nerve
disorders each year.
“Our staff are empathetic, caring,
supportive, overwhelmingly
hard-working and committed to
providing an excellent standard
of care for patients and families,”
Kristy said.
One of the conditions that
Kristy spends considerable
time researching is Duchenne
Muscular Dystrophy, a lifelimiting, genetic condition
affecting boys that results in
severe muscle degeneration.
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“Ten years ago, most boys with
this condition would be in a
wheelchair by eight years old.
Now, thanks to research and
improved treatments, most
hit double figures and are still
walking. One of my patients has
just turned 14 and is still walking,
running and jumping. To me this
is truly incredible,” Kristy said.
Kristy is involved in clinical trials
on an international scale, working
with therapists in countries
such as Taiwan, Japan and South
America. One of the main focuses
of her research has been to
establish that children as young
as two years old can be involved in
clinical trials. This is a monumental
change in treatment as children of
this young age have the potential
to benefit most from therapies
that aim to slow muscle disease
progression or cure it completely.
Kristy is constantly inspired by
the families she cares for, most of
whom she says are like ‘a second
family’ to her.
“I really enjoy working with
my patients and their families.
With no known cure yet for any
childhood neuromuscular disorder,
they live with the complications
of their disorder each and every
day. Their tenacity and hope for
the future is both humbling and
motivating,” Kristy said.
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Taylor
As Taylor’s parents looked forward to her much-awaited
birth, little did they know the tough journey that lay ahead.
Taylor was rushed to The Children’s Hospital at Westmead straight after
she was born and endured heart surgery when she was barely 24 hours
old. She was soon diagnosed with Velocardiofacial Syndrome, a genetic
condition that affects the heart and facial appearance.
Taylor spent the first two months of her life in Hospital and her parents,
Chris and Amanda, were thrilled to finally take their baby girl home to
treasure. Two years down the track, Taylor is now a happy, healthy and
fun-loving girl who loves swimming lessons and feeding the ducks at
the local lake.
Taylor is undergoing intensive speech therapy in preparation for
reconstructive throat surgery in around two years’ time. Her cardiac
condition is reviewed every year and she is doing well.
“The Children’s Hospital at Westmead saved our daughter’s life. If it
wasn’t for their doctors and facilities, we wouldn’t have her here today.
It’s as simple as that,” Taylor’s Mum, Amanda, said.
“It was such a hard time for us to learn that Taylor had major health
concerns. There have been many ups and downs over the past two
years, but Taylor’s attitude is always so positive that we try and stay
focussed and full of hope.”
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Our Volunteers
– many ways to care
Volunteers make an incredible contribution to The Children’s
Hospital at Westmead. This is not only through their tireless
fundraising efforts, but also through their regular assistance with
the day-to-day running of the Hospital – helping out on wards,
caring for sick children and their siblings, escorting guests around
the Hospital and assisting with administrative work.
In the past year, the Volunteers raised $342,000 that will be used
to benefit and improve patient care and expand support services
for families.
The Volunteers Service was awarded one of the Hospital’s most
prestigious honours in 2011 – status as a Hospital Founder. All
volunteers were presented with a replica of the Founder’s Award as
a token of the Hospital’s appreciation of their commitment, enthusiasm
and compassion.
The contribution made by volunteers stretches way back when the
Hospital first opened in Glebe in the late 1800s. The long tradition of
volunteer support has carried throughout the years, with many new
initiatives and programs only able to be launched because of their support.
The Children’s Hospital at Westmead would not be the world-class
institution that it is today without ongoing support and assistance
from Volunteers. Their selfless dedication to the Hospital is greatly
appreciated by staff and by the children and families who are touched
by their work every day.
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Volunteer Coordinator, Jill Jenkins, and Volunteers with the
Hospital Founder Award
Bianca
Having a child with a movement
disorder, like cerebral palsy, can
affect every aspect of a family’s
day-to-day life. Lucky for these
families, Bianca Botha is there to
help every step of the way.
Bianca is the Social Worker for
the Celebral Palsy and Movement
Disorder Service at The Children’s
Hospital at Westmead. It is her
role to support families, keeping
them informed about resources
to add to their quality of life and
advocating for more local support
for these families in need.
“I’m humbled to know that I
can make a difference to these
families, even through the smallest
act. Sometimes just making
one phone call on behalf of a
distressed mother can make the
world of difference,” Bianca said.
Another important part of her role is
counselling patients with movement
disorders, their parents and siblings.
Validating how families feel and
helping them to deal with feelings
of grief and loss is vital to their
ongoing emotional health.
Bianca works within the Kids
Rehab Department of The
Children’s Hospital at Westmead,
that cares for over 3000 children
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with conditions such as brain
injuries, limb deficiencies, spinal
cord injuries and movement
disorders.
Bianca’s role can be emotionally
challenging at times, but she
draws strength from the families
in her care.
“I stand in admiration for the
courage and perseverance
I see in families. Some families
have more than one child with a
disability and they are still able to
be hopeful, positive and smiling.
I return home to my own family
each night inspired by them,”
Bianca said.
Bianca’s work is supported
by donations. It’s incredible to
think that without community
support, families would not be
able to rely on Bianca and the
very helpful, gentle and caring
support she offers.
“Building trust and rapport with
families over the years and
witnessing young patients grow
into adulthood is a great joy. Every
day I see first-hand the wonderful
power of hope, courage and
resilience,” Bianca said.
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Glenys
To the vast majority of our community, child abuse is unthinkable.
But when the unthinkable happens, Glenys Griffiths is there to help.
Glenys is a doctor in The Children’s Hospital at Westmead’s Child
Protection Unit, where physically, emotionally and sexually abused
children and those at risk of harm are cared for.
“We see children and non-offending family members at a time when
they are usually experiencing crisis. As well as providing treatment and
support to help children and families recover from the abuse they have
experienced, we also ensure we minimise future trauma and reduce
stigma while keeping the child’s safety and wellbeing as the central
focus,” Glenys said.
Child Protection Unit staff are available to see children, from newborns
to teens, and their families 24 hours a day. Sadly, many children have
suffered neglect, physical, sexual or emotional abuse or domestic violence,
with some experiencing more than one kind of abuse in their lives.
Child abuse is unfortunately not rare. The Child Protection Unit at
The Children’s Hospital at Westmead is the busiest service of its
kind in NSW and over 1000 children who may have been abused or
neglected are assessed each year.
Glenys has completed her training as a resident doctor at The Children’s
Hospital at Westmead and her position as Fellow now allows her to
undertake medical specialty training in the child protection field. She is
gaining significant experience caring for children who have been abused
and will eventually be able to transfer these valuable skills to other
paediatric health care settings.
Working in the Child Protection Unit is nearly always challenging and
difficult for Glenys, but she also describes her work as incredibly rewarding.
“One young patient was transferred to our care after experiencing many
types of chronic and severe child abuse. Over time, I have watched her
transform from an extremely traumatised frightened child with significant
mental health difficulties to a confident girl who is thriving in her foster
placement and is now showing her playful sense of humour,” Glenys said.
