Coogee Bay Hotel’s annual fundraiser for the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation has seen it hit its $1m donation target a year earlier than expected.
The 27th annual Coogee Bay Golf Day at Bonnie Doon Golf Club has raised a record-breaking $325,000, with sponsors and industry supporters digging deep to support such a worthy cause.
Over the course of 30 years, Coogee Bay Hotel has raised $4.2m for the Sydney Children’s Hospital. C!NC managing director Chris Cheung thanked all in attendance at the golf day who had made such generous donations to the fundraiser.
“It’s wonderful to see old faces and new come together for such a meaningful cause. We’re raising money for the most vulnerable in our communities, to ensure that they get the care they deserve. Your generosity will directly impact the lives of many kids, so thank you for that,” stated Cheung.
“For 31 years we’ve supported the hospital and the groundbreaking research it’s done to treat sick kids. They do the most incredible job in administering the care that those patients need.”
Four years ago, Coogee Bay Hotel made a commitment to raise $1m for the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation over five years to create a parents retreat. With only $220,000 needed to reach that goal a year early, the annual fundraiser blew past that target last week, raising $325,000 – hitting the $1 million mark a year ahead of schedule.
Sydney Children’s Hospital Foundation CEO Kristina Keneally was on hand to thank the Coogee Bay Hotel team and all of its supporters who had contributed to the fundraising efforts.
“Thank you to Chris, Tori, the Coogee Bay Hotel and all of the sponsors who make today possible. Your generosity is extraordinary.
“We are incredibly grateful for the $1m commitment you’ve made to support the Parents Retreat at the new emergency department at the Sydney Children’s Hopsital in Randwick,” stated Keneally.
“It’s not going to be just the best possible medical care for the kids, it’s going to be amazing care for the families that come there. Because what we know about children’s hospitals is that every patient comes with a family… and we know that sometimes it can be really challenging for the parents.
“It can be really exhausting, and sometimes they need to go somewhere quiet and calm to call the other parent, sometimes they need somewhere to go to cry in relief or in sorrow – and that is what this Parents’ Retreat is going to provide. In a busy, sometimes noisy, sometimes chaotic emergency department, that is a great gift that you are giving.”
The Parents Retreat is part of a larger redevelopment of the emergency department at the Sydney Children’s Hospital, which includes trebling its capacity and creating an on-site carpark.
Coogee Bay Hotel has been raising funds for the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation for 31 years – beginning when it was still the Prince of Wales Children’s Hospital – and the 27th annual charity Golf Day.