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Thanks to a generous donation from The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 25 Vernon, Vernon Jubilee Hospital has additional vital testing equipment.
The Legion donated $17,790 for a bladder scanner in the Emergency Department (ED). The ED, which had 47,908 visits last year, had only one scanner which was used multiple times each day, with increasing demand.
The new bladder scanner will assist physicians and nurses to perform non-invasive bladder assessment and timely patient assessment.
Bladder scanners are non-invasive portable ultrasound devices that provide a virtual 3D image of the bladder and the volume of urine retained within the bladder. Retained urine is a reservoir for bacteria and pathogens which can cause urinary tract
infections leading to renal damage, pain and retention.
Many veterans and their families require health care attention at the Vernon Jubilee Hospital Emergency Department and will benefi t greatly from this technology.
Funds for the bladder scanner were raised through the Vernon Legion’s poppy campaign, which provides funding for veteran-related causes including special medical equipment, social and health-related services for veterans and seniors, low-rental housing, geriatric research, and bursaries for under-privileged youth.
The annual poppy campaign runs from Oct. 31 to Nov. 11, with poppies available by donation at various locations throughout the North Okanagan.
It’s been 30 years since VJH Foundation launched its fi rst Light a Bulb Campaign. Since then, nearly $4.5 million has been raised through community donations to support the purchase of much-needed medical equipment and expansions for Vernon Jubilee Hospital. Last year, donations supported high-defi nition camera heads and control units for minimally invasive surgery in the Operating Rooms at Vernon Jubilee Hospital.This holiday season you have the opportunity to give a gift to help make health care better! Dr. Curtis Mohamed, Medical Director Nuclear Medicine, Department of Medical Imaging at VJH and 2017 Light a Bulb Chair is pleased to announce the goal for this year’s Light a Bulb Campaign is to raise $250,000 for cancer screening at VJH.Each year more than 5,000 patients in North Okanagan communities undergo endoscopic diagnostic testing in our Ambulatory Care Unit at VJH. These procedures help detect and treat critical health issues such as colon and rectal cancer, and esophageal, stomach, and small intestine cancer. Physicians also diagnose many common non-cancer diseases such as colitis, Crohn’s disease, celiac disease, esophagitis, andH pylori infection. Endoscopy Saves LivesVJH is the third busiest site for endoscopy within Interior Health. There is a surgeon on call 24/7 for GI hemorrhage, a potentially life threatening illness. We have one of the best survival rates in the province for this illness at VJH thanks to skilled endoscopists, excellent hospital care from family doctors and hospitalists, and availability of state of the art endoscopy equipment at our hospital.Endoscopes are critical diagnostic tools and can detect early cancers as they feature exceptional clarity in imaging. One in 6 people in BC will be affected
with colon cancer. In early stages colon cancer has no symptoms, making screening and diagnostics critical and lifesaving. With early detection and
treatment, survival rates are 90%.Cancer Prevention at VJHHalf of the patients in the provincial colon screening program have adenomatous polyps removed. These are small tumours that can turn to cancer. By removing these polyps, we prevent hundreds of people in our community from getting colorectal cancer every year. Since the colon screening program began in 2013, we have seen the number of patients that show up with advanced cancer in the Emergency Department cut in half. Our endoscopy unit is a very high impact area and worth the investments made in equipment over the years,” said VJH General Surgeon Dr. Hamish Hwang.Supporting cancer screening at the Ambulatory
Care Unit will help provide the best care possible for you, your family and friends. Early cancer detection allows for more treatment options and better patient outcomes.“Your donation will make a real and meaningful impact by helping us purchase critical diagnostic equipment supporting early cancer detection. Please make a donation and give the gift of better health care this holiday season,” said Dr. Mohamed.Donate to Light A BulbWatch for your 2017 Light a Bulb donation brochure in the mail the second week of November or complete the donation form on page three and mail to the Foundation offi ce. You can also visit www.vjhfoundation.org to donate on-line or call the Foundation offi ce at 250.558.1362. Remember, every little bit helps. You can help us light up the tree on top of VJH, making health care better one bulb at a time.
Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation Newsletter 2101 - 32nd Street, Vernon, BC V1T 5L2Phone: 250-558-1362 • Fax: 250-558-4133 • Email: [email protected] • Website: vjhfoundation.org FALL 2017
Light A Bulb to Support Cancer Screening Equipment at VJH
Legion Funds New Equipment at VJH
Photo Left to Right:Bill Balcaen (President Legion Branch 25);
Lisa Westermark (Executive Director – VJH Foundation; John Miller (Service Offi cer Legion Branch 25).
Dr. Curtis Mohamed (Medical Director Nuclear Medicine, Dept of Medical Imaging and Light a Bulb Chair), Dr. Brian Chai (Internal Medicine Specialist), Dr. Hamish Hwang (General Surgeon), Lori
Baker (RN), Dr. Karl Langer (General Surgeon).
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Individual DonorsJay Barre
Robert Bennett
Don & Shirley Bigelow
Susan Bigler
Joan Brown
Martin & Susan Browne
Chris Carter
Gord & Betty Catt
Rick Christensen
Dr. & Mrs. Brian & Shirley Clark
Flo Clements
Dr. Michael Cooke
Robert Cross
Fred Dafoe
Phil & Marisa DeCicco
Marie Dedish
Annie Defauw
Paul Docksteader
Laurie & Dale Donovan
John Durrant
Edward & Sharon Eyford
Drew & Jacqueline Eyre
Richard & Laureen Finn
Wayne & Grace Francks
Patti Friend
Cory Glinsbockel & Jess Kettles
Dr. Nicholas Half
Richard & Gail Hamilton
Dr. & Mrs. Ed & Pam Hardy
Ruth Hoye
Dr. Susan Hutchison
Lillian Huwer
M. Kirchpfennig
Bruce Knight
Linton & Anne Kulak
Valerie Lenoard
Dr. & Mrs. Ron & Wendy Long
Jeanette McPhee
Tom & Bev Monahan
John Mullin
Greg & Dorothy Mussenden
Brad & Lindsey Nakucyj
Tom & Barb Nolan
Ruby Ohashi
Rose Okazaki
Dennis & Elizabeth O’Rourke
Kathy Parton
Rose Person
Jamie Pfammatter
Jim & Laverne Popowich
Brian & Laurie Postill
Mark Rivette
Tosh & Marilyn Sakakibara
Harold & Sachiko Sato
Hartwig & Christiane Schmitz
Bob & Marilyn Scott
William Sengotta
David Service & Susan Bourne
Ajit Sidhu
Dr. Arek Siwoski
Archie Stroh
Ted & Mavis Strother
Allan & Marlene Thorlakson
Drs. G. Vaz and M.C. Hatfi eld
Yonghua Wang
Doug & Deborah White
Dorothy Wilson
Don Yin & Mei Y Wong
Stephen & Grace Wulff
Corporate DonorsAll Pro Tree & Landscape
Amplifi ed Cafe
Bannister Chevrolet Inc.
Baron Insurance
Bear Paw Earthworks Ltd.
Browns Socialhouse
Christina M. Mutch RMT
Cod Gone Wild
Fidelity Investments Canada ULC
Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd.
Grizzly Curb & Concrete Ltd.
Hemp & Wellness
iA Clarington Investments
Just Rewards Management Ltd.
Kal Tire
Kekuli Bay Cabinetry
Keshiki Gardening & Greenhouse
Kineshanko Logging Ltd.
Subway
Little Italy Market Ltd.
Longhorn Pub & Liquor Store
MacKenzie Financial Corporation
Manulife Financial
Mike V’s Automotive Diagnostics and Repair Ltd.
Nature’s Fare Markets Ltd.
Nixon Wenger LLP
North Okanagan Pediatric Clinic
Postill Nixon Earthworks
R.E. Postill & Sons Ltd.
Rellish Transport Services
RW Dozing & Heavy Haul Ltd.
S.P. Seymour Ltd.
Save On Foods - Staff
SilverStar Mountain Resort Ltd.
Swan Lake Motors
The BX Press Inc.
