We are reaching out from New Somerset Hospital, which is the local government hospital behind the V@A Waterfront in Cape Town. We are the oldest hospital in SA, we are still a teaching hospital with many other accolades and firsts. Cape Town is a popular location for tourists and shoppers and being in such close proximity to the city, it is likely that some of your customers, staff or family make use of our outpatient or emergency facilities. As the official hospital to so many events that get hosted in Cape Town, and to such a large catchment area (all the way up the West Coast, to Vredenburg) we would like to offer the best service possible to the community. As a government hospital we are in need of assistance with our fundraising. Due to the severe government budget cuts across all hospitals and the freezing of all hospital posts, NSH staff are under immense pressure as the patients demands remain the same but the staff so few. Our community cannot afford to have less health care services available. So we want to host a few smaller fundraising projects to assist in boosting the staff morale and improve the patient care. Our ideas for the year Prizes and vouchers for our raffles A dinner/dance May 2024 A padal or pickel tennis tournament in October 2024 (in the process of finalising) Donations (clothing/furniture) to NSH We are happy to provide advertising inside the hospital in exchange. Outside sponsorship is also a possibility.