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It will be Christmas in July at the WCH with loads of toys arriving

A partnership between the Starlight Children’s Foundation and online retail giant Amazon will see $50,000 in toys, games, arts and crafts delivered to hospitals across the nation from Monday.

Liam, 3, Ruby, 6, Jordan, 7, and Danika,10 got a sneak peek at some of the toys. Picture Dean Martin
Liam, 3, Ruby, 6, Jordan, 7, and Danika,10 got a sneak peek at some of the toys. Picture Dean Martin

It will be Christmas in July for seriously ill children at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital on Monday when a load of toys arrive.

Online retail giant Amazon’s Australian arm is delivering $50,000 worth of toys, games, arts and crafts to the ten Starlight Express Rooms in hospitals across the nation to mark a new partnership with the Starlight Children’s Foundation.

Each month, children and their families make more than 15,000 visits to Starlight Express Rooms nationally and over the last two years Starlight has seen a 26 per cent increase in the need for its colourful activity rooms designed to cheer up sick kids and their siblings going through tough times.

The commercial side of the partnership promotes Amazon’s key shopping event starting today, its 48-hour Prime Day Shopping Event. In addition to the mass toy delivery, Amazon.com.au has committed to donating $5 for every toy sold on the site during this year’s sale. Starlight chief executive Louise Baxter welcomed the partnership.

“We know happiness matters to a sick child’s development and the work we do in children’s hospitals nationally is only made possible through community support,” she said.

“We’re excited to partner with Amazon Australia and believe their donated goods and services will deliver happiness to kids in hospital.”

Originally published as It will be Christmas in July at the WCH with loads of toys arriving

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