Koala Kids Foundation in Hawthorn, Victoria | Charitable organisation

Koala Kids Foundation

Locality: Hawthorn, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 8589 4812

Address: 441 Auburn Road 3122 Hawthorn, VIC, Australia

Website: http://koalakids.org.au

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25.01.2022 #WarehouseWednesdays at Koala Kids Each Wednesday we’ve been packing lots of consignments for families and hospitals! Today’s packages included ...... Meal boxes from @treatcatering for families Lots of birthday smash cakes! Children’s theatre gowns for hospitals Craft sets, colouring books and lots of other resources to keep kids busy in hospital AFL finals activities and footy gingerbreads Special books for social workers to help children understand their emotions Thank you to our amazing volunteers and #TIGFreight for distributing all the cartons. #koalakids #webelievehappyhelps See more

25.01.2022 We are incredibly humbled when a child, young adult or family chooses to fundraise for Koala Kids after receiving support from us. It truly never ceases to amaze us how generous people can be, even when facing their own difficult treatment path Charlee-Jade is a 20 year old whose life was turned upside down when she was diagnosed with a Grade 4 Medulloblastoma brain tumour in July. With her 21st birthday approaching, Charlee-Jade has created a fundraiser for Koala Kids, ...saying with my 21st birthday coming up, a lot of people have wanted to buy me a gift but I really don’t need or want anything at the moment. Koala Kids has shown me great kindness, gifting me skincare and arts & craft throughout my radiation treatments. And they had a gift for me on my last day too! They also gave me a hat with hair from Someone's Sunday as I was balding. Happiness does help. They’re right. If you would like to wish Charlee-Jade a happy 21st birthday and support her fundraiser by making a donation to Koala Kids, please visit her Facebook page Charlee-Jade's Fight Against Brain Cancer #koalakids #webelievehappyhelps See more

25.01.2022 We are so excited to be launching our first ever trivia afternoon for families! We are looking forward to families at home and in hospital joining us virtually for a half hour of fun trivia facilitated by our friends at Carnival for Kids on Friday 27 November. Test your family’s general knowledge! A really fun way for families to join forces and compete in friendly fashion with each other and other families. Bonus points will be given to those able to answer the questi...ons about Koala Kids! Please contact us to register. Questions are suitable for families with primary school aged children. You will need two devices - a laptop/iPad/tablet and a smartphone. #koalakids #webelievehappyhelps See more

25.01.2022 We’ve really been enjoying sending resources directly to families’ homes as part of our happy base There is nothing like receiving a happy parcel at home! We launched our happy base back in March as a way to reach families whilst we’re unable to send resources to some hospitals due to the pandemic. Since then, we have enjoyed watching the happy base grow and being able to support more families directly #koalakids #webelievehappyhelps

25.01.2022 With the easing of restrictions in Victoria from today, people are now permitted to have 15 guests in their home so we can go ahead with this year’s #webelievehappyhelps lunch at home! We are excited for our supporters to be able to dress up and catch up with their girlfriends given they haven’t been able to nearly all year On both Thursday 3rd and Thursday 10th December, Koala Kids hostesses will be setting their own dining tables with linen from @simmonslinenhire ... @quatquatta has designed a fabulous three course meal which will be delivered by Koala Kids volunteers to each home with chilled Champagne and Frog Hollow wines. @libertybelleskincentre has donated a special gift for each guest. $170 per guest (minimum eight guests). For more information, please contact [email protected] #koalakids #webelievehappyhelps See more

24.01.2022 Throughout Childhood Cancer Awareness Month we love to recognise the incredible effort of our healthcare workers who work tirelessly to care for and support children with cancer and their families - nurses, doctors, oncologists, therapists, radiotherapists and so many other support staff Over the past couple of weeks we have provided hundreds of cafe vouchers for both healthcare workers and families in the Children’s Cancer Centres and Peter Mac Paediatric Radiotherapy C...linic to use at their respective hospital cafes #koalakids #webelievehappyhelps (Picture taken pre-covid at one of our morning teas) See more

