Waurn Ponds Shopping Centre are proud supporters of the Barwon Health Foundation Kids Appeal, raising money for a new Geelong rehabilitation centre for children and youth.
Waurn Ponds Shopping Centre has raised $7,674.90 from recent in-centre events – the inaugural Easter Egg Scramble and ‘get your Easter face on’ face painting activities alone raised $2,483.
With three upcoming fundraisers, the partners are on track to raise well over $12,000.
Barwon Health Foundation Kids Appeal Ambassador Keisha recently visited the Waurn Ponds Shopping Centre team to thank them for their support.
Five-year-old Keisha has been diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy but is achieving amazing things thanks to the help of a dedicated team of doctors and therapists.
Her family are big supporters of the appeal and say that having a new centre for kids just like Keisha will be amazing for families in the Geelong region.
Waurn Ponds Shopping Centre Marketing Manager Danni Unsworth said the centre was ecstatic to deliver nearly $8000 in funds for the Kids Rehabilitation public project this financial year.
“The partnership to date is incredibly rewarding with Barwon Health Foundation volunteers sparing their time to encourage public support during key in-centre events and activities,” Ms Unsworth said.
“Waurn Ponds Shopping Centre shopper generosity has been positively outstanding and we can’t thank our customers enough for supporting our fundraising efforts.”
In July, Waurn Ponds will offer a range of free Nickelodeon themed activities alongside a gold coin donation for collectable badge making.
The Kids Appeal Geelong has raised $1.5 million to date of the $3 million needed to build the state-of-the-art centre.
The centre will include two rehab gyms, therapy kitchen, private consulting rooms as well as an outdoor therapy playground.