The Grounds Guys
Tita’s Italian Bistro
Tolko Industries Ltd.
Total Restoration Services Inc.
Value Plus 3 Percent Real Estate Inc.
Vernon Home Building Centre
Vernon Toyota Centre Ltd.
White House Mortgages
SponsorsBDO
Black & McDonald Limited AB/BC Region
Browns Socialhouse
Capri Insurance
Corbett Offi ce Equipment Ltd.
Paul Docksteader Foundation
Gumtree Catering
Hester Creek Estate Winery
Hilltop Subaru
Johnston Meier Insurance Agencies Group
Kal Tire
Mussenden Financial Planning Group Inc.
O’Callaghan Bilodeau
Okanagan Spirits
Okanagan Spring Brewery
Olive Us
Predator Ridge
RBC Dominion Securities
SilverStar Mountain Resort Ltd.
Sterling Centre Remedy’sRx
Stutters DKI
Tim Hortons
Tolko Industries Ltd.
Vernon Paving-A Division of Lafarge Canada Inc.
Vernon Toyota Centre Ltd.
Wayside
Westwood Electric
BequestsEstate of Margaret Mae Darbyson
Estate of Cora Etta Monsees
Estate of Sandra Mulzet
Estate of Victor Stutsky
Estate of Michael Zemla
Charitable GroupsArmstrong Spallumcheen Healthcare Auxiliary
Fraternal Order of Eagles #3032-Cranbrook
Fraternal Order of Eagles #3318 Ladies Auxiliary-Prince George
Fraternal Order of Eagles #3453, Ladies Auxiliary
Fraternal Order of Eagles #3557
JCI Vernon
Knox Presbyterian Church
Okanagan Landing Community Church
School District #22
The Lumby Lions Club
The Miracle Bucket Society
Vernon Alliance Church
Vernon Book Volunteers Society
Vernon Medical Symposium and Doctors’ Hockey Tournament
Wine Women & Woods
FoundationsCanadian National Christian Foundation
The Hugh Fraser Foundation
Gloria Di Dio Foundation
Stefen & Laurie Knuever Family Foundation
Donors Deserve Recognition … Thank you for your support!A heartfelt thank you to all of our donors. Due to space limitations, the following list includes donations of $500 or more from April 1, to September 30, 2017.
Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation2017/18 Board of Directors
Richard Finn, PresidentMarg Bailey, Vice-PresidentGreg Hamilton, Treasurer
DirectorsElise AllanKevin ArbuckleSandra BordenJudy DangelDr. Curtis MohamedRichard Harding
Kimberley HuttonPaul MorganGreg MussendenRichard RolkeMarilyn ScottElaine Siemens
StaffLisa Westermark, Executive DirectorAndrea Egan, Development Offi cerEleanor Diekert, Project Offi cerTerri Manke, Development Assistant
Phone: 250.558.1362Fax: 250.558.4133
Email: [email protected]: www.vjhfoundation.org
2101 – 32nd Street Vernon, BC V1T 5L2
Measuring Impact
TOTAL$1,046,128
Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation grants and gifts in kind donations to Interior Health for
use in facilities and programs in the
North Okanagan.
Chaplaincy$19,578
Community Supports$17,088
Residential Care$54,915
Diagnostic Imaging$112,154
Tower of Care Campaign, Phase II$257,781
OphthalmologyLions Vision Centre$35,680
Emergency Department& Cardiac Care$32,440
Cancer Care$19,601
ICU/CCU$19,368
Psychiatry$13,874
Misc$34,664
Women’s & Children’s
Health Services$106,035
Surgical Services$322,950
Like many of her generation, Marie Dedish grew up with a large family in a small town. Life in Ranger, Saskatchewan during the 1940s could be tough.
“There was no running water, no phone, the nearest hospital was 20 miles away, and we rode to a one-room school house on a fi re-engine caboose pulled by horses. But we survived the times,” she smiled.
Marie enjoyed taking part in community gatherings and sporting events. “It was fun cheering on the teams. That’s where I met my husband, Hank.”
The two married in 1958.
