President’s Message
David Southwell, Foundation President
President’s Message
This has been a very busy and exciting season and a lot has been accomplished with more to come!
All of the projects that we embarked on this past fall are either completed or underway.
- The Extended Care Unit now has a new beautiful enclosed garden for patients and family
- We now have a separate entrance to ECU to better serve patients and visiting family members
- Endoscopies are now being done at the rate 450 per month –more than double all previous levels. This has shortened the wait time substantially and the Foundation helped to make this possible through the purchase of equipment and sterilizers
- The renovation and expansion of the laboratory where we all have our blood work done is now underway and will be completed shortly
- The Foundation purchased Mega Code Kelly, a realistic manikin for training in a wide range of advanced life saving skills in pre-hospital emergencies
The community’s continued generous donations have enabled these projects and more!
We have also recently launched the “Helping Hearts” initiative to provide patients and family a mechanism to recognize care givers at Lady Minto who provide outstanding service.
Our 15th annual Phantom Ball fund raiser kicks off on April 28th and the prize this year is a weekend getaway to the luxurious Galiano Country Inn and Spa. This package includes a spa treatment for 2, the use of a smart car for the weekend as well as being transported in a private boat to and from Galiano Island. So when you receive your invitation to not attend the Phantom Ball, remember that the money you save can go to towards helping to purchase ongoing equipment needs for the hospital.
Our 20th Annual Golf tournament will take place on July 9th. This event is always books up so be sure to get your entry form in early. There will be an opportunity to win a new Subaru and a lawn tractor for the first golfer who scores a hole in one on the 6th hole in addition to many other prizes.
It will be preceded on Friday July 8th with our second annual putting contest sponsored by RBC-DS which is a lot of fun for the whole family. You don’t have to be a golfer to participate or just come and join in the fun!
Please visit our newly redesigned website at ladymintofoundation.com for more details on all of these activities. We have made it more user friendly to provide you with better access to information as well as to be able to donate on line.
On behalf of the Foundation Board, I would like to thank all our supporters and donors for their generous help with our various programs each year.
