FREMANTLE  HEART  PATIENTS   SUPPORT  GROUP  (Inc)

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THANK YOU P.E.A.C.H.

  P.E.A.C.H.  is an acronym for Personel Employed by Alcoa Charity Help

PEACH has been operating since 1979 and started when a small group of Alcoa employees who wanted to do something to assist those in need in the community came up with the idea of forming a charity fund.    

The PEACH Trust Fund is a unique charity fund conceived, funded and administered by the  employees of Alcoa (West Australian operations). Just over 1000 employees currently make regular contributions (via payroll deduction), to the Fund.

Since its inception in 1979 PEACH has donated more than $2.2 million to various community endeavours. This funding has been distributed among community organisations providing services in the areas of welfare, health, family, children, safety, substance abuse and social improvement. Originally started at Pinjarra, the fund now incorporates all locations. 

PEACH, by way of their personal donation, aims to benefit not only the employees but all community members who may have a need to utilise the services assisted, or already have a family member or neighbour utilising such a service or may at some point come across someone who has benefited from our support. By way of such support PEACH also supports the purchasing of equipment for medical research which is an ongoing benefit to all. 

PEACH sponsors organisations, rather than individuals, as this widens the community benefit.

 PEACH gives preference to those human and health care organisations operating in or providing services to, communities in which Alcoa employees and their families live, work or possibly impacted.

Our donated dollar remains in WA. The types of equipment provided extends from varieties of office equipment, medical and research equipment, outdoor equipment for activities (mainly for disadvantaged people) camps, search and rescue, emergency services, mental health and school chaplaincy programs – to name a few! 

PEACH takes the time to personally visit each applicant seeking assistance.  This enables the organisation to fully explain their need, gives PEACH an insight as to how the organisation runs, thus a more true and understanding assessment results.  This process is very valuable as an application alone on paper does not reflect the true need of the organisation.

Whilst PEACH does not do the hands on work their generosity enables the recipients to carry out their goals 

From this wonderful early vision, PEACH is now a benchmark not only for own  employees, but also other corporate companies who are now implementing similar programs within their own organisations based on the success of PEACH.

Alcoa World Alumina Australia is a trading name of Alcoa of Australia Lid.  ACN 004 879 298.mite

This year, 2009, PEACH donated in excessof $9,000.00 in order to provide one of two new Hausted Patient Trolleys for the Department of Cardiology, Fremantle Hospital. 

Since February 1998 PEACH has joined with the Fremantle Heart Patients Support Group to donate special items of medical equipment to a value now exceeding $160,000.00 of which PEACH has provided in excess of $50,000.00.   The Fremantle Heart Patients Support Group wish to thank all subscribers to the PEACH fund for helping the Group to maintain and improve the care and well being of heart patients in the care of Fremantle Hospital.

THANKS TO "LOTTERYWEST"  FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT.

The members of the Fremantle Heart Patients Support Group (Inc) together with the Management Committee   wish to offer sincere thanks for the Grants that have enabled the purchase of several computer systems,  greatly assisting committee with the day to day running of the group and also enabling contact by email between members of the Executive and hospital staff.

These generous Grants assist the group to provide the daily services of the Cardiac Support Service, (who are all volunteers and heart patients themselves).  The volunteer supporters are rostered on duty to offer support to alleviate the anxiety felt by many patients who are possibly attending for a test procedure for the first time.  The Volunteer Support Service is recognised as a valuable part of the services provided by the Department of Cardiology at Fremantle Hospital.