FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JULY 12, 2022
Supporting aging adults during 65-hour online giving event
Windsor, ON: As the world moves into a new chapter of the pandemic, aging adults continue to be in need. As they experience isolation and loneliness daily, services supporting older adults remain critical to a healthy aging process. Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare (HDGH) remains committed to serving aging adults through our programs and services.

The Give65 Event, hosted by Home Instead Charities, provides us with an opportunity to rally our community to support older adults served by our programs. From July 12 to 15, the Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare Foundation is participating in the fifth-annual event, a 65-hour online giving event exclusively for charitable organizations serving aging adults. This year, we’re raising funds for the Geriatric Assessment Program and Geriatric Mental Health Outreach Team at HDGH. Gifts can be made here: GIVE65.

The generosity of the community helps to power the mission of HDGH. To continue serving aging adults, we are asking for support during the Give65 Event. Home Instead Charities is offering matching funds, with each organization participating in the Give65 Event eligible to receive up to $5,000 in matching dollars, while funds are available.  

“Give65 allows us to highlight the needs of older adults, help aging adults in our community, and raise critical dollars for the programs and services we offer to our clients,” says Barb Sebben, Executive Director of HDGH Foundation. 

The 65-hour Give65 Event begins at 9:00 a.m. EST. on Tuesday, July 12 and concludes at 2:00 a.m. EST. on July 15. 

“Every individual deserves to age with independence and dignity. Through services offered by HDGH, aging adults are supported and celebrated in their aging journey. We are grateful for the opportunity to partner with HDGHF for the fifth-annual Give65 Event. The charitable sector serves a critical role in supporting aging adults in need, and we thank all of those who financially support this important work,” says Lenli Corbett, executive director of Home Instead Charities. 

To learn more about Give65, visit www.Give65.ca. For more information about HDGH, visit www.hdgh.org.  

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About Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare

Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare is committed to improving the health and wellbeing of the Windsor-Essex community through delivering patient-centered, value-based care. Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare is a unique community hospital offering services in Mental Health and Addictions; Rehabilitative Care; Complex Medical and Palliative Care; and Children and Youth Mental Health. We offer a unique blend of services including but not limited to community and home-based services. In collaboration with our healthcare and inter-sectorial partners, Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare is providing care in new ways and in new locations throughout the region to address barriers, improve access and patient outcomes and improve the overall patient experience.
About Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare Foundation

Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare Foundation works with our generous donors and the community at large to raise essential funds for Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our friends for their outstanding dedication to the Foundation. All of our supporters have truly made a lasting difference through their commitment. We work with the hospital's senior team to identify equipment and program needs. This ensures our annual fundraising objectives are clearly defined, but more importantly, it ensures donor dollars are directed to the areas of greatest need. Once our goal is set, we attain it through various fundraising initiatives such as major and planned gifts, our popular and varied special events, our direct mail appeals, third-party events, tribute program, and family giving campaigns.