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First Community Charity in Durham Region to Receive Prestigious Accreditation 2016-17 Report to Donors Advancing Health Care – Close to Home A message from the Chair First Community Charity in and CEO Durham Region to Receive Prestigious Accreditation Last year I tried out the Foundation’s online resources and ran a personal fundraising page for my 100-Hole Golf Challenge. Not only was it easy to set up, With 86,000 registered charities in Canada, it comes with great pride that Lakeridge Health it also offered a convenient and safe way Foundation becomes the second charitable organization and first community charity in for my friends and colleagues to support Durham Region to achieve the prestigious accreditation from Imagine Canada’s my cause. I exceeded my goal and raised Standards Program. over $6,000 for the Foundation. As a The organization, dedicated to upholding standards and ethics of the charitable sector, donor, Durham Region resident and requires charities to fulfill a rigorous application process to be named one of their Accredited Foundation Board member I know how Charities and given the prestigious Trustmark. “We are honoured to make this announcement,” important it is to know that your support is says Yves Gadler, “Achieving accreditation through the Imagine Canada Standard’s making a direct impact on your community. Program was an important step in how we serve our donors and our community in The Foundation is always here to answer the best way possible. Accreditation gives our donors the added confidence that we are your questions and we look forward to leaders in the field and worthy of their trust. The Standards give us another opportunity to staying in touch with you through reports show that the funds we raise in the community are stewarded ethically and professionally.” Over the past year, Lakeridge Health Foundation has made great strides towards and communications like this throughout Will Stephen, Chair, Board of Directors, joins our enthusiasm with the Accreditation. “I speak completing its $5.5 million campaign centered on the building and re-outfitting of a brand the year. on behalf of our Board in expressing how proud we are of the Foundation for this outstanding new interventional radiology suite. Through the support of our donors, we have raised over achievement,” says Stephen. “The accreditation followed our team’s comprehensive review five million dollars, bringing us that much closer to fulfilling our goal. The success of this Will Stephen, Chair, Board of Directors of our entire organization and we’re very pleased to be recognized for those efforts.” campaign would not have been possible without you – our donors – who have been an integral part of this venture. It is truly inspiring to know that we can count on the support Lakeridge Health Foundation is one of only 220 Imagine Canada Accredited charities in of our local community to help bring better, faster and safer health care, right here to Canada. The standards upheld by those named charities show excellence and compliance Durham Region. in five key areas of operations: board governance, financial accountability and transparency, fundraising, staff management and volunteer involvement. For more information about the One of the highlights of this year’s report is an exciting accomplishment for the Foundation. standards and ethics of the charitable sector, feel free to visit www.imaginecanada.ca. This past January, we were the first community charity to receive the reputable accreditation from Imagine Canada – an organization dedicated to upholding standards and ethics of the charitable sector. We are also eager to feature some truly inspirational stories and gifts, continuing to remind us why supporting our local hospital is so important. As Chair and CEO, we would like to thank you for your continued support of your hospital. The Foundation will be entering into a new chapter and we are expecting some impressive new projects to update you on. The Standards Program Trustmark is a mark of Imagine Canada used under licence by Lakeridge Health Foundation. Will Stephen, Yves Gadler, Chair, Board of Directors Chief Executive Officer 2 2016-17 Donor Report lakeridgehealthfoundation.com 3 Progress Continues on Better, Faster and Safer Campaign What is IR? Interventional radiology (IR) is a sub-specialty that focuses on minimally invasive procedures guided by imaging. Lakeridge Health’s team of IR experts use the smallest tools in our hospital to do incredible things through pinholes in the skin - and all within minutes. Patients and programs from all over the hospital benefit from IR procedures including dialysis, cancer, palliative care and women’s health. Our donor community is passionate and the department’s new home. On top of supportive of this project and the campaign acquiring two new C-arm units for the “I’m coming into this project at both continues to be successful. With over 80% department, the new area will be designed