RH Charity Cruise 2008
Canberra Hospital NICU
This Charity Cruise is to help raise money for the Canberra Hospital’s Newborn intensive care unit.
Please come along, Every baby deserves a fighting chance. the NICU helps these babies, they also need our help.
For parents like our close friends Matt and Lisa Opie who have had to go through the hard times of seeing their premature and sick babies fight for their lives.
Lisa Opie as an example has had 3 miscarriages in the past 3 years trying to have her and her husband Matthew Opie's second child.
In Feb 2008 Lisa fell pregnant for the 4th time, More than ever Lisa and Matt wanted to have this baby, and get through the nine months of pregnancy with little to no complications .
Everything was going according to plan until Sunday 28/6/2008 when things started to head
down hill as it did with her last 3 pregnancies, Lisa was admitted into The Canberra Hospital straight away and the doctors were able to prolong her pregnancy and she was kept in the hospital under close monitoring until the 23/08/08 when their 2nd baby girl was born, MYLIE FAITH OPIE.
With the fast and experienced staff of the NICU, they took Mylie and gave her the assistance she needed. She was 14 weeks premature, and had a 50% chance of survival as she was not developed enough to handle the world outside of her mothers womb without assistance.
Thanks to the NICU Mylie was given a real chance of survival, with at least one of their qualified Nurses and Doctors at Mylies side 24/7 on constant breathing systems, and other life supporting and monitoring machines.
Mylie is now 6 weeks old growing, putting on weight and becoming a stronger little girl every single day. She now weighs 1135 grams and a little shorter then 30cm in length.
Without the support of the Canberra Hospital and the NICU, Sadly Mylie and other premature babies just like her would have had no chance of survival.
At the cost of approximately $2000 per baby, per day in an incubator they need our support to fund these costs, to help sick and premature babies survive in our world. We would like you to come and show your support and appreciation and join in this fundraiser for the Canberra Hospital's NICU (Newborn Intensive Care Unit). This special place in our hospital not only helps parents and their babies in Canberra but all of Canberra's surrounding areas.
When: Sunday 16th November.
Where :Start at Phillip Ice skating rink car park, Irvine street Phillip.
Finish at Cotter for a snag sizzle,
Time: 11:00am @ Phillip.
Leaving there to cruise to Cotter at 12:00pm
1:00pm sizzle starts
Stickers are available on the day at $10 each, all money made from the stickers will be 100% donated to the NICU.
There will be a snag sizzle at the cotter all money raised from this will also be donated to the NICU.
There will be directions for the cruise handed out on the day or you can print the ones below and bring them along.
If you can not make it to this Charity Cruise and would still like to make a Donation.
Please contact me on 0400 422 238. Every cent will help raise money for the equipment needed for the NICU and will be greatly appreciated.
All Cars, Trucks, Bikes etc welcome, no one will discriminate your ride
Sincerely Tyson and all of the members of RushHour.
Start point will be at the Phillip ice skating rink car park at 11:00am every one is welcome, so please come along
Leaving Phillip at 12pm to start the Cruise.
Directions will be as follows.
Come out of Irving Street and turn Left onto Launceston St
Follow Launceston till Yamba Drive and turn right onto Yamba Drive.
Follow Yamba Drive Past the Hospital to Hindmarsh Drive
Turn Right onto Hindmarsh Dr and stay in the middle lane
follow all the way to Parkway exit. Turn Right (heading towards civic)
Stay in the left lane, and travel along at 90KPH.
Take Belconnen exit on the left onto William Hovel Drive
Left onto Coppins crossing Road.
Left onto Uriarra Road
Right onto Cotter Road
Follow past Casurina Sands over the bridge.
Come to another small bridge turn right into the car park.
This is Cotter Reserve (Cotter Dam)
Just after the park there are a few BBQs, this is where we will be.
Raffle tickets
Tickets are sold at $2 each or 3 for $5.
Prizes
Ok every one, some of the prizes are now solid
Not in order...
Fysher Discounts 1x Electric Drill
1 x tool set
Kambah Caltex has given 3 x $25 Fuel Cards
Ozzy Tyers: Wheel balance, Rotation, and Alignment with an oil change as well.
Bruce the Butcher (tuggeranong Hyperdome) $25 Meat voucher.
Gas Tune Tuggeranong 1 x Full service.
Not sure on this one yet, but possible 2 separate 2 nights for 2 at one of the bigger hotels in Canberra.
Coffee Guru has few vouchers
There is a cosmetics hamper for the ladys.
BDL 2 x 2 channel amp wiring kits
1x pair of 6" speakers.
and more.
+ to my understanding, Every one (women only maybe)that buys a ticket, is entitled to a FREE FACIAL
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