Toowoomba Hospital Foundation in Toowoomba, Queensland | Non-profit organisation

Toowoomba Hospital Foundation

Locality: Toowoomba, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 4616 6166

Address: 154 Pechey Street 4350 Toowoomba, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.toowoombahospitalfoundation.org.au

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25.01.2022 Thanks to Jamie and the Team from Anaconda Stores Toowoomba for jumping on board as our Goodie Bag Sponsor for our Suncorp and RACQ Great Western Road Trip We had the pleasure of picking the items up today and can’t wait to share them with everyone joining us on our Road Trip next weekend

24.01.2022 STRICTLY LIMITED Yes way, Rosé! There's only a handful of tickets left for our brand new event, Classic Beauty Therapy Rosé & Croquet at Gabbinbar Homestead Your ticket includes croquet on the lawn, beverage package, three course Gabbinbar chef-prepared meal inside the homestead, live performances and prizes to be won! Book online at: https://www.trybooking.com/BMTKB... Thank you to our sponsors and partners: Axiom Insurance Brokers, RealWay Property Partners Toowoomba, EFEX Toowoomba, Treasury Wine Estates and Hit South Queensland

24.01.2022 Shout out to the wonderful team at Freedom Lifestyle & Fitness Toowoomba who've generously donated raffle prizes for all of our upcoming THF events in 2021 So amazing! Make sure you keep an eye out for their gift hamper on our raffles tables and we can't wait to work with Nicole and the team as our naming sponsors for our Freedom Lifestyle and Fitness Pink High Tea in October

23.01.2022 Calling all Queens! Our favourite fabulous bingo hosts are back for Drag Queen of Hearts Bingo! Raising funds for the Cardiac Department, tickets are $45 and on sale now. Be quick to grab yours here! https://www.trybooking.com/BNPNE

23.01.2022 How amazing do these new sleepover ottomans in the Paediatric Unit look!? Last year we funded the purchase of 18 ottomans for the Toowoomba Hospital Women's and Children's services so that parents like Sarah, with baby Layla, can stay at the side of their sick children or partners can be with expecting mothers in maternity These ottomans are designed as a bed, sofa and chaise lounge that can be easily moved around and have secure storage for blankets and personal possessions. It's such a joy for us to be able to provide these little measures of comfort for those who need to stay close to their loved ones while visiting our hospital

23.01.2022 Recently we had the pleasure of visiting Clifford Park Special School for a lovely presentation and tour of their school. A big thank you to the senior students who earlier in the year arranged a Superhero Day to recognise and raise funds for the incredible work of their health heroes at Darling Downs Health The students raised a wonderful $500 which they've generously donated towards our Toowoomba Hospital Christmas Appeal in support of the Theatre Department

21.01.2022 Thank you to our friends The Avenue Dental & Pittsworth Dental for donating loads of dental hygiene kits which will be handed out to our wonderful guests at Neighbourhood Christmas Luncheon 2020 as well as to patients of the Darling Downs Health Alcohol and Other Drugs Service during the festive season

21.01.2022 Shout-out to our generous sponsors and supporters of Suncorp and RACQ present Great Western Road Trip! Gold Sponsors: Suncorp and RACQ; Silver Sponsor: TJM Toowoomba; Bronze Sponsor: Southern Queensland Country - SQC; Catering Sponsors: Grinders Coffee and 'Mount Franklin' Water; Activities Sponsor: Stonestreets Travel; Event Supporters: Armstrong Auto Group and Foxtail Productions; Goodie Bag Sponsor Anaconda Stores and our Apparel Sponsor Hip Pocket Workwear & Safety. We wouldn't be able to embark on this incredible getaway without you

21.01.2022 Shout out to the awesome team at Toowoomba Confectionery Wholesalers for donating 16 cartons of Favourites for our upcoming fundraising events

19.01.2022 Will you be watching the Grand Central Shopping Centre Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers Itty-Bitty Floral Parade? Make sure you tune in to the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers Facebook Page at 3pm on Saturday 19th September to see our float (complete with a mini Alison and our mascot Sunny ) take to the virtual stage.