“Hank was an RCMP member, so we had to move a lot for his work,” she said. “I realized it would be hard for me to keep a job.” Throughout Hank’s eleven transfers, Marie dedicated herself to volunteering in the many communities she called home.
While raising their two children, Marie helped others when it was needed. “Wherever we were, I was involved in the community. When we lived in Alexis Creek I had a little Volkswagen and would take residents from the reserve to town and back, making sure they got to their appointments or to the store if they needed to do some shopping.”
Marie also took part in fundraising bingos for the community hall and children’s playground equipment.
Some communities had more than their share of diffi culties. “We lived with some of the nicest people, but they had a lot of problems holding them back. There was only one social worker in town. She drove an old car and sometimes in the cold weather it wouldn’t start, so I would help out where I could.”
Having supported friends and neighbours throughout many hardships, Marie and her family received devastating news of their own. In 1975, their 12-year-old son Steven was diagnosed with leukemia.
“He stayed at Vancouver General Hospital. The Children’s Hospital wasn’t around back then. There were 32 beds on that fl oor,” Marie recalled. “Some parents couldn’t be there all the time and had to leave their kids. I spent time rocking little ones to sleep. It felt good to settle them down and to help other mothers who couldn’t be there.”
At age 14, 25 months after his diagnosis, Steven sadly lost his battle to cancer.
“It was one of the hardest things. You wonder ‘how you can get through this?’ But you do with prayers and friends.”
Unfortunately, it would not be the last cancer battle the family would fi ght.
In 2003, Marie fought and beat breast cancer. Then in 2009, Hank was diagnosed with prostate cancer. “He had eight biopsies. His urologist joked that his fi le was so big he couldn’t carry it any more. He said Hank wore out
the equipment and should buy a new scope for him.”
Grateful for the good care received, Hank and Marie offered to purchase the equipment. Undaunted at the $25,000 cost, they donated the funds to VJH Foundation for a new urological scope at VJH.
At age 72, Hank was diagnosed with leukemia. Thankfully, his treatments were successful. “When my husband was cured from leukemia he was the happiest guy,” said Marie. “He was looking forward to travelling, but it just didn’t work out.”
Sadly, in 2010, Hank was diagnosed with bone cancer. With tears in his eyes, he told Marie to ‘see to it that there is money for research for cancer to help others.’ Hank passed away the following year at age 76.
In Hank’s memory, Marie has donated a generous gift of $100,000 to VJH Foundation supporting the McMurtry-Baerg Cancer Centre.
Despite the challenges she has faced throughout her life, Marie continues to volunteer with the Vernon Jubilee Hospital Auxiliary as she has done for the past 20 years, fi lling many roles within the organization, including public relations coordinator, candy striper program coordinator, and prize coordinator for silent auctions and the annual Christmas Bazaar.
“Our community is very giving. We have a nice tower at the hospital that is well-equipped,” she said.
With a daughter and three grandchildren, friends and a caring community, Marie has much to be thankful for. And members of our community can be thankful for her enduring compassion and spirit of giving.
“You have to help people. There are a lot of ways you can do things,” she says. “Many times I see somebody outside the hospital waiting for a ride down the hill. I tell them to cancel the taxi and save some money and I drive them myself. I think about how hard it was what we went through with Steven and just want to do something to make things a little easier for people going through hard times.”
