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Bargain buy a bonus, Jan 1994 Bargain buy a bonusKids Like Brett Campaign founder, Steve Jones, drove a �hard bargain� when he bought a life-saving machine for the Prince of Wales Children�s Hospital.
Hospital staff had requested a �luminometer� worth $42,000. But the North Sydney resident, anxious to make the most of his charity�s �hard-raised� funds, negotiated with the manufacturers to drive the price down to $33,500. Steve Jones presented the machine to the hospital last month. The luminometer tests for abnormal cell activity in the blood and can accurately detect immune deficiencies. �It would want to be able to do something for $33,500�, Steve said. �I tell you it doesn�t look very exciting!� Steve said one person who did get excited about the purchase was a technician in the hospital�s laboratory. He said the worker was like a child with a �brand new toy� and his enthusiasm had made the hard work worthwhile. The Kids Like Brett Campaign has raised more than $100,000 to buy equipment for Australian hospitals. Steve�s son Brett was born in 1990 with Nezelhof�s Disease, an illness which affects the immune system. At 12 months, Brett underwent life-saving bone marrow transplant surgery. The experience prompted Steve to form the Kids Like Brett Campaign, believing that better equipment would give sick children a better chance of survival. North Shore Times Minor Miracle, December 1999 Miracle little footballer scores is first 10 points, Dec 1999 Transplant champion wins gold, Mosman Daily, November 1999 Not Many Kids Like Brett, Mosman Daily, Nov 1999 Giving sick kids a chance, Feb 1998 It's our Father of the Year, 1998 From hell and back, North Shore Times, Nov 1997 Fundraiser recognised, Nov 1997 Bargain buy a bonus, Jan 1994 Brett's battle inspires $100,000 crusade, Dec 1993 Concert tribute to a fighter, Mosman Daily 1993 Steve's ready to sizzle, Mosman Daily Big night out set to sizzle, NorthSide Courier Help Steve snag record, North Shore Times Kids Like Brett Need Your Support A leap for charity, Mosman Daily Charity's new hero, Dec 2002 Community Hero, Dec 2002 |
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