Fundraising News
- Celebrating Friends
With some Christmas music, courtesy of Don Meilleur and Friends (Jeff Lehman, Rosanne Lisowecki and Randy Cameron), the AGH Foundation saluted the friends and supporters of the hospital on December 3/08. Among those recognized were Joan McIntosh, Owen Boland and Sylvia Brandrick (Legion Benevolent Fund Chair) seen here with Foundation Chair Judi Simmons.
(Atikokan Progress Dec 8/08)
Big Screen for ECW
The Atikokan Lions Club helped improve life for AGH's extended care residents and visitors last week when they presented a new big-screen television for the common room. Making the presentation here are Lions Charlie Viddal, Liz Shine (without Lions gear - she works at AGH), Faye McAllister, Art Hiebert and Mike Schmyr. Accepting the gift are RN Sandra Mosley - Patient Care Facilitator at the ECW, Recreation Therapist Tanis Hampshire, and residents Olga Beyak and Kay Gowriluk.
(Atikokan Progress Dec 8/08)
OPG Steps up Again
Another $10,000 donation from Ontario Power Generation has helped Atikokan General Hospital purchase a glidescope, a state-of-the-art intubation device. Intubation is an emergency lifesaving procedure to open an airway in an injured or ill patient; it's a difficult procedure that will be made far easier with the glidescope, which uses video technology to make insertion of the artificial airway far more reliable. (The doctors here attended a special training session on use of the new equipment this summer). Jim Hankinson, OPG's president and CEO, stoppedin the for official presentation of the donation during a tour of the company's Northwest Fossil operations last week. Accepting on behalf of the AGH Foundation is chair Judi Simmons. Also pictured are Derrick Brooks - Thunder Bay Plant Operations Northwest Fossil and Ed Enge - Atikokan Generating Station Manager.
(Atikokan Progress - Sept 29/08)
Sweet Music
It has become one of the best Atikokan Christmas traditions: the Legion's annual gift to the Atikokan General Hospital Foundation, made at the Legion's Christmas Party. This year, Benevolent Fund Chair Sylvia Brandrick and Legion President Earl Rodger presented $2500 to the hospital and the Foundation. Tanis Hampshire, Recreation Therapist at the extended care wing, accepted the donation, which will fund the purchase of a piano for the ECW.
(Atikokan Progress January 5/09)