“Hope for a better future is the greatest gift we can give her.”
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Taj
Watching Taj run around the playground with his little
brother Fynn, he looks just like any other six-year-old
boy. He loves trains and going to the beach and he is
not so fond of bananas.
But the difference between Taj and most other six-year-old boys is that
he is alive only thanks to the donor liver that was transplanted into him
when he was just a baby.
When Taj was born he suffered jaundice, a fairly common condition for
newborn babies. When Taj’s jaundice became worse and he started
losing weight, his parents and doctors became concerned. When he
was just eight weeks old, Taj’s parents, Paul and Kylie, learnt the heartbreaking news that their son had a serious liver condition.
“It was a challenging time for us because Taj was so young. But looking
back, perhaps it was best he was so young as he was relatively unaware
of the blood tests, stays in hospital and the operation,” Taj’s Mum,
Kylie, said.
Since his transplant, Taj’s health has gone from strength to strength and
he has only had a few short stays in hospital. He has a health check
every three months to make sure his liver function is normal and his
parents make sure he has a healthy diet, lots of exercise and good rest
to keep him feeling on top of the world.
“We hope that Taj stays well and doesn’t ever need another transplant
and we hope that other families experience the gift of life just as we
have. Hope means so much to my family,” Kylie said.
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Siva
When Siva Subramaniam and the
team of Burns Anaesthetists at The
Children’s Hospital at Westmead
assist with a burns procedure, they
know their contribution is more
than skin deep.
Children with acute burns require
dressing changes every few
days. Despite advances in burns
treatment, dressing changes are
very painful and can cause great
anxiety to children and their
families. Knowing that they have
to endure this procedure over
and over can be a terrible burden
for families.
“Our role is to alleviate the pain
and stress involved with burns
dressing changes and procedures
by providing anaesthesia and pain
relief. We help make repeated
procedures more tolerable to
children and less stressful for
families,” Siva said.
As many burns patients are
just young toddlers, it’s easy to
understand that making procedures
as calm and pain-free as possible
is important to their ongoing care.
The Burns Unit at The Children’s
Hospital at Westmead is the only
paediatric burns unit in NSW,
caring for about 200 inpatients
and 1000 outpatients each year.
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The range of specialist staff in
the Burns Unit who provide care
to children and families include
surgeons, pain specialists, nurses,
physiotherapists, play and music
therapists, occupational therapists,
dieticians, social workers,
psychologists, chaplains and
educators. The treatment given
to patients caters to their physical
and emotional needs in the short
and long term.
Since anaesthetists became part
of the expert team at the Burns
Unit in 2007, their contribution
has dramatically improved the
way burns patients are cared
for and has eased some of the
psychological burden of treatment.
Much of the work undertaken by
the Burns Unit at The Children’s
Hospital at Westmead is funded
by community donations,
including the Burns Anaesthetists
positions. This not only ensures
that clinical care is world-class,
it also provides important
support services for families.
Siva enjoys working as part of the
Burns Treatment Team and knows
how important it is to help children
back on their feet.
“Children are the hope and the
future of our nation. By getting
them back into the community, we
are ensuring minimal disruption to
their growth and potential,” he said.
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Zoe
With her cheeky smile and a sparkle in her eye, it’s easy
to see that Zoe has a remarkable spirit and a zest for life.
Zoe’s life started out just like any other baby and she developed
normally until her first birthday when her parents started noticing that
her development had not just stopped, it was regressing. After months
of testing, Zoe was eventually diagnosed with Rett Syndrome, a serious
neurological disorder.
“From the moment that Zoe was born I had a nagging sense of unease.
When she was finally diagnosed, even though we were completely
devastated by what it meant for our daughter, we were relieved to finally
have a diagnosis,” Zoe’s Mum, Nellie, said.
Zoe has since gradually lost the ability to speak and has difficulties
walking. Despite her disability, she is a happy and bright girl who enjoys
spending time with her sisters, Ella and Phoebe, and gathering around
the table at home eating her Dad’s French toast.
“We love Zoe just as we love our other daughters. She is our happy,
gentle, cuddly and sparkly little girl. Her packaging is slightly different
but we are all different to one degree or another,” Nellie said,
“Zoe has taught us so much about what really matters and has made
us better people. For us, hope is about doing what we can for Zoe today
but always looking positively towards tomorrow.”
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Chief Executive
message
‘Hope Grows With You’ is such a fitting theme for this year’s Annual Review and has
application to many aspects of our work here at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead.
The Hospital is a place of hope for thousands of sick children and their families as they
turn to us for our world-class paediatric health care, ranging from burns treatment to
epilepsy, heart surgery, organ transplants and cancer treatment.
The stories of Corey, Dean, Georgina, Samuel, Taj, Taylor and Zoe are nothing short of
inspirational and are a true reflection of the courage and hope seen at The Children’s
Hospital at Westmead each and every day. They represent the many thousands of
families who come through our doors each year – 51,623 presentations to our Emergency
Department, 29,416 admissions and 940,514 appointments through our clinics.
Our researchers are driven by hope - to find cures for childhood diseases or discover new
and better ways of treating young patients. Some of our recent research achievements in the
areas of translational cancer research and neuromuscular research are outstanding and place
us at the international forefront of shaping future treatment of serious childhood diseases.
It is important to recognise that our achievements are not solely due to the contribution and
efforts of our staff. Our success is also achieved through the generosity of the community
and major donors. At the heart of this support is the hope that our Hospital – through
care, research, education and advocacy - can provide the very best health care to children
across the state and beyond.
I am so proud of the involvement of donors in almost every one of our achievements. It’s a
true testament to how much we rely on your support and a clear indication that we simply
could not provide our world-class, life-saving services without you.
The staff profiled in this Annual Review have substantially benefited from the donations
from our generous supporters to undertake their vital work. Reading their stories,
it’s incredible to think that without your help, their work would not be making such
a significant impact and sick children would not benefit from their talent, passion and
dedication to building brighter futures for families.
Thank you very much for your continued support and for partnering with
us to fulfil our important mission of improving the health and wellbeing
of children through clinical care, research, education and advocacy.
Hope will continue to grow through our partnership with you.
