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Appealant: Ruby
Age: 4
Disability: Rett Syndrome
Equipment: Jenx Prone Stander
Cost: $4,760
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Email from Ruby's Mum, Annabelle
"So when I went to the letterbox and found the letter
confirming funding I bawled my eyes out! As a single parent it gets very scary
trying to get your head around how you're going to give your gorgeous girl
everything she needs. Because she doesn't walk I don't have to buy her shoes
or pay for ballet lessons, but we are up for literally thousands in equipment.
This year alone a buggy ($7401) and an in home hydraulic seating system
($8616). So to have your help with the stander is so amazing.
Thanks
again."
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Ruby looking overjoyed and enjoying a quality of life sometimes taken for granted by able bodied children and their families.
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Appealant: Leah
Age: 8
Disability: Bone Fusion
Equipment: Chair Lift
Cost: $6,700
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Email from Leah's Mum, Lyn
"The chair lift has been working out so well for us with Leah in the Halo. It is
nice not to have to worry about her mobility around our own home, with living in
a two story house. We appreciate Variety's help immensely.
Thank-you so
much."
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Leah, now with the ability to freely move around the house thanks to Variety Queensland's help.
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Appealant: Matilda
Age: 2
Disability: Cerebral Palsy
Equipment: Supportive Buggy Stroller
Cost: $6,500
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Email from Matilda's Mum, Angie
"A
huge thank you to Variety QLD for the kind purchase of Matilda's new supportive stroller. It supports Matilda so she can sit in an upright
position whereas before with other prams Matilda would just slump over to
one side and not enjoy her time in a pram. Now we can get out and about
with huge success and Matilda just loves her new wheels. Specialised
equipment costs thousands of dollars - money that some family's just don't have
so we sincerely thank Variety for caring for our kids and putting a huge simile
on a little girls face"
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Thanks to the Specialised Shuttle Stroller, Matilda is now able to be mobile in a comfortable and supportive manner
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Appealant: Ipswich Special School
Age: Various
Disability: Intellectual & Physical Impairments
Equipment: Educational Camp for yr 10 students
Cost: $6,500
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Email from Andrew,
Ipswich Special
School Deputy Principal
"Thanks to
Variety Queensland, teachers at Ipswich Special School we were able to organise
a fun, adventurous camp for our students that rely on the use of powered wheelchairs.
For many
students, this was the first time they had spent a night away from home. One of
the highlights was our visit to the beach!
This
wonderful camp wouldn't have been possible without the kind funding and support
from Variety Queenslad"
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Beach Wheelchairs allowed students to visit the beach for the first time
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Appealant: Townsville Community Learning Centre
Age: Various
Disability: Various
Equipment: 21 Seater Bus with adaptations to accomodate 3 Wheelchairs (with contributions from and the E
Robert Hayles & Alison L Hayles Charitable Trust & the Russell McKimmin Charitable Trust, managed by
Perpetual)
Cost:
$133,937.55
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Email from Kyla, Townsville Community Learning Centre
"I really appreciate the effort that you and your fellow
Variety champions have done for our school. I drove a class on excursion
today in the new bus. They were so excited that I let them ride first
in the bus. The bus will make a huge difference to our students so thank
you again"
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Townsville Community Learning Centre students are now able to expand their learning environments and experiences
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Appealant: Narbethong Special School
Age: Various
Disability: Various
Equipment: Playground
Cost: $76,000 (with contributions by Narbethong Special School, Perpetual & Easts Leagues Club)
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Email from Catherine, Narbethong Special School Principal
"Thanks to Variety Qld the students at Narbethong Special
School have a wonderful
new playground. All the students who attend Narbethong are vision impaired or
blind. Students in the school age program also have additional disabilities.
The playground was designed to enable all students, mobile and wheelchair bound,
to be able to access the playground.
The students have thoroughly enjoyed exploring their new playground.
The school community is most grateful to Variety Qld for assisting us to build
such a great playground for our students"
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Narbethong Special School students enjoying the new sensations, including mental and physical stimulation that their new playground provides
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