Mercy gives $50,000 to appeal
Mercy gives $50,000 to appeal
Dunedin's Mercy Hospital has given $50,000 to the Chair in Neurosurgery appeal, which has now toppped $1.8 million.
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Art to raise funds
Art to raise funds
South Otago is continuing to help raise $3 million for neurosurgery positions in the South with a creative fundraiser unveiled in Owaka on Friday night.
Promoting Brain Awareness Week
Promoting Brain Awareness Week
University of Otago psychology student Helen Tsui (left) chats to Parkinson's disease researcher Dr Louise Parr-Brownlie (far right), of the University of Otago's Brain Health Research Centre, while chair in neurosurgery fundraising project manager Irene Mosley and Otago Multiple Sclerosis Society field officer Don Benn look on.
Pharmacy guild gives $12,000
Pharmacy guild gives $12,000
Happy with a $12,000 donation from Dunedin Pharmacy Guild members to the Chair in Neurosurgery campaign are (from left) guild Otago division chairman and director of Unichem Gardens Pharmacy, Dunedin North Pharmacy and Unichem South City Pharmacy, Chin Loh, campaign chairman Brian McMahon and Roslyn Care Chemist director Andy Hou, as other guild members look on, in Dunedin yesterday.
Brain house build begins today
Brain house build begins today
Building starts today on the Mitre 10 neurosurgery brain house in Dunedin.
Campaign supported in many ways
Campaign supported in many ways
Upper Clutha quilters will spend today and tomorrow making a quilt which will be raffled to raise funds for the neurosurgery campaign.
Day could make a difference
Day could make a difference
An Oamaru woman is urging people to give a portion of the extra day they work for leap year to the neurosurgery fundraising campaign.
Neurosurgery fundraising walk
Neurosurgery fundraising walk
Two Dunedin students, Matt Fuller (28, left) and Richard Aspinall (23) hit their stride in Princes St, Dunedin, this week, watched by Dr Jill McIlraith, clinical leader of Dunedin Sexual Health Clinic, and husband Dunedin neurologist Associate Prof Graeme Hammond-Tooke.
Neurosurgery halfway mark reached
Neurosurgery halfway mark reached
Public donations have helped the neurosurgery campaign reach its halfway goal, with more than $1.5 million raised.
House to benefit southern neuro appeal
House to benefit southern neuro appeal
A house is to be built and auctioned to raise funds for the neurosurgery campaign.
Fundraising role came unexpectedly
Fundraising role came unexpectedly
The 82-year-old spearheading the neurosurgery fundraising effort was bemused when he was asked to take the role.
Businesses in the South urged to get behind appeal
Businesses in the South urged to get behind appeal
The South's business community is being urged to back the campaign to raise $3 million for neurosurgery.
Computer games' rise in elder care tipped
Computer games' rise in elder care tipped
Computer games to stimulate, monitor and aid the elderly will become more central to providing care as the population ages, Norway-based computer scientist Dr Simon McCallum says.
Cull takes to bike to raise awareness
Cull takes to bike to raise awareness
Dunedin's mayoral car park has undergone a subtle refurbishment this week.
Research opportunities a key
Research opportunities a key
When her father's illness prompted an interest in neurology, Irene Mosley had no idea how important the medical field would be to her and those she loved.
Brain tumour led to crucial neurosurgery
Brain tumour led to crucial neurosurgery
It was during the 2010 neurosurgery campaign that Margaret Sykes started to think something was wrong with her right arm.
Unsung medical teaching trust gives $300,000
Unsung medical teaching trust gives $300,000
It is typical of low-key Dunedin that the work and good deeds of a 51-year-old medical teaching trust fly under the radar, Dunedin Basic Medical Science Trust chairman Richard Bunton says.
'Touching' stories behind neurosurgery donations
'Touching' stories behind neurosurgery donations
Fundraising for neuro-surgery is climbing, with $1,149,874 raised towards the $3 million total, project manager Irene Mosley says.
Otago trust gives $300,000
Otago trust gives $300,000
The Otago Community Trust has announced a $300,000 grant towards a Neurological Foundation Chair in Neurosurgery at the University of Otago.
Couple supporting fundraising effort
Couple supporting fundraising effort
An undiagnosed brain tumour turned the world of Ted and Heather Turner, formerly of Palmerston, upside down.