NSW Health Minister Ryan Park has today thanked the generosity of everyone involved with the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation Gold Dinner, which last night set a global record for funds raised at a children’s charity gala.
Mr Park said the efforts of all donors and Gold Dinner committee members deserved to be recognised after they raised $19.2 million for children with complex and intensive needs and their families.
The donations will be used to fund the Kids Complex Care Centre at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead, to be known as the Kookaburra Centre.
“We know children with complex and rare medical conditions are some of the most vulnerable members of our community and will require care for the rest of their lives,” Mr Park said.
“That’s why it is so amazing to see such people coming together at the Gold Dinner and generously donating to the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation.
“These donations will fund a new complex care centre to help these children and their families, making a real difference to their lives.
“I thank everyone involved for their generosity, including the committee members and all the staff at the Foundation.”
Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation is one of the largest and most trusted kids’ health charities in the country and provides sick children with the best possible healthcare, whenever and wherever they need it.
First held in 1997, the Gold Dinner is one of Australia’s signature charity events and has raised nearly $60 million for sick children over the last 25 years.
The funds raised have helped to support vital projects such as The Centre for Clinical Genetics, palliative care and research into rare diseases.
SCHF raised $76 million last year and has raised a cumulative total of more than $500 million since 1986.
