Hospital Sunday Appeal reaches new heights
18 June 2008
The final tally for the 2008 Hospital Sunday Appeal is $50,700, which is a record for the Western District Health Service annual Doorknock.
The year’s collection is a tremendous result for the Health Service, Chief Executive Officer, Jim Fletcher said.
Just three years ago the Appeal raised $15,000, so the innovations brought in since then to involve more volunteer collectors, expand the doorknock into rural areas, and this year take the appeal into workplaces, has contributed to this great result, he said.
“The success of the Hospital Sunday Appeal has enabled the Health Service to purchase a state-of-the-art Image Intensifier for our operating theatre, and maintain our reputation as an innovative leader in rural Healthcare.
“The Appeal also provided members of our community to direct funds to other services delivered through WDHS if they chose,” he said.
This approach was certainly successful in the Penshurst 
region, which raised more than $8,000 for Penshurst and District Hospital.
Penshurst collector-extraordinaire Trevor Rentsch was responsible for collecting $5,355 for PDHS, while another Penshurst resident and WDHS Board Member Jen Hutton collected more than $2000.
Mr Fletcher congratulated all volunteers for their great support, the WDHS Development Council and the Community Liaison Department for their coordination of the Appeal, and the initiatives which have contributed to the final result.