A Legacy of Love & Caring
Hank and Marie were married September 27, 1958
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Individual DonorsJay Barre
Robert Bennett
Don & Shirley Bigelow
Susan Bigler
Joan Brown
Martin & Susan Browne
Chris Carter
Gord & Betty Catt
Rick Christensen
Dr. & Mrs. Brian & Shirley Clark
Flo Clements
Dr. Michael Cooke
Robert Cross
Fred Dafoe
Phil & Marisa DeCicco
Marie Dedish
Annie Defauw
Paul Docksteader
Laurie & Dale Donovan
John Durrant
Edward & Sharon Eyford
Drew & Jacqueline Eyre
Richard & Laureen Finn
Wayne & Grace Francks
Patti Friend
Cory Glinsbockel & Jess Kettles
Dr. Nicholas Half
Richard & Gail Hamilton
Dr. & Mrs. Ed & Pam Hardy
Ruth Hoye
Dr. Susan Hutchison
Lillian Huwer
M. Kirchpfennig
Bruce Knight
Linton & Anne Kulak
Valerie Lenoard
Dr. & Mrs. Ron & Wendy Long
Jeanette McPhee
Tom & Bev Monahan
John Mullin
Greg & Dorothy Mussenden
Brad & Lindsey Nakucyj
Tom & Barb Nolan
Ruby Ohashi
Rose Okazaki
Dennis & Elizabeth O’Rourke
Kathy Parton
Rose Person
Jamie Pfammatter
Jim & Laverne Popowich
Brian & Laurie Postill
Mark Rivette
Tosh & Marilyn Sakakibara
Harold & Sachiko Sato
Hartwig & Christiane Schmitz
Bob & Marilyn Scott
William Sengotta
David Service & Susan Bourne
Ajit Sidhu
Dr. Arek Siwoski
Archie Stroh
Ted & Mavis Strother
Allan & Marlene Thorlakson
Drs. G. Vaz and M.C. Hatfi eld
Yonghua Wang
Doug & Deborah White
Dorothy Wilson
Don Yin & Mei Y Wong
Stephen & Grace Wulff
Corporate DonorsAll Pro Tree & Landscape
Amplifi ed Cafe
Bannister Chevrolet Inc.
Baron Insurance
Bear Paw Earthworks Ltd.
Browns Socialhouse
Christina M. Mutch RMT
Cod Gone Wild
Fidelity Investments Canada ULC
Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd.
Grizzly Curb & Concrete Ltd.
Hemp & Wellness
iA Clarington Investments
Just Rewards Management Ltd.
Kal Tire
Kekuli Bay Cabinetry
Keshiki Gardening & Greenhouse
Kineshanko Logging Ltd.
Subway
Little Italy Market Ltd.
Longhorn Pub & Liquor Store
MacKenzie Financial Corporation
Manulife Financial
Mike V’s Automotive Diagnostics and Repair Ltd.
Nature’s Fare Markets Ltd.
Nixon Wenger LLP
North Okanagan Pediatric Clinic
Postill Nixon Earthworks
R.E. Postill & Sons Ltd.
Rellish Transport Services
RW Dozing & Heavy Haul Ltd.
S.P. Seymour Ltd.
Save On Foods - Staff
SilverStar Mountain Resort Ltd.
Swan Lake Motors
The BX Press Inc.
The Grounds Guys
Tita’s Italian Bistro
Tolko Industries Ltd.
Total Restoration Services Inc.
Value Plus 3 Percent Real Estate Inc.
Vernon Home Building Centre
Vernon Toyota Centre Ltd.
White House Mortgages
SponsorsBDO
Black & McDonald Limited AB/BC Region
Browns Socialhouse
Capri Insurance
Corbett Offi ce Equipment Ltd.
Paul Docksteader Foundation
Gumtree Catering
Hester Creek Estate Winery
Hilltop Subaru
Johnston Meier Insurance Agencies Group
Kal Tire
Mussenden Financial Planning Group Inc.
O’Callaghan Bilodeau
Okanagan Spirits
Okanagan Spring Brewery
Olive Us
Predator Ridge
RBC Dominion Securities
SilverStar Mountain Resort Ltd.
Sterling Centre Remedy’sRx
Stutters DKI
Tim Hortons
Tolko Industries Ltd.
Vernon Paving-A Division of Lafarge Canada Inc.
Vernon Toyota Centre Ltd.
