CFA proud to support Good Friday Appeal in 2023

By Simon Ruppert

Mar 6, 2023

Great cause: CFA members Shripad Date, Alan Pascoe, Melissa Cain and Sean McGregor, with the faces of the 2023 Good Friday Appeal, Arlo, 2, and Aru, 6. Photo by Contributed

It’s that time of year again when CFA volunteers hit the streets across the state, including across the Murray region, and rattle tins to fundraise for the annual Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) Good Friday Appeal.

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A CFA spokesperson said the organisation was proud to have been a major fundraising partner of the Good Friday Appeal for the past 72 years, raising millions of dollars to help the hospital deliver world-class care to sick kids.

“The involvement of our members, fundraising from fire trucks and at traffic lights across the state has been a hallmark feature of the event for seven decades.”

CFA has raised more than $36 million for the Appeal since 1951. Last year, the CFA helped raise more than $1.4 million.

Recently CFA Deputy Chief Officer Garry Cook was joined by Hoppers Crossing brigade members at the RCH to launch this year’s Good Friday Appeal campaign.

Mr Cook said he was proud of the CFA’s long-standing relationship with the Good Friday Appeal and encouraged the community to support their local brigade’s fundraising efforts this year, if they could.

“The remarkable commitment of our volunteers to their community is the reason we see thousands of members giving up their time to raise funds for sick kids,” he said.

“This worthy cause is close to the hearts of many of our members — whether they were previous patients at the hospital or have family who have been touched by the RCH’s world-class service.

“We are incredibly proud of our members’ continued fundraising efforts and pleased to once again support the Good Friday Appeal in 2023.”

The Virtual Tin Shake website is live. Find brigade fundraising pages at fundraise.goodfridayappeal.com.au/