CRAFTY hospital staff are getting their crochet needles and planter pots ready for the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation’s inaugural Market Day.
Instigated by Cairns Hospital After Hours Nurse Manager Melissa Marshall, the market day will be held at the Fred Moule Pavilion at Cairns Showground on April 13.
“My passions are making jewellery, fundraising, people, markets and my community. The Foundation supports our community through health improvements and a Market Day was just such a perfect fit,” Mrs Marshall said.
“We have a lot of creative people at the hospital who do that sort of thing as stress relief and to wind down from what they do at work,” she said.
“And they all support the Foundation because it is about providing equipment and grants to help improve patient outcomes, which is what we’re all about,” she said.
The Market Day also is an opportunity for the general public to hold market stalls of locally made items, produce, food, plants, upcycled and vintage products.
A finalist in Cairns Regional Council’s Citizen of the Year awards, Mrs Marshall said she was excited about the event, confident it would be a good money spinner for the Foundation, and a great way to bring the community together.
The focus of this market will be on locally made items, plants, produce, and food, as well as upcycled and vintage products.
Foundation fundraising and events coordinator Gaby Thomasz said all profits raised from the event would go towards helping bring Cairns Hospital to a tertiary level.
“I might be biased, but one of the many great things about the Foundation is that all our administrative costs are covered by our commercial operations so every cent donated goes to helping improve patient outcomes,” Ms Thomasz said.
“The Market Day is going to be a great new way for us to bring different sectors of the community together with a common goal,” she said.
The Foundation’s market day will be held on April 13 at Fred Moule Pavilion, Cairns Showground. For more information visit HERE.
Expressions of Interest are now being accepted. Visit HERE to lodge an EOI.
Photo: Foundation fundraising and event co-ordinator Gaby Thomasz and Cairns Hospital After Hours Nurse Manager Melissa Marshall are excited about the wares to be sold at the Foundation's inaugural Market Day on April 13.
