The Village Goldsmith crafts Hospi Bravery Coin for charity
The Village Goldsmith is very honoured to have teamed up with Ā Wellington Lions and Wellington Childrenās Hospital Charity in the upcoming annual game against Otago on Sunday, 1st October. Ā
We have crafted a unique one-of-a-kind sterling silver ābraveryā coin to be used by the referee for the pre-match coin toss on Sunday before being added as the 24th charity auction item.
As a special tribute to the decade long partnership between the Wellington Lions and the Wellington Children's Hospital, the refereeās coin is engraved with the Hospi mascot heads and tails and with the date of the game.
The Village Goldsmith has also produced āBravery Medalsā for the Lions players to give out to Wellington Childrenās Hospitalās most courageous young patients during their regular visits to the childrenās ward. The Hospi bravery medal will be available to purchase online atĀ www.whf.org.nzĀ and in the Hospi Store with all funds to go to Wellington Regional Childrenās Hospital medical equipment fund.
Donation Options
Choose to purchase the pendant for yourself, friends or family or donate to the Wellington Children's Hospital to gift to a brave family. All funds raisedĀ rom the sale of the Hospi Bravery Medals will go to to Wellington Regional Childrenās Hospital medical equipment fund.
The Making of the Bravery Coin: Wellington Lions players visit The Village Goldsmith.
Wellington Lions rugby players, Julian Savea, Asafo Aumua and William Mangos dropped by our in-store workshop and had a brief training session by Ian Douglas, founderĀ of The Village Goldsmith, on the coin-making process.
A collaboration for a good cause
Bill Day, the Wellington Hospitals Foundation chairman said the long association with the Lions and Wellington Childrenās Hospital was a great story of how sport can make a positive difference, "The Village Goldsmithās involvement only adds to things and I have no doubt the medals will lift the recipientās spiritsā.
The Village Goldsmithās, Chris Benham, said āour whole team are really proud to be able to get in behind the Wellington Childrenās Hospital and design and craft the special medal. We hope the Hospi Bravery Medal will become a special keepsake for the kids, parents and the extended support network to represent the bravery shown by all at what is often a really tough time.
It was great to have the Wellington Lions players join us in our Wellington workshop and take part in crafting the special Bravery coin to start the match. Ā We hope it will help increase funding for WCH and support all the amazing work they do.ā
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