23.01.2022 Let us take care of your gift wrapping this Christmas! Come visit our volunteers outside @bigwaustralia South Yarra @670_chapel to have your gifts beautifully wrapped for a $2 donation (cash or card). Looking for last minute stocking fillers? We have you sorted! Our new Koala Kids socks, plush Koala toys and folding tote bags are also for sale at the pop-up.... Have your gifts wrapped on the spot or drop them off whilst you get some grocery shopping done or enjoy a coffee at @lamanna_and_sons_southyarra who are generous supporters of Koala Kids and are fuelling our gift wrapping volunteers with coffee throughout the day Open every day until Christmas Eve! Tuesday 22nd 12 pm - 6 pm Wednesday 23rd & Thursday 24th 10 am - 6 pm #koalakids #webelievehappyhelps See more

23.01.2022 Most children with cancer need to have a nasogastric feeding tube at some stage during their treatment. Inserting the tube can cause both the child and their parent much anxiety so being offered a novelty patch or adhesive plaster provides the nursing staff and the parent or carer the opportunity to distract the child - choosing from a range of designs to hopefully find their favourite. We are looking forward to distributing a range of both A Simple Patch patches and medical tape and #KidsHopeChest Feeding Friends to cancer treatment paediatric units in Melbourne and around regional Victoria and Tasmania in a bid to desensitise the pain and anxiety associated with having the tubes intubated and adding some fun to what is regarded as one of the most painful procedures during cancer treatment #koalakids #webelievehappyhelps

22.01.2022 It’s been great to have a new addition to our adolescent and young adult care packs. These fabulous Cotton On barrel bags serve as a practical and useful bag for hospital stays and are also very stylish for our young adult demographic! Every young person aged 15-25 is encouraged to sign up to our happy base for young adults. Upon signing up, each young person is able to select from a wide range of items that benefit them whilst in hospital - snacks, toiletries, colouring a...nd puzzle books, journals, iTunes and Google Play cards and so much more! Later this week we’ll have another new addition to the packs from Pinchapoo As part of the happy base, these young people receive ongoing support from Koala Kids such as access to Treat Catering meal boxes, Someone's Sunday hats with hair and other special items and experiences #koalakids #webelievehappyhelps See more

21.01.2022 1st December means it’s advent calendar time! Today, hundreds of LEGO advent calendars were distributed to children who are inpatients in the Cancer Centres and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Each day there is a new LEGO decoration to be made. Thank you Build & Play Australia We also sent Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate advent calendars for children in day oncology.... #koalakids #webelievehappyhelps See more

21.01.2022 This year’s one day in September is now in October and like most other things in 2020, we’re having fun doing things differently Over the next month, families in hospital are going to enjoy fresh, footy gingerbread, complete with red icing of course, courtesy of Wiltons Cookies And the children will be able to decorate their own footy bag tags in their favorite team colours, thanks to Funbox Activities ... For Koala Kids happy base families we have created a super fun AFL finals activity pack filled with Hardie Grant Books books, craft, gingerbread and even a mini Sherrin! If your family isn’t on our happy base yet, or you know a family that hasn’t registered, please contact us. #koalakids #webelievehappyhelps See more

21.01.2022 Can you help us? We are looking for a qualified volunteer electrician to install some cabling in our office, located in Hawthorn 3122. We require cabling connecting the NBN box at the front of the building, through the ceiling, to our office. Please contact us if you are able to help and please share!