Elizabeth Koff
Chief Executive
Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network
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Supporters
2011-2012
Founders
Estates
A Bear Affair
Cornupcopia Committee
Macintosh Foundation
Sporting Chance Cancer Foundation
Estate Late Patricia Marea Hirst
Estate Late Catherine Paton
Estate Late Thyra Joan Thompson
Benefactors
Allergen Australia Pty Ltd
Jane, Jimmy and Elly-May Barnes
Dunn Family Trust Fund
DOOLEYS Lidcombe Catholic Club
Fairfax Media Group
NF Australia
NRMA
Owen Miller Foundation
PKU Association of NSW Inc
Col Reynolds OAM
Estate Late Reveka Karagiorgou
Estate Late Harry George McCrohon
Estate Late Margaret Lorna Rounsevell
Estate Late Charlotte Johanna Sucker
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Estate Late Charles Ross Adamson
Sir Robert & Lady Mollie Askin Charities Trust
(Hospitals)
Estate Late Mavis Ivy Bannister
Estate Late Hilda Dorothy Catherine Barnett
Estate Late David John Borwick
Estate Late William Frederick Bradshaw
Estate Late Jocelyn Brian
Estate Late Arthur Brown
Estate Late Arthur Willian Byrne
Estate Late Thelma Chippendale
Estate Late Lydia Davidson
Estate Late Dorothy Dawson
Estate Late Lionel Ernest Fredrick Dege
Estate Late John Colvin Evans
Estate Late Violet Falls
Estate Late William John Ford
Estate Late Henry Friend
H & R Israel Fund
Estate Late Janette Fay Gough
Estate Late Joycelyn Beryl Graudins
Estate Late Aileen Gertrude Green
Estate Late Bob Henry De Groot
Estate Late Pauli Salomon Hakkio
Estate Late Catherine Dorothy Joan Hamilton
Estate Late Anne Higgins
Estate Late Kenneth Henry Houlton
Estate Late Eulalia Sau-Kuen Hsu
Estate Late Roderick Robson Kelly
Estate Late Barbara Anne Kinsella
Estate Late Allan St Ruth Knights
Estate Late Mabel Kohler
Estate Late Lorna Allan Liddell
Estate Late Keith Henry Line
Estate Late Eileen Theresa Mariner
Estate Late Jill Patricia Theresa Marsh
Estate Late Alice Victoria Mason
Estate Late Sheila Woodruffe McBryde
Estate Late Gloria Jessie May McKeon
Estate Late Katherine Lilly Mitchell
Estate Late Mollie Adele Moffat
Estate Late Emma Georgina Norton
Estate Late Margaret Anneliese Prager
Estate Late Hilda Blanche Pyemont
Estate Late Florence Rogers
Estate Late Valda Leone Sciacca
Estate Late Ida Elizabeth Sharpe
Estate Late Margaret D'altry Carter Sherwin
Estate Late Norma Blanche Shirley
Estate Late Ronald Strike
Estate Late Lilianti Sutedja
Estate Late Noela Eileen Thearle
Estate Late Joan Hope Thomas
Estate Late May Rosa Thompson
Estate Late Nola Caroline Tranter
K & G Gluck Trust
N & M Hurll Charitable Trust
The Bernard David Rothbury Trust
Estate Late Valerie Patricia Urguhart
Estate Late Josephine E White
Estate Late Evan Frederick J Williams
Estate Late Phyllis Williamson
Estate Late Janice Eileen Wilson
Estate Late Peter Wilson
Estate Late Joan Wilson
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Major Supporters - organisations
2CH Northbridge Womens Golf
400 in 4 Charity Ride
8 Notes - A Bangladeshi Band in Sydney
8th Day Communications
A D Barnett & Co
A Moment in Time Photography
ACA Pacific
ACCO Australia
Activision Blizzard
Adapt Alift Hyster
Adecco Group
Adolph Basser Trust
ADP Employer Services - Work Place Giving
Advanced Life Pty Ltd
Adventure Caravan Club Inc.
AHG NSW Pty Ltd
Aicila Recruitment
AISM
AKK Finance Partnership
Alcoa Australia Rolled Products
Al-Faisal College
All Saints Greek Orthodox Grammar School
Allens Arthur Robinson
Alliance Real Estate
Amalgamated Holdings
American Universities International Programs
Limited (AUIP)
Amist Super
AMP Foundation
Amputee Association of Sydney Inc Foundation
Amway Australia Pty Ltd
Amyson Pty Ltd
An Restaurant
Anderson Wright Real Estate
Andrews & Rech Pty Limited
Anowah Community Living Inc
Anthony Suters & Associates
Anti Damp Australia
ANZ Banking Group Ltd - Foreign Exchange
& Commodities
ANZ Stadium
AOOB
APC Prosthetics
Apex Resource Solutions Pty Ltd
Argyle Property Group
Arkhadia Foundation
Arthur A Bain Pty Ltd
Ascham Junior School
Ascham School
Asquith Rugby League Club Ltd
Association Sinopolese
Athanase Yenibis Foundation
Atlas Copco Specialty Rental
Ausgrid Employees' Children's Appeal
Australia Best Image Pty Ltd
Australian Catholic University
Australian Chinese Charity Foundation Inc
Australian Doctors' Orchestra
Australian Ethical Investment Ltd
Australian Fire & Emergency Service Authorities
Council
Australian Furniture Removers Association
Australian Institute of Professional Photography
Australian Islamic College of Sydney
Australian Lawyers Phil-Hellenic Association
Australian Lebanese Ladies Aid Fund Inc
Australian Reptile Park
Auto One Australia Pty Ltd
Automotive Holdings Group
AutoNexus Pty Ltd
Averaxis Heath Communications
Avnet Technology Solutions (Australia) Limited
B. Braun Australia Pty Ltd
Baby's Got Style
Bain International - Payroll Contribution Scheme
Balgowlah RSL Memorial Fishing Club
Balgowlah RSL Memorial Club
Balgowlah RSL Memorial Club Midday
Millionaires
Balgowlah Seaforth Clontarf RSL Club Sub
Branch
Bandage Bear Benefit Night
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Bankstown District Sports Club
Bankstown Sports Bowls Club
Barclays Capital
Bathurst Harness Racing Club Ltd
Baulkham Hills North Primary School
Baxter Family Foundation
Bayer Australia Ltd
Bazmark Film III Pty Ltd
Beam Global Australia Pty Ltd
BeatGBM Trust
Beaver Air Conditioning Services Pty Ltd
Bennelong Foundation
Bennett Elder Smash Repairs Pty Ltd
Beresford Road Public School
Best & Less
Bettina Child Model Management
BevChain
BGC Partners Australia Pty Ltd
BHP Billiton
Bimonu Pty Ltd
Birrong Girls High School
Bittini Pty Ltd T/as Napoleons Hotel
Blackmore Design Group Pty Ltd
Blackmores Limited
Blacktown Workers Club Ltd
Blacktown Workers Sports Club
Blaxland High School
Bluefish Software
BlueScope Steel
BlueVisions Management Pty Ltd
BMD Group
BMF Advertising Pty Ltd
Bob Jane T-Mart
Bob Moore Lighting (Australia) Pty Ltd
BOC Limited
Bohler Uddeholm (Australia) Pty Ltd
Boral Ltd
Boronia Building
Bridgestar Pty Ltd
Bridgethaw Pty Ltd
Bright Print
Brightpoint Australia Pty Ltd
Brigidine College St Ives
Bruce & Joy Reid Foundation
Buddha's Light International Assoc. of Australia
Loving Care
Built NSW Pty Ltd
Bulldogs Rugby League Football Club
Bunnings Warehouse
Burnside Public School
C & M Antoniou Pty Ltd
