The Rotary Club of Narrabri’s fundraising book sale has so far been an outstanding success and has raised almost $20,000.
This year, the organisation has earmarked some of the funds from the pop-up book shop to go towards the purchase of a SOZO machine for Narrabri District Health Service.
Breast cancer survivor and past club president Karen Kirkby has been a lead instigator in having the equipment reinstated locally.
The machine is a non-invasive medical device that uses bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS) to measure fluid status and body composition.
It is used for the early detection of lymphoedema, particularly subtle fluid buildup and changes in limbs long before visible swelling or clinical symptoms appear, which is common after cancer treatments like breast, gynecological, or head and neck surgeries.
Rotary’s fundraising efforts towards the project were kickstarted by a Santos donation of $5,000.
Scott Allison stacks up his books to purchase at the Rotary pop-up sale. Part of the funds raised at this year’s book shop will go towards a SOZO machine at Narrabri Hospital.
Community health nurse unit manager Krystle Brown and Rotarian Di Ainsworth have been the driving force behind getting the SOZO machine installed as a permanent fixture at Narrabri Hospital.
Krystle has a background at NSW Health, CareFlight, and HealthShare NSW, and is passionate about health care equality and accessibility in our regional towns.
Di has also been heavily involved in the organising and ongoing operation of this year’s book sale.
Club president Julie Herbert thanked both Krystle and Di for their work in getting the project off the ground.
“The advanced medical technology will be a major addition to the hospital’s local services, saving regional patients from having to travel long distances for specialised monitoring,” Julie said.
Rotary will continue to operate the pop-up book sale at the old Mitre 10 building in Dewhurst Street for the remainder of October.
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