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Greetings!
As the calendar turns to February, I am very excited for the return of our popular To Rouge with Love events. Look for more details in the Event News section of this email. The year ahead promises to be a busy and exciting one for the RVHS Foundation and I encourage you to make use of the Fundraising Events listings at the end of each e-news update. Along with events organized by the Foundation and our generous supporters each month, look for details on special offers available to you as well.  Finally, I'd like to encourage you to read the latest version of our printed newsletter, Community Giving, that we publish every few months. The Winter 2012 edition features a number of great stories of our activities in the past several weeks and I think you will find it to be an engaging read. It can be found at either of our Foundation offices at the Rouge Valley Centenary hospital or Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering hospital sites. Or, for the tech-savvy readers, you can download a PDF file from our website by clicking here. Thank you for your continued support,
Chad Hanna, President & CEO Rouge Valley Health System Foundation
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D O N O R S T O R I E S
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Polar Bears 
make a splash
for Heart of it All
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CKDO thanked
for support of
Image is Everything |
Video games for 
kids in hospital
The National Post's Financial Post Tech Desk editor, Matt Hartley, collected new and used video games for children's hospitals and paediatric centres across Canada, in his annual Hartley's Video Game drive for Kids before Christmas. The Rouge Valley Health System hospitals were among the lucky recipients of games for kids. Read more at our blog, Foundation Chat. |
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Special plans underway
for Foundation's gala
Katie Yigitoz is the newest member of the team involved in putting together the RVHSF's annual Gala and she says this year's event will celebrate being Canadian in a big way! Katie has written a blog for the Foundation to tell us a little bit of what to expect this year and what she has been doing as part of preparations for Red, White & Rouge All Over, on March 30, 2012. Visit our blog, Foundation Chat, to read what she has to say.
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To Rouge with Love returns
During the month of February, matters of the heart will be at the forefront of everyone's mind here at Rouge Valley Health System Foundation. That's because To Rouge With Love is back!  The annual event features a series of cocktail events hosted by supporters of the Foundation, to raise awareness of RVHS Cardiac Care program and the Heart of it All campaign. To Rouge with Love is held throughout the month of February and each event host invites a Rouge Valley Health System Cardiologist and Cardiac staff member to speak about our excellent Regional Cardiac program. To find out more about these special events or how to host your own event, call the Foundation office at 416-281-7342, or 905-686-2320, ext. 1501 or email rsagar-lal@rougevalley.ca
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H O S P I T A L N E W S
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Pediatric oncology clinic provides life-saving care close to home
In February 2010, Carrie Rands-Flanagan and her husband Bill, parents of two young daughters, received the news that would change their lives forever. Their youngest daughter, three-year-old Abby, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Almost immediately after her diagnosis, Abby began the first four months of her two-year treatment plan at the Hospital for Sick Children. While Abby was receiving the best care possible, each appointment meant a long commute from Whitby to Toronto. The family was relieved to learn that Abby could now receive some of her treatments, most blood work, and check-ups at Rouge Valley Health System's Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario satellite clinic at its Rouge Valley Centenary hospital campus in east Toronto, much closer to the family's home. Read more about this program at rougevalley.ca.
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SPECIAL OFFER
The Carberry Soap Company is offering a combination of their favourite bath products and scents to support the Heart of it All campaign. This special spa package is just $20 and $5 of each sale supports the campaign. The special offer is valid through Valentine's Day 2012 or while quantities last. Learn more or order online at carberrysoap.com, or visit their store in Frenchman's Bay Nautical Village, at 629 Liverpool Road in Pickering.
SAVE THE DATE
Click the image to learn more about the 2012 RVHS Foundation annual gala, March 30, 2012 at Deer Creek Golf and Banquet Facility in Ajax. 
Click on the image to learn more about the Buy a Bed Campaign Corporate Bed Race at Scarborough Town Centre, May 25, 2012.  |
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