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Wishlist Celebrates

10 Years of Community Success...  

 

 

 

More than 150 of the coast's most prominent business people converged on the Sunshine Coast Functions Centre in Caloundra on Friday 11 July, 2008 for a celebaratory lunch to mark the 10th birthday milestone of Wishlist.

 Established by the State Government ten years ago, the SCHF was set up as a community driven charity organisation to support and further enhance the existing Sunshine Coast health services.

Chairman of the Board since its inception, Mr Mike Kelly, said the celebration was not simply about the passing of time, “this celebration is about the unbelievable track record of Wishlist's achievements and the outstanding community partnerships that have made it all possible,” he said.

“Wishlist has achieved some huge milestones over the past ten years, a major one being the fundraising and building of the $1.4 million Sunshine Coast Cancer Centre, which is attached to the Nambour Hospital,” Mr Kelly said.

“This project, along with all of our work would not be possible without the generous support from our partners and the community.

“We’re excited about using our celebratory lunch to thank you all and to now focus on the future and the big challenges we must meet as a community over the next ten years to ensure our health systems continues to improve.”

 

  

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 Guests enjoy lunch at the Wishlist's

10th Anniversary.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  INTERESTING STATISTICS:

 Over the past 10 Years Wishlist has:

  • Received and distributed $5.4 million funds raised through community and Wishlist's fundraising initiatives;
  • Raised $2.3 million additional profit from multilevel carpark at Nambour Hospital (covers Wishlist's operational costs);
  • Directed $5.8 million towards support of the coast’s local health system through:
  • Service Support: eg. Camps for children of families of mental illness and diabetes:
  • Capital Projects: eg. $1.4m Cancer Centre in January 2007:
  • $600,000 spent on land for Nambour Hospital’s accommodation facility:
  • Equipment Purchases, eg. Mix FM’s Give Me 5 for Kids appeal has raised $1.4m to purchase paediatric equipment
  • Initiatives to prevent illness and injury, eg. Oral Health and Healthy Habits programme for Indigenous Health
  • Research: eg. $20,000 microscope purchased for lab in Cancer Centre
  • Staff Training through annual $100,000 scholarship commitment
 

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