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| Thursday, December 14, 2006 |
| Show me the loot! |
Ata has been working this week in the PR & Fundraising department of Adelaide's major children's hospital. In Reception, which is usually her least favourite roles. But the phone does not ring often and Ata can put it to voicemail if she steps away from the desk, so it's not too bad.
One of the nicest parts of this particular job is that people come in with donations. This week, Ata has accepted donations of knitted hats for premmie babies, knitted teddies, secondhand clothes, decorated mirrors, a TV, and assorted toys. Being close to Christmas, there is also the big Christmas toy Event - on Christmas Day, the children in hospital are given a gift by Santa. Today, a woman appeared with $1000 worth of toys to donate for Christmas. Apparently, she and her husband have been having trouble getting pregnant in the course of their IVF therapy through the hospital - so they decided to give gifts to other people's children instead.
There is also some kind of party happening tomorrow involving the Police. Ata has been warned not to be alarmed when 20-odd uniformed Police and STAR Force members show up.
Judging by the STAR Force officer who turned up today to try on the Santa outfit for tomorrow, alarmed would not be the right word.
Ata suspects that his presence is the Christmas present for the nurses on the wards... one of the administration girls has somehow snaffled the job of Santa's Little Helper, much to the envy of at least one of the media liaison girls.
Oh - and the other media liaison officer is a cat-lover. Ata has promised to bring in pics of her little beasties tomorrow. |
posted by Ata @ 6:50 pm  |
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