Join our COTSA "SMILES" Team

Laughter really is the best medicine!

Being a sick kid shouldn't always be about being a sick kid... sometimes just being a "kid" can be just what is needed!

The 1st of April is National Smile Day. National Smile days aims to support the work of our national clown doctors. Clown Doctors attend to the psycho-social needs of kids who are in hospital. They parody the hospital routine to help children adapt to hospital and treatment. Clown Doctors distract children during painful or frightening procedures. They dispense doses of fun and laughter and help children forget for a moment that they are unwell. Everyone benefits…patients, families and staff. Clown Doctors are highly skilled professionals and work in partnership with health professionals.

Help us to help the clown doctors to continue their great work of putting smiles on faces!

Visit our COTSA fun-raising page to find out all about it.

Donate online or make your own fun-raising page and join our smiles team to increase our capacity to help the clown doctors. It only takes a few seconds and beleive me ... its for a great cause!

Please send our link to as many people as possible and invite them to support our Smiles team.

Thanks and SMILE BIG

Our Hero Page is called COTSA's Hero Page,

You can visit our Hero Page at http://www.everydayhero.com.au/COTSA

Home Hospice Volunteers

The HOME Hospice program is looking for Volunteer Mentors for carers of people dying at home.

Home Hospice is a grassroots community organisation committed to changing community attitudes and experiences around death and dying.

Our HOME Hospice program is a community program that provides emotional support to the carers of people who are terminally-ill and want to die at home. A volunteer mentor supports the carer while they take the caring journey, they provide guidance, emotional support and help carers to build the supportive environment they need to continue to care and to prevent carer burn-out.

Have you cared for someone with a terminal illness and/or are committed to empowering and supporting the carers of people who wish to die at home?

We are looking for Volunteer Mentors from all over NSW so that our program can continue to expand and grow. We have a number of Information Sessions for Mentors and invite you to participate. Attending the Information Session is an important part of the application process toward becoming a mentor. It will provide you with information about the HOME Hospice program, the orientation program and volunteer responsibilities. Suitable applicants will then be invited to attend an interview.

There are two information evenings on Tuesday the 1st of April one at Burwood the other on the Northern Beaches. Please contact 1800132229 if you would like more information about the information nights or for more information about the program.

Please let me know if there is anything else you need at this time.

Kerrie Noonan
Program Manager
HOME Hospice

Email: kerrie@homehospice.com.au

Tel: 02 9918 8541 or 1800 132 229 (outside Sydney)
Mobile: 0439 040 499

Address: Suite 5, 46 Old Barrenjoey Rd,
Avalon NSW 2107

PO Box 89
Avalon NSW 2107

Web: http://www.homehospice.com.au/

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School workshop presenters

Together for Humanity

Sydney and regional areas

Help build empathy between people of different backgrounds, combat prejudice and help students see past stereotypes. Together for Humanity need passionate volunteers from diverse backgrounds to visit schools to run workshops.

See www.togetherforhumanity.org.au

Orientation will be provided.
For more information contact:
Donna: 9449 4455 or info@togetherforhumanity.org.au