$6,000 for Special Care Nursery

06 February 26

Tiny trains and sausage sandwiches were the key to the Central Coast Lodge being able to donate $6,000 to the Gosford Hospital Special Care Nursery last September.

They are a staple of the Central Coast Steam Model Co-Op-run community days on the first Saturday of every month, providing rides for kids (and kids at heart) on the miniature railway at Narara. And if you’re feeling peckish, Central Coast Freemasons are a regular fixture, running the sausage sizzle to support local charities.

After several months behind the BBQ, the $3,000 raised from these sales was doubled with a Masonicare grant and donated to Gosford Hospital to help their Special Care Nursery – the facility that provides care for premature and unwell babies over 32 weeks gestation.

In recognition of the donation, Central Coast Lodge and Freemasons on the Central Coast representatives were given a tour of the nursery by Ms Carmen Bonny, Clinic Nurse Educator. The hospital provides state-of-the-art care for infants, is equipped with humidicribs of all sizes (with various attachments for special cases) alongside more ordinary care for the parents, with rooms provided for them to stay overnight near their babies.

After the tour Ms Lynette Hill, Director of Women, Children and Families, extended her thanks to those present for the donation.