A cause close to the heart

For Newstead couple and dedicated Newstead Fire Brigade volunteers Christopher and Cheryl Simmins the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal is a cause very close to their hearts.
The couple know first-hand the incredible work done by the team at the Royal Children’s Hospital having lost their precious baby son James to a rare, and to this day undiagnosed, condition in 1977.
The pair have been fundraising for the Good Friday Appeal ever since with Chris first rattling the tin in 1977.
In more recent years the couple have enlisted the help of their friends and colleagues at the Newstead Fire Brigade and the collection totals from the Newstead community have continued to grow. See today’s Mail for the full story… You can support this year’s appeal by making a donation in collection tins at the Newstead IGA, Newstead Country Store and Crown Hotel and the brigade will also be door knocking and visiting other locations in the fire truck on Good Friday.
Castlemaine CFA volunteers will also be collecting outside the Castlemaine Newsagents and Maxi IGA Thursday and at the intersection of Barker and Forest Streets on Good Friday.
Alternatively you can make a donation online at www.goodfridayappeal.com.au