More than $130,000 was raised at a charity evening on Monday for the Children’s Emergency Department to be built at Palmerston North Regional Hospital.
About 100 people attended the event at Focal Point Cinema, which included an auction and movie premiere.
Two major gifts, announced at the end of the evening, added to the $30,000 raised during the auction. Sir Patrick Higgins and family pledged $50,000 to the project and Awapuni Rotary Club another $50,000.
Awapuni Rotary Club board member Fraser Bell says the donation continues the club’s long-standing support of the hospital’s Emergency Department. The club recently funded both the whānau room and the children’s playroom in the waiting area.
“We’re thrilled to support another meaningful project that will benefit sick children and their families. This one was a no-brainer for the club.”