Major Supporters • Fundraising Annual Review 2012
C & V Engineering Services Pty Ltd
Cabra-Vale Ex-Active Servicemen's Club Limited
Caltex Australia
Camden Horse Trails
Cameron's Motorist Services Pty Ltd
Camp Quality Limited
Campsie RSL Sub Branch Club Ltd
Canley Vale High School
Canterbury Bulldogs Leagues Club
Canterbury-Hurlstone Park RSL Club Ltd
Capital Landscape Contractors Pty Ltd
CarbonSystems
Carlingford Bowling, Sports & Recreation Club
Carrickshock Pty Ltd
Cassidy's of Harbord
Castle Hill Country Club Ltd
Castle Hill RSL Soccer Club - Premier League
Team
Caterpillar of Australia Pty Ltd
Catholic Development Fund
CBA - Foreign Exchange
Celebrity Speakers
Central Coast Classic Motorcyle Club
Central Cumberland Racing Pigeon Federation
Inc
Central Motors Nepean Pty Ltd
Cerner Corporation Pty Limited - Work Place
Giving Program
Challenger Limited
Charity Cabaret for Bear Cottage
Cherrybrook Technology High School
Children's Cancer Welfare Services
Children's Miracle Network
Children's Tumor Foundation
Citi - Workplace Giving Scheme
Civic Concrete Group Ltd
Clipper International Corp
Club Lines
Clubs NSW Eastern Zone Bear Cottage
Fundraising Committee
CMC Australia Pty Ltd
Coates Hire
Coca-Cola Amatil
Comfort Delgro Cabcharge - Hillsbus
Seven Hills Depot
Commercial & Industrial Property Pty Ltd
Commercial Freight & Logistics
Commercial Refrigeration Manufacturers
Association
Commercial Travellers Cot Fund
Commonwealth Bank - Sydney
Compusoft Australia
Concord Senior Citizens Club
ConnecTeD for Kids Inc
Converga Pty Ltd
Cook's Plumbing Supplies
Coombs Shoe Service
Coopers Brewery Foundation Incorporated
Corrective Services - Penrith Court Complex
Costco Wholesale Australia Pty Ltd
Crestwood High School
Crinitis Southern Italian Cuisine
Crisp Legal
Cromer Golf Club
Crooked River Winery
CSE Technology Pty Ltd
CSR Limited
Cub Campers Pty Ltd
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Cure Our Kids
Curl Curl Lifeball Ladies
Cystic Fibrosis New South Wales
Daikin Australia Pty Ltd
Dancler Trust
David Henning Memorial Foundation
David Moffet's Active Dental
Day of Difference Foundation
De Martin & Gasparini Pty Ltd
Deadwood Rugby Club
Dee Why Grand Shopping Centre
DEEWR - Financial Operations Unit
Deicorp Constructions NSW Pty Ltd
Delahunty Constructions & Maintenance Pty Ltd
Dell Pty Ltd
Delta Society Australia
Dents Gloves Pty Limited
Denwol Group
Department of Corrective Services
Detective Training Unit - DEP 26
Deutsche Bank
Device Technologies Australia Pty Limited
Diamantina Homes
Dieu Pham Association Inc.
Direct Focus Australia Pty Ltd
DLA Piper Australia
DOOLEYS City 2 Surf Team
DREGGS
Dulux Australia
Dunmain Pty Ltd
Dural Country Club Ltd
Dynamic Brands
Eagleview Escapes
Earthing Solutions Pty Ltd
Eastwood Public School
EcoDirect Pty Ltd
Ebenezer Fairfield Church
Electrical Trades Union of Australia NSW
Branch
Employ
Employer's Mutual Management Pty Ltd
Endeavour Energy - Payroll Contributions
Endeavour Energy Australia
EnerSys Australia Pty Ltd
Era Polymers Pty Ltd
Ernst & Young
Estate Late Thomas Walker Charitable Trust
Everlast Shopfitting Pty Ltd
EVOLHOPE Pty Ltd - The George & Janet
Parker Memorial Trust
Executive Electrical Voice & Data Services Pty
Ltd
Executive Property Leasing
Express Data
F Teng Pty Limited
Fairbridge Foundation
Falcon-Tickford-FPV (FTF) Car Club NSW
Festa di San Rocco di Cepagatti
Fight Cancer Foundation
FIIG
Finsynergy Pty Ltd
Fire and Rescue NSW
Fire and Rescue NSW - Firey Felines
Fire and Rescue NSW - Mortdale
Fire and Rescue NSW - Payroll Deductions
Fire Fighters Calendar
First Grammar Merrylands
First Grammar Seven Hills
First Hand Foundation
FIT-BioCeuticals Limited
FMW Financial Planning
Footwear Leather & Allied Trades Cot Fnd
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Forestville RSL Club Ltd
Freeman Catholic College
Freshwater Community Bank
FTSE Investments
Gaden Lawyers
Gaffwick Pty Limited
Genea
Georges Hall Public School
Georges River District Womens Bowling
Association
Get Addicted Fitness & Personal Training
Gilbert & Roach
Gilbut Korean Inter-Faith Group
GILD Insurance Litigation Pty Ltd
Girrakool Education Centre
GK Kirkby Pty Ltd
Glenaeon Retirement Village
Glenorie Hydroponics Pty Ltd
Global Glass
Golden Stave Foundation
Goldman Sachs
Grannies Group - Orange
Grant Thornton Australia Ltd - (Payroll Support)
Granville Community Group Incorporated
Green Valley Islamic College
Gresham Partners Ltd
Greyhound Publications Pty Ltd
Groundwork NSW Pty Ltd
Guardian Interlock Systems A/Asia P/L
Guildford Leagues Club Ltd
Gujarati Brahman Samaj of NSW Inc
Gwynvill Group
Gymea Bay Public School
Gymea United Football Club
Habib Bros - Truck & Car Smash Repairs
Harbord Diggers Mounties Group
Harbord Public School
Harcourts Foundation
Harper Collins Publishers Australia Pty Ltd
Hasbro Australia Ltd
Hausmann Communications
Hawkesbury Liquor Accord
Hawkesbury Race Club
HCF
Heartkids NSW Inc
Heidrick & Struggles
Hellenic Lyceum Club
Helping Hand Ministry
Hewlett Packard
Hills Grammar School
Hilton Parkes First National Real Estate
Hornsby RSL Club Ltd
Hornsby Shire Council
Horsley Kids Pty Ltd
Hotel Steyne
House 2 Home
Howards Storage World
HR Connections
Humphreys Newsagency
Humpty Dumpty Foundation
Hunter Douglas Limited
Hunter Valley Grammar School
Hush Music Foundation
IAC Robertson & Co
Ian Potter Foundation
ICAP Australia Pty Ltd
IGA Glebe
IKEA Pty ltd
Ilhan Food Allergy Foundation
Illawarra Catholic Club Ltd T/as Club Central
Hurstville
Independence Studios Pty Ltd
Infin It Pty Ltd
Infinity Constructions Group Pty Ltd
Inghams Enterprises Pty Ltd
Inner Wheel Club of Guildford
Inta Group Pty Ltd
Intact Projects Pty Ltd
Integrated Group Ltd
International College of Management Sydney
Interpro Australia Pty Ltd
Intrepid Travelling Troupe
Irwin & Sheehan Pty Ltd
Italian Catholic Federation - Smithfield
J & G Bedwell Foundation
J & G Excavations & Asphalting Pty Ltd
J & J Robertson & Sons Transport
J & M Lighting
J B Bedwell Foundation
J Drain A White & Co Pty Ltd
J L Cummine Pty Limited
James Ruse Agricultural High School
Jardine Lloyd Thompson
JCS Carpentry Services
Jemena Asset Management Pty Ltd
Jenolan Caves Reserve Trust
Jesus Is Lord Church
Jim Middleton Motors
John & Lois Turk Charitable Gift
John Morris Scientific
JX Nippon Oil & Energy (Australia) Pty Limited
K & G Gluck Trust
K2M Inc.
