Kids Hospital Appeal prize winner comes from Whangarei

05 November 2015

Countdown Kids Hospital Appeal major prize winner comes from Whangarei

A shopper at the Countdown Whangarei store has won the major prize in the national Countdown Kids Hospital Appeal fundraising raffle - a Volkswagen Passat Wagon TSI R-Line worth $56,240.

The winner has asked not to be identified, but told Countdown store staff she had never won anything before in her life. “I’m just glad that the extra $5 I added to my shopping one day is part of raising money for children in hospital – and the fact that I won the car is just a huge surprise that I’m still trying to come to terms with.”

Countdown staff and members of the Northland DHB Child and Maternity Health team are delighted with the win.

Fundraising activities through the Countdown Kids appeal are run by Countdown stores, their support offices and DHB staff each year to support the DHB’s most vulnerable clients, children and babies,. The appeal has raised more than $8m nationally over nine years for extra equipment for children in hospitals throughout the country.

The Countdown Kids appeal has raised a total of almost $500,000 in Northland, allowing vital equipment to be bought for child health and maternity. Major purchases have included an incubator and an ultrasound scanner for the Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) at Whangarei Hospital, an EEG machine and a hoist for the Child Health Centre and monitoring equipment for Ward 2.

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