Meet our ambassadors.
The Foundation on the frontline
We stand shoulder to shoulder with patients, families, researchers, nurses and clinicians.
The Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation Ambassador Program exists to share the inspiring stories of the patients and families of Perth Children’s Hospital. These stories recognise the bravery and resilience of our families, inform Foundation supporters of the world-class research, equipment, expertise and training and positive patient experiences we fund and promote the ongoing efforts of the hospital to care for the sick kids of WA.
Learn more about our Ambassador Program.
We recognise that every family’s story is unique. When asking our donors for funds for complex medical equipment, ground-breaking research, world class expertise and training and positive patient experiences, hearing the stories of families who are benefitting is a very powerful tool. By sharing your story you can help us to:
- Provide real examples of how the money we raise is put to use to encourage further corporate and community support for WA’s world class paediatric hospital.
- Help other families who are undergoing medical issues who may feel alone and afraid of what the future may hold.
What does being an Ambassador involve?
We are mindful of the time pressures for families – especially those facing medical challenges with their children. You can be involved in as much or as little as you like!
We would love to have a chat about your family’s journey so we can tell your story. Personal photos of your child’s journey to accompany your story are very powerful, so we may ask you for some.
We may also organise a professional photographer and/or videographer to take some beautiful pictures or video of your child and family to use with the story. During this photo/video shoot, we may ask you to interact with your clinicians or record your child undergoing treatment here in the hospital.
See examples below of the type of images and stories that we use.
There are a range of platforms that stories can be used for, including fundraising campaigns and proposals, media, the Foundation website, Annual Report, social media, marketing collateral (such as posters), and profiles for specific pieces of equipment.
You may be asked to speak at events, be an Ambassador spokesperson for an event or appeal or appear on marketing collateral as the face/story of a Foundation campaign.
Our Stories.
Coaches stumped as kids takeover Scorchers training.
PCHF ambassador kids bowl over coaches as the Foundation launches official partnership with the Scorchers. The Perth Scorchers coaching team were left stumped as a group of fresh talent took over the WACA Ground to lead their team’s training session. The takeover was led by 9-year-old Toby and four ambassador kids from PCHF, after the Foundation
Meals that heal.
Supporting PCHF with Mum’s Sause: Mum-of-three, Di, shares her simple, toddler-approved recipes. A home-cooked meal with family is a simple pleasure that we can sometimes take for granted. But for families like Luca’s, who have spent countless weeks in hospital, home-cooked meals can offer nourishment, comfort, and a sense of normalcy. Luca is a fun-loving,
The beat goes on.
Music therapy becomes permanent at PCH. When Archie was diagnosed with a rare brain tumour and had surgery at 11 years of age, he went from being an active, soccer-loving tween to being bedbound in Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH) for months on end, unable to walk or talk. Archie was scared and frightened, and anxious
Movement as medicine.
Port to Pub swimmers support innovative program for WA kids with chronic conditions. A highlight on WA’s sporting calendar, the 2024 Euroz Hartleys Port to Pub is supporting PCHF as its charity partner for the second year running. Last year’s event raised more than $30,000 to help PCHF part-fund Move to Improve, an innovative ‘movement
Sweet funding boost for rare diseases.
Meet our Cherry Auction Ambassadors, Toby (9) and Ava (10), who both live with a rare disease and receive support through the Rare Care Centre at Perth Children’s Hospital. An iconic WA tradition, the Cherry Auction raised an incredible $120,000 in its 31st year, as the first cherries of the season went under the hammer
Meet Luca
Meet Luca (3), a fun-loving, cheeky little fellow who was diagnosed with high-risk neuroblastoma just before his second birthday. Just weeks before he turned two, Luca bumped his head when he slipped in the garden. His mum Di, a Kalgoorlie based nurse, knew something wasn’t right when he started getting black eyes. Luca was diagnosed
