Monash Health Annual Report

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The Monash
Health Foundation
The Monash Health Foundation partners with the community
to provide additional comfort, equipment, research and wellbeing
programs to all Monash Health patients and their families.
Over the past year, donors have
funded many initiatives, and we are
so very grateful to them, and their
commitment to supporting others
when they need it most.
This year, the Monash Health Foundation
has reached a new milestone, raising
over $9 million – a significant increase
on last financial year.
We thank every individual, family, and
organisation that has helped make a
difference to our patients through the
Monash Health Foundation.
Over the past year, events have
contributed significantly to our
fundraising achievements. We thank the
following people and organisations for
their energy in organising successful
fundraising events:
• Lincoln and Veronique Wulff
and the Dandelion Wishes Gala
Committee. The second annual gala
raised more than $400,000 for the
new Monash Children’s Hospital
to purchase transportation cots.
These transportation cots, fixed with
ventilators, are used to move at-risk
babies between birthing suites and
the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
• Jody Allatt for her support of
Monash Health over the past five
years. Jody organised the final Oaks
Day Luncheon in November 2016.
The 2016 luncheon raised more
than $35,000 for play therapy in
Monash Medical Centre’s paediatric
emergency department.
• The Friends of the Children
Foundation for their continued
support, particularly their involvement
in the Walk for Monash Children’s
Hospital, which raised more than
$240,000 this year.
• Patrick Tessier for his inspiring
commitment to Monash Children’s
Hospital in memory of his late son
Bailey. Over 14 years, Bailey’s Golf Day
has raised nearly $2.7 million, helping
to fund paediatric oncology fellows
at the Monash Children’s Hospital
Cancer Centre.
• Julie Noorman, Kathy Ryan and Susan
Biggar for their dedicated support of
the 65km for Cystic Fibrosis event
which raised more than $140,000
for cystic fibrosis research.
• Vanessa Miranda for hosting her
second Australia’s Biggest Playdate
event and raising more than $30,000.
• Beng Tan and Jack Ong and their team
at Candela Nuevo for raising more
than $40,000 for Monash Children’s
Hospital International and the Monash
Children’s Hospital Cancer Centre.
• PPG Industries and all the dedicated
friends and families who volunteer
their time and participate in Monash
Health Foundation events, ensuring
they are a great success.
• This year, Monash Health received
a generous $607,519 bequest to
support Alzheimer’s disease research.
The Monash Health ‘iWill’ bequest
program creates the opportunity to
make a lasting difference to the lives
of others and to raise the quality of
healthcare for future generations.
• MonashHeart received a gift of
$160,000 from a generous donor to
support the important work of Monash
Cardiovascular Research Centre
clinical research cardiologists.