The Morden Elks Lodge # 478 has given the proceeds from their Cash is King Lottery to the BTHC Foundation. $14,700 was donated to the Foundation to purchase equipment at BTHC. This year’s raffle was a sellout once again – thank you to everyone who purchased a ticket in support of healthcare in our community!
Pictured left to right, representing the Morden Elks Raffle Committee, Rob Dudgeon, Gary Grabowski, Shannon Samatte-Folkett, Executive Director of the BTHC Foundation, and Cam Fehr.
Please note that the BTHC Foundation office will be closed from December 25th to January 1st. Regular office hours will resume on Tuesday, January 2nd. If you’re dropping off a year end donation during that week, there will be a secure drop-off at the office or consider donating online at www.bthcfoundation.ca. We hope you enjoy the holiday season with family and friends!
Thank you to Principal Mary Reimer and Carman Collegiate for your incredible donations to cancer care at BTHC! Mary and her team worked tirelessly throughout November, taking orders, making and selling almost 10,000 chocolate mustaches. Mary presented the Foundation with a cheque for $18,260, which smashed her fundraising goal of $12,500. And as an added bonus, the Foundation also received the proceeds from the Carman Cougars high school hockey Cancer Awareness game, another $2,400!
Mary started selling chocolate mustaches in 2021 to support her colleague at Carman Collegiate who was diagnosed with breast cancer. That year, she raised $1,500 for Cancer Care Manitoba. Then in 2022 Mary received her own cancer diagnosis and ran her chocolate mustache fundraiser once again, this time raising over $8,000 for cancer care at BTHC. This year, with more community support and donations, plus a feature on CTV news, Mary and her team sailed past their target of $12,500. Mary, you have an inspired an entire community with your fundraiser, thank you for thinking of the Cancer Care department at BTHC.
Friday, October 27th was an evening of international intrigue at the Access Event Centre in Morden at this year’s James Bond themed Gala. A capacity crowd enjoyed complimentary martinis, mixed by Capital K Distilleries from Winnipeg and tried their hand at casino tables, while enjoying live music by Jayme Giesbrecht and the Soul Revue Band during the cocktail hour. Guests enjoyed a delicious meal and heard updates on the hospital expansion from Southern Health’s Kyle MacNair, Implementation Lead before Winnipeg comedian Dean Jenkinson took the stage for some laughs. We named our first Winter 50/50 Early Bird winner, and fabulous door prizes were awarded to seven lucky attendees, sponsored by our generous community. BTHC Foundation Board Chair wrapped the evening with closing remarks.
$100,000 was raised throughout the evening and will be used to purchase advanced medical equipment and support unique programs at BTHC like our Palliative Care and Spiritual Care programs. Heartfelt thanks to everyone who made the evening so special – our sponsors, volunteers and guests who embraced the spirit of the evening!
