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Greetings!
This edition of Community Giving is cram-packed with exciting news from the Rouge Valley Health System Foundation. It is truly amazing how busy the Rouge Valley hospitals are and how fortunate we are that we have amazing donors and volunteers like you, who support the Foundation's different fundraising events!
Please have a look at the reports below and follow the read more links to see all of the great photography from each event and find out how the Foundation is helping the hospital, with your support making it possible.
Also, take note of a new special event that is upcoming, with Casino Rouge a mere four weeks from reality. We are so excited to have secured the tiff. Bell Lightbox for this amazing fundraiser for the Heart of it All campaign.
Thank you again for your support and please be sure to contact the Foundation if you have any feedback on our Community Giving eNewsletter. We always welcome your comments and suggestions.
Best regards,
Dave Stell, Communications Specialist, RVHS Foundation
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 Casino Rouge just four weeks away!
Excitement will wear a black tie to sit down at the poker table this October, ready to go all in for hearts at the tiff. Bell Lightbox, because when it comes to excitement, the name of the game is Casino Rouge. Look for most of the action at the prestigious Oct. 14 event to be at the card tables, when 99 players vie to be the inaugural Texas Hold 'em champion at this unique fundraising event. Casino Rouge will also feature poker cash tables, blackjack, roulette, watching and learning from celebrity pro Chris Moneymaker and Poker After Dark announcer Ali Nejad, a jazz lounge, silent auction, exclusive cinema, cuisine by Oliver and Bonacini and more. Find out all of the details at our blog, Foundation Chat and be sure to visit www.casinorouge.ca to register to attend. |
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Film festival celebrates hygiene
Rouge Valley Health System is holding its first-ever Hands Up Film Festival (HUFF) from Sept. 8 to 26, 2011. The festival showcases 10 one-minute-long films that were produced by and feature our own Rouge Valley staff, physicians and volunteers. We challenged everyone working at the hospital to demonstrate why they feel practicing proper hand hygiene is so important, and put it in a movie - and they accepted that challenge! Now is your chance to participate in HUFF. View all the films and vote for your favourite by Sept. 26. We will announce our festival winner on October 6, 2011. Read more about the contest and vote at www.rougevalley.ca. |
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 Irena Barker makes $10,000 personal gift to Heart of it All campaign When it comes to giving from the heart, Irena Barker sets quite an example to follow. The Pickering senior has chosen to make a $10,000 personal gift to the Heart of it All campaign to help purchase life-saving echocardiogram machines for the Rouge Valley Health System. This significant donation to the campaign has members of the Heart of it All committee both excited and hopeful it will inspire other significant gifts in the months ahead. To read more about Ms. Barker's special donation and why she made it, read the report at our blog, Foundation Chat. |
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 2011 Mayors' Charity Golf Classic raises amazing $150,000 for hospital
After the dust had settled on a beautiful day of 18 holes in the 2011 Mayors' Charity Golf Classic Tuesday, event co-chairs Jim Witty and Bill Collier were excited to announce that this year's tournament was a huge success having raised an amazing $150,000 in support of Rouge Valley Ajax and  Pickering hospital and its Image is Everything campaign. This special occasion is also an opportunity for the Rouge Valley Health System Foundation to announce the recipient of the Howard Sokolowski Award, presented to an individual who has shown dedication to health care in the community. This year's recipient is Sherry Robinson, a member of the Image is Everything campaign cabinet, and chair of the Community Committee for the campaign. To read more about the event, the award and see all of the pictures from the event, visit our blog, Foundation Chat. Thank you to our friends at Monsoon Journal for publishing this news this week.
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Special promotion for Buy a Bed campaign  As a Sales Representative for HomeLife Bayview Realty Inc., Brokerage and actively involved in the community, Eileen Amirian felt she had something to offer the Buy a Bed campaign, so she contacted Katherine Craine, Director, Major Gifts & Special Campaigns for the Rouge Valley Health System Foundation. After discussing the possibilities, guided by her strong giving principles, Ms. Amirian offered to donate 10 per cent of her commission to the Buy a bed campaign. It's an amazing promotion and one the Buy a Bed campaign is very excited about. To read the full article, visit our blog, Foundation Chat.
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Video shows all the excitement of the Image is Everything MRIval event
If you missed out on the excitement of the August 29 MRIval, or you can't get enough of this wonderful milestone occasion for Rouge Valley, you can relive the event through a great video available on our YouTube channel. To view all of the pictures from the latest Image is Everything events, visit the Foundation Flickr page at www.flickr.com/photos/rvhsf/sets.
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September
Legacy of Care Society Annual Recognition Event
Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2011
For: Honouring Planned Giving Donors of Rouge Valley Health System Foundation
Location: Cedar Ridge Creative Centre,
225 Confederation Drive, Scarborough, ON
Contact: Ros Sagar-Lal, 416-281-7462
Deer Creek Yuk Yuk's Comedy night
Date: Thursday, September 29, 7 p.m.
For: Image is Everything campaign
Location: Yuk Yuk's Ajax, 235 Bayly St. West
Details: $10 from every ticket sold will go directly to the Image is Everything Campaign. (Must be 19 or older to attend).
Contact: For tickets, visit any Deer Creek Golf Clubs location or call 905.427.7737 ext 230
Taste is Everything Wine & Food Pairing
Date: Friday, September 30, 7 p.m.
For: Image is Everything campaign
Location: Yuk Yuk's Ajax, 235 Bayly St. West
Details: Tickets are $75 and you enjoy host Craig Cats, with a fabulous evening of wine and food. Your ticket will include a Wine Basics seminar, a 5 course meal, paired with 5 assorted wines for tasting.
Contact: For tickets, visit the Deer Creek Golf Clubs Pro Shop or call 905.427.7737 ext 230
October
Casino Rouge
Date: Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, 7 p.m.
For: Heart of it All campaign
Location: tiff. Bell Lightbox, Toronto
Details: The glamour of Monte Carlo and the style of the tiff. Bell Lightbox combine to create an evening of elegance and intrigue. Be among 99 players vying to be the inaugural Texas Hold 'em champion at this unique fundraising event. Casino Rouge will also feature poker cash tables, blackjack, roulette, watching and learning from celebrity pro Chris Moneymaker and Poker After Dark announcer Ali Nejad, a jazz lounge, spa, exclusive cinema, cuisine by Oliver and Bonacini and more.
Contact: Carole Chabot, 416-281-7462 and visit www.casinorouge.ca.3rd Annual FASHIONShow Date: Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011, 7 p.m.
For: Rouge Valley Cardiac Care Program Location: Scarborough Town Centre
Contact: Ros Sagar-Lal, 416-281-7263 or click here to register.
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