Tall Trees Care Communities Participate in the World’s Greatest Shave
Announcement posted by Tall Trees Care Communities 16 Mar 2015
Three employees and one resident of communities providing alternative to aged care in Brisbane help the Leukaemia Foundation fight blood cancer.
Australia, 13 March 2015 - Tall Trees Care Communities provide an alternative to the traditional nursing home or aged care facility in Brisbane or on the Gold Coast. They built their business model on the credo that “If it isn’t good enough for our mums and dads, it just isn’t good enough.” They currently house slightly over 250 senior citizens and employ a staff of slightly over 150 to take care of them.
Three of those staff members and one resident are participating in the Leukaemia Foundation event called the “World’s Greatest Shave.” In the event, participants agree to shave their heads or colour their hair as a show of support for victims of leukaemia, myeloma, lymphoma or other blood cancers. They ask people to sponsor them with donations to the Leukaemia Society.
The money goes towards research to find a cure for leukaemia and to help support blood cancer patients and their families.
By the Numbers
According to the Leukaemia Foundation, 31 Australians are diagnosed with leukaemia, myeloma or lymphoma every day. That adds up to more than 12,000 people every year. Blood cancers now represent approximately 33% of all deaths from cancer in Australia. Survival rates are becoming higher, but the Leukaemia Foundation wants to help researchers someday find a cure for blood cancers.
Be Brave and Shave
The World’s Greatest Shave is easy to participate in. Participants agree to shave their heads or colour their hair and solicit donations to support them. As mentioned above, donations go to the Leukaemia Foundation where it is used to fund research or to support patients and their families.
A donation as low as $36 can help provide emotional support to a patient who has just been diagnosed with leukaemia, myeloma or lymphoma. $58 can help provide a ride to and from a chemotherapy facility for a patient who is too ill to drive to or from the facility. $80 can fund a hotel room for one night for the family of a patient who lives out of town and has a long drive to the facility. $120 pays for one day of a scholarship for a researcher trying to find a cure.
Why Tall Trees Care Communities Participate
Phil Usher is the co-founder of Tall Trees Care Communities. Their motto is “If it’s not good enough for our mums and dads, it’s just not good enough.” They have a deep commitment to taking care of the elderly. They also realise that caring extends to all people in need and not just their “market.”
According to Mr Usher: “We built Tall Trees Care Communities because we care about people. We are proud of our one resident and three employees who are participating this year. The World’s Greatest Shave is a great cause and we are glad to help sponsor our team.”
Tall Trees Care Communities provide an alternative to aged care in the Brisbane and Gold Coast areas. Residents buy their own homes and choose their own levels of care from low care to high care to palliative or dementia care. To learn more about the World’s Greatest Shave or for a trial stay, call (07) 3442 9378 or visit their website: http://www.talltrees.net.au/.
Three of those staff members and one resident are participating in the Leukaemia Foundation event called the “World’s Greatest Shave.” In the event, participants agree to shave their heads or colour their hair as a show of support for victims of leukaemia, myeloma, lymphoma or other blood cancers. They ask people to sponsor them with donations to the Leukaemia Society.
The money goes towards research to find a cure for leukaemia and to help support blood cancer patients and their families.
By the Numbers
According to the Leukaemia Foundation, 31 Australians are diagnosed with leukaemia, myeloma or lymphoma every day. That adds up to more than 12,000 people every year. Blood cancers now represent approximately 33% of all deaths from cancer in Australia. Survival rates are becoming higher, but the Leukaemia Foundation wants to help researchers someday find a cure for blood cancers.
Be Brave and Shave
The World’s Greatest Shave is easy to participate in. Participants agree to shave their heads or colour their hair and solicit donations to support them. As mentioned above, donations go to the Leukaemia Foundation where it is used to fund research or to support patients and their families.
A donation as low as $36 can help provide emotional support to a patient who has just been diagnosed with leukaemia, myeloma or lymphoma. $58 can help provide a ride to and from a chemotherapy facility for a patient who is too ill to drive to or from the facility. $80 can fund a hotel room for one night for the family of a patient who lives out of town and has a long drive to the facility. $120 pays for one day of a scholarship for a researcher trying to find a cure.
Why Tall Trees Care Communities Participate
Phil Usher is the co-founder of Tall Trees Care Communities. Their motto is “If it’s not good enough for our mums and dads, it’s just not good enough.” They have a deep commitment to taking care of the elderly. They also realise that caring extends to all people in need and not just their “market.”
According to Mr Usher: “We built Tall Trees Care Communities because we care about people. We are proud of our one resident and three employees who are participating this year. The World’s Greatest Shave is a great cause and we are glad to help sponsor our team.”
Tall Trees Care Communities provide an alternative to aged care in the Brisbane and Gold Coast areas. Residents buy their own homes and choose their own levels of care from low care to high care to palliative or dementia care. To learn more about the World’s Greatest Shave or for a trial stay, call (07) 3442 9378 or visit their website: http://www.talltrees.net.au/.