Kudos to Donors!

A WorkSafeBC employee-funded giving program called “Helping Hands” has donated $40,000 to Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation to help launch a new program entitled ‘Helping Kids Hear’. This new program supports low income families with the cost of hearing equipment for their hearing impaired children living in the Tri-Cities, and across the Fraser Health Authority region.

This exciting $40,000 donation from the WorkSafeBC’s employee-giving program will provide as many as 20 hearing impaired children (aged five to 19) with new hearing equipment—costs which can be prohibitive for many families. Hearing equipment costs approximately $2,000 per child every three years (ear molds, hearing aids and batteries).

Thank you to the IODE Dewdney Chapter for their generous donations reaching $31,060!

These wonderful women have helped our hospital with special purchases of a vein finder and two arjo walkers.

“The gift they gave us went beyond our expectations. We are ecstatic to receive this substantial donation,” said ERHF Board Chair Alison Johansen. “We are so grateful to the IODE for supporting our community hospital so generously.”

“It is very reassuring to know that the work our foundation is doing is recognized and appreciated by such a respected and well-established organization as this one,” said ERHF Executive Director Charlene Giovannetti-King.

The IODE is an established Canadian charitable organization that started in 1900 to support Canadians during times of war. It was named the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire (IODE) to reflect the social and political fabric of the country at that time.

The IODE Dewdney Chapter is an active group of women who live in the Fraser Valley from the Tri-Cities area, in the west, to Chilliwack in the east. The chapter does charitable work on behalf of various groups providing a range of community services.

Thank you to the RBC Foundation and their Port Moody Branch in supporting community-focused care at Eagle Ridge Hospital, Port Moody. This generous $15,000 donation will help to expand much-needed diagnostic cardiology services at Eagle Ridge. Thank you RBC Foundation for putting the health of our growing community first!

Photo from left; Karen Horton, Development, Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation (ERHF), George Bountalas, RBC Branch Manager, Alison Johansen, Board Chair, ERHF, Charlene Giovannetti-King, Executive Director, ERHF and Ally Janmohamed & Sayed Najibi, RBC Account Managers.

Harvey Moore was on site with a small group of dedicated volunteers from the Kiwanis Club of Golden Ears. They could hardly keep up with demand this year at their annual flower basket sales.

A big thank you for their donation to support Eagle Ridge Hospital!

Pinetree Secondary Key Club Executives present a cheque for $275.94 to be directed toward much needed medical equipment for Eagle Ridge Hospital. Thank you!!

Pinetree Secondary’s Key Club sold flower baskets in support of the Eagle Ridge Hospital, along side the Golden Ears Kiwanis Club.

The Key Club are a dedicated group of high school students who are supporting the health of our community and truly making a difference!

Left, Cleone Todgham, Rotary Club of Port Moody Community Services Chairperson, Charlene Giovannetti-King, Executive Director of the Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation, Alison Johansen, Chair of the Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation, Carole McGrandles, Project Director Fraser Heath Authority, 350 Challenge

The Rotary Club of Port Moody generously gave over $6,000 for two portable oxygen tanks to help assist the long-term patients of the Eagle Ridge Manor.

These special tanks will help those patients breathe easier. Since 2001, The Rotary Club of Port Moody has supported our community hospital with over $112,000 directed toward new equipment for patient care.

Kudos!

VanTel Safeway Legacy Fund board members Derek Lee and Kelly Jones present a cheque for $5000 to help with the purchase of a special electric stretcher for our busy ER.

VanTel Safeway Credit Union Legacy Fund presented a cheque in the amount of $5,000 to support the purchase of a new stretcher for the Emergency Department at Eagle Ridge Hospital. This new stretcher will have advanced technology allowing for easier maneuvering and increased functionality for ER staff. Thank you VanTel Safeway Credit Union Legacy Fund for supporting our busy 24-7 emergency department!

Photo: Left to Right; Carly Foster, ERHF, Rob Jeeves, Drive for the Cure Foundation, Dr. David Konkin, ERH Surgeon, Barbara Sutherland, ERH Site Director and Ward Foster, Drive for the Cure Foundation

Drive for the Cure Foundation generously donated $11,400 towards the purchase of a new colonoscope for Eagle Ridge Hospital.

Currently, Eagle Ridge Hospital physicians and staff treat over 1,100 patients via endoscopic procedures. A new colonoscope means more patients will receive potentially life-saving diagnosis and treatment for colon cancer.

In 2009, Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation received $20,000 from TD Bank Financial Group under the TD Grants in Medical Excellence program. TD grants in Nursing Skills and Education of $1,000 or more are awarded through the foundation to support and promote the education and skills of nurses and other practicing care givers. The 2009 grants allowed nine members of the medical team to attend continuing education programs.

Many thanks to the Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary for their generous donation to purchase an Arjo tub for Eagle Ridge Manor.  In addition, the Auxiliary contributed $25,000 to purchase a shower chair.  Together, this equipment makes it easier for patients who have limited mobility to enjoy a bath or shower.  Each year the Auxiliary makes a substantial contribution through Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation to the care and comfort of hopsital and manor patients.  In 2009, the auxiliary made a two year pledge of $60,000 to buy a new operating room table for the hospital.

Thank you Port Moody Legion for your quick action and gift of $4,000 to purchase a new Ice Machine for our kitchens!

Thank you Coquitlam Legion for your donation of $3,000 in Poppy funds to help purchase a new echocardiograph positioning stretcher for Cardiology.

Thank you Nick, Christina and Frank! Kids Extravaganza Day was a huge success and raised double what you thought!  Thank you for your tremendous enthusiasm and commitment for Eagle Ridge.

Thank You BMO Employee Charitable Foundation! Your gift of $10,000 purchased an endometrial ablation unit for gynecological surgery at ERH and will help hundreds of women.

Envision Financial donated $5,000 to purchase a new cystoscope for our urology department – Thank you!  Your gift will help thousands of patients over the course of the life of this instrument!

Thank you Lincoln Yeung of World Insurance Services and all of your staff. In honour of their 25th anniversary in business, the employees donated $5,000 to Eagle Ridge Hospital.

Thank you ING Foundation! Thank you for your gift which will run one full session of the Children’s Grief Recovery Program ~ helping 16 children manage their grief associated with traumatic and sudden loss.

In celebration of their 25th anniversary in Port Moody, Graham McGlaughlin, VP BC presented Peter Irving, Chair, Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation with $25,000 for surgical equipment at ERH.