20.01.2022 We’re loving seeing so many images come through of our Christmas gingerbread house kits. Don’t these houses look amazing!? Lots of talented kids This Christmas we distributed around 150 gingerbread house kits to families and young people on our happy bases as well as hospitals where we were permitted to send in food items. We cannot thank @wiltonscookies enough for their support. Each year, David and the team donate all the gingerbread houses All the gingerbread i...s freshly made and these houses are absolutely guaranteed to taste as good as they look! Thank you @dollarsweets for providing the glue to hold the houses together (aka icing and piping bags!) #koalakids #webelievehappyhelps See more

20.01.2022 #lestweforget On #AnzacDay we remember and commemorate the Australians and New Zealanders who have served in wars, conflicts and peacemaking operations. Last year with thanks to @kezs_kitchen we provided ANZAC biscuits to our network of hospitals for children, families and staff to enjoy.... ANZAC biscuits were made popular during the first World War when they were sold at fetes, galas and parades at in Australia and New Zealand to raise funds for the war effort. #koalakids #webelievehappyhelps #Repost @drchantelthornton with @get_repost Anzac Day ward round @epworth_ . Thanks @koalakids #kezbiscuits for the Anzac biscuits. #lestweforget #anzacbiscuits #paediatrics #childhoodcancerawareness @kezs_kitchen See more

18.01.2022 Enjoy your Sunday morning coffee even more when you know you’re also helping to provide happy moments to children and young people in cancer treatment! Our wonderful supporters from Coffee MIO Melbourne are donating $10 from every coffee purchase (from now until the end of November) made via their website www.coffeemio.com.au Shop now ... #koalakids #webelievehappyhelps See more

18.01.2022 There’s only a couple of days left to stock up on coffee from @coffeemio and support children and young people during cancer treatment Until the end of November @coffeemio are donating $10 from every online purchase to Koala Kids! Stock up now at coffeemio.com.au #koalakids #webelievehappyhelps

17.01.2022 We sure have felt like Santa’s elves these past couple of weeks as we happily packed hundreds of parcels for Christmas! Our traditional #warehousewednesdays quickly turned into Warehouse everydays to ensure we got everything out in time before the Christmas cut-off! Over the last fortnight, we have sent well over 250 boxes and parcels which included our gingerbread house kits, Christmas decorations, activities and food items for hospitals and happy store orders. Our sin...cerest thanks goes to TIG Freight for their generous support of Koala Kids. TIG Freight has provided all our courier services pro bono for the past three years. This year has seen an incredible surge in demand for courier services and online deliveries and we’re so grateful that with TIG’s continued support, we’ve been able to still get our resources in the hands of children and young people without physically being able to be there #koalakids #webelievehappyhelps See more

16.01.2022 Whether you’re road tripping around Victoria these summer holidays or staying put in Melbourne, make sure you pop in to a BP service station to fill up and support Koala Kids! Throughout December and January, you’ll find Koala Kids donation boxes in stores across Victoria No cash? No worries! Simply tap your credit/debit card on our Tap & Donate device (selected stores only) or scan the QR code to donate online.... #koalakids #webelievehappyhelps See more

15.01.2022 Last week families staying @rmhcvictas Parkville enjoyed delicious two course meals thanks to @treatcatering @treatcatering kindly delivered 120 meals including cupcakes and brownies, frozen so that families could enjoy them when it suited. We hope that all of the families were able to relax and enjoy Treat’s delicious food, prepared specially for them. We’re really excited to be collaborating with the @rmhcvictas team to provide happy moments for families staying in ...their houses and are looking forward to providing meals next month to the North Fitzroy house. Koala Kids and @treatcatering provide meals each month to families on our happy base with thanks to a particularly generous benefactor. #koalakids #webelievehappyhelps See more

14.01.2022 Happy National Play Dough Day The @carnival_for_kids team had lots of fun this afternoon making play dough with Koala Kids families on our happy base Play dough is a great activity for inspiring creativity and imagination whilst also enhancing fine motor skills.... #Repost @roryswarriors with @get_repost Lots of fun had by Rory and Hayden at the @koalakids "Make Your Own Playdough" Zoom workshop! . Kept them amused for about 90 minutes . Thank you Koala Kids for keeping them happy - it really does help . #playdough #webelievehappyhelps #livingwithcancer #zoom #koalakids See more