Kapstream Capital
Kids with Cancer Foundation
Kilkenny Association of NSW
Killara Golf Club
Kim Williams No 2 Investments Pty Ltd
Kindifarm
Kinghorn Motor Group
Kings Langley Christmas Carols
Kings Langley Cricket Club
Kingsleigh Farm Pty Ltd
KMC Controls Pty Ltd
Knox Grammar Preparatory School
Knox Grammar Senior School
Kordamentha
LKT Holdings Pty Ltd
Kosi to Coast for Chemo Kids
Lady Members Castle Hill Country Club
Laidlaw Foundation Pty Ltd
Landson Alliance Australia Pty Ltd
LATMA Australia
Lemoar Nominees Pty Ltd
LFG Holdings
LFH Media Pty Ltd
Liangrove Foundation Pty Ltd
Liberty Financial
Lindt & Sprungli (Australia) Pty Ltd
Lion-Dairy & Drinks Finance Pty Ltd
Lioness Club of Georges River
Lionheart Offset Pty Ltd
Lions Club NSW-ACT, Public Health Care
Foundation
Lions Club of Balgowlah
Lions Club of Beecroft Cheltenham
Lions Club of Bombala Inc
Lions Club of Carlingford - Dundas
Lions Club of Frenchs Forest
Lions Club of Kings Langley
Lions Club of Manly Inc.
Lions Club of Parramatta
Lions Club of Richmond Inc
Lions Club of West Pennant Hills - Cherrybrook Inc.
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Lions Club of Winston Hills
Lions Club of Yagoona
Lipsian Brotherhood Saint John Theologos
Liquid Capital Austalia Pty Ltd
Live It Now
Local Care Pharmacy
Lockley Land Title Solutions
Lodge Phoenix
Lodge Thespian Fundraising
Lodge Wyong 310 Royal Antediluvian Order of
Buffaloes
Looksmart Alterations Pty Ltd
Loquat Valley School
Lumsden Pty Limited
M & F Katz Family Foundation
Mack Trucks
Macquarie Group Foundation Limited
Macquarie Group Ltd
Macquarie Grove Retirement Village
Magdalene Catholic High School
Malek Fahd Islamic School
Mancini's Belfield
Mango Auction
Manildra Group of Companies
Manly Malibu Boardriders Club
Manly Masquerade Ball
Manly Mens Bowling Club
Manly Rugby Football Club Inc
Manly Warringah Football Association Inc
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Ltd
Mannell Motors
Maple-Brown Family Charitable Foundation
Marathi Katta
Maria SS Mamma Nostra Committee
Marian College
Marisa Buzzai Fundraising
Markit
MasoniCare NSW and ACT Freemasons
Matrix Education
McDonalds Australia Limited
McGrath Mazda
McGrath Mazda Liverpool
McGrath Mazda Sutherland
McGrathNicol Services Pty Ltd
McGraw Hill Education
Medtronic Australasia Pty Ltd
Mehta Orthodontics
Merrett Endowment
Metlife Insurance Limited
Metromix Pty Ltd
MHT Vegetable Consultancy Services Pty Ltd
Miles to Go
Milton Corporation Foundation
Mitac Australia
Mitsubishi Australia Ltd
Mix Inc
Moblie Fleet Services Pty Ltd
Mona Vale Golf Club Limited
Morgan Stanley Australia
Mount Druitt Public School
Mt Druitt Netball Association
Mt Pritchard and District Community Club
MULPHA Australia Ltd
Mum's on a Mission
Mustang Owners Club of Australia (NSW)
My Body Clinic (Jessie Sharma)
Myer - Parramatta
Myer Community Fund
N & M Hurll Charitable Trust
Nasko's Mini Excavations
National Australia Bank - Sydney
National Foods Finance Pty Ltd
National Patios Pty Ltd
National Rugby League
Newman's Own Foundation Inc
Newport Marine Services Pty Ltd
Nexbis Ltd
Nexia Court & Co
NF Australia
Nicsons Concrete Pty Ltd
Nomura
North Sydney Girls High School
North West Disability Services Inc
Northern Beaches College Student Funds
Northgate Fuel Pty Ltd
Novus Foundation Limited
NSW Food & Allied Trades Golf Assoc
NSW Gun Club Ltd
NSW Master Builders Bowls Club
NSW Police - Fairfield
NSW Police - St George District Police Charity
Ball
NSW Rural Fire Service - Chifley/Lithgow
NSW Rural Fire Service - Coffee 4 Kids
Nutricia Australia Pty Limited
O2C Pty Ltd
Oaks Sport Horses Pty Ltd
Oatley Family Wines Pty Ltd
Observatory Tower
Official Elvis Presley International Philanthropic
Society
Olex Australia Pty Ltd
Olsens
Oncology Children's Foundation
One By One Foundation
Onepartners
OneSteel Limited
Open Hearth Hotel
Orange Bins
Ord Minnett Ltd
Orion Expedition Cruises Pty Ltd
Osteogenesis Imperfecta Society Australia
Ottomin Charitable Foundation
Our Lady of Fatima Craft & Leisure Centre
Our Lady of Lourdes School
Outback Sales & Service Pty Ltd
Owen Miller Foundation
Oz Window Cleaning Pty Ltd
Popink
Pacific Equity Partners Pty Ltd - Work Place
Giving
Pallet Logistics
Palomarr Pty Ltd
Parklea Correctional Centre
Parramatta City Council
Parramatta Leagues Club Ltd
Parramatta Senior Citizens Social Club
Parramatta Transit Social Club
Patron Financial Advice
Pegasus Systems
Peninsula Pals
Pennant Hills High School
Penrith Anglican College
Perforce Software Pty Ltd
Perpetual Trustees Australia Ltd
Peter Cornock & Associates - Solicitors &
Attorneys
Petersen Family Foundation
Pfizer Australia
Pilequip Australia Pty Ltd
Pillar Administration
