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Lougheed Town Centre raises $1500 for RCH neonatal intensive care unit

Tom Babbs, General Manager, and Beverly Diallo (right), Marketing Director, of Lougheed Town Centre (pictured here with Adrienne Bakker, RCH Foundation President and CEO) show their support for Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation’s Stars for Care program. Lougheed Town Centre customers hung “Stars for Care” on the centre’s holiday tree display and donated $1500 to help fund specialized equipment for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), which treats seriously ill and premature infants from throughout the province.

Paving the way to the best in healthcare

Adrienne Bakker (centre) of Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation is pleased that Carol Weismiller (left) of Winvan Paving Ltd. and Ted Carlson of Mainland Sand and Gravel Ltd. are helping to pave the way to the best in healthcare at Royal Columbian Hospital. Winvan Paving Ltd. and Mainland Sand & Gravel Ltd. are donating $15,000 each as co-presenting sponsors of RCH Foundation’s Gala, Journey through Shangri-La, on March 5th. The Gala will help raise $1.6 million for critical care at RCH.

BC Lions the pride of RCH Foundation

BC Lions General Manager and Head Coach Wally Buono (second from left) and Community Relations Director Jamie Taras (left) are proud to support Royal Columbian Hospital (RCH) Foundation. Buono, a former RCH cardiac patient, served as the honourary co-chair of RCH Foundation’s 2008 Gala and is shown here receiving a certificate of recognition from Adrienne Bakker, RCH Foundation President and CEO, and John Ashbridge, RCH Foundation Board Director and Gala 2009 Chair.

Shriners help doctors prevent blindness in RCH's tiniest patients

(From left) Shriners Richard Gauer, Royal Columbian Hospital (RCH) Foundation Liaison; Marvin Knott, Treasurer; Loren Donaldson, Potentate for B.C. and Yukon; Paul Johansen, Publicist; Donovan Tyers, Secretary; and Ron Anderson, President, present a cheque for $9,301.30 to Karen Baker-MacGrotty, RCH Foundation Board Director, to support the purchase of a RetCam Shuttle for the RCH Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) to help doctors prevent blindness in their tiny patients. Since 1989, the New Westminster Shrine Club has generously helped fund vital equipment for RCH’s NICU, from specialized cribs to neonatal ventilators, raising more than $232,000 to help care for the smallest and sickest newborns in the province.  

Mayor Wright's 6th Annual Charity Lawn Bowls event raises $7,320 for RCH

Mayor Wright’s 6th Annual Charity Lawn Bowls event successfully raised $7,320 for Royal Columbian Hospital (RCH). Mayor of New Westminster, Wayne Wright (centre), members of the New Westminster Lawn Bowling Club, Allana Lapointe (second from left) and Marvin Martin (right), and event organizer Cheryl Gauld (third from right) present a cheque to Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation, represented by John Ashbridge (left) and Susie Poulsen (second from right). The event proceeds will be used to help purchase two co-bedding cribettes for RCH’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. RCH Foundation is raising $1.6 million this year for the Urgent Needs Campaign to fund vital equipment needs throughout the hospital.

Elks Club of New Westminster helps fund
co-bedding crib in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

(From left) Patti Armstrong and Cheri Rockwell of the Elks Club of New Westminster present Adrienne Bakker, RCH Foundation President and CEO, with a cheque for $5,000 for a specialized co-bedding crib in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Royal Columbian Hospital. The crib enables twins and triplets to be cared for together in one crib, which is essential for their development. Elks Club of New Westminster has contributed a total of $6,000 this year to RCH Foundation’s $1.6 million Urgent Needs Campaign to fund vital equipment needs throughout the hospital.

TELUS Dollars for Dollars Program funds vital equipment at RCH

Mark Herrmann, TELUS service manager, presents a cheque of $8,784 on behalf of the TELUS Dollars for Dollars Team Member Charitable Giving Program to Adrienne Bakker, Royal Columbian Hospital (RCH) Foundation president and CEO. The donation will benefit the RCH Foundation Urgent Needs Campaign to help fund vital equipment needed throughout the hospital.

Peter Legge Charity Golf Classic raises funds for Urgent Needs Campaign

The 14th Annual Peter Legge Charity Golf Classic raised more than $74,500 for Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation, The Salvation Army and Coquitlam Foundation this year. Peter Legge (far right), president and CEO of Canada Wide Magazines and Communications Ltd., and Tom Skidmore of Glentel Inc., presents the cheque to (left to right) Adrienne Bakker, Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation; Colleen Talbot, Coquitlam Foundation; and Hugh Allison, The Salvation Army.

Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation Gala Sponsors

(Left to right) Belle Puri, RCH Foundation Gala co-chair, and Adrienne Bakker, RCH Foundation president and CEO, are proud to accept a cheque for $12,500 from Gateway Casinos and Entertainment CEO, David Gadhia, outside the new Starlight Casino in New Westminster. Gateway was the first sponsor of the RCH Foundation Gala, and generously donated all proceeds from the Starlight Casino Grand Opening to RCH Foundation.

Larry Osachoff wisely invested in critical cardiac care services at Royal Columbian Hospital when he sponsored $15,000 for the Royal Columbian Hospital (RCH) Foundation Gala. Osachoff, a former cardiac patient at RCH, is pictured here with sons and investment partners, Steven (far left) and Dan (right), and a certificate of recognition from Adrienne Bakker, RCH Foundation president and CEO.

RBC helps Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation boost cardiac care services at hospital.

RBC's contribution of $15,000 to the Royal Columbian Hospital (RCH) Foundation has helped boost cardiac care services at the Fraser Health region's heart centre. The donation helped fund state-of-the-art cardiac equipment and a new, larger Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit at RCH. Grateful for their support, Adrienne Bakker, president and CEO of RCH Foundation (right), presents a certificate of recognition to Jennifer Muir, regional vice-president, and Fred Meagher, New Westminster Branch Manager.

