January 19th, 2024Raffles raise money for rural health service
Central Highlands Rural Health is currently running a raffle for an excellent cause with those who snap up a ticket in the running to win some attractive prizes.
The local health service provides acute care, urgent care, residential aged care, social support, community nursing and community health services to the 60,000 people living in the Hepburn Shire and Macedon Ranges Shire areas with campuses in Clunes, Creswick, Daylesford, Trentham and Kyneton.
Each campus has a range of programs that care for the community that they serve with the health service recognised at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards in November last year.
Fundraising manager Kathryn Kosloff said the night was a celebration of health services around the state and highlighted the important role they played in their communities.
“It was great to have the incredible team at Central Highlands Rural Health acknowledged for their commitment to high quality care.”
Ms Kosloff said Central Highlands Rural Health was incredibly grateful for all the support it received in 2023.
“We received gifts and donations from generous donors that have enabled the health service to complete facility upgrades and internal refurbishments, purchase much-needed equipment and resources, as well as organise experiences for our patients, residents and clients.
“In 2024 the service has allocated donated funds to the Clunes Health Wellness Garden landscape designs and refurbishments in the Kyneton Health Dialysis Unit as well as upcoming campaigns to raise funds for a scalp-cooling machine for oncology patients and construction costs for the Wellness Garden.”
Ms Kosloff said rural health services continued to need local support. While they receive government funding, donations enable them to expand their programs and services, build new infrastructure and purchase the latest medical equipment that would otherwise not be possible.
“There are many different ways that people can assist their health service to deliver quality care to their community such as donations of funds, vouchers and goods or volunteering to assist with the delivery of meals on wheels and other projects.
“Community contributions have an enormous impact on the wellbeing of a town’s population.”
Ms Kosloff said each campus was currently raising funds to support their programs through their Christmas/New Year raffles.
The prizes are impressive and include a currently sold-out, limited edition Thermomix® TM6 Sparkling Black along with a Cookidoo®, its exclusive recipe library.
People can also win a $500 fuel voucher or a $250 grocery voucher from a local business.
Ms Kosloff said limited tickets were for sale so the chance of winning was good!
Tickets are $25 each and available now via www.chrh.org.au/donate or campus receptions. The raffles will be drawn on Monday, February 12 at 12.30pm.
To find out more about the services offered around the region or how to contribute to the wellbeing of family, friends and neighbours visit www.chrh.org.au or call your nearest campus reception.
