Great partnerships

Johnson & Johnson Medical

We are one of Johnson & Johnson Medical's biggest fans. Since 2002, with their help, we have sent hundreds of children to camp for the time of their lives.

Together we look forward to adding a touch of CQ magic into more hospitals in the future.

To check them out visit www.jnjmedical.com.au.


60 seconds with a CQ Partner
Johnson & Johnson Medical

Name: Michelle Lawlor
Title/Role in partnership: Director of Communications

1. How long has your organisation been involved with Camp Quality?
8 years

2. What drew you to Camp Quality or what do you love about us?
We love Camp Quality's positive attitude and absolute determination to make a real difference to children and their families, helping them cope with one of the most challenging times in their life. At Johnson & Johnson Medical we are guided by a philosophy of restoring the joys of life and we have found a kindred spirit at Camp Quality.

3. How do you motivate your staff to get involved?
First and foremost we keep our partnership visible, we tell people about what we are doing and how it makes a difference. We challenge them to raise funds with a little healthy competition between states. We give them ideas and a calendar of activities showing how they can build engagement with Camp Quality into their own team building activities. We also give them time off to volunteer.


4. How does your partnership with Camp Quality impact your workplace?
It's a source of enormous inspiration and pride and without question builds loyalty to the company. As a Johnson & Johnson company we live by a credo that outlines our responsibility to the community and our people take this very seriously and expect the company to make a positive contribution to society.

5. What's the greatest treasure a child has given you?
Their total trust

6. Why do you think "laughter is the best medicine"?
It reminds us that life isn't always so tough. Best of all - it's free!

7. What would you say to other organisations considering a partnership with CQ?
It's one of the most rewarding things you can do.

 


Johnson & Johnson Medical restoring the joys of life

Johnson & Johnson Medical have presented Camp Quality with 3 Nintendo Wii's at a recent conference in Sydney.

Ethicon Sales and Marketing teams invited Janne Hardy and Cathy Quinn from Camp Quality as special guests at their annual training meeting for the presentation. They presented 3 Nintendo Wii's purchased from their team's fundraising efforts.

These Wii's will be used by Cathy and her team in their delivery of "play therapy" to children in the Oncology section of Westmead Hospital. Cathy spoke at the conference about play therapy and how the Wii's would help lift the spirits of children living with cancer.During her speech the team discovered that we were one Wii short of having one for every transplant room at the hospital so they passed the hat around to fill the gap!

At Johnson & Johnson "restoring the joys of life" is something that they strive for in everything they do. The staff said "We look forward to these consoles helping children overcome their fears, anxiety and forget, even if only for a moment or two, what lies ahead!"