18.01.2022 Wow! So many beautiful gifts donated by our friends at Cains Pharmacy and the lovely community of Pittsworth! We were absolutely blown away by your generosity when we visited the pharmacy on Monday and picked up a VAN LOAD of goodies All the toys donated by the Pittsworth community will go towards ensuring our littlest of guests at our annual Neighbourhood Christmas Luncheon don't miss out on receiving a gift from Santa on Christmas Day Thanks so much!

18.01.2022 Thank you to the awesome team at Homestyle Bake who've generously supported our Tax Appeal with a donation of yummy muffins through Wellbean Co We're nearing the end of June, so if you're still looking to make an end of financial year donation to THF you can help us by donating here: https://www.toowoombahospitalfoundation.org.au/tax-appeal-2

16.01.2022 A massive thank you to Hip Pocket Workwear & Safety for their generous donation of uniforms for our Suncorp and RACQ present Great Western Road Trip Committee members We can't wait to rock them on our journey through the Darling Downs this weekend

16.01.2022 We have been absolutely blown away by the generosity that just keeps on coming from our Suncorp and RACQ Great Western Road Trip! We're very excited to announce that through their Suncorp Brighter Futures program, Suncorp dollar matched the fundraising efforts and volunteer time given by their staff - adding an extra $23,000 to the final tally! Meaning our first ever road trip raised a phenomenal $80,000 for rural mental health!

16.01.2022 The countdown is on! There’s only a few days left until we head off on our Suncorp and RACQ present Great Western Road Trip Thank you to the teams at OZtrail Australia and BCR Australia for donating these awesome prizes for our lucky road trippers to win!

15.01.2022 Who doesn't love chilling at home on a lovely summer's evening with a glass of bubbles? Get your friends together or your special someone and join us on Saturday 16 January for our Virtual Sip & Summer event with accredited local Sommelier Kiron Barui of Wearing Memories: Wine Merchants For only $90 per person we'll take you on a journey through a starter, a bubbly and a red accompanied with a specially selected petite antipasto platter all from the comfort of your own home! For more details and to book visit: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing?eid=694345&

14.01.2022 Thank you to the Lions Club of Westbrook and Districts for donating 150 trauma teddy bears to the Foundation These teddies have been delivered to the Toowoomba Hospital Paediatrics Unit to be gifted to children spending time in hospital over the festive period as well as give our littlest of patients a boost of bravery when going into surgery. Thank you to President Greg Freeleagus, Rod Tillotson and Zone Chairperson Gail Jones for presenting us the bears at their Christmas dinner this week

14.01.2022 Shout out to our wonderful friends Fitzy's Toowoomba for raising an amazing $6,740 in December at their famous Fitzy's Feast in support of our 2020 Toowoomba Hospital Christmas Appeal Thank you to the Fitzy's team for choosing us as their charity of choice and for their continued support of all that we do

14.01.2022 Earlier this year we helped the Darling Downs Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Hearing Health Service purchase new equipment for their community program The Indigenous Health Team provide this free service to children aged from infancy to four years old to the community as well as special clinical visits to Kulila Indigenous Kindergarten in Toowoomba. This invaluable service enables Darling Downs Health to identify and help treat ear infections in vulnerable children and teens before long-term hearing problems occur. Such a great program, which we're proud to have funded equipment for!

14.01.2022 Well many of us thought we'd never get there, but Christmas and 2021 is just round the corner! We've had a wonderful November fundraising for Darling Downs Health and are very grateful for all our mates who hosted events and fundraisers supporting numerous areas of the health service. With Christmas less than a month away we have plenty of opportunities for our community to give back this festive season from the Loads of Love Appeal, Ray White Toowoomba 'A Litte Ray of Giving' toy drive and our Toowoomba Hospital Christmas Appeal, we would love your support Check out our video below for a sneak peek of what we got up to in the past month as well as what's coming up.

