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Sophia\u2019s mother Lorraine has been an advocate for the Good Friday Appeal well before becoming a mother, but following Sophia\u2019s surgery the appeal has become more personal to her.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe work they do every single day \u2013 maintaining a world-class facility and keeping up-to-date with the best treatment and care is terrific,\u201d Lorraine said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was answering phones in the Geelong phone room from the age of 18 \u2013 well before I became a mother.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhoever thought that my involvement would become so much more personal. I cannot imagine a Good Friday without the Appeal.\u201d<\/p>\n
If you drive past the intersection of Boundary and Portarlington roads on Good Friday, you might see Sophia and her family tin rattling as they do each year.<\/p>\n
Residents in Barwon Heads and Ocean Grove are expected to migrate to The Tin Shed clubhouse at Barwon Grove Golf Club to make another sizeable contribution to the Appeal as part of its annual auction.<\/p>\n
The auction has raised more than $200,000 for the RCH over the past 10 years with more than 300 people attending the event each year.<\/p>\n
\u201cBarwon Grove has been running this event for more than 30 years,\u201d The Tin Shed\u2019s president Conan Roos said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe event has gotten bigger and bigger every time we\u2019ve held it, we raised more than $36,000 last year alone.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s wonderful for everyone to come together and it astonishes me how willing people are to donate to such a worthy cause.\u201d<\/p>\n
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