The Women’s & Children’s Hospital Foundation has teamed up with Hospitals United for Sick Kids – Australia’s only national alliance of hospitals for children, foundations, and paediatric services to help sick kids get home, back to the things they miss.

They are committed to reducing the disruption that being in hospital can have on children and their families by investing in the latest research, treatments, programs and equipment to decrease the amount of time they are away from the familiarity and comforts of everyday life.

Hospitals United for Sick Kids is here for all kids, all diseases and all injuries.

To learn more about how you can help, follow @hospitalsunitedforsickkids.

Hospitals United for Sick Kids raises funds through their partnership with Coles Supermarkets and other major national retailers. Whenever someone purchases a select “purposeful product”, that retailer makes a donation to Hospitals United for Sick Kids, who then supports programs that help us to keep kids out of hospital where possible, and make the experience less disruptive where it is not.

This year, HUSK is supporting the Music for Wellness program at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital, providing specialized music to alleviate symptoms of trauma by integrating into the soundscape of an Intensive Care Unit.

Funds will also support research to develop a diagnostic tool to rapidly diagnose and treat chronic lung infections in rural and remote communities across South Australia and Northern Territory.

Mums Sause jars bottled and labelled, ready for Coles shelves.

Purchase a jar of ‘Mum’s Sause’ from your local Coles supermarket

Buy a bottle of limited edition Mum’s Sause from your local Coles supermarket and 50c from every sale will support Curing Homesickness.

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Purchase a bucket hat from Lowes

You look good. Kids feel better. Lowes will donate $10 from every bucket hat sale to Hospitals United for Sick Kids.

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Mums Sause sold at Coles supports the WCH.

Cooking with Mum’s Sause!

We love this pasta dish featuring Mum’s Sause! It’s the perfect winter-warmer meal, PLUS by purchasing Mum’s Sause you’re helping sick kids in the Women’s and Children’s Hospital.

Sausage and Mushroom Pasta

Serves: 4

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

375g pasta shells

500g Coles No Added Hormones Australian Beef Sausage with Herbs & Garlic, casings removed

200g cup mushrooms, sliced

500g bottle Mum’s Sause Bolognese

60g packet Coles Australian Baby Spinach

Flat-leaf parsley leaves, to serve

Shaved parmesan, to serve

Method

  1. Cook the pasta in a large saucepan of boiling water following packet directions or until al dente. Drain.
  2. Meanwhile, heat a large frying pan over medium heat. Add the sausage and cook, stirring with a wooden spoon to break into lumps, for 5 mins or until golden brown and cooked through.
  3. Add the mushroom to the pan. Cook, stirring, for 3-4 mins or until mushroom is tender. Add Mum’s Sause. Bring to a simmer. Stir in the spinach. Remove from heat. Season.
  4. Add the pasta to the sauce mixture. Toss to combine. Sprinkle with parsley and parmesan.