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Greeting Card - Aria, Bulleen Heights School, to The Alfred hospital Burns Unit, Blue with Computer-aided Message, 2009
Reg. No: HT 25795
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- Summary:
- Sympathy card created by Aria, a student at Bulleen Heights School, for patients in the Burns Unit of The Alfred hospital in Melbourne in the days following Black Saturday in February 2009. Like many people throughout Australia and the world, the students at Bulleen Heights were affected by the bushfire stories seen on the media, and decided to make and send cards to the staff at the Burns Unit to be passed on to patients. Bulleen Heights School is a specialist school for children with autism spectrum disorder and Aria was in Grade 9 when he made this card using a computer program for children with disabilities called Board-Maker. It is part of a collection of cards, letters and gifts donated by The Alfred hospital that show the outpouring of support to survivors of Black Saturday.
- Description:
- Blue card folded in half with a multi-colour Play Station 2 card pasted on the front surrounded by writing in pencil. Pasted on the upper inside face is another Play Station 2 card accompanied by a pencil drawing of a basketball and backboard. On the lower face is pasted a piece of white paper with a printed message combining words and pictograms created by computer software designed to assist children with disabilities. The words are in black and the images are pink, beige, blue and yellow. The signature at the bottom is hand-printed in pencil.
- Statement Of Significance:
- This card of one of many that were received by The Alfred hospital in the days following the bushfires of February 2009. People around the world responded to the crisis with donations of money and material aid but they also wanted to express personal messages of hope and support directly to the people involved. The Burns Unit, as one of the major hospital services receiving victims of the bushfires, was swamped with cards, letters and gifts not only for the patients but also for the staff of the Unit. This collection illustrates the power of the media in conveying the effects of the fires, but more importantly it demonstrates people's need to connect directly with the victims and their carers, regardless of whether they even knew their names.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from The Alfred Hospital Burns Unit, 2010
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 150 mm (Height), 210 mm (Width) |
More information
| Tagged with: | children, bushfires, black saturday bushfires 2009, greeting cards, emergency medical services |
| Themes this item is part of: | Childhood & Youth Collection, Medicine in Society Collection, Sustainable Futures Collection, Victorian Bushfires Collection |
| Primary Classification: | SUSTAINABILITY |
| Secondary Classification: | Natural Disasters |
| Tertiary Classification: | bushfires |
| Inscriptions: | The front of this card reads: 'Onimusha Dawn of Dreams / Get well soon cards'. The message inside reads: 'Sorry to hear that you were hurt in the bushfires. I know the doctors and nurses are taking good care of you. Get well soon. From Aria.' |
| Recipient: | The Alfred Hospital Burns Unit, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Feb 2009 |
| Sender: | Bulleen Heights School, Bulleen, Victoria, Australia, Feb 2009 |
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