Santas to fill streets

STREETS filled with Santas sounds like a child’s dream.

The Toowoomba Hospital Foundation is calling on members of the community and local businesses to fill the streets with Santas by donning a Santa hat to walk or run 5km for the Christmas Centre Run to help raise funds for the 2018 Clifford Gardens Toowoomba Hospital Children’s Appeal.

Held in partnership with Stonestreets, Clifford Gardens Shopping Centre and CUA the event will take place on Sunday, December 2, starting at the Glennie School and finishing at Clifford Gardens.

Toowoomba Hospital Foundation CEO Alison Kennedy said nothing beats kicking off December and the festive season than by dressing up as Santa, grabbing your mates and raising funds for a good cause.

“The Christmas Centre Run is such an incredibly fun morning. You can walk or run, and we even throw in the Santa attire with your registration,” she said.

“It’s always so heart-warming to see our community support this event and we would love to see as many people, families and businesses register to take part and help make a difference in the lives of Toowoomba Hospital’s littlest patients.”

Ms Kennedy said anyone can register to take part in the Christmas Centre Run and support this year’s Children’s Appeal by creating a fundraising page and sharing it with friends and family.

“This year funds raised from the run will go towards the purchase of two new OmniBed incubators to help nursing staff care for sick, premmie and high-risk babies born in the Toowoomba Hospital,” she said.

“We’re encouraging everyone to visit our website, register and help fundraise so we can provide mums and their precious bundles of joy all the support they need to go home happy and healthy.”

Registration for the Christmas Centre Run is $20 for adults, $10 for children or $50 for a family of four (two adults and two children). Price includes Santa attire.

Visit the Toowoomba Hospital Foundation for more information and to register: events.toowoombahospitalfoundation.org.au/event/2018-christmas-centre-run

Photo: Contributed FUN RUN: Getting ready for the Christmas Centre Run are (from left) Clifford Gardens marketing manager Brighid Ghysen, Stonestreets director Phillip Stonestreet, Toowoomba Hospital Foundation CEO Alison Kennedy and Rotary Club of Toowoomba South and The Edge member Bill Mason.