I NEED YOUR HELP PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!

I need your help to raise $30,000!!!!!!!!!

As you know both my Mum and Dad had both been seriously ill with numerous stays in Dubbo for long durations in the last 18 months. Unfortunately I lost Dad just over 3 months ago and Mum is recovering from yet another major surgery.........

Over that 18 months I spent about 3 months in Dubbo caring for my parents while in hospital and some appointments.........I would never have been able to stay close to them for so long if it had not been for Macquarie Home Stay (MHS) in Dubbo. I also used MHS for several medical appointments for myself too. 

MHS provides comfortable and affordable accommodation for those who have family in hospital or travelling to Dubbo for medical appointments. The staff provide a super caring nurturing environment and genuinely care how you are while you are there. 

MHS opened in 2019 with 17 rooms available for use for families and individuals..........

Community groups and businesses provide dinner 2 nights a week for those staying at MHS. This is an amazing service from those people. They work on a roster and provide dinner in the common kitchen area. They are caring and really look after you if you are staying there. 

Now you may not be from this area or go to Dubbo but have you ever passed thru Dubbo or the western part of the state. Do you have family living there????

You never know when you might need this service. Quite frankly I hope you never need this service. 

While I have been at Macquarie Home Stay besides meeting people from all over the Western Region and the Mid Western area I meet a family from Western Victoria. Travelling out west the husband got sick and flown to Dubbo. The wife stayed at MHS and eventually got their caravan there too. Another ladies Uncle was in Dubbo and she was from down near Bathurst. Another lady had her Mum in hospital and she was from Gunnedah. All these people had critically ill family and were so relieved to find accomodation available so close to the hospital in an extremely stressful time. 

(Source Macquarie Home Stay)

Over the last 18 months I thought about how I can help.............

But I have not worked out what I wanted to do and being overwhelmed with life and sick parents I wasn't sure what to do...........But i can use the power of friends, family and social media and see what we can do together.............And I found a specific target for fundraising after a conversation with Rod the Managing Director while there.........

With the increased need for this type of accomodation MHS has been expanding in the last year. A new 26 bed building is well underway and nearing completion. The CWA of NSW Guest House as the new building will be known. 

All the rooms have been sponsored by community groups, and companies. 

They have 2 rooms that have not yet been sponsored. 

THIS IS WHERE YOU COME IN!!!!

Unit 38 is a single room

$30,000 sponsorship is need to completely fit out this room. 

My family is all on board to get this message out also but I need your help.

$30,000 sounds like a lot of money 

but 

if we can get 1500 people to donate $20 

then we will have $30,000 

(I didn't choose the family room as it was $38,000) But it would be amazing if I could get that far with your help.............

WHAT DO I NEED YOU TO DO?????

1. Please donate $20 if you can't manage $20 then $5 will be great and if you can donate more then we would be incredibly grateful 

Donate here on Give Now

2 Please spread the word so that we can get more people to assist. Share the link for the Give Now site. 

We are all small individuals but together we can make a big difference if we can reach the goal. 

This request is in consultation with the MHS Managing Director Rod Crowfoot. 

He has provided the platform for the donations to be received. 

Thank you in advance for your kindness and generosity - together, we've got this!! 

Catch you later.........

Chookyblue (and family)............

PS I get nothing from this. Just the satisfaction that I made a small donation and together it all added up to cover the new rooms sponsorship.