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SCHN Paediatric Palliative Care Gathering Hands Program

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Welcome to our Gathering Hands Program-Fundraising for Palliative Care for Children


“Gathering Hands Program” aims to bring comfort, joy and hope to children and their families.  The name Gathering Hands was suggested by one of our lovely, bereaved parents Jo, whose son Marcus was cared for by our Palliative Care Team. Jo described how it was often the little things that made a difference during the most difficult times. 
This inspired us to create our Gathering Hands Program. We want to encourage people to come together to raise funds that would enable us to provide little acts of kindness to children and families receiving palliative care.  

During one of the Gathering Hands fundraisers, Jo and a team of school parents handmade corsages for a year 12 formal. While creating these corsages, Jo expressed the idea behind Gathering Hands beautifully: 

"During the illness journey, families can feel depleted and overwhelmed- trying to manage life's necessary, but mundane activities.

We gathered to create beautiful corsages, but we also created a connection through our shared stories, laughs and tears. Most importantly, we have raised funds for these families, so that they may have time to 'smell the roses'."

How your funds can provide small acts of kindness, bringing comfort and hope to a sick child and their family:

- Meal delivery to families at home
- Providing home like comforts during hospital admissions and end of life (e.g. soft lighting, diffusers)
- Coffee vouchers for parents during admissions to hospital
- Home cleaning or garden maintenance 
- Fun family outings (e.g. movies)
- Icecream or bakery vouchers
-Home tutoring for children in a family

Some bigger projects include the creation of a child's biography (The Story Project)

See our past gallery links of Gathering Hands fundraisers

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We celebrated International Hats on for Children's Palliative Care Day: Thank you to the Golden West Branch of the Cupcake Decorators Guild of NSW for donating hundreds of cupcakes to supp…
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Palliative Care Week 2024
The Sydney Children's Hospital Palliative Care Team held their annual cupcake fundraiser on Wednesday 22 May, 2024. The beautifully decorated cupcakes were generously made and donated by th…
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St Aloysius College: Year 12 Formal Corsage Fundraiser
The amazing and talented mums of St Aloysius College generously donated their time and creativity on Tuesday 14 November 2023 to make corsages for the year 12 formal. This event was a celeb…
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2023 SCHN Palliative Care are celebrating International Children's Palliative Care Day and invite our patients and families to join the "Hats On 4 Children's Palliative Care campaign"!
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Thank you to my Supporters

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Deanna Chan

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Cath Lo

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Michelle Mcnamara

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Eleanore Gilfillan

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Anonymous

$100

Ecm Livestock

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Ioni Doherty

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Pauline Mckenzie

A beautiful program 🙏❤️

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Nick Cleary

Great cause, great initiative, well done!

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Cathy Cleary

What a great cause! Happy to support I!

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Liza De Martin Philp

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Felicia Matthias

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Kelly Thompson

Way to go Pauline & Jason! What an amazing cause ❤️

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Anonymous

Keep up the great work!

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James Lovell

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Christine Hickey

You are awesome SCHN Palliative Care Team!

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