July 2022
A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT...
A big announcement for the Saugeen Memorial Hospital Foundation's Bring Tom to Town CT scanner campaign.

A couple weeks ago the Foundation accepted an anonymous donation of $100,000 for the CT campaign!

The Hospital Foundation is pleased to announce that we have also received a $150,000 donation from FDC Foundation.

These gracious and generous gifts bring the overall fundraising total for the $3 million campaign to just under $2.7 million.

With only $300,000 remaining to reach the $3 million goal, we would like to thank every person, business, service club and organization that has so generously given to support this life saving community project so far.

We are almost at the finish line, thanks to all of you. Only $300,000 to go!

You can help "Bring TOM to Town" by donating, volunteering or riding in the Gran Fondo Lake Huron this August and, by sharing our social media posts to help spread the word.

A big heartfelt thank you to FDC Foundation, our anonymous donor, and to everyone in our community and the surrounding area who have helped to bring the campaign so close to the finish.

THANK YOU!
Gran Fondo Lake Huron -
Volunteers Needed!
Do you like free stuff?
Do you enjoy helping others and meeting new people?
Have we got an opportunity for you!

When you volunteer at the Gran Fondo Lake Huron, presented by Bruce Power & Suppliers you get a free volunteer t-shirt as well as access to the BBQ lunch and a free beer.

It takes about 140 volunteers to help make sure this cycling fundraising event runs smoothly and safely.

Shifts are only a couple hours! Click here to sign up now.

Get inspired to ride in this year's Gran Fondo Lake Huron presented by Bruce Power and Suppliers - Watch the video and Register
Lemonade for a Great Cause
On July 7th, the Foundation phone rang with a very special invite - to come and enjoy a cold glass of lemonade from some of Port Elgin's littlest entrepreneurs.

Kasey, Oaklyn, Ryan and Kailin greeted us with big smiles and some big news!
They had been selling treats and lemonade all morning and, before they were all going to run off for their business meeting in the pool, they wanted to donate all the money they earned to the CT scanner campaign.

These 4 tiny business tycoons proudly donated $326 to help bring TOM to town!

Thank you Kailin, Ryan, Oaklyn and Kasey for all your hard work and for wanting to help all the people in your community!

With only $300,000 to go finish the $3 million fundraising campaign click the donate button below to donate or learn how you can set up your own fundraiser.
A SPECIAL DONATION FROM
THE ANGEL FAMILY
Katie Angel works at the hospital in Southampton, she and her family made an extra special donation to the CT scanner campaign.....

Liam's story began in 2011 upon the discovery of his rare heart defect, my 7th month pregnancy ultrasound in Southampton which showed he had severe Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. In learning this news, we were given 3 options. Compassionate care, a heart transplant or a three- staged repair called the Norwood Procedure. After some thought and internet researching, we decided his best outcome was the staged repair, it had been most successful in recent studies.

Those next few days/months/years were stressful at times trying to live a normal life with his heart defect. He had Southampton hospital as the quickest source for help, a great local family doctor and pediatrician through GBHS that watched over his care. He visited Southampton regularly after his second stage of the Norwood surgery (6 months old) to get INR's drawn to make sure his blood wasn't too thick that it would throw clots (because a clot meant a possible heart attack).

Liam became well known as a Sick Kids Ambassador, where his big brown eyes and cute smirk adorned their posters.

His third stage surgery (at 3.5yrs) he conquered and was walking the next day to the play room at Sick Kids, to him it was just another day. We were told by his cardiologists to enjoy him, and we did. With the help of the pediatrician he was able to lessen his Toronto visits and enjoy life like a little boy should.

Over the next few years his heart (pumping as a single ventricle) began to get tired, he never stopped wanting to do what every other kid his age could do, even if it made him extremely exhausted and short of breath.

When the fateful day arrived, Southampton hospital staff were there to bring his heart beat back and quickly arrange air transfer to get him to Sick Kids - unfortunately the efforts were unsuccessful and his passing day was September 1, 2018. The community came together and were great support for our family after his passing. He left his mark on many in his 7 years of life and we are very grateful for the care he was given right up to the end, and continuing.

We, as a family, chose the CT bring Tom to town fundraiser for this year's donation. Each year since Liam's passing, we have given what we can back to Sick Kids, Ronald MacDonald House or released butterflies in his memory.

Now raising a family of 4, mom works for the hospital in Southampton (as her mother also did) and knows the urgency behind the CT scanner. We feel this donation will go towards helping the team in Southampton to efficiently detect abnormalities - and hopefully eliminate the stress of limited resources needed to transport a patient from Southampton to Owen Sound.

A very special thank you to the Angel Family for sharing Liam’s story and for their heartfelt and generous donation to the CT scanner.
SMHF WELCOMES NEW BOARD MEMBERS
On June 28th, the Saugeen Memorial Hospital Foundation held its annual AGM and proudly voted in 5 new Directors to our Board.

We are thrilled to announce and welcome aboard Lise Morton , Jenny Scongack, Heather Hyde, Tina Hrinivich and Brent Proud.

We are looking forward to working with all of you in the coming months.
Many great things ahead for the Saugeen Memorial Hospital Foundation and the communities we serve!
CRUISER'S CRUISE IS BACK!
Cruise night returns every Thursday night until the end of August.

Join us at the flagpole for vintage cars and a weekly 50/50 draw, sponsored by Mowbrays Canadian Tire, with all proceeds supporting the "Bring TOM to Town" fundraising campaign.
Three Sheets Brewing -
Winner Announced!
Congratulations to the winners of the Three Sheets Brewing package:

Terry and Tina Chappell!

Thank you to everyone who supported the CT Scanner fundraising initiative by purchasing tickets. We raised $52,000 during this year's spring campaign!
A new CT scanner at the Southampton Hospital means better quality Healthcare, right here, in Saugeen Shores.
Update - the Saugeen Shores Opoly board games have docked in Ontario and we are eagerly awaiting their arrival for distribution!

Tracy Murray, Executive Director
Saugeen Memorial Hospital Foundation
519-797-3230 ext. 3230
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