For every Queensland entry sold into the May 2008 Superdraw, Golden Casket will donate fifty cents from general profits to the Starlight Children's Foundation up to $800,000.
The donation will go towards helping the Starlight Children’s Foundation brighten the lives of seriously ill children.
On 7 March 2007, the recipients of the latest round of Golden Casket Foundation grants were presented with commemorative plaques at a ceremony at the Botanical Gardens. Amongst them was
Dr Gary Leong from the Mater Children's Hospitals (pictured with
Bill Thorburn).
Dr Leong is looking forward to commencing a pilot program called Koala. This is a child obesity clinical research program to help prevent and treat childhood obesity. Golden Casket wishes all the grant recipients well for the coming projects.
On 7 March 2007, Golden Casket staff member, Russell Rowbotham had the pleasure of handing over a $3,000 donation to the Princess Alexandra Foundation and specifically, its Cancer Collaborative Group project. Russell won the opportunity as part of an award he received recently as Golden Casket's Superior Contributor of the Year staff member.
"It is very nice for me to be able to make this donation, because so many lives have been touched by all the good work that the Foundation has done. It's not often that people like me have a chance to say thank you," Russell said.
The PA Foundation raises funds for over 200 scientists, the men and women of the Princess Alexandra Hospital research team, who are world leaders in medical research. Recent medical research includes the development of world first vaccine for Cervical Cancer. Researchers are also progressing towards a Rheumatoid Arthritis vaccine.
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