Shopping centre raises $5000 for children's ward

More than $5000 was raised for the Central Coast Children's Fund through a shopping centre campaign last month.

Held on Thursday, September 21, Deepwater Plaza hosted the Big Change for Small Change event to make a difference to the lives of local children.

Deepwater Plaza was one of 10 shopping centres nationally to hold the charity event to directly support children's health care in each local area.

Due to the generosity of the local community, Deepwater Plaza raised $5515 in donations on the day.

"We were overwhelmed by the community's generosity and thank our volunteers and partners who came together to make a difference," said centre manager Ms Deborah McKilligan.

The funds raised on the day will be used to purchase two wireless electronic weight and height measuring stations for the Gosford Hospital Children's Ward.

The accurate measurement of a child's height and weight is vital as it determines medication doses and equipment sizes and types for their care and treatment.

The measuring stations allow for easy and efficient measuring of sick and injured children who are often anxious or in a distressed state.

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Media release, 25 Oct 2017

Jodie Elkin, Deepwater Plaza Woy Woy