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Maryanne began making masks when COVID-19 started to spread around Australia and generously used this initiative to fundraise for St Jude鈥檚. Through her fundraising efforts, she raised $4,000, donating the proceeds towards 鈥楩eed a class for a year鈥� and 鈥楽upport student welfare for a year.鈥�

Maryanne was also part of the Health Check Team (HCT) in early February this year and returned to Australia just before countries started closing their borders. The HCT is a group of international medical specialists who volunteered for two weeks at the beginning of this year to conduct annual health checks for St Jude鈥檚 students.

鈥淚 started making masks for my family and friends and also put out the offer to everyone that was in the HCT. This kept me busy posting them out to all corners of Australia. As things got more serious in Australia, the requests from friends to buy them from me built. I didn鈥檛 feel comfortable profiting from my friends so I decided I would sell them with the profits going to mini传媒.鈥�

Through a family member, Maryanne鈥檚 masks have been sold to staff and families in the Australian Parliament with members wearing them to Parliament House.

鈥淚 would like to thank Caroline Hall and Karenne Michaelides, who are both HCT Volunteers and sponsors of St Jude鈥檚 students鈥� academic scholarship. They have been a great help with support on the back end.鈥�

To support Maryanne鈥檚 鈥楽t Jude鈥檚 Mask Charity鈥�, email her at StJudeMaskCharity@gmail.com.