DEBRA Australia in Pittsworth, Queensland | Community organisation

DEBRA Australia

Locality: Pittsworth, Queensland

Phone: +61 427 937 003

Address: PO Box 226 4356 Pittsworth, QLD, Australia

Website: https://www.debra.org.au/events/walk-for-wings/

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24.01.2022 This is Michelle's Story... You know how at airports and places like that, people slap a big, bright orange sticker on things like paintings and sculptures, and in bold white or black letters are the words ‘Handle with care’. Or when you’re shopping in the homewares section of a store and on the bottom of the wine glasses box there’s always a stamp saying ‘Extremely Fragile’. Well I think I should have had those words stamped on my forehead and a huge, orange sticker sla...pped on my butt prior to being born, so that as I popped out, those in the labour room would have been alerted to what was about to come. I was born at Nambour Public hospital in February 1979. It was during my delivery that the doctors noticed that I had no skin on one of my feet. It was red raw! Hence, right about then, that sticker would have been handy. They had no diagnosis for what I had at the time as my condition was extremely rare. I was taken by ambulance to Royal Brisbane Hospital and on arrival I was placed in a humidicrib under the watchful eyes of doctors and many concerned family members and friends. I guess you could say, from that moment on, my Mum’s career for the next 25 years was chosen for her. She was to be a full-time nurse, and, whether or not she had any interest whatsoever in nursing, she had no choice. Usually nurses spend years training and learning before they are ready to take on the responsibility of looking after a patient. My Mum was forced to learn as she went, from the moment I was born. ..paraphrased excerpt taken from ‘Never say no 2 a donut’ by Michelle Passey

20.01.2022 Some inspiration from one of our EB warriors, Connor, to kick-start your week the right way #FIGHTEB

19.01.2022 There is still time to GIVE HOPE this Christmas by helping us 'Light Up the Tree'... A big thank you to everyone who has donated a Star for our Tree so far...we have 22 twinkling stars so far, and have raised a total of $1630! Let's continue to brighten up our tree and give hope to our EB families this festive season: https://justgiving.com/campaign/lightupthetree

18.01.2022 HAPPY NEW YEAR We'd like to wish our wonderful DEBRA community a very Happy New Year. We hope you all have had a safe and joyful start to 2021. Here at DEBRA we are so looking forward to all that 2021 will bring! We can't wait to embark on yet another year of delivering our life-changing programs to those who need it most

18.01.2022 You are invited to be part of the inaugural DEBRA Australia Tee Off for EB Charity Golf Day on Friday 28th of May 2021 at Mona Vale Golf Course in Sydney! We can't wait for this very exciting event To make sure you stay up to date with all the latest info about the golf day, register your interest by clicking the following link.... http://ow.ly/bYlJ50D4MCS #TEEOFF4EB #charitygolfday #sydneyevent #FIGHTEB

17.01.2022 We are so happy to announce that Brighter Days Festival will be happening again this year, from 5-7th March! The festival format has changed to meet COVID safe guidelines, and will include a range of small pop up gigs. To learn more, and purchase (limited!) tickets, please see the Brighter Days website: https://www.brighterdays.org.au/

14.01.2022 Help us light up that DEBRA Christmas Tree even further and hit our target of $3000 by Christmas Day https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/lightupthetree

12.01.2022 HELP US GET TO $3000 BY CHRISTMAS! A big thank you to the 26 incredible supporters who have bought a star and helped to light up our DEBRA Tree so far. Together, we have raised $1810! These funds go directly to helping us continue to deliver our life-changing programs to EB families across the country... We're not finished lighting up the tree just yet! Help us reach out goal of $3000 by Christmas Day buy donating a star: https://justgiving.com/campaign/lightupthetree... Buy a star for $25, $50 or $100 (or a donation of your choice!) and you'll be making an invaluable difference this festive season to those who need it most.

08.01.2022 Tune in to listen to our partner, Future Generation, release its season one final of "Conversations with Future Generation" with Founder and Managing Director of Paradice Investment Management David Paradice AO. David is one of Australia’s best stock pickers. He is also a triple cancer survivor. Click the link to listen in today! http://ow.ly/HNYI50COSY2

08.01.2022 Our awesome Ambassador's encourage us all to come together this Christmas to light up our DEBRA Christmas Tree Let's give the gift of hope and make a real difference to the lives of those with EB: https://justgiving.com/campaign/lightupthetree Joel Bevilacqua Matt Bevilacqua Dean Clifford

03.01.2022 Chris O’Brien, the Chair of The Quilters’ Guild of South Australia, met an EB family 10 years ago and was determined to make a quilt to raise funds for DEBRA Australia. Some years later with a collaborative approach, the beautiful quilt came fruition and was named Paws for a Cause. It included many hours cutting and hand stitching lots of small circles of fabric. It was then beautifully quilted by Heather Hopkins from Adelaide Sewing Centre. The quilt was raffled off on the 4th February and the lucky winner was Helene Beresford. As a result $3,700 was raised and donated to DEBRA Australia to help support families living with EB. A big thank you to Chris and Heather, and everyone involved in making the quilt to selling and buying raffle tickets!