Wayside
Westwood Electric
BequestsEstate of Margaret Mae Darbyson
Estate of Cora Etta Monsees
Estate of Sandra Mulzet
Estate of Victor Stutsky
Estate of Michael Zemla
Charitable GroupsArmstrong Spallumcheen Healthcare Auxiliary
Fraternal Order of Eagles #3032-Cranbrook
Fraternal Order of Eagles #3318 Ladies Auxiliary-Prince George
Fraternal Order of Eagles #3453, Ladies Auxiliary
Fraternal Order of Eagles #3557
JCI Vernon
Knox Presbyterian Church
Okanagan Landing Community Church
School District #22
The Lumby Lions Club
The Miracle Bucket Society
Vernon Alliance Church
Vernon Book Volunteers Society
Vernon Medical Symposium and Doctors’ Hockey Tournament
Wine Women & Woods
FoundationsCanadian National Christian Foundation
The Hugh Fraser Foundation
Gloria Di Dio Foundation
Stefen & Laurie Knuever Family Foundation
Donors Deserve Recognition … Thank you for your support!A heartfelt thank you to all of our donors. Due to space limitations, the following list includes donations of $500 or more from April 1, to September 30, 2017.
Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation2017/18 Board of Directors
Richard Finn, PresidentMarg Bailey, Vice-PresidentGreg Hamilton, Treasurer
DirectorsElise AllanKevin ArbuckleSandra BordenJudy DangelDr. Curtis MohamedRichard Harding
Kimberley HuttonPaul MorganGreg MussendenRichard RolkeMarilyn ScottElaine Siemens
StaffLisa Westermark, Executive DirectorAndrea Egan, Development Offi cerEleanor Diekert, Project Offi cerTerri Manke, Development Assistant
Phone: 250.558.1362Fax: 250.558.4133
Email: [email protected]: www.vjhfoundation.org
2101 – 32nd Street Vernon, BC V1T 5L2
Measuring Impact
TOTAL$1,046,128
Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation grants and gifts in kind donations to Interior Health for
use in facilities and programs in the
North Okanagan.
Chaplaincy$19,578
Community Supports$17,088
Residential Care$54,915
Diagnostic Imaging$112,154
Tower of Care Campaign, Phase II$257,781
OphthalmologyLions Vision Centre$35,680
Emergency Department& Cardiac Care$32,440
Cancer Care$19,601
ICU/CCU$19,368
Psychiatry$13,874
Misc$34,664
Women’s & Children’s
Health Services$106,035
Surgical Services$322,950
Like many of her generation, Marie Dedish grew up with a large family in a small town. Life in Ranger, Saskatchewan during the 1940s could be tough.
“There was no running water, no phone, the nearest hospital was 20 miles away, and we rode to a one-room school house on a fi re-engine caboose pulled by horses. But we survived the times,” she smiled.
Marie enjoyed taking part in community gatherings and sporting events. “It was fun cheering on the teams. That’s where I met my husband, Hank.”
The two married in 1958.
“Hank was an RCMP member, so we had to move a lot for his work,” she said. “I realized it would be hard for me to keep a job.” Throughout Hank’s eleven transfers, Marie dedicated herself to volunteering in the many communities she called home.
While raising their two children, Marie helped others when it was needed. “Wherever we were, I was involved in the community. When we lived in Alexis Creek I had a little Volkswagen and would take residents from the reserve to town and back, making sure they got to their appointments or to the store if they needed to do some shopping.”
Marie also took part in fundraising bingos for the community hall and children’s playground equipment.
Some communities had more than their share of diffi culties. “We lived with some of the nicest people, but they had a lot of problems holding them back. There was only one social worker in town. She drove an old car and sometimes in the cold weather it wouldn’t start, so I would help out where I could.”
Having supported friends and neighbours throughout many hardships, Marie and her family received devastating news of their own. In 1975, their 12-year-old son Steven was diagnosed with leukemia.
“He stayed at Vancouver General Hospital. The Children’s Hospital wasn’t around back then. There were 32 beds on that fl oor,” Marie recalled. “Some parents couldn’t be there all the time and had to leave their kids. I spent time rocking little ones to sleep. It felt good to settle them down and to help other mothers who couldn’t be there.”
At age 14, 25 months after his diagnosis, Steven sadly lost his battle to cancer.
“It was one of the hardest things. You wonder ‘how you can get through this?’ But you do with prayers and friends.”
Unfortunately, it would not be the last cancer battle the family would fi ght.
