Party for Kids with Cancer®
History of the Cause
Lorraine Lea Linen established the Party for Kids with Cancer® fund in honour of the company's founder, Peter Ryan, who lost his battle with cancer in 1999. Donations are raised by Lorraine Lea's Australian and New Zealand sales Consultants when they hold linen and manchester parties during a special 2-week period each year. In 2011, it was held in August when Hosts donated their Party Credits, Consultants could choose to hand over their Party Profits and guests made cash donations. $3 from the sale of every PJ Bear also goes to the cause.
The aim of the cause is to provide much needed additional services and research equipment to major hospitals that specialise in treating children and adolescents with cancer. Donating monies directly to the hospital enables the company to ensure the full amount is spent within the selected hospital to help improve the quality of the patients' everyday lives.
Recipients of Lorraine Lea Linen's Party for Kids with Cancer® funds are:
| 2011 |
Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth |
$123,871
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| 2010 |
Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide |
$100,000
|
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2009
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Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne
|
$106,000
|
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2008
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Starship Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
|
$ 99,498
|
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2007
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Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick
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$ 74,991
|
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2006
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Mater Hospital, Brisbane
|
$ 71,287
|
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2005
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Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart
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$ 63,312
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2004
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Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth
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$ 64,000
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2003
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The Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide
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$ 23,000
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2002
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The Peter MacCallum Institute, Melbourne
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$ 22,000
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2001
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Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick
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$ 20,200
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2000
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Mater Hospital, Brisbane
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$ 8,000
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Total raised $776,159
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Director Presents Donation Funds to Princess Margaret Hospital
Lorraine Lea Linen's donation of more than $123,000 will ensure Princess Margaret Hospital in Perth, WA, continues to lead the way in the fight against childhood cancer with world class technology - in the form of a new apheresis machine. See how this story was covered in the media.
Replacing the hospital’s out-dated model, the apheresis machine will collect stem cells from patients undergoing chemotherapy, which can then be injected back into the body later, lessening the chances of infection and other side effects.
PMH Foundation CEO Denys Pearce said the machine was the latest on the market and the new equipment would be a welcome addition to the Oncology and Haematology Departments.
“It’s very important that children and adolescents requiring this treatment have access to state of the art equipment that will give them the best chance of overcoming the disease,” he said. “It’s fantastic that with the generous support of Lorraine Lea Linen we can purchase the very latest apheresis program for our patients with high risk cancers, and we are immensely grateful for their support.”
Lorraine Lea Linen Company Director, Adrian Ryan said the he hoped the donation would assist PMH to continue their good work in improving the lives and care of young cancer sufferers in Western Australia.
“We are dedicated to providing much needed additional services to major Australian and New Zealand hospitals that specialise in treating children and adolescents with cancer,” he said. “Donating the funds directly to the PMH Foundation enables us to ensure that the funds we have raised are spent within PMH and go directly towards helping West Australian children who require specific cancer treatment of this kind.”
Donations for the apheresis machine were raised by Lorraine Lea's Australian and New Zealand sales consultants at linen and manchester parties throughout 2011. Lorraine Lea Linen has donated more than $187,000 to PMH since 2004.
The PMH Foundation was established in 1998, and has granted more than $35 million to PMH to fund life-saving research and capital projects. The Foundation has also funded close to a quarter of the equipment currently used by the hospital.