The Christchurch Town Hall’s Limes Room was recently transformed into a Roaring 20’s Ball to raise funds for the Canterbury Charity Hospital.
Everyone had an awesome time dressed up in their 20’s finery and danced the night away to the music of local band The Mule.
MC Mark Hadlow flew in for the evening and was joined by auctioneer Phil McGoldrick who was in charge of the live auction which featured an E-bike, Crusaders jersey and MediaWorks advertising vouchers.
We were honoured to have All Black legend and Crusader Richie Mo’unga speak at a function for local lawyers and accountants at the Charity Hospital. There was a question and answer session hosted by trustee Richard Smith followed by a presentation by chairman Phil Bagshaw about what’s been happening at the hospital.
The Chalky Carr Trust was established by Kevin ”Chalky” Carr in the face of terminal pancreatic cancer to make a positive and practical difference for those impacted and bound together by cancer.
Since then the Trust has raised well over half a million dollars and completed several projects including a $100,000 trust fund for a little girl who lost her mum to cancer; Chalky’s Chairs – specialist oncology chairs at Christchurch Hospital; Chalky’s Cars, a taxi service for those undergoing cancer treatment and Chalky Carr Scholarships to support tertiary students at the University of Canterbury, Ara and Lincoln University who have been affected by cancer.
Chalky’s legacy continues with the Trust’s latest initiative to raise $100,000 for the Canterbury Charity Hospital which provides bowel screening for those under 50 years who have been referred to the public system but not met the criteria for public investigation. Stuff reporter Jo McKenzie-McLean, who has stage four bowel cancer, gave the keynote address at the recent Chalky Carr Trust Party at Te Pae about the difficulties accessing bowel screening after she had symptoms that warranted further investigation. In New Zealand, younger patients have limited public access to investigation due to resource limitations and a more stringent set of criteria.
The fundraising started with Nic Gill, Sam Whitelock and Brad Mooar rode Wattbikes in a 24-hour marathon in MIQ. Together with the recent event at Te Pae, the Chalky Carr Trust is proud to have raised over $100,000 for the charity hospital’s bowel screening service.
From left to right: Chalky Carr Trust patron Gemma McCaw, Jo McKenzie-McLean and Trustee Dr Sarah Carr at the Party at Te Pae.Image courtesy of Chalky Carr Trust .
The Charity Hospital team is very grateful to the Melbourne-based medical orchestra, Corpus Medicorum, who performed in Christchurch to raise funds for the hospital. It was an amazing concert and was greeted with enthusiasm by the audience. A stand-out was the solo by guest cellist Catherine Kwak who is also a first year doctor at Middlemore Hospital. Thank you to Phillip Antippa and Corpus Medicorum orchestra for your generosity.
Ilam Toyota has very generously donated a new vehicle for lease to the hospital to replace their aging vehicle. “We are very grateful to have such a modern vehicle to use for transporting patients and equipment as well as assisting us with fundraising.” says Carl.
“We are really excited to have the opportunity to support Canterbury Charity Hospital, and the incredible work they do for our local community. Their new RAV4 GX will provide the team and patients with a safe and reliable method of transport. We are very proud to help out such a worthy cause,” says Ilam Toyota branch manager Paul Taylor.
Ilam Toyota sales manager Elize De Goede hands over the keys for the RAV4 to Carl Shaw from the Charity Hospital.
The Charity Hospital’s main fundraising event has has to be postponed. The Roaring 20’s Charity Ball is now being held on Friday 2 December 2022 at the Limes Room in the iconic Christchurch Town Hall.
“Our annual fundraising evening is always a fun night and helps us raise the $900,000 we need each year to help Cantabrians access the services they need,” said Rosie Graham, Fundraising Co-ordinator at the Charity Hospital.
Tickets will be available for sale online at www.charityhopsital.org.nz from 1 July 2022 but feel free to contact (rosie@charityhospital.org.nz) in the meantime if you have any queries or would like to donate an auction item.
It costs over $18,000 a week to run the Canterbury Charity Hospital and we rely almost entirely on donations from the public. Click here to make a Donation today
If you are having issues making a donation, purchasing tickets or buying Sylvester books, email Rosie Graham at the Charity Hospital at rosie@ccht.org.nz
