The Friends of the Children Foundation is a community minded foundation dedicated to helping the next generation grow up healthy and happy our preferred charities include:
In addition to the above, we also donate funds to other worthy causes whenever a need arises. In the past we have donated to emergency relief in both Australia and overseas, as well as participated in food drives. If you know of a worthy cause that requires fundraising, please feel free to contact us to see if we can be of assistance.
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Royal Children’s Hospital 
The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria’s children and their families for over 140 years. They are the major specialist pediatric hospital in Victoria and their care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas. With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of close to 4,000, they provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
How we help: We raise much needed funds to assist the Royal Children’s Hospital in the purchasing of much needed equipment. In 2012, we raised over $55,000 for the Royal Children’s Hospital.
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Disability Sport and Recreation
Disability Sport and Recreation is the health-promoting peak organisation for the disability sport and recreation sector in Victoria. Disability Sport and Recreation is a registered disability service provider, state sporting association, TAC community group program provider and a registered charity. The generous donations and support of the Victorian community mean we are able to continue nearly 50 years of work supporting Victorians with disability.
Our mission is to provide and promote positive health outcomes for Victorians with disability through participation in sport and recreation and we exist to ensure Victorians with disability have equal opportunities to take part in the sport and recreation activities they’d like to participate in.
How we help: We raise funds for Disability Sport and Recreation so that they can purchase much needed equipment. In 2012, we donated chairs to the organisation on their request.
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Monash Children’s Hospital
Monash Children’s provides the highest levels of care right where it is needed in the growi
ng south eastern suburbs of Melbourne. With approximately 330,000 young residents aged 0-19 years living in our catchment area – a quarter of the state’s child population – the hospital’s Children’s Program operates from three major sites serving newborn, child and adolescent needs.
How we help: We raise much needed funds to assist the Monash Children’s Hospital n the purchasing of much needed equipment. In 2012, we raised over $8,000 for the hospital. In 2013, we have so far raised $12,000 for the purchase of a vest for the treatment of young patients with cystic fibrosis.
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