The staff and customers of BIG W have been long-time supporters of the WCH Foundation. This festive season, they’re helping spread cheer to women, children and families cared for by the Women’s and Children’s Health Network in a number of ways.

Find out how you can get involved!

Wrapping paper and tokens in store

Next time you head into your local BIG W store, keep an eye out for opportunities to support families.

Purchase a roll or two of BIG W’s new charity wrapping paper, featuring drawings from children’s hospital patients from across Australia! There are a few designs to choose from for $5 each.

On your way through the checkout, pick up a $2 token. Designed by Women’s and Children’s Hospital patients, these tokens can either be taken home to be hung on your own tree, or added to the in-store display.

Both options will see 100% of proceeds from South Australian stores being donated to the WCH Foundation.

Wrapathon

Join BIG W in a world-record attempt with their BIG W Wrapathon!

On Saturday 7 December, 10am-4pm,  they’ll be hosting Australia’s biggest wrapathon by wrapping gifts for customers throughout the day. For a donation to the WCH Foundation, you can save yourself the hassle of wrapping presents and get one of the friendly staff members or volunteers at your local BIG W to take it off your hands.

Bringing the holidays to the Hospital

Patients and families will also get to experience the holiday spirit during their visit to the Women’s and Children’s Hospital thanks to the team at BIG W.

They’ll be decorating Christmas trees in the lobbies of the Hospital, and are sending their good buddy, Santa, for a visit to patients on Christmas Eve before he starts his trip around the rest of the world.

Thank you so much BIG W for spreading such BIG cheer this festive season!

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.

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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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.

ANZ holds a Community Ball each year that benefits several charities in the local area. We are delighted to be chosen as one of the five major charities supported for the past three years.

A group of ANZ Team Members spearhead an event planning committee to arrange the event, supported with an initial gift from ANZ.  The proceeds from ticket sales, silent and live auctions, a car raffle and other activities are split amongst the charities.  This event has been known to provide between $25,000 and $35,000 to each of the major charities, and promises to grow with each passing year!

The ANZ Ball takes place in March each year. Be sure to join our mailing list to get notified the next time tickets go on sale.

The start of 2024 has seen a rush of corporate support for the WCH Foundation.

A number of our corporate partners have run campaigns that have allowed the community to show their support for women, children and families cared for by the Women’s and Children’s Health Network.

Check out the work of these amazing organisations!

BIG W

BIG W held an Easter token campaign that raised $23,000 to support a dedicated breastfeeding space in the Women’s and Children’s Hospital.

Customers could purchase a bunny token to be added to the wall of their local store.

The company also donated chocolate bunnies to help patients celebrate Easter in the Hospital.

Coles and Hospitals United for Sick Kids

Customers could purchase a $2 donation card at the checkout of Coles stores to help sick kids get back home to the things they miss.

Money raised in South Australia and the Northern Territory will go towards our Cocoon Program – a dedicated clinic for babies under 12 months old who are in, or at risk of entering, foster care.

Costco

Costco held three VIP non-member shopping nights again this year.

For a donation upon entry, anyone who was not already a Costco member could experience a shopping spree at the Adelaide store.

Existing members could also donate by purchasing a token at the checkout.

ANZ

We were thrilled to be this year’s charity host for the ANZ Community Ball.

The night was great fun and raised over $200,000 for a host of local charities, including the WCH Foundation, Guide Dogs SA, Lifeline SA, Childhood Cancer Association of SA and Cure4CF.

Bunnings

Bunnings held a statewide community sausage sizzle as part of their Easter Family Night that raised over $6,000. The company then made an additional donation, which brought the total to $7,500 which will support children and families in our community.

Trading Metals

For another year, Trading Metals has generously donated a portion of proceeds from their scrap metal business, providing around $25,000 again over the past year.

Learn more about our corporate partnerships