THIS year\u2019s Good Friday Appeal will mark a furry first for one of the region\u2019s Country Women\u2019s Association.<\/p>\n
Members of the Inverleigh branch are set to run their debut teddy bear hospital as part of the Inverleigh and District\u2019s fundraiser event next month.<\/p>\n
The group\u2019s secretary Michelle Darcy introduced the project with the aim of conveying the purpose of the Good Friday Appeal to younger people.<\/p>\n
\u201cI came up with the idea last year for this,\u201d she said. \u201cI felt like our event didn\u2019t have a good link between letting children know and understand about what the Appeal is all about.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy children often ask \u2018why are we raising money for sick kids?\u2019 and there was never a link at our event to bring that into play.<\/p>\n
\u201cPreviously we ran a jam and preserve store.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019d heard about places like Monash doing toy hospitals where they get junior nurses and doctors out into the public as a way to educate so I thought I\u2019d bring some of that here.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Inverleigh CWA branch members are calling on the community to donate their used teddy bears to be bandaged and gifted to kids on the day for $5.<\/p>\n
Ms Darcy said the teddy bear hospital will be fun and educational for kids.<\/p>\n
\u201cA child will come into our little tent, choose one of the teddies, then us CWA ladies will help them bandage their teddy bear and they can tell us how it\u2019s feeling,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019ll be very interactive with posters from the Royal Children\u2019s Hospital and medical facts for them.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve got a toy x-ray and we\u2019ve been collecting bandages and toy syringes and stethoscopes. We\u2019ve had some donations from Geelong Medical Supplies and local pharmacies.\u201d<\/p>\n
Teddy bears must be larger than 18 centimetres, and can be dropped off at Inverleigh Primary School or Inverleigh Kindergarten until Wednesday, 5 April.<\/p>\n
Donations can also be made by calling Ms Darcy on 0438 822 573 or branch president Eliza Peel at 0438 351 4843.<\/p>\n
The Inverleigh and District Good Friday Appeal will take place on Friday, 7 April at Victoria Park, where the teddy bear hospital will run from 1pm to 3pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THIS year\u2019s Good Friday Appeal will mark a furry first for one of the region\u2019s Country Women\u2019s Association. Members of the Inverleigh branch are set to run their debut teddy bear hospital as part of the Inverleigh and District\u2019s fundraiser event next month. The group\u2019s secretary Michelle Darcy introduced the project with the aim of […]<\/p>\n