15 Jul 2020

Anonymous doners gift large donation for Southland hospital

From First Up, 5:37 am on 15 July 2020

The Southland Charity Hospital trust has received a sizeable donation from a local couple. Posted on Facebook yesterday the 'Blair Vining's epic journey' page displayed a cheque for 100-thousand dollars from two donors who wished to remain anonymous. The Trust was established in 2019 after Blair Vining's battle with terminal bowel cancer, it aims to build a hospital in Southland to provide free services to those unable to access care through public or private health systems in Southland. Melissa Vining described the mysterious donors to our producer Ellie Jay.