March 8, 202295

Janice Perrino accepts a $9,300 donation from Nanaimo store Manager Jason Friesen

From November 1st to December 31st in-store donations are collected from Long and McQuade stores across the country and delivered to local hospitals.

Since 2013 the Victoria and Nanaimo Long & McQuade stores have directed their funds to the Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation for Music Therapy at NRGH.

This year Nanaimo store manager Jason Friesen presented Janice Perrino with a cheque for an unprecedented $9,300, bringing their total donations from this program to over $20,000.

Now that’s music to our ears!

A big thank you to the Ladies Auxiliary #15 Fraternal Order of Eagles for donating $250 towards a sleeper chair for the palliative room at Dufferin Place.
The sleeper chair will allow family members to stay comfortably with their loved ones at end of life.

(Left to right) Janice Perrino, Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation CEO, Chris Smith, Telus Manager of Field Services, and Heather Stefaniw, Telus Admin Assistant

With the support of their customers, TELUS recently donated $20,800 to the Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation for their recent Christmas Campaign ‘Light the Trees”.
For the month of November 2016, TELUS ran their ‘TV for Good” Campaign where they donated $25 for every new Nanaimo customer signing up for Optik TV. The donation will fund urgently needed equipment at NRGH including the new CT scanner.

“Telus and giving back go hand in hand. It is obvious that they care about those in our community and are passionate about improving lives and supporting healthcare on Central Vancouver Island”, Said Janice Perrino, CEO of the Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation.

TELUS is a strong supporter of British Columbia communities. Since 2000, TELUS, their team members, and retirees have contributed more than $10M and 3.76M volunteer hours to charitable organizations in BC. For more information, or to order TELUS TV, visit telus.com/tv or call 310-MYTV (6988).

The Longwood Ladies Stitch and Gab Group created these beautiful blankets for the Vancouver Island Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect (VI SCAN) program.
These blankets will help provide great comfort for children at risk and we are so grateful for their kindness.

Fire Chief Percy Tipping (far left) with fellow fire-fighters Steve Fultz, Steve Dives, Gordon Baker & Scott Kimler.

A big thank you to the North Cedar Fire Department who raised $1,000 to go towards the purchase of the Digital Mammography Machine at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. Funds were raised from the sale of t-shirts showing their support for women’s health.

A very heartfelt thank you to Pat Clements and Bonnie Dormuth from the Nanaimo Quilters Guild Society for bringing in much needed quilts to the Foundation today for the Vancouver Island Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect (VI SCAN) program.

These beautiful blankets will help provide comfort for the most vulnerable members of our society and we are so grateful to the Quilters Guild for their kindness.

VOX Ensemble went above and beyond this past December to get everyone into the Christmas spirit and help a good cause.

On December 21st and 22nd at the Black Goose Inn and the Fox & Hounds respectively they hosted a dramatic reading of A Christmas Carol with traditional Carols.

Choir Director Peter Orme received excellent care this past year at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH) and when it came to choosing a charity for the benefit performances he knew right away he wanted it to be the Hospital.

Thanks to this talented group donating their time and talent each performance was sold out and they raised $1,800.00 to go towards the purchase of the new CT scanner at NRGH.

The VOX Ensemble is a group of dedicated singers from around Vancouver Island who perform throughout the year and donate the proceeds to charity. “Our music-making not only gives the gift of music to our audiences, but also raises awareness and funds for various charities” says Orme.
To learn more about the ensemble visit www.deorgano.com.

Rotary Club of Lantzville President Don White, and Director of Community Services Dale Werezak, came by to give Janice Perrino a $3,000 donation for the first Annual Christmas Campaign to fund urgently needed medical equipment at NRGH.

The Rotary Club of Lantzville was able to support our campaign due to fundraising the club does throughout the year such as their annual golf tournament in June and serving beer at the recent 5K Foam Fest at Arbutus Meadows.

The group meets Thursday mornings at the ABC Restaurant; if you would like more information visit them at http://portal.clubrunner.ca/675.

CJ Martial arts has been a great supporter of our Foundation events over the years and this past November they held one of their own; a Movember beard showdown and a BJJ Rollathon.

Owner Cara Denney stopped in with $500 raised at the event to help fund the CT Scanner at NRGH. Thank you CJ’s for your dedication towards a healthy community.

Uplands Elementary School hosted a ‘Festival of Trees’ to help sick children in the community. Students decorated Christmas Trees and auctioned them off to raise money for the Paediatrics Dept. at NRGH.
Students Ella and Eric presented Nurse Maya and Paediatrics Clinical Coordinator Trina with an incredible $505.00.