14.01.2022 Koala Kids works closely with hospital teams including therapists and social workers to ensure we provide relevant and timely support to the families in their care as well as targeted support for individual families where needed. Although COVID-19 and subsequent restrictions have affected the ability to run our volunteer programs and activities in the hospitals, we're really proud of the way we have been able to pivot our organisation to include a focus on families in their homes in addition to those in hospitals - virtual activities, meal boxes, electronic vouchers for hospital cafes to replace our morning teas, therapeutic and other helpful resources for hospital stays such as craft kits & LEGO #koalakids #webelievehappyhelps

14.01.2022 Wishing Rubie a very happy 16th birthday! We’re looking forward to packaging up lots of smash cakes tomorrow for children who are celebrating their birthdays over the next month #koalakids #webelievehappyhelps

14.01.2022 This Thursday, 3 December is International Volunteer Day (IVD) and our local council City of Boroondara will be celebrating the outstanding contribution volunteers make in the Boroondara community Did you know that over a quarter of residents from Boroondara volunteer their time to support local organisations? Tune in this Thursday from 4.30 pm to hear from the Mayor of Boroondara and meet the faces behind the Volunteers of Boroondara campaign, including our very own pro...gram director, Mandy Mandie! The virtual event is free, however registration is essential. Click the link below to register. https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/online-international-volunt #koalakids #webelievehappyhelps

13.01.2022 With the launch of our young adults happy base for 18 to 25 year olds undergoing cancer treatment, we are seeing an increase in the requests for these incredible Someone's Sunday hats with hair Someone’s Sunday exists to empower women with hair issues around the world to feel confident every single day. Each style is specifically designed for comfort, style and adaptability and special consideration is taken to ensure the fabrics used are breathable. We cannot thank S...omeone’s Sunday enough for their support so we can provide young people with their own hat with hair so they can feel confident whilst suffering hair loss #koalakids #webelievehappyhelps See more

13.01.2022 Huge thanks to Treat Catering for pulling out all stops to provide a yummy dinner and treats for 200 children and their families tonight at Ronald Mcdonald House North Fitzroy Ronald Mcdonald House Parkville and Ronald McDonald House Monash - unable to be at home with the rest of their families for Christmas. Charities working together for the benefit of 90 plus families. It’s Christmas!

12.01.2022 Children learn best through play which is why medical play is an important aspect to a child’s cancer treatment and hospital admissions. Medical play is about children playing with real and pretend medical items. Research has proven it can help children - express their feelings and concerns about medical procedures... - practise coping with procedures - feel in control in a healthcare setting - learn the purpose of different medical items. We were so happy to provide 20 doctor’s play kits to play therapists at Monash Children's Hospital who asked specifically for them for children in their care. On other occasions we have also provided therapists in our hospital network various other toy doctor’s kits and trolleys, toy MRI sets, doctors and nurses dress ups and other dolls and toys to assist with medical play #koalakids #webelievehappyhelps See more

11.01.2022 JOIN TEAM KOALA KIDS IN THE 2020 VIRTUAL City2Surf This year Koala Kids Young Adults Committee is subbing out their stilettos and gowns for activewear as they take part in the 2020 virtual City2Surf as Team Koala Kids Koala Kids young adults are committed to raising an awareness for the support our volunteers provide young people aged 15 to 25 in addition to promoting Koala Kids vision, to touch every child and young person during cancer treatment in Victoria. Given t...he young adults committee is unable to host this year's annual Orange Gala the team has decided to participate in Sydney's City2Surf. Everyone is welcome to join Team Koala Kids, click here to sign up to run or walk in the virtual event https://www.registernow.com.au/secure/GroupAcceptance.aspx You can also choose to support the team by donating here https://city2surf2020.everydayhero.com/au/team-koala-kids #koalakidscity2surf #webelievehappyhelps

