The 92.7MIXFM team has raised another outstanding amount of $531,033 for sick kids on the Sunshine Coast.
Give Me 5 has now raised more than $6 million in two decades.
92.7MIXFM’s breakfast personalities Mark and Caroline, Todd and Sami and Lyndon worked tirelessly for the entire month of June coordinating and publicising more than 35 individual fundraising events.
Breakfast announcer Mark Darin said, “The focus on teen mental health seemed to really resonate with people.”
“The money we have raised will hopefully make a difference to families facing that challenge.
“As a community, we cannot solve their issues, but we can help.”
Fellow announcer Caroline Hutchinson said, “Half a million dollars is extraordinary in one month.
“To every person who donated a prize, bought a ticket or came to an event, thank you so much for trusting us with your money.”
A large focus of Give Me 5 over the years has been supporting adolescents relying on hospital services, and now, with mental health issues escalating since the pandemic, the focus we’re taking that support to a whole new level.
Funds raised in 2021 will establish Resilient Parent Support Groups and Youth Advisory Groups which will eventually form part of the activities of Wishlist Centre, an accommodation and patient support centre being built by Wishlist to open next year opposite the Sunshine Coast University Hospital.
The groups will help pave the way forward for better hospital and community support of young patients, their parents, and their siblings.