12.01.2022 Earlier this year with thanks from a grant we received from Inland Rail we were able to purchase 20 Baby Care Packs with all the essentials a new mum needs for the Darling Downs Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Bridging Antenatal Care Indigenous Babies and Smoking Cessation (BAIBS) program Just last month the team from the Darling Downs Health Indigenous Health Team gifted their first two packs to two new mums who gave birth in Toowoomba and Kingaroy. We're told that the two bubs are doing well and that the midwives went above and beyond in their support. A big thank you to Inland Rail for helping us fund these packs for new mums going through the BAIBS program and helping us support the great work of the Indigenous Health Team

12.01.2022 Celebrating 20 years This year A Christmas Wish is celebrating 20 years of fundraising for the Toowoomba Hospital Foundation Come along and support our friends at Dance Force Gatton & Toowoomba at their special 20th Anniversary A Christmas Wish - Maggie’s Magic Toybox dance concert this Saturday 28th November All funds raised will go towards supporting our Toowoomba Hospital Christmas Appeal. You can purchase your tickets to the matinee or show at the Empire Theatre at this link: https://www.empiretheatre.com.au/event/868/a-christmas-wish

11.01.2022 Shout-out to Mary Reid of Merivale Cakes and Crafts who'll be donating $10 from each sale of her new book, CAUTION! Wedding Cake On Board, to THF from now until December Mary has led an incredible career from child entrepreneur to acclaimed wedding cake creator, teacher and mentor and shares her many amazing tales in her new book, which also includes a free recipe book You can purchase your copy for only $50 (plus postage and handling) and help support the Foundation online from The Party Hut, visit: https://www.partyhut.com.au/

11.01.2022 Wax for Tax Marlene Studios Day Spa is helping to raise funds for our annual Tax Appeal with their Wax for Tax special running until the end of June! Book in with Marlene for a 1/2 leg and underarm wax this month and $20 of your booking will go towards the purchase of vital equipment for the Toowoomba Hospital Cardiology Department Check out her Facebook Page or call to book on 07 4613 4535.

11.01.2022 Get your dabbers ready! Our fabulous Queens Dylicious Sweetz and Anna Bee are back on the Drag Queen Bingo Stage this February with their dazzling performances and hilarious bingo craziness Tickets are only $45 per person and includes a drink on arrival. For more information and to book your tickets to our Drag Queen of Hearts Bingo event on Friday 26th Feb at City Golf Club Toowoomba, visit: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing?eid=695946&

11.01.2022 This past month has been incredibly humbling for the Foundation. We've received some beautiful and heartfelt donations as well as seen tremendous support at our recent fundraising events. Thank you to everyone who has made this month extra special for patients and staff of Darling Downs Health Check out our Monthly Update below for a peek into what we've been up to.

11.01.2022 These little devices may look small but they make a mighty difference to some of our patients in the Cancer Care Unit. Called an electrolarynx, these act as speech aids for patients who've unfortunately had to have their voice box removed due to cancer. We recently helped Speech Pathologist Monique by purchasing three different devices so she can help give her patients the gift of speech again These devices can also be loaned out to patients in our community so they're able to continue communicating with their friends, family and loved ones while they wait for their own speech aid to arrive. Thanks Monique for giving us this opportunity to give such a precious gift to your patients

10.01.2022 O what a night Thank you to everyone who joined us in celebrating our 30th Anniversary fundraising for Darling Downs Health at our THF Health Service Gala Ball We were incredibly inspired by Sam Bloom and had a good giggle about her tales of Penguin the Magpie. Thank you to our wonderful sponsors and supporters for making our 30th Anniversary Ball magical: Major Prize Partner Harvey Norman Commercial, Premium Raffle Partner Focus HR, Table Sponsors Higgins Coatings, Wearing Memories: Wine Merchants and Champagne Royal Riviera, EFEX Toowoomba, Photography Partner Annielyn Images, @Floral Partner Blooming Gorgeous Flowers & Gifts, Media Partner Bishopp, Accommodation Partner Quest Toowoomba Apartment Hotel and our Dining Partners Woolworths Kearney Springs, PFD Food Services and Homestyle Bake.

08.01.2022 TICKETS OPEN // Get ready for Melbourne Cup Join us on Tuesday 3rd November at the One Wish, One Cure Melbourne Cup Luncheon for a day of fashion, food and horses at Urban Grounds Cafe all while raising funds to purchase equipment and resources for Type 1 Diabetes patients of Darling Downs Health. Tickets are only $90 per person and includes a two course meal, sparkling wine on arrival, gift bag and the chance to win best dressed lady and gentleman BOOK ONLINE TODAY: https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=662128&