10.01.2022 We’re urgently looking for volunteers to deliver our monthly meal boxes to families TOMORROW. Pick up is from Koala Kids office as early as 9 am. Please let us know if you’re able to complete one of the following delivery runs Run 1 (approx. 2 hour round trip) - Aintree and Maddingley Run 2 (approx. 2 hour round trip) - West Meadows, Keillor & Meadow Heights... Run 4 (approx 1 hour round trip) - Preston and Coburg North

09.01.2022 Over the next couple of months we will highlight and explain the story behind Koala Kids vision, mission and purpose as well as our values - the core principles that underpin our existence Our family of around 200 volunteers are directed and managed by our full time voluntary executive director and supported by our salaried programs coordinator. We all remain committed to and very passionate about the delivery of our mission. ... #koalakids #webelievehappyhelps See more

08.01.2022 Ava was diagnosed with Leukaemia when she was only hours old and flown to Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital with her mother before she was one day old. She then spent the next nine months undergoing intensive treatment and numerous invasive and life saving procedures. Together with her parents, Holly and Oliver, Ava returned home in June, just before Hobart closed its borders. This August Ava enjoyed her first birthday with family and friends, cancer free!... Click the link below to read Ava’s story and how Koala Kids helped Ava and her family as featured in Woman's Day https://koalakids.org.au/babyavascancertriumph/ #koalakids #webelievehappyhelps

08.01.2022 Monash Children's Hospital (MCH) is currently looking for parents and carers to join their online advisory group. If your child is currently undergoing, or recently completed treatment at MCH and you are interested in providing your input on projects that affect children and their families, please click here http://bttr.im/21vbo

07.01.2022 Koala Kids is offering all families with a child with cancer the opportunity for each of their children, including siblings to create special hand printed tiles as a Christmas keepsake We’ll be sending families all the materials required with a prepaid return postage label so the tiles can be sent to be glazed at @glazeit.studio The finished tiles will be sent back to families in time for Christmas If your family isn’t registered for this activity yet, please cont...act us. Registrations close on Thursday 15 October. Last year, Sigal from @glazeit.studio came into the Children’s Cancer Centre on Christmas Eve and helped each child make a hand print on a tile. It was so special that this year we have decided to extend the opportunity to all the families on our happy base, in and out of hospital #koalakids #webelievehappyhelps See more

06.01.2022 Koala Kids is delighted to announce that we have been chosen as Suncorp’s local Victorian charity partner in the Brighter Futures program for the second consecutive year To read more about our partnership, click here https://koalakids.org.au/suncorpbrighterfuturespartnership/ #koalakids #webelievehappyhelps

06.01.2022 The best sound! We love hearing children ring the celebration bell in the Children’s Cancer Centres. Can’t wait until restrictions are eased so families are able to ring the bell together again.... (Video taken pre COVID-19) #koalakids #webelievehappyhelps See more

06.01.2022 Congratulations Chelsea for completing your radiotherapy treatment How amazing are the Peter Mac paediatric radiotherapy team!? They always go out of their way spending time getting to know the children and young people during their treatment and make these incredible treatment videos with equipment provided by Koala Kids and RCD Foundation-Robert Connor Dawes We had lots of fun choosing photo booth props for young people to celebrate and capture their last day of treatm...ent! #koalakids #webelievehappyhelps

06.01.2022 So thankful to Culprit. Security who answered our call out for an electrician to install some cables at our pro bono office space in the Korjo building! Thank you also to Prompt Networks for helping us switch over to the NBN. It definitely takes a village to run a not for profit and we’re so grateful to have such generous community members Having services like these donated ensure that cash donations are directed straight to children, young people and their families.... #koalakids #webelievehappyhelps See more

