By Natasha Fujimoto
FOR close to 35 years the generosity of the Greater Shepparton community has enabled the invaluable work of GV Hospice Care to fulfil its role in providing comprehensive, collaborative and specialist support to people with a life limiting illness living at home, as well as to their family members.
Following the enormous success of its ever-growing Queen’s Gardens harvest festival in March, The Albanian Moslem Society once again stepped forward to present GV Hospice Care with a giant cheque donation of $4K, on Friday, April 28.
Proudly presenting the cheque to GV Hospice Care executive manager, Wendy Ross standing alongside GV Hospice Care president, Jeanette Powell, nurses and staff, Albanian Moslem Society president Reg Quemal was unfeigned in his admiration for the staff and their vital work in the community.
Stating that the donation would be used to purchase a state-of-the-art respirator as well a new recliner for patient use at home, Ms Powell said, “We’re really grateful for the Albanian community for their donation today of $4K and what that means is we can keep updating our specialist equipment…whether it’s wheelchairs, hospital beds that we loan out free of charge to people who need them.
“Because of community support we’re able to continue providing 24 hours, seven days a week, 365 days a year palliative care, plus all the things people need during that time and in their journey, at home.”
Stating that this was not the first, nor would it be the last donation that the Albanian Moslem Society would present to GV Hospice Care, society secretary, Safet Kutrolli said,
“GV Hospice provide service to all Shepparton and that includes of course, Albanians so it means a lot.
“My uncle personally had some service here in his last days at Hospice, so I’ve seen first-hand what they do, and they’re saints these people. We’re wrapped to be able to support them.”
