Main funding purpose: Parent-Child Mother Goose Program and equipment
The story so far
Formed in 1967, the Waverley Auxiliary supports the Developmental Medicine Department at RCH. Through the years, the Auxiliary has raised funds by holding stalls, raffles and luncheons. Its football raffle was a favourite with patients, parents and many of the staff in the hospital. It has also held an acclaimed Musicale backed by the Melbourne Singers and wonderful artists from the musicals including Richard Thomas and other winning artists on pianoforte, harp, violin and viola and recorder.
For 21 years it ran a fashion parade, where members were models. At these events, luncheons were served, raffles won, and jewellery and handbags bought.
The Waverley Auxiliary funds the Mother Goose program in the Developmental Medicine Department. This program aims to provide coping and bonding tools for disadvantaged families, including mothers suffering from post-natal depression. The program, which is auditory and requires no reading skills, has been funded by the Waverley Auxiliary since its inception in 2004.
The Auxiliary is very lucky to still have inaugural member, Elizabeth Wilson, as part of the group. Elizabeth has been a member for 54 years, contributing to the Waverley’s impressive $859,000 fundraising total.
2023/2024 Auxiliary Report
We continue to raise funds through the trading table at our meetings as well as donations, monthly pods, Market Days at the RCH and the AFL Raffle. We also held a couple of very successful stalls at The Pines Shopping Centre in Doncaster East, and Syndal Baptist Church and had fun raising funds at our Dutch Auction and Games Day.
An average of 17 members attended our monthly meetings at Alvie Hall, Mount Waverley this year. Each meeting gives us an opportunity to catch up over morning tea,
go through our agenda and hear from a guest speaker. Guest speakers this year have included Fiona and Tracy from Guide Dogs Victoria, Barry Fry who spoke about the Quakers religion and Gail White whose subject was genealogy doing family history. We also had Verita Crook, one of our members, speak about lace making using a sewing machine, while Margery Schreppel, also a member, shared her family’s adventurous years living in the high country of East Gippsland.
We were also excited to welcome two new members this year – Nan Rowed and Maureen Couch.
We are always interested to hear what is going on at the RCH through the Combined Auxiliary Meetings and AGM. Several of us also enjoyed the Living Treasures Morning Tea and Christmas Party.
Our Auxiliary members are very committed to the RCH and remain supportive of each other, working incredibly hard to raise much needed funds to advance the care of sick children.
Office bearers
President: Louise Hastie
Treasurer: Beverley Millar
Contact
Louise Hastie
Phone
0409 460 829
Email
louhastie@gmail.com