of our goal reached, we are thrilled to see the in alignment with surgical suites, be 2-3 an exciting and critical time for redevelopment catch up to our momentum. times larger, have increased storage in the Earlier this year, a new Director of rooms and showcase a new, improved Interventional Radiology,” Diagnostic Imaging joined the team and layout that works for the staff, not our busy diagnostic imaging waiting room. the project. In addition to that, Bob is leading has begun working closely with staff to against them. What’s more, the new family waiting room the charge with other local car dealerships in ensure the project meets the needs of “I was surprised to see the space we’re will feature a unique mini donor wall thanking an exciting project called Drive4Dollars that In early 2015, Lakeridge Health Foundation our team and patients. currently working in – I’m told it’s the our campaign supporters who have donated will see united support from dealers across was tasked with raising $5 million to fund “I’m coming into this project at both an smallest of its kind in Canada. I really admire $10,000 or more to the redevelopment our community. exciting and critical time for Interventional the amazing work of the entire team – our project. Donations of all size and shape have been the redevelopment of Lakeridge Health’s Radiology,” says new Director, Ron Burke. Radiologists, Nurses, and Technologists and “The technology and impact involved behind the success of our interventional “The entire team is buzzing with enthusiasm what they’ve accomplished in this area. The with this hospital program is fascinating,” radiology campaign. From individual and interventional radiology unit. This unique and part of my role is to work with our capital new department space will be incredible says Bob Verwey, President of OWASCO corporate gifts to third party events, the hospital program houses 16-year-old planning team and various stakeholders for the whole team – we’ll have room to Inc. His organization’s generous donation of residents of Durham Region have embraced across the organization to make sure all of maneuver, better work flow, increased $100,000 will be used to fund the innovative our cause and agreed that better, faster and equipment and an outdated space. Yet those expectations are met.” staffing, advanced instrumentation with new equipment in the IR suites. “In my safer health care should be available, close “The new IR suites represent a remarkable improved efficiency and image quality, as industry, technology is constantly changing to home. despite its shortcomings, our IR department investment opportunity to advance our well as the ability to take on almost twice to better serve our customers so I have a Lakeridge Health Foundation would like program with respect to high quality, safe, as many patients – truly a remarkable deep understanding about the need for new, to extend our sincere thanks to our newest continues to provide innovative and efficient, and effective patient care. We will advancement!” updated equipment in our hospital. Our loved interventional radiology donors. A detailed specialized care to patients throughout be able to expand appropriate and equitable Part of the redevelopment will include the ones deserve the best when it comes to their listing of those generous individuals and access to a wide variety of existent and transformation of a formerly unused space health and I’m proud that my business can organizations can be found on page 16. the hospital. additional procedures, invest into education into a family waiting room for loved ones. get behind something like this.” and development of all associated staff, Located right next to entrance of the suites, In Bob’s case, his organization has not while enhancing patient and team this waiting space will allow family members only pledged a major gift, they’ve committed satisfaction.” to be in closer proximity during procedures to running community events such as This fall, construction will commence on and allow for a quiet, separate space from MayFest, to help bring in additional funds for 4 2016-17 Donor Report lakeridgehealthfoundation.com 5 Foundation Receives Largest Gift to Interventional Radiology Campaign The Auxiliary of Lakeridge Health Oshawa followed up with other large gifts since then.” patients all over our hospital.” the Auxiliary of Lakeridge Health Oshawa. When you enter the hospital, your first is made up of over 300 volunteers and Those gifts have also been significant – The Foundation is thrilled to see the In 1907, Adelaide McLaughlin formed the interaction is likely with a volunteer. They are assisted by over 150 student volunteers. an MRI machine, $1 million to the largest gift to the interventional radiology Ladies Auxiliary to help raise funds to build They’re in the gift shop, Auxiliary Café, the redevelopment of our Hospital’s inpatient campaign to date come from such an a much needed hospital in her community.
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