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TSH Scarborough Walk of Fame inductees
The Scarborough Walk of Fame Association is a not-for-profit, volunteer driven organization, dedicated to honouring individuals who, through actions and deeds, bring pride to the community of Scarborough and serve to inspire tomorrow's leaders. This year, three of our TSH family will be honored as inductees to the Scarborough Walk of Fame: Dr. Dhun Noria, TSH Chief of Laboratory Medicine; Dr. Vicki Bismilla, TSH Board of Directors; and Dr. Harold Stein, former Chief of Ophthalmology. The Induction Ceremony begins Thursday, May 12, at 2:00 p.m. with a public ceremony at the Scarborough Town Centre, followed by an Induction Dinner at the Delta Toronto East Hotel at 6:00 p.m. Ticket prices for dinner are $95.
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Patient wins Toyota Camry in hospital raffle One car, over 650,000 winners. While David Peters drives away in a brand new 2011 Toyota Camry, each and every Scarborough resident will benefit from new equipment purchased from proceeds of The Scarborough Hospital Foundation's Win a Car Charity Raffle. Thanks to a partnership with local businesses Scarborough Toyota, Toyota on the Park and Lexus on the Park, funds will go towards the purchase of two new CT Scanners for The Scarborough Hospital. In just two months, the hospital's Volunteer Services sold 3,187 tickets.
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It's Time to Talk draws community out for eldercare forum Last Wednesday, The Scarborough Hospital hosted "Tough Transitions: Aging, Families and Eldercare," the first in our It's Time to Talk speakers' series designed to educate the public about important health-related topics. The response was overwhelming, with 100 attendees turning out to hear about the importance of substitute decision-makers, planning your geriatric future, making eldercare plans, and finding community support services. Many thanks to our own Debbie Driver, Scott Wisner and Moji Adurogbangba, along with Sandra Armstrong from the CCAC, for sharing their expertise with the audience; to Stephen Smith and Dr. John Wright for delivering the hospital's Town Hall update; and to Pauline Chan for being our event moderator.
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Giving back to the community Sri Varasiththi Vinaayagar Hindu Temple organized an event on Pongal day, Jan. 14, 2011, to support The Scarborough Hospital Birchmount campus. The Pongal is the Thanksgiving Day for the Tamil's around the world. This Hindu religious organization has initiated this holy day as "Giving back to the community." In order to encourage the younger generation to get involved, Master Vidyasangar Vijayakumaran collected donations from the devotees who attended the Pongal celebrations. Along with his collection and temple contributions, a total of $5,455 was donated to TSH.
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TSH Glee Club rehearses for national TV audience Can an office that works together sing together? Global posed the question last summer when it announced Canada Sings!, a truly original series that challenged Canadians to form workplace glee clubs and battle it out in competition for their charity of choice. PULSE, our very own glee club, made it onto the show, and they will be competing for a prize awarded to its charity of choice, The Scarborough Hospital Foundation. Getting them ready for their national debut are world class choreographer Christian Vincent (Dance Captain for Madonna's "Drowned World Tour") as well as professional vocal coach Sharron Matthews ("The Music Man," "Hairspray: The Movie").
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