Pillar Investments Pty Ltd
Pinpoint Pty Ltd
Pittsberg Holdings Pty Ltd
Major Supporters • Fundraising Annual Review 2012
Pittwater Council
Planinsek Property Group
Pongrass Australia Pty Ltd
Portugal Madeira Sydney Social & Cultural
Sports Club Ltd
Posco Australia Pty Ltd
Premier Media Group
Preston Mill Proprietary Limited
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Procter & Gamble Australia - Oral-B ANZ
Protege Building
Protiviti Pty Ltd
Pymble Ladies College
QANTAS Staff Credit Union
Quakers Hill Junior Soccer Club Inc
Quantium Group Pty Ltd
Quicksmart Homes Pty Ltd
Quinlan Electrical
R & A Family Holdings
Radiomarathon
RAHC - Graduate Nurses Auxiliary
RailCorp - Country Link
RailCorp - Work Place Giving
Rainbow Excavations (NSW) Pty Ltd
Raise A Smile Foundation
Ranay Pty Ltd
Ravenswood School for Girls
RBS/ABN Amro
Readers Digest Magazine
Rebecca L Cooper Medical Research
Foundation Limited
Rediform
RedKite
Reed Business Information Pty Ltd
Regiti Pty Ltd
Rellim Holdings No 2 Pty Ltd
ResMed Limited
Rest Industry Super
Rett Syndrome Australian Research Fund
Revolution X Pty Ltd
Ritchies Stores Pty Ltd
River Quays Marina
Rocky Trail Entertainment
Rooty Hill RSL Club Ltd
Ross Equipment Aust Pty Ltd
Rosscat Pty Limited
Rotary Club of Balgowlah
Rotary Club of Belrose
Rotary Club of Breakfast Point
Rotary Club of Brookvale Inc
Rotary Club of Burwood
Rotary Club of Frenchs Forest
Rotary Club of Liverpool
Rotary Club of Manly Sunrise
Rotary Club of Narrabeen Lakes
Rotary Club of Nowra
Rotary Club of Parramatta Daybreak
Rotary Club of Terrey Hills
Rotary Club of The Hills - Kellyville
Rotary Club of Turramurra
Rotary Club of Wahroonga
Rotary Club of Winston Hills
Royal Oak Hotel Parramatta
Rydges Hotel Ltd - Work Place Giving
Rydges World Square Sydney
Saltwater Insurance Consultants
Sandvik Mining and Construction Australia
Santa Sabina College
S'Antonio Da Padova Protettore Di Poggioreale
Trapani Ltd
SAP Australia Pty Limited
Sargents Pies Charitable Foundation
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SAS Institute Australia Pty Ltd
Say Family Foundation
Scholastic
Screenmasters Australia pty Ltd
Seek Ltd - Work Place Giving
Sefton High School
Selsby Solutions
Serendipity Craft Group
Seven Consulting Pty Ltd
Seven Hills Toongabbie RSL Club Ltd
Seven Network (Operations) Limited
SGIC
SGIO
ShareGift Australia
Shaw Family Foundation
Shazbec Contracting
Shell Refinery (Australia) Pty Ltd
Sherman Foundation
Shipping Industry Golf Challenge
Shire Australia Pty Ltd
Shiv Shakti Cultural Group Inc
Shoalhaven City Turf Club
Shop Distributive & Allied Employees'
Association
Shukutku University
SingTel Optus Pty Ltd
Smithfield RSL Men's Bowling Club
Smyths Specialty Store
SOS Excavations Pty Ltd
Specialized Engineering Services
Splash of Red Foundation
Sprintcar Association of NSW Ltd
St Baldrick's Foundation
St Charbel's College
St George Bank - Lending & Investment
St George Foundation Limited
St George Leagues Club Ltd
St Ignatius Riverview College
St Johns Park Bowling Club
St Johns Park Women's Bowling Club
St Joseph's College
St Kieran's Primary School
Stage Artz
Standby Forty-Six Pty Ltd
Star Scientific Foundation
Starbucks Coffee Company (Australia) Pty Ltd
Starlight Children's Foundation
State Street Global Advisors
State Transit Authority of NSW
Stella Maris College
Stephen Richardson Memorial Golf Day
Steven Bourk & George Jammal (Partnership)
Stockland
Stockland Balgowlah
Storage King North Parramatta
Sulphuric Acid Consulting Pty Ltd
Suncorp Metway Limited
Sunshine Club of Pendle Hill
Sunsports Footwear Pty Ltd
Surveyors Creek Public School
Survive The Ride Association of NSW
Sutton Roofing Pty Ltd
Swimming Pool and Spa Association of NSW
Limited
Sydney Chinese Dance Group
Sydney Cochlear Implant Centre
Sydney Ferries
Sydney Invitational Pty Ltd
Sydney Mariners
Sydney Northern Districts Doll and Bear Guild
Sydney Speedway
Sydney Technical High School
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Sydney Turf Club
Sydney Water Corporation
Sydney Women's International Club Inc
Sydneysiders Express Inc.
Tahmoor Coal Pty Ltd
Tak Fuk Investment Pty Ltd
Teachers Credit Union
Telos Partners Australia Pty Ltd
Temperance Rugby Club Non Players
Tennis Australia Limited
The Blackmore Foundation Pty Ltd
The Cerebral Palsy Alliance
The Children's Help Foundation
The Coffee Emporium
The Cycling Cerebellums
The Diavitiko Association
The Family Inn
The Framing Centre
The Freedman Foundation
The Gallop Family Account
The George Gregan Foundation
The Good Guys Foundation
The Hannah & Amelia Young Trust
The Hotel School Sydney
The Humour Foundation
The Inner Wheel Club of the Hills Inc.
The Jain Foundation Inc.