The Record and Burnaby Now newspapers support RCH Foundation’s 30th Anniversary Gala.

Adrienne Bakker, Royal Columbian Hospital (RCH) Foundation president and CEO, proudly presents a certificate of recognition to Brad Alden, publisher of the The Record and the Burnaby Now, for the newspapers’ generous sponsorship of the RCH Foundation’s 30th Anniversary Gala. The Gala raised $250,000 for the $2-million Heart to Heart campaign to help fund critical cardiac care services at RCH.

Investors Group Financial Services - Doris Ratz Financial Team helps fund new Cardiac Surgery ICU at Royal Columbian Hospital.

Investors Group Financial Services Inc. Doris Ratz, Senior Consultant and Tod Woodward, Division Director, present a $5000 cheque to Renee Kinnear, Patient Coordinator, Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit (CSICU), Royal Columbian Hospital (RCH) and Laurie Tetarenko, Vice President RCH Foundation. Investors Group was a Ruby Sponsor for the March 27, 08 RCH Foundation Gala. This sponsorship will benefit the RCH Foundation Heart to Heart Campaign that is funding the new CSICU through the purchase of state-of-the-art equipment.

Wesgroup Properties helps fund new Cardiac Surgery ICU at Royal Columbian Hospital

Gino Nonni, President, Wesgroup Properties (second from left), presents a cheque for $62,500 to Dr. Gerald Simkus (far left), Head of Cardiac Services for RCH, Dr. Roy Morton, RCH Medical Director, and Laurie Tetarenko, Vice-President, Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation, to help fund equipment for the new Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit.

Sanofi-Aventis donates $50,000 to Royal Columbian Hospital to benefit the Cardiac Catheterization Lab

(From left to right) Jeremy Stothart, Hospital Representative, Cardiovascular Medicines and Brad Evans, Manager Cardiovascular Business Unit, British Columbia (second from left) of Sanofi-Aventis, present a cheque for $50,000 to Laurie Tetarenko, Vice-President, RCH Foundation and Dr. Gerald Simkus, Head of Cardiac Services for RCH, to benefit the Cardiac Catheterization Lab.

Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation celebrates $1.3 million in support from Variety that helps care for the smallest and sickest newborns in the province

(From left to right) Gary Brush, Chair, RCH Foundation Board of Directors, Barbie Hislop, Executive Director, Variety – The Children’s Charity, Bob Stewart, President and International Ambassador, Variety – The Children’s Charity, and Adrienne Bakker, President & CEO, RCH Foundation, stand beneath the newly unveiled Variety – The Children’s Charity Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) sign. The sign was unveiled in celebration of a $1.3 million cumulative donation milestone from Variety – The Children’s Charity to help care for the smallest and sickest newborns in the province.

Thank you for being a Star for Care

	Our sincere gratitude to our corporate partners for their heartfelt support of cardiac care at Royal Columbian Hospital. By sponsoring a tree this holiday season, they will help fund state-of-the-art cardiac equipment for a new Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit.

Variety donates $10,000 to help families in need at RCH

Variety Executive Director Barbie Hislop (second from right) and her team members Patsy Craig, Director, Heart of Variety Fund (second from left), and Barbara Stewart, Board Member (third from right), present a $10,000 gift for the Emergency Response Fund to Adrienne Bakker, President & CEO, RCH Foundation (far right), Farimah Shakeri, Professional Practice Chief, Social Work (far left), and Cheri King, Social Worker (third from left) in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at RCH.

ICU Grand Opening at RCH a big success - thanks to donors

Health Minister George Abbott officially opened the new state-of-the-art ICU on June 5, 2007. The government committed $6.5 million to the facility and RCH Foundation raised $1.6 million from community donations for the new 9,200 square foot facility which features 16 private rooms, 3 private family rooms and custom-made ceiling mounted equipment booms.

New donor-funded hi-tech clot-busting equipment only one of its kind in western Canada

Ed and Diane Les (left) generously funded the hi-tech Angiojet clot-busting machine, with Adrienne Bakker, President and CEO of RCH Foundation and Dr. Brad Halkier, Interventional Radiologist at RCH.

CKNW donates $26,500 for infant incubator for Neonatal ICU

CKNW Orphans’ Fund donated $26,500 to purchase an incubator and help the smallest and sickest babies at Royal Columbian Hospital (RCH). In appreciation, Adrienne Bakker, President and CEO of RCH Foundation (right) presented Cathy Hunt, Assistant Administrator (left) with a special donor certificate.

Tzu Chi Foundation donates $50,000 for state-of-the-art equipment in new ICU

Adrienne Bakker, President and CEO of RCH Foundation (third from left) stands under a ceiling-mounted equipment boom with Yi Leng Chen (fourth from left) and members of the Buddhist Compassion Tzu Chi Foundation, who donated $50,000 for the equipment in the new ICU..

RBC Foundation helps fund equipment in the new ICU with $20,000 donation

Karen Watson, Manager of ICU (middle) shows Karen Baker-MacGrotty of RBC (left) and Adrienne Bakker, President and CEO of RCH Foundation (right) around the nearly finished ICU after RBC donated $20,000 to help equip the new unit.

Hip Hip Hooray for Orthopaedic Unit at RCH with $7,072 donation

At Royal Columbian Hospital, orthopaedic nurse Brenda Williams demonstrates a Dinemapp machine on Jillian Chateauneuf, Hip Hip Hooray Lower Mainland Chairperson, after the organization donated $7072.85 to help fund the machine, as well as a ceiling lift. .