06.01.2022 Koala Kids happy base families are invited to join our spooky Halloween virtual workshops! On Thursday 22 October, we’ll be creating fun craft items to decorate the house and on Friday 30 October everyone will be cooking up crazy and colourful chocolate monster balls using @dollarsweets sprinkles and candy eyeballs. Creepy but delicious! Session times are 1.30 pm - 2.30 pm and 4 pm - 5 pm on each day. If your family hasn’t registered on our happy base yet, it’s not to...o late to contact us. All families with a child with cancer are welcome! #koalakids #webelievehappyhelps See more

05.01.2022 What a busy #WarehouseWednesday we had last week! On top of our usual packing (around 50 consignments!) our volunteers also set off across Melbourne and Victoria delivering meal boxes to families Every month, thanks to a particularly generous benefactor, we provide meal boxes to 12 families on our happy base. The meal boxes are thoughtfully prepared by @treatcatering and include a variety of family favourites such as chicken pie, sausage rolls, lasagne and sweet treats. ...The meals are frozen and packed in ICEE ColdFold Boxes. On hearing that her family was going to receive one of the meal boxes, one mum whose son has recently been diagnosed said NO WAY!!!! Are you serious? Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. I'm sitting here crying....I had no idea you did such amazing work. That is really appreciated. This means we can spend more time with the kids. #koalakids #webelievehappyhelps See more

05.01.2022 Friday Night Pizza Party Thanks to all the families who joined us for our pizza party last night! Lots of fun for the kids on a Friday night Carnival for Kids We hope the pizzas turned out delicious. Let us know how you went if you tried Cat’s cheesy crust idea!!... #koalakids #webelievehappyhelps See more

05.01.2022 Earlier this year we approached @warequip_solutions to see if they were able to donate a @clax_cart_aust after our old one went missing. Much to our amazement, they came straight back and were delighted to be able to donate one to us! It’s safe to say that our new trolley has had it’s fair share of work during lockdown!! It’s been an absolute blessing and has made carting numerous boxes and items between our office, suppliers and volunteers’ homes so easy! They also fi...t our branded @visyforabetterworld cartons so nicely. Thank you @warequip_solutions #koalakids #webelievehappyhelps See more

05.01.2022 We’re so happy to welcome @Shades_in_hawthorn to the Koala Kids family! No newcomers to our activities, Andrew and Patrick Cummings joined the Koala Kids team in the recent Sydney City2Surf, and on learning more about our mission, the brothers were keen to become further involved. The Shades team has already assisted with picking up and delivering some some large consignments and also encouraged their clients to donate gifts to Koala Kids, which were then matched by gifts fr...om the Shades team. We are all excited at the prospects and opportunities in 2021 when we’ll hopefully welcome the @shades_in_hawthorn team and our other corporate partners back to our office for meaningful volunteer experiences #koalakids #webelievehappyhelps

05.01.2022 We’ve been incredibly fortunate to have IMO Analytics undertake a research project with Koala Kids happy base families, seeking feedback on our programs and activities and how we’ve adapted during COVID-19. Over 75% of families responded to the survey which is a fantastic result! We’re looking forward to receiving the report and analysis. Each family who completed the survey was offered one of these amazing Snacks with Bite hampers filled with delicious snacks for the w...hole family! IMO analytics is an innovative boutique social and market research company, providing pro bono support to Koala Kids. #koalakids #webelievehappyhelps See more

05.01.2022 Sharing other people’s challenges with childhood cancer to show we care and are thinking of those having to endure the unimaginable pain watching a child and trying to still be a wife, a mother to others and a person dealing with their own feelings.

05.01.2022 Flashback to last Sunday when there were lots of happy families decorating cookies for Father's Day Hopefully all the dads got to try the biscuits before the kids devoured them! Thank you @melbournecookieco #koalakids #webelievehappyhelps

04.01.2022 Some of us are naturally glass half full people. Some try to be but changed circumstances can effect negative thoughts, understandably. For those who might be struggling because of their circumstances, or as an ongoing effect of lockdown I hope you will join me in this challenge and let's try as many of these positive actions as we can. Post your thoughts and let's get positive!

