Christmas is renowned for being a time for giving but that didn’t stop our partnerships team of Jennifer Spilsbury and Frankie Opie from feeling a little overwhelmed when long-time supporters Anne Mills and Liz Franz from the Mills Family Foundation walked through our doors and presented a remarkable $50,000 donation to COUCH Cancer Hub NQ.
Anne’s connection to COUCH runs deep. She is the sister of our founders, Charles and Pip Woodward and comes from a family known for generations of community service – from Meals on Wheels, CWA, guiding and scouting, to hospital leadership and local philanthropy.
Giving back is simply “part of who we are,” Anne says.
Her generosity through the Mills Family Foundation, created in 2007 with her late husband Les, is extraordinary. It has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to causes that support people facing illness, including COUCH.
This latest donation continues a legacy that stretches across decades and countless lives touched.
Anne says it best:
“I don’t need the best car or the best things. You get more pleasure helping people.”
Thank you Anne and the Mills Family Foundation. Your generosity strengthens our community and honours the spirit in which COUCH was founded.