The Jenour Foundation
The Kids Charity Ute Muster
The King's School
The Knappick Foundation
The Lee Falk Memorial Bengali Explorers Club
The Macintosh Foundation
The McDonald College
The Mill House Foundation
The Neurofibromatosis Assoc of SA Inc
The Outback Stars
The Philanthropical Association Vamvakiton
Lakonias of NSW
The Philip Bushell Foundation
The Powder Principle
The Profield Foundation
The RA Gale Foundation
The Rix Foundation
The Schwinghammer Foundation
The South Australia Rose of Tralee
The Sydney Lodge No 1020
The Trust Company (Australia) Limited
The Wade Family Trust
The Wales Family Foundation Pty Limited
The Walt Disney Company (Australia) Pty
Limited
Thiess Services Pty Ltd
Thinking Ergonomix
Thriving Enterprises Pty Ltd
Tom & Franks All States Pty Ltd
Tonelli Motor Cycles
Tony McCullough Foundation Trust
TOPS Celebration Concert
Town Hall Hotel
ToyBox International
Toys R Us (Australia) Pty Ltd
Traffik Marketing Pty Ltd
Travellers Golf Club
Tron Finacial Services
Twin Creeks Golf & Country Club
UBS AG Australia Branch
UBS Foundation
Ultimate Sign Installations Pty Ltd
Unilever Australasia
United Mine Workers Federation of Australia
Uruguayans United - Uruguayos Unidos Inc
Vedanta Child Care Services Pty Ltd
Veolia Environmental Services
Village Roadshow Limited
Vinnies Craft Ladies
Virgin Australia
Virtue & Partners
Vitaflo Australia Pty Ltd
WAAAF - AFC & RAAF Association
(NSW Division)
Wanted Shoe Company
Warringah Mall
Watson Erskine & Co Pty Ltd
Waverley Council
Wentworthville Leagues Club Ltd
West Epping Panthers Bowling Club
Western Earthmoving Pty Ltd
Western Suburbs Leagues Club
Westfield Capital Corp Ltd
Westmead Private Hospital
Westpac
Westrac
Whites Group Pty Ltd
William Buck NSW Pty Ltd
Windcraft Australia Pty Ltd
Window Displays Pty Ltd
Wishing Hearts
Woodend Pty Ltd
Woolworths Supermarkets
Xavier College
Xenian Pty Ltd
XL Insurance Company Limited
Yellow Brick Road Property Pty Ltd
Youth Off The Streets
Yusen Logistics (Australia) Pty Ltd
Zed's Italian & Seafood
ZWF NSW Pty Ltd
The Children's Hospital at Westmead • Fundraising Annual Review 2012
Major Supporters - individuals
Michael Abdallah
David & Elizabeth Adams
William & Kathryn Adams
Dieter Adamsas
Lenore Adamson
Rafael Aducayen
Michael Ahrens
Lisa Ainsworth
Robert Albert
Felicity Allen
Gloria J Amedee
Mahendra Amin
Valerie Appleroth
Takako Arain
Russel Armstrong
W Arnott
Garo Artinnian
D Austin
J Auty
Martha Aziz
David Bachmayer
Nadia Badawi
Ivy Baddock
Christine Bailey
Lynette Bain
Peter Baines
Kerryn Baird
Peter Barclay
Andrew Barelle
Andrew Barkla
Joe Bartolo
Louise Baur
Lil Bayley
John B Bedwell
Amina Belgiorno-Nettis
Max Benjamin
Hilda Bensley
Scott Berggren
Alexander Berlee
C Berrigan
Ernest Bickford
Grant Blackley
Nicole Blackley
Adam Blades
C Blomfield
David Bloom QC
Robert Boctor
Michael Bonifacio
John Borghetti
Robert Botros
Jessica Boyson
Majella Brady
Sinead Brady
G Briant
Ron Brierley
William Britten
Fiona Britten
Jenny Brown
Leo Browne
Ann Browne
Norman Brunsdon
Elizabeth Buchanan
David Buckland
Margaret Bucknell
Richard & Susan Bunting
Valma Burrows
E Butler
Jean Butson
David Cable
Ian Cairns
Ron Callus
John Cameron
Charles Campbell
Mark Carlile
Brian Carpenter
Darren Carr
Francoise Carrasco
Phil Carter
Graham Carters
Frank Caruso
Nadine Castellano
Somthanh Chai
Kate Chapman
Kasey Cheung
Kathy Christodoulou
Jim & Angela Clark
Robert Clark
Rosie Clarke
Nigel Clarke
Lisa Clay
J Clowes
Cynthia Coghill
Bernard Cohen
Marco Colantonio
David Colmer
Chris Connolly
Katrina Conyers
Geoff Cooper
Charbel Coorey
Timothy Cormack
Deena Coronna
Neville Cox
Carmel Crane
Merle Crawley
Daniel Cross
Geoffrey Crossley
Stephen Crozier
Xiule Dai
Jacqui Dalby-Payne
Marco Davalos
Jim Davidson
Garry & Lynn Davis
Paul Davis
Keith de Jong
Jeanette de Montemas
Aileen De Paul Kelly
John de Smet
George Deiri
Leigh Delbridge
Christophe Denoux
Leanne Dittmer
David Dixon
George Dobson
Vittorio Dolfo
Bette Dolman
Monica Donazzolo
George Douglass
Anthony Drew
John Dunlop
Imraan Ebrahim
Helen Economus
Richard Eigner
Ahmed Elarif
Julie Ellinas
Elizabeth Elliott
John Elston
Claire Essery
Charles Essery
Catherine Evans
Paul Evans
Robert Every
James Fairfax
Renee Farah
David Farlow
Susan Farrugia
David Farrugia
Edward Federman
Mark Ferrington
Joyce Foran
Ines Frearson
Lindsay Freeman
Laurelle Freeman
Phillip Friery
Rachael Friery
Matthias Fuchs
Ernest Fung
David Gale
Richard Galvin
Eleni Gerassis
Joseph Giandomenico
Frank Gillies
Anastasia Gioulis
Alan Giumelci
Elaine Gock-Young
Joseph Gomes
Gary Goundrie
Ray & Margaret Goymer
Megan Grace
Neville Grace
James Graham
Helen Graham
Cheryl Grant
A Green
Allen Greenhalgh
Steven Griffiths
John Grigg
Scott Grove
Lance Gudgeon
Barbara Gunn
Amita Gupta
Matthew Gwynne
Dorothy Gyde
Chris Hadley
Susan Hadley
David Hall
Roger Hallaran
Warren Halloran
Verity Halvorsen
Anthony Hammond
John Hanbury
Ian Hardiman
Tom Hardwick
Jeremy Harris
Lachlan Harris
Stephen Harris
Frances Harrison
Les & Vicki Harvey
Jean Hay
F Haynes
Connor Hays
Simon Hellams
Major Supporters • Fundraising Annual Review 2012
Melanie Henry
Rose Herceg
Linda Hernando
Timothy Hext
Chee-Leong Hiew
Patrica Hill
David Hillard
Gy Ho
Tom Hobbs
Andrew Holland
Carl Holt
Youdong Hong
Jessica Hore
Thomas Howard
Doug Howlett
Tu Linh Hua
Joanne Humbert
Donald Hutton
Tham Vi Huynh
Adil Igladyos
Leanne Ingram
A Ireland
Jonathan Isho
Julianne Jackson
Cynthia Jackson
Shirley Jackson
Khorshid Jahan
Robyn Jamieson
Christopher Janssen
Kim Jarvis
Nigel Jeffreys
Gemma Jenkins
Myrtle Johns
John Johnston
Thomas Johnston
Cheryl Jones
Avinash Joshi
Marjorie Jump
Brian Kable
Renata Kaldor
Andrew Kaldor
Kay Kallas
Radhika Kanade
Eleni Kassianou
Janine Keating
Chris Kennedy
Mary Jane Kenny
John Keogh
Catherine Keogh
Kim Kertesz
Jared King
Lucy King
Tony King
Greg King
Geoffrey Kinghorn
Andrew & Debbie Kladis
David Knox
Didem Korkmaz
Richard Kovacs
Adrian Kwok
Erik La Hei
Louise La Hei
Craig Laforest
Maria Lagadinos
Sharon M Laing
Jennifer Lambert
Andrew Langley
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Ada Latham
Wai Law
