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For years as part of our Alfred Appeal on Fathers’ Day, The Alfred has hosted a breakfast for hospital staff to say thanks for all they do. This year we wanted to extend the invitation out to everyone in the community to hold their own Virtual Breakfast Party in support of all those who provide critical care at The Alfred, including our dedicated nurses, doctors and other staff! 

Here at The Alfred Foundation, we’ve put together a raffle for a bit of fun and also in support of the continued social distancing measures that remain so important. All funds raised will be directed towards supporting The Alfred’s frontline staff throughout the course of this ongoing pandemic.

Thanks to generous funding from the Dry July Foundation and a community of alcohol-free fundraisers The Alfred has implemented a new patient accommodation program; giving patients and their loved ones and carers from regional and rural Victoria a home away from home.

The Nursing Scholarship lunch supports an innovative scholarship program for Alfred Health nurses.  The event provides a platform for philanthropy, which will help advance nursing education and leadership at Alfred Health for many years to come.

A cancer diagnosis and a prolonged and intensive confinement to hospital can take an immense toll on a young adult’s life.  Thanks to the Dry July Foundation, the amazing people who abstained from drinking throughout Dry July and the contribution of a number of community fundraisers, The Alfred has been able to implement a new adolescence and young adult’s breakout area and provide a space where they can relax and act their age.

Thank you to The Alfred’s Life Support Committee and all their generous guests for another extraordinary day at the 2019 Portsea Polo.

An exhibition of gestures (BIG or small) by Melbourne’s creative community, raised over $20,000 for cancer, supporting the Victorian Melanoma Service at The Alfred.