Fundraising

In Memoriam

Making an in memoriam donation

A gift to The Children's Hospital at Westmead in memory of a loved one will provide much needed support for more than 500,000 sick children who need our services each year. All gifts to the hospital can be directed to the department you would like to assist.

Following receipt of your donation we will send a letter to the family of the person you have donated in memory of notifying them of your donation. For your privacy, we will not disclose the amount of your donation. We will also send you a tax deductible receipt (for all donations over $2.00).

If you wish to make an in memoriam donation please:

Phone us on 02 9845 3367 (Monday - Friday, 9am to 5pm)

Download the In Memoriam Donations Form and fax your credit card details or mail your credit card details/cheque/postal order to:
The Planned Giving Manager
The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Locked Bag 4001
WESTMEAD NSW 2145
Fax: 02 9845 3457

Organising a collection at a funeral

Many families are now choosing to ask friends and family to give a donation to The Children's Hospital at Westmead in lieu of flowers at the funeral of a loved one.

If you are organising a funeral, please ask your Funeral Director to provide The Children's Hospital at Westmead's in memoriam envelopes at the service of your loved one. If your funeral director is unable to assist, please contact us by email at fund@chw.edu.au or by telephone on 02 9845 3367 and we will organise for our in memoriam envelopes to be delivered direct to you within 1-2 working days.

To order in memoriam donation envelopes

Please call us on 02 9845 3367 or email us at fund@chw.edu.au to order your in memoriam envelopes.

The Children's Hospital at Westmead in memoriam envelopes are provided in packs of 30 envelopes along with instructions on how to return donations. Please let us know if you will require additional envelopes.

How to inform others

If you would like people to make a donation to The Children's Hospital at Westmead in lieu of flowers we suggest you include a request in your loved one's death notice. An example is:

Donations in lieu of flowers to The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Locked Bag 4001 Westmead NSW 2145.

If you wish, you can also specify a particular area within the hospital that you would like donations directed towards. For example, Bear Cottage, Research, Cancer, Cardiology etc.

Information For Funeral Directors

The Children's Hospital at Westmead has specialised in memoriam envelopes for Funeral Directors free of charge. If you do not have any of our in memoriam envelopes, or if you need to re-order please contact us by email at fund@chw.edu.au or call us on 02 9845 3367 with your required amounts and we will organise for delivery of these to you.

We thank you again for your continued support of The Children's Hospital at Westmead.