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Greetings!
Welcome to our holiday edition of the Foundation Update eNews. On behalf of everyone here at the Foundation, I truly hope you are enjoying a wonderful time of family and friends this holiday season.
Along with all of the news of recent donations and events, I want to remind you that we are just days away from one of the most unique events of the year supporting us in the west Durham area; the Ajax Polar Bear Swim.
Having taken part in this event last year, I can tell you, it is a real blast. The three guys who make this happen each year, founding swimmers Peter Gos and Bob Murray, along with marketing wiz Eric Novak, really make this event a fun time. It's a great way to kick off 2013, with the swim taking place New Year's Day at 1 p.m. at Ajax's Paradise Park on the Lake Ontario shoreline.
I encourage you to support the swimmers by making a donation here, and if you can to come on out that day, if not to jump into the lake, then to cheer on the brave souls who do.
Finally, I'd like to wish all of our supporters, volunteers and donors a safe and happy New Year's next week. We have enjoyed an amazing year in 2012 and with your continued support, I am confident 2013 will be another great year for our Foundation.
Best regards, 
Chad Hanna, President & CEORouge Valley Health System Foundation
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D O N O R N E W S
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The 'dogtor' is in! 
Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering hospital has its very own therapy dog now, thanks to Therapeutic Paws of Canada (TPC). Runkus the Rouge Valley Ridgeback visited RVAP for an orientation and even had a chance to visit with some patients with his handler Graham Horne of Ajax. Runkus will start making weekly visits starting in January and the Foundation is pleased to have been able to help make the connection between TPC and RVAP. The program caught the attention of the News Advertiser and you can read how it all got started in our blog, Foundation Chat. Pictured: Graham, Runkus and Marjorie Lawrence, past president of the Auxiliary to RVAP. To see all of the pictures from the visit, click here.
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Holiday cheer comes to Centenary
Click on the image to see photos from the event.
 | | Santa visited RVC kids to bring some smiles on Dec. 18. |
 | | The East York Concert Band performed Dec. 18. |
 | | St. Victor's Catholic School choir performed Dec. 20. |
 | | Kyra and Sarah Gerber performed on Dec. 17. |
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Aiden's gifts bring 
smiles, laughter
to children at RVC
A few years ago, Bob and Rachel Kidd and their son Aiden decided to collect donations of toys for Aiden to donate to the Rouge Valley Centenary Paediatrics Department. They collected through friends, family, and work. Aiden is now 5, and in this third year of the toy drive, it was their best collection yet, the family says.
The toy drive came about to teach their son about charity and Aiden was born at Rouge Valley Centenary, so they decided to support their community hospital. With both Christian and Jewish heritage, Aiden's parents are teaching him to celebrate both Hanukah and Christmas. Christina, of Canyon Creek Grill, which donated many toys to the drive, and her son Jacob, were also on hand to help deliver the toys.
CityTV was on hand with reporter Andrew and cameraman Tony covering the story. You can see the report here.
Pictured: Little Aiden waits to enter the oncology unit of RVC's paediatric floor, with his dad Bob, mom Rachel and friends Christina and Jacob.
See more pictures from the event here. |
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Click on the image to see more from these events.
 | | Leema and Laura present a teddy bear to a child at RVC on Dec. 18 during a visit from the Scarborough Mirror. |
 | | Pickering firefighter Adrian delivers a toy to a mother and her infant at RVAP on Christmas Eve. |
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V O L U N T E E R N E W S
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Help out the Ajax Polar Bear swim
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H O S P I T A L N E W S
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Videos walk parents through modern birthing services
Parents can now get a first-hand walkthrough and description of the excellent birthing services, physicians, midwives, staff and facilities at Rouge Valley Health System - without leaving home.
Two three-minute videos feature interviews with doctors, staff and mothers describing their birthing experiences at Rouge Valley Centenary (RVC) in east Toronto, and at Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering (RVAP), in west Durham. The videos, posted on YouTube, provide first-hand accounts by mothers who have had their babies at RVHS, including Olympic bronze medalist Priscilla Lopes-Schliep. The videos also feature interviews with Rouge Valley's physician chiefs of obstetrics and a chief of paediatrics.
The videos are posted on Rouge Valley's website and YouTube channel. Check them out!
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| F U N D R A I S I N G E V E N T S |
Click here to see all upcoming events, including those listed below:
For information on the following activities call 416-281-7342 or 905-683-2320 x 1501. Email: foundation@rougevalley.ca
January
Ajax Polar Bear swim
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013
Time: 1 to 2 p.m.
For: Heart of it All campaign
Location: Paradise Park in Ajax
Contact: eric@modernmediaperspectives.com
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