New chair for West Gippsland cancer patients
 Baw Baw News   By // 18:21, Friday 27 November 2015

club88 oncology donation supplied by wgh

WEST GIPPSLAND // A $1,500 donation from a local club will allow the West Gippsland Hospital to buy a new chair for cancer patients.

Above: Club 88 members Helen van Heuven (left) and Beryl Tyson (right) present equipment to oncology Nurse Manager Anny Byrne. Image supplied by the West Gippsland Regional Hospital.

Club 88’s donation to the hospital’s oncology unit will provide much-needed comfort for patients which, a hospital spokesperson said, is “vital during the course of treatment.”


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The club raised the funds through the sale of discount shopping voucher bookelts. Local businesses provided a discount for shoppers who purchased the $10 books from Club 88 members.

Club88 members Helen van Heuven and Beryl Tyson visited the Oncology Unit to formally present the money to unit Manager Anny Byrne.

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