In 2003, Marie fought and beat breast cancer. Then in 2009, Hank was diagnosed with prostate cancer. “He had eight biopsies. His urologist joked that his fi le was so big he couldn’t carry it any more. He said Hank wore out
the equipment and should buy a new scope for him.”
Grateful for the good care received, Hank and Marie offered to purchase the equipment. Undaunted at the $25,000 cost, they donated the funds to VJH Foundation for a new urological scope at VJH.
At age 72, Hank was diagnosed with leukemia. Thankfully, his treatments were successful. “When my husband was cured from leukemia he was the happiest guy,” said Marie. “He was looking forward to travelling, but it just didn’t work out.”
Sadly, in 2010, Hank was diagnosed with bone cancer. With tears in his eyes, he told Marie to ‘see to it that there is money for research for cancer to help others.’ Hank passed away the following year at age 76.
In Hank’s memory, Marie has donated a generous gift of $100,000 to VJH Foundation supporting the McMurtry-Baerg Cancer Centre.
Despite the challenges she has faced throughout her life, Marie continues to volunteer with the Vernon Jubilee Hospital Auxiliary as she has done for the past 20 years, fi lling many roles within the organization, including public relations coordinator, candy striper program coordinator, and prize coordinator for silent auctions and the annual Christmas Bazaar.
“Our community is very giving. We have a nice tower at the hospital that is well-equipped,” she said.
With a daughter and three grandchildren, friends and a caring community, Marie has much to be thankful for. And members of our community can be thankful for her enduring compassion and spirit of giving.
“You have to help people. There are a lot of ways you can do things,” she says. “Many times I see somebody outside the hospital waiting for a ride down the hill. I tell them to cancel the taxi and save some money and I drive them myself. I think about how hard it was what we went through with Steven and just want to do something to make things a little easier for people going through hard times.”
A Legacy of Love & Caring
Hank and Marie were married September 27, 1958
Thank you for the following community groups, businesses and individuals that have generously supported VJH Foundation over the fall and winter of 2016/2017!
Power of the Purse raised more than $41,000 for three local charities with more than $13,000 designated to VJH Foundation to help local families in need through
Interior Health referrals. The purse and prize auction was held June 1 at the Vernon Lodge.
Men’s Health Month took place in June raising $20,094 for an ECG machine in the Emergency Department at VJH and to support prostate cancer in the North Okanagan.
9Round Fitness donated a penny for every kick made on their October 12 Kick Event. $437.46 was raised towards a new Gamma Probe System at VJH, to help detect and treat breast cancer.
Wine Women Woods held June 11 and 12 at Predator Ridge resort raised $110,000 for a Gamma Probe System to detect and treat breast cancer at VJH.
CIBC Wood Gundy donated $1,100 through CIBC Children’s Miracle Day to support the Children & Youth Mental Health & Substance Use Initiative.
The 8th Annual VJH Foundation Charity Classic sponsored by The Paul Docksteader Foundation and Predator Ridge Resort raised $280,000 net for Cardio/Surgical.
The Tim Hortons Smile Cookie Campaign took place September 7 to 17, at Vernon, Armstrong and Enderby locations, raising $26,670 for pediatric care at VJH.
Prospera’s Cinema Under the Stars movie event raised $200 from the screening of Beauty and the Beast on September 16 at Marshall Fields.
2017 UPCOMING EVENTSNovember 8: Light a Bulb Launch at VJH
December 31: Last day to make donations for 2017 income tax receipting
2018 UPCOMING EVENTSJanuary 20: SilverStar Emergency Services Day, SilverStar Mountain Resort. This exciting annual fundraiser for the VJH Emergency Department will showcase skills and equipment demonstrations from local emergency services teams throughout the day.
TBD: JCI Hospital Gala features a fun theme, fabulous food and amazing door prizes and silent auction items.
April 26: Sun FM ‘Have a Heart Radiothon,’ raising funds for Women’s and Children’s Health takes place at Village Green Centre.
Spring: Wine, Women & Woods Tee Off for the Cure Golf Tournament, Predator Ridge
September 9: 9th Annual VJH Foundation Charity Classic sponsored by The Paul Docksteader Foundation takes place at Predator Ridge Resort.
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