Why Fundraise?
The RBWH Foundation exists to fund patient care and lifesaving research projects across Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH), Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS), Redcliffe Hospital and the many Institutes and Centres across the Herston Health Precinct.
RBWH has a global reputation for excellence and world-leading discoveries that result in innovations and improvements in patient care, yet many of these discoveries simply would not happen without community funding from generous supporters such as yourself.
Quite simply - we rely on fundraising to fund research and patient care.
Meet Lisa Head
Despite having no family history of breast cancer and no other symptoms, when Lisa found a small lump under her right armpit, she took her GP's advice and went for a mammogram.
When the results came back in June this year, Lisa's worst fears were confirmed when she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
From that day, Lisa's life changed forever, however her positive attitude and determination to fight her prognosis is an inspiration.
"The diagnosis is just a glitch, a roadblock in my amazing life," Lisa says.
"It's quite a journey. Nothing I ever thought I'd be going through. I'm so grateful for the love and support of family, friends and colleagues. I'm so grateful for the incredible patient care that I am receiving.”
As a current Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital (RBWH) patient, Lisa is now raising funds to support the hospital that is helping to save her life.
Ready to become an RBWH Foundation fundraiser?
Fundraising brings a special sense of achievement – and makes such a difference to so many lives. It’s always inspiring to see new and novel ideas or tried and true methods.
Whether you’re raising money on your own or as part of a group, by doing something sporty or something fun and different, there are lots of ways that you can get involved, and starting is as easy as 1, 2...3!
Step 1:
Register as a RBWH Foundation Fundraiser and follow the prompts to set up your account.
Step 2:
Choose a title for your fundraiser and a fundraising goal.
Step 3:
Share your page with your friends, family and colleagues and start fundraising!
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Past Fundraisers
Looking for some fundraising inspiration? Check out some of the ways our current and past supporters have rallied their friends and family to support their fundraising activities.
Annie’s Aneurysm High-Tea
At the age of 21, Annie Barnett was left fighting for her life, after a rupture of two brain aneurysms and a stroke. What followed was a lengthy recovery period and numerous surgeries.
Thankfully, Annie is now thriving - back to living her life to the fullest and eternally grateful to the team of doctors and nurses at RBWH that saved her life.
To show her appreciation, Annie held a high-tea to raise awareness of her condition and to raise almost $6,000 for the RBWH Foundation to support patient care and medical research.
Rally for the Royal
In 2014, Reece’s life changed in an instant when he was hit by a car while riding a motor scooter home from work. The amazing neurosurgical team at the RBWH not only saved his life but inspired a career change. Reece is now a Physiotherapy Assistant at RBWH and one of our most committed fundraisers.
At one stage, Reece thought he may never walk again, now he has found a passion for running and fitness, and uses his fundraising page to clock up generous donations from his network of supporters.
Recently commemorating 10 years since his accident, Reece (with support from his RBWH colleagues), completed 3,650 push-ups in under 30 minutes, raising $1,937 for the Foundation.
OT Grilling for Good
In support of the 2024 RBWH Foundation Giving Day, the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital (RBWH) Occupational Therapy team headed to Newstead Bunnings where they donned their aprons and ran the famous Bunnings sausage sizzle for the weekend.
Cooking up a storm, they went through over 700 sausages, 25kg of onions and 40 loaves of bread in order to raise an mpressive $3,383.90 for the RBWH Foundation. And, thanks to our Giving Day matching donors, this resulted in a total of $6,767.80 raised for Giving Day!
Banchory 100km Challenge
In Oct 2022, Scottish tourists Morag, her husband Martin, and their children were doing a once-in-a-lifetime trip around Australia when she was suddenly struct down with encephalitis - an inflammation of the active tissues of the brain caused by an infection or an autoimmune response. She was taken to RBWH and when she woke, she couldn't talk and was paralysed down one side.
Over the next six weeks, Morag received care at RBWH, before being transferred back home to Aberdeen, Scotland, for further care.
To thank RBWH and all the other doctors and clinicians who looked after Morag during her recover, her husband Martin and 7 of his mates decided to walk 100 kilometres over the scottish mountains of Aberdeen in 24 hours, raising over 11,000 pounds and donating over $4,000 to the RBWH Foundation.
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Tips and Tools
Still haven't found what you're looking for? Check out our free fundraising resources and frequently asked questions via the links below. Or for more information contact our friendly community fundraising team via fundraise@rbwhfoundation.com.au
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Other ways to support
If asking people for money or running marathons is not your thing, but you still want to get involved, never fear! Whether it's buying raffle tickets in the Play for Purpose lottery, or saving up recycled containers for change, there are plenty of other ways you can support fundraising efforts for the RBWH Foundation. Click the links below to learn more.