07.01.2022 Shout out to our friends Homestyle Bake for donating some scrumptious muffins to Wellbean Co in support of our Toowoomba Hospital Christmas Appeal All proceeds raised from sales of the muffins (only until stocks last!) will go towards helping us purchase a brand new Anaesthetic Machine for the Theatre Department

06.01.2022 And they're off! If you'd like to support our fundraising efforts for our Suncorp and RACQ present Great Western Road Trip, you can visit our website and help support our road trippers reach their fundraising goals by donating online. All funds raised will go towards supporting rural mental health by assisting Darling Downs Health deliver a mobile mental health outreach program Visit: https://www.toowoombahospitalfoundation.org.au//great-west

06.01.2022 Today we had the absolute pleasure of presenting the funds raised from our The Diamond Hunter Virtual Talwood Pink Ladies Day to the Darling Downs Health Mobile Women's Health nurses Kathy, Barbara and Marcia With the generous support of everyone who purchased a ticket we raised $9,758 to go towards assisting the Mobile Women's Health Service which travels across the Darling Downs providing support and care to rural women Thank you also to our sponsors and supporters of our Virtual Talwood Pink Ladies Day: The Diamond Hunter, Art Lovers Australia, Fox and Thomas Business Lawyers, BMO, The Glennie School, St Joseph's Nudgee College, Suncorp and The Dame in Pink (Erin Kate Petersen).

06.01.2022 It's almost Christmas and we're very excited to welcome our guests to our Neighbourhood Christmas Luncheon 2020 St Joseph's College Toowoomba Hall is all decked out and looking very festive thanks to help from our volunteers. Thank you also to our sponsors who've made this event possible this year: Civic Church, Ray White Toowoomba, The Avenue Dental & Pittsworth Dental, Best Wilson Buckley Family Law, The Fit Lab Health and Fitness Centre, Hillmans Transport, Fitzy's Toowo...omba, Toowoomba Referral Network, Sedl Agencies, DP Wealth Advisory, Concept Tiles Toowoomba, Carer Gateway, Hit South Queensland, Triple M Darling Downs and Toowoomba and Surat Basin Enterprise Also a shout out to our supporters who contributed towards Neighbourhood Christmas: Cains Pharmacy, Loads of Love Appeal, Premier Motor Service, Ironbark Security, Grand Central Shopping Centre, Pixie Ice Cream Company and Woolworths. See more

04.01.2022 FINAL TICKETS // There's only a handful of tickets left to our Scream Queens Bingo Halloween special Join our fabulous hosts Dylicious Sweetz and Anna Bee on Friday 30th October for a spooky fun night of Bingo and live performances. Tickets are only $45 and available to purchase online. Please note this is a strictly 18+ only event. Book now before they all disappear : https://www.toowoombahospitalfoundation.org.au//scream-que

03.01.2022 It's almost Christmas-time! If you're anything like us and leave gift shopping to the last minute, then make sure you pop on over to our gift wrapping station outside Woolies at Clifford Gardens Shopping Centre to have your gifts beautifully wrapped by our volunteers for a donation! We'll be there from 10am to 4pm daily and we'll be open until 7pm on Christmas Eve.

01.01.2022 We wouldn't be able to do what we do without our wonderful volunteers - especially on Christmas Day Thank you to all our volunteers who helped us set up our Neighbourhood Christmas Luncheon 2020 and to everyone who'll be taking the time out of their Christmas to help those less fortunate

01.01.2022 Meet the THF Team: Grant! Grant is our new Visual Communications Officer. Grant started with the Foundation in November and comes from a background in Commercial Print, with over 14 years of experience in Prepress/Graphic Design When he’s not at work conceptualising and tapping the keyboard, Grant can be found listening to records or enjoying a refreshing ale Favourite Quote: If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you always got. Last show you... binged on Netflix: The Queen’s Gambit (What a cracking mini series!) What type of student were you at school?: A chatterbox, joker, and creative dude. What's a fun fact about you?: I’m a sook when it comes to dogs! What's the best thing about working at THF so far?: The team is like no other and I’m stoked to be apart of it. See more

01.01.2022 SOLD OUT // Our Scream Queens Bingo event has officially sold out! Thank you to everyone who purchased a ticket :) We can't wait to welcome you to the City Golf Club Toowoomba on Friday 30 October for a special Halloween edition of our popular Drag Queen Bingo Extravaganza series