Charity
Lucy Lawless
Children’s HospitalLucy Lawless’ FaveMichael Holloway
Aside from Xena: Warrior Princess star
Lucy Lawless‘ acting and musical career, she is also a notable humanitarian. One of Lawless’ favorite charities is the Starship Foundation, the charity arm of the Starship Children’s Health Hospital which is part of the Auckland District Health Board.
What Starship Foundation Does
The foundation is set-up to provide additional equipment, support and help to staff, patients, and families. She devotes much time and energy to fund raising for the organization. According to the website, the aims of the Starship Foundation are defined as:
Services are provided in in-patient, out-patient, day-stay and community settings, including the Community Child Health and Disability Service, Safekids and Pediatric Home Care. Outpatient clinics for the Auckland region are conducted in Starship, Tamaki, West Auckland and the North Shore. Approximately 45 Outreach Clinics are provided by Medical Services in a variety of localities throughout the country.
The pediatric specialty teams include nurse specialists who provide nursing expertise within each specialty. Many other patients are treated in outreach services, both out-patient and day surgery. Starship specialists travel to other hospitals to provide outreach services. Starship is a major teaching centre. It aims to lead the nation in pediatric training and research.”
Please feel free to follow the link supplied and find ways in which you can help Lawless and the Starship Foundation help others.
Also a Supporter of Gay Rights
A long-time favourite of the gay and lesbian community, Lawless is a strong supporter of equal rights for all of humanity and she is active in her desire to rid the world of hate, prejudice, and discrimination, aided by her many loyal fans. Lawless firmly states:
“Yeah, I’ve always been very grateful for [my gay fans] for basically giving my career the first initial push. They really made the show groovy, and hip, and got people talking about it, and continued to be incredibly loyal fans down through the years. I’m here not only supporting my fans, but also my friends, a good number of whom are gay. As far as I’m concerned gay rights are human rights, so why wouldn’t you ca
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UmarJanuary 12, 2013 at 1:34 pm
Why does this have to be the ONLY relibale source? Oh well, gj!