03.01.2022 Croc's Playcentre Hoppers Crossing is reopening today and from now until 18 December, the team are supporting Koala Kids with a happy Christmas toy drive for children with cancer! Everyone is welcome to donate brand new gifts by dropping them off or posting them to Croc’s at 57-69 Forsyth Road, Hoppers Crossing Please consider donating fun, entertaining and engaging gifts for babies and children of all ages. Items such as puzzles and craft sets, LEGO, colouring and a...ctivity books, stationery, books and board games. Thank you to Geoff, Mel and the Croc’s Hoppers Crossing team #koalakids #webelievehappyhelps See more

03.01.2022 Everyone loves a good old fashioned bake sale! Thank you so much to Amelia and Eve for selling their cookies and raising $75 for Koala Kids In the tradition of COVID-19, the girls offered hand sanitiser and social distancing footpath markings! The girls wanted to raise money to buy things for kids in hospitals so they don’t get lonely. Amelia knows how tough it is in hospital having experienced first hand the happy moments Koala Kids provided during her long treatment. ...We love hearing about the wonderful empathy children have, having had cancer and thinking about others having to endure long hospital stays and days of treatment. #koalakids #webelievehappyhelps

03.01.2022 Super excited to announce the new SNACKS WITH BITE X KOALA KIDS range, a wonderful partnership with @snackswithbite 15% of every box sold will be donated directly to Koala Kids A perfect Christmas gift for family, friends, coworkers and corporate gifting! Purchase now at snackswithbite.com.au... #Repost @snackswithbite with @get_repost Introducing SNACKS WITH BITE X KOALA KIDS range Giving back is important to us, that is why we have teamed up with @koalakids to bring happiness to young people and their families through the most difficult of times. Koala Kids provide happy moments to children and young people during cancer treatment, their families and their healthcare team. #webelievehappyhelps The Koala Kids Snacks Boxes will be available for pre-order for the 16th November. Every box sold, 15% will be donated to the Koala Kids Charity . . . #healthysnacks #subscriptionbox #snacklife #happysnacking #yum #inspiredaily #snacks #business #food #bettereveryday #culture #snack #snackideas #happyeating #employeeappreciation #hungry #snackattack #yumyumyum #imhungry #workmotivation #workperk #foodlove See more

02.01.2022 Today marks the last day of #ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth and we’ve been busy assembling 500 bags of gifts for healthcare workers across our hospital network, thanking them for all they do for children and young people during cancer treatment and their families Thank you @meccamaxima @carmanskitchen and #martinandpleasance #koalakids #webelievehappyhelps

02.01.2022 Join us virtually this Friday for a magical afternoon with Amazing Danny the magician! @amazingdannymagic has wowed children and families in the Cancer Centres for Koala Kids before and has promised to deliver a virtual show like you’ve never seen before. He’s sure to have the whole family hanging in suspense and stitches of laughter! Friday 20 November 4.30 pm (runs for approx. 45 minutes) All Koala Kids families are welcome to attend. Please contact us to register... your attendance if you haven’t already #koalakids #webelievehappyhelps See more

01.01.2022 Koala Kids expanded our support of children and young people during cancer treatment to include Tasmanian families two years ago Around a third of children diagnosed with cancer in Tasmania have to travel to Melbourne during their treatment. It was an easy decision to expand our support so families could receive the same support back home as they did when they were in Melbourne. Tasmanian families are appreciating all of the small things we have been providing and ar...e very generous with their thanks. We received this beautiful message from a mum whose daughter was treated in Melbourne and Hobart. I was over the moon excited to learn the news that you are now also supporting us and our fellow friends here in Hobart. What an amazing difference you make. This morning the delivery of magazines arrived in the clinic and even though they may seem simple to some, it was a great change for us parents to have access to adult’s reading material! The kids are loving accessing the little knick knacks too. Sending a very big thank you for opening up your Koala Kids arms and supporting the families of Hobart. We truly appreciate it. #koalakids #webelievehappyhelps See more