Mater Little Miracles Easter Appeal
The Mater Foundation thanks the local community for its wonderful support of the Mater Little Miracles Easter Appeal. In 2010, we raised close to $1.2 million to help staff continue to make little miracles happen everyday at the Mater Mothers’ and Children’s Hospitals.
This year the appeal was given a huge boost thanks to Channel Nine who televised a national telethon on Good Friday with a star-studded line up.
Thanks to all the volunteers, sponsors, retail partners, the media and the public who generously supported the Easter Appeal with donations and purchasing Miracle Max merchandise. We couldn’t raise these much needed funds without you.
The Mater Foundation would also like to say a special thank you to the Mater Little Miracles Easter Appeal partners: IGA, Bendigo Bank, Channel Nine, Australia Post, Pizza Capers, Guardian Pharmacies and Golden Casket.
The Mater Children’s Hospital provides exceptional care to 130 000 children and their families each year. At the Mater Mothers’ Hospital the Neonatal Critical Care Unit provide intensive specialist care to 2000 premature and seriously ill babies each year.
Money raised from the Easter Appeal will fund life changing health care for thousands of children and babies—from all over Queensland and northern New South Wales that are brought to the Mater for treatment as well as vital medical research.
You can still help make little miracles happen at Mater by purchasing merchandise featuring the adorable Miracle MaX. Visit the Miracle MaX site for more information about the mascot of the Mater Little Miracles appeal.
Alison's Story
Queensland reporter, Alison Fletcher spends a day in the life of children who attend the Mater Hospital Special School (MHSS) due to their illness or a family member's illness. She speaks with Warren Stains, a father of three children who attended the school while he spent 10 months receiving treatment for lymphoma cancer at the Mater Adult Hospital.