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Greetings!
To everyone who attended and supported From Rouge with Love on March 22, all of us at the RVHS Foundation would like to thank you for helping to make this our most exciting gala yet. We are very proud that demand for tickets made the gala a sell out a week beforehand and in the days since we have heard from many of you about how much fun you had with our James Bond-style gala. I want to take this opportunity to thank the organizing committee and volunteers for all of their hard work to make this event possible and to the sponsors and guests for supporting your hospital by taking part. I hope you will take this opportunity to visit the gala website to find a link to our gallery of photos of the evening. It's easy to see why people enjoyed themselves so much.
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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Mental Health  patients receive generous support
Jim Morrissey visited Rouge Valley Centenary hospital recently to deliver what has become an annual gift, on behalf of the Mental Health Council for Scarborough. The Mental Health Inpatient Recreation Therapy, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Inpatient Unit is the beneficiary of this generous gift of $4,000.
The funds will be used to purchase craft supplies, horticultural supplies, CDs for karaoke, games for Wii and the Shoniker Clinic Outpatient Clinic will now have a new 50' TV, while the Margaret Birch Wing will have funds for a 3rd floor tranquility garden.
Pictured, from left: Jessica Ng (Mental Health Recreational Therapy Program); Jim Morrissey (Mental Health Council for Scarborough); Julie Kish (Manager Mental Health Program), and Christine Henry (Margaret Birch Wing Therapy Program). |
Local Shoppers  Drug Mart owners support women's health at RVAP
Shoppers Drug Mart owners, representing several of the Ajax and Pickering stores, dropped into Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering hospital recently to present a cheque for more than $20,000 to support women's health for a morcellator tool for the surgical program.
The funds were raised through the stores' annual Tree of Life campaign and the local owners chose to support their community hospital with the funding. A morcellator is a surgical instrument used for division and removal of large masses of tissues during laparoscopic surgery.
Pictured: Shoppers owners in Ajax and Pickering show off a piece of equipment that Tree of Life funding has purchased. Staff from the RVAP surgical team met with the group and explained how and when the equipment is used for women's health.
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Polar bears have 
warm hearts
Eric Novak and peter Gos, two of the organizers of Ajax's Polar Bear Swim came by Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering hospital recently to present a special gift. The proceeds of their Jan. 1, 2013 swim in frigid Lake Ontario reached $2,100 this year and they once again ded icated the funds to the Heart of it All campaign. The two dedicated Polar Bears, along with their friend Bob Murray, have been holding the New Year's Day dip in Lake Ontario for a number of years and in recent years have chosen to use the occasion to support local charities.
Pictured: Eric Novak and Peter Gos got a look at one of the new echocardiograms and were given a demonstration by campaign co-chair Ram Vijayaraghavan and Wendy Nagy, a Charge Cardiology Technologist. Also on hand was Katherine Craine, representing the RVHS Foundation.
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E V E N T N E W S
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When it comes to fighting cancer, having hope is a key element to overcoming the odds. So Letna Allen-Rowe is working hard to bring more hope to the staff, doctors and patients of Rouge Valley Centenary  hospital's (RVC) Oncology Unit through a special event next week, The Healing Hope Fundraising Brunch.
The event features a fantastic lineup of entertainment, with amazing gospel singers, fashion and even a couple of special guest speakers from RVC's Oncology team. The brunch takes place at the St. Peter and Paul Banquet Hall in Scarborough, Sunday, April 7 from 1 to 5 p.m. Tickets are $50 and all proceeds support RVC's Oncology Program.
Find out more at www.MsLetna.com. Tickets are available to be purchased online at www.ticketgateway.com, or they can be purchased at the Rouge Valley Health System Foundation's RVC office at 2867 Ellesmere Rd. or by calling 416-281-7342.
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2013 Bed Race is 
in starting blocks
The Bed Race returns on May 24, 2013 and it's time to get your team and fundraising started so you can win the top trophies!
Check out the details and how to get involved as a racing participant or as a sponsor and have your company involved in one of the most popular events of the year. Just visit www.bedrace.ca.
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Walk with Heart 
April 27, 2013
This year, their goal is to raise $100,000 to purchase a metabolic exercise stress test system and an improved air circulation system for the track. Get involved and help the Cardiac Team reach its goal!
Find out what it's all about! Start your own fundraising web page here!
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V O L U N T E E R N E W S
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End of an era 
The 4477 Shop was a successful and popular second-hand shop for many years in Pickering Village, operated by the Auxiliary to Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering hospital. However, due to financial pressures of rent and overwhelming time demands on volunteers, the Auxiliary decided this year it was time to close the shop, so the doors closed for the final time last month. Read more about the shop's history and the special bonds formed by the people who have worked there over the years in the pages of the Ajax News Advertiser.Pictured: Shop Chairwoman Ildi Lubertino and volunteer Edith Hogarth at the 4477 Shop, in Pickering Village.
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Rouge Valley asks community
to 'Be A Donor'
Rouge Valley's Gift of 8 campaign will run throughout the month of April, leading into National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week, April 21 - 28. The Gift of 8 refers to the fact that each organ donation has the potential to save up to eight lives and enhance the lives of as many as 75 others through tissue donation. Starting on Tuesday, April 2, RVHS will fly Trillium's Beadonor.ca flag throughout the month.
Staff, physicians, volunteers and the public can help RVHS surpass its target of 200 donors. All you have to do is register on one of Rouge Valley's two Trillium Gift of Life web pages: · Rouge Valley Centenary (www.beadonor.ca/rougevalleycentenary); or
· Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering (www.beadonor.ca/rougevalleyajaxandpickering). To read more about the campaign, visit www.rougevalley.ca.
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Making a childs' 
hospital visit
a little easier
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) Durham partnered with Starlight Children's Foundation Canada in a unique relationship recently, to help brighten the lives of seriously ill children and their families who rely on care at Rouge Valley Ajax Pickering hospital (RVAP).
The donation is another example of how OPG continues its commitment to improved health care in Durham Region. The Fun Centre for RVAP has found a home in the Emergency Department thanks to OPG's generous donation to Starlight Children's Foundation Canada. The Fun Centre is a mobile entertainment unit that features a flat-screen LCD TV, DVD player and Nintendo Wii gaming system with many popular games built into the memory for easy access.
Pictured: The Fun Center was put into use on March 27 in the Emergency Unit at Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering hospital (RVAP), with Don Terry of OPG, Susan Remmer of Starlight and RVAP nurses Kelly Pasnick and Charlotte Beaton on hand to accept the gift.
Read more about the donation at our blog, Foundation Chat.
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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.
April
The Healing Hope Fundraising Brunch
Date: Saturday, April 7, 2013
Time: 1-5 p.m.
Location: St. Peter & Paul Banquet Hall, 237 Milner Ave in Scarborough
Cost: $50
For: Rouge Valley Centenary hospital Oncology Unit
For more details, view the full event flyer here.
Or to arrange tickets call Letna Allen-Rowe at 416-286-4857 and even more info at www.MsLetna.com.
Family Fun Day
Date: Saturday, April 7, 2013
Time: 2-4 p.m.
Location: Pickering Public Library, One The Esplanade
Cost: Tickets sold per activity
For: Heart of it All campaign
For more details, view the full event flyer here.
Walk with Heart for Cardiac Rehab 
Date: Saturday, April 27, 2013
Location: Rouge Valley Centenary hospital
For more details, to support a walker or to register to
participate, click here.
May
Who's Your Caddy
Ladies ONLY Golf Tournament
Thursday May 30, 2013
Whitevale Golf Club
Tee off at 1:00 p.m.
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