Matthew Lawther
Nance Le Merle
Vicki Lee
Swan Lee
Niall Lenahan
Graham Lennon
Mei Han Leung
Tony Leung
Roger Levy
Carol Lewis
Michael Lewis
Dorothy Libbesson
Eduard Litver
Robert Lockley
A Loewenthal
M Lombardo
Alison Loughran-Fowlds
Michael Lowe
David Lowy AM
J Ludeke
Chan Luong
J Mackisack
Gordon Macmillan
Kevin MacMillan
Margaret MacPhail
Dale Maguire
Mangion
Michael Martin
Frank Martin
Robert Martyr
Peter Mason
Robert Mather
Marion Maxwell
Roy Maxwell
Patricia McAlary
Leisa McBurney
Deidre McCann
Conor McCarthy
LA McCullagh
Angus McGilvray
Mary McGowan
Daren McKennay
Peter McKeon
Angela McMahon
Patricia McNair
Robert McNally
Rose McNeill
Richard McPhail
Patricia McPhail
Matthew Mears
Atul Mehta
Chris Mentis
Dennis Merchant
Gabrielle Merchant
Angela Michaelis
Ron Miles
George Miltenyi
Lisa Moane
Walter & Betty Mobbs
Emma Mollerson
Michael Monaghan
Daniel Mong
Daniel Montesin
David Morgan
Ksenia Morgan
Michael Morgan
Catherine Moroney
Callan Moroney
Kelly Morrison
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Alex Morton
P Moss
J Moujalli
Anil Mudaliar
Vivek Mudaliar
Sanjin Muhic
David Mullen
Wendy Mulligan
John Munce
Lawrence Myers
W Nash
David Nguyen
Brian Nicholls
Ashleigh Nicholson
Peter Nickerson
David Nikic
Trish Noakes
Peter Nohra
Kathryn North
Roger Northcote
Liliane Novak
Jackie O'Brien
John O'Connor
Dunya O'Georges
Rob Oldman
Daniel O'Neill
Michael O'Neill
Theodore Onisforou
Kirraly Osborne
Philip O'Sullivan
Debra Oswald
Peter & Lauraine Overton
Stephen Palmer
Jamie & Debbie Papagianopoulos
Peter Paradise
Danny Paris
Les Parry
Dominic Parsons
Scott Pascoe
Naveen Patel
Hayley Paternott
Howard Peak
Karan Perkins
Andrew Pickup
Robyn Pickworth
Yvette Pieri
Warren Pieri
Francis Pires
Efisio Podda
Gary Pontifex
Robin Potter
Douglas Potter
Nicola Potter
G Powers
Grahame Pratt
Adam Prested
Andrew Pridham
Robert Priestley
Carolyn Priestley
Greeba Pritchard
Kim Prodinger
Hans Prodinger
Mary Puskas
Mario Quatroville
Maggie & Violet Quinlan
Graham Radford
Elizabeth Ramsden
Janita Rankin
Steve Redman
Velma Reibelt
John Rendle
Jennifer Reynolds
Ian Robertson
Sylvia Romanik
Victor Ross
Jennifer Ross
Naomi Roth
Sophie Rothery
Maria Rowe
Peter Russell
Sharmin Saadullah
Deana Saleh
Lawerence Salter
Weng Leong Sam
Marjorie Sardiner
Michael Satterthwaite
Sonia Sattout
Darrel Savage
Philippa Sawyer
Rick & Michelle Schirripa
Pera Sciberris
George Scopelitis
Jeff Scott
Meredith Scott
Gordon Scott
Norman Seckold
Ravindra Seepersad
Jonathan Sellar
Patrick Senat
Claude Senat
Richard Seton
Allan Shaw
Julie Sheridan
Philip Sheridan
Mary Sherwood
Peter Sherwood
Albert Shun
Diana Sibley
Jenny Sillar
David Sillence
Sebastian Sinozic
Mary Siu
Lalithambal Sivasanthakumar
Rachel Skinner
Michelle Smart
Grahame Smith
Karl Solomonson
Noel Sonter
Frank Spaninks
Joyce Sproat
Ian Stanley
Simon Starr
Terry Stassi
Christian Stauber
Beatrice Stauber
Jodi Steel
Graham Steele
Rudoph Stefszky
Katharine Steinbeck
Alison Stephen
Malcolm Stephens
Shirley Stevenson OAM
Val Steward
John Stitt
Alice Styles
Tony Suters
Kumar Swaminathan
Petrus A Swemmer
Samira Taouk
Mark Taylor
Bronwyn Taylor
Nick Taylor
The Children's Hospital at Westmead • Fundraising Annual Review 2012
Joe Testa
Steve Thomas
Raymond Thomlinson
Paul Threlfo
Hugh & Colleen Tighe
Murray Tobias
Louise Tofts
Peter Tonagh
Millie Tong
Eunice Tong
Katie Tran
Hon Trang
Jane Trumper
Philip Tuerlines
Naren Tumkur
Mary Turton
Danielle Van Snippenbury
Albert Vandenberg
Alex Varga
Margaret Veitch
Anthony Venning
Jacky Vilardi
Anthony Vourdanos
Tony Wales
Chad Walker
Mark Walsh
June Ward
Giles Ward
Kerry Webster
Peter Wedgwood
Lee-Anne Weeks
Roseline Welsh
Alexander Wendler
Brian West
Peter Wheeler
Wayne White
Kay White
G D White
Hilary Whitworth
Glenn Williams
Jane Williams
Stuart Williams
Peter Williams
Kim Williams
David Wills
Adrienne & John Wilson
Kathleen Wilson
Don Wilson
John Wilson
Eisse Woldhuis
Bik Ching Wong
Peter Wong
Jacki Wong
David Wooden
Helen Wootton
Tony Wright
Jackie Wright
Christopher Wyke
Anna Wyke
Barbra Wynn
Robin Yabsley
Lynn Yager
Anthony Yeung
Nabeel Youakim
Yang Yu
Zohrab Zaitounian
Steve Zakaria
Lisa Zois
How to help
Your generous support of The Children’s Hospital at Westmead is greatly appreciated by our patients, families
and staff. Our ground-breaking work would be greatly diminished without your support. Every dollar counts in
our quest to save precious young lives.
Thank you for your valued support.
First Name:_____________________________________ Last Name__________________________________
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Address:_ _________________________________________________________________________________
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Suburb: _ ______________________________________ State: __________________ Postcode:____________
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Donation payment: (please tick):
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Name on card: __________________________________________ Signature: __________________________ Please forward your gift to:
Mail:Fundraising Department
The Children’s Hospital at Westmead
Locked Bag 4001
Westmead NSW 2145
Phone: (02) 9845 3367
Fax:
(02) 9845 3457
Your gift of $2 or over is tax deductible.
Funds will be used at the discretion of
the Chief Executive to improve the health
and welfare of children cared for by
The Children’s Hospital at Westmead.
Hope
grows
with you
Thanks to the children and families who are featured in this publication
Profile photography by Michael Amendolia
Illustrations by Tiel Seivl-Keevers
Children’s clothing supplied by Best and Less
Financial information can be accessed via The Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network Annual Review at
www.schn.health.nsw.gov.au
@BandagedBear
© 2012 The Children’s Hospital at Westmead
Fundraising Department, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead
Corner Hawkesbury Road & Hainsworth Street,
Westmead NSW 2145 Australia
Locked Bag 4001 Westmead NSW 2145
Phone: (02) 9845 3367
Website: www.bandagedbear.org.au