Financial Security for Queenslanders

Kevin and Kathy are easing financial hardship for people with spinal injury who are confined to the Princess Alexandra Hospital Spinal Injury Unit.

A donation of over $240,000 from The Investors Club has enabled the Paraplegic Benefit Fund (PBF) to upgrade the family waiting room in the Spinal Unit, fund a person to collect much-needed statistics on spinal injury and meet unmet needs for people with spinal injury.

For those of you who don’t know, PBF is a non-profit organisation that provides members with eligibility to claim a $100,000 donation if they experience permanent quadriplegia or paraplegia. PBF also conducts education and prevention programs across Australia and supports medical research to seek cures for permanent spinal injuries as well as funding unmet needs of people with spinal cord paralysis.

“Our work is made possible by generous supporters such as The Investors Club. They fund a large portion of our donations, education and medical research projects,” said Tony South OAM, who is the Community Partnerships Manager for PBF. Tony has been a paraplegic for 55 years.

Additionally, Geoff Sprankin, who experienced a traumatic spinal cord injury earlier this year as a result of a beach accident on the Gold Coast, has received $100,000 from The Paraplegic Benefit Fund to support his everyday living needs and medical expenses.

As well as helping PBF, the PA Hospital Spinal Injuries Unit and Geoff Sprankin, TIC supports Red Cross and Young Care through its charitable foundation, Club Cares. Kevin and Kathy Young are glad to give something back to the community.

“We welcome the opportunity to support people in the community who are doing it tough. In our business lives, we build strong financial futures for people across Australia through property investment. We feel it is our responsibility to help people who are facing difficulties and make the world a better place for them as much as possible,” said Kevin Young, Director of The Investors Club.

“We have also taken out a corporate membership with PBF so that if in the unlikely event that a TIC employee or one of their family members has a significant spinal injury, they would receive a $100,000 benefit to assist with their personal costs,” he added.