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We can never do enough to help new people on the planet and the Seaton Foundation has generously helped locals take a leap forward to ensure their good health.

The Seaton Foundation’s donation of a new mannequin and Resusright training monitor. Photo supplied

Seaton donated over $37,000 worth of equipment – including a humidicrib, a coaxial ophthalmoscope, a new mannequin, a Resusright Juno training monitor, and a Bilibed Blanket to the Our Kids project at the Lismore Base Hospital’s Special Care Nursery, Children’s Ward and Women’s Care Unit.

Our Kids works with the nursing unit mangers in the paediatric department of each local hospital from Grafton to Tweed, to assess which items are most needed.

Our Kids Fundraising Coordinator, Rebekka Battista, said this is a tremendous investment in our local families. 

Seaton Foundation proud to support Our Kids

Seaton Foundation Founder, Belinda Seaton, said the Seaton Foundation is proud to be able to support Our Kids by providing much-needed equipment: ‘We have been supporting Our Kids for the last three years and love how our partnership helps so many families in our region.’

Through donations, bequests, regular giving, workplace giving and events, monies and awareness are raised to help purchase equipment on the ‘Our Kids Wishlist’.

Since 2001, Our Kids, through the generosity of the community, has purchased over $2.3 million worth of equipment for local hospitals. This equipment helps keep our kids local when needing medical care.

If you or your business would like to partner with Our Kids, please email [email protected],au or phone the Our Kids office on 6620 2705.



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