{"id":1551,"date":"2016-06-20T15:56:32","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T15:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fondationchaleur.ca\/?p=1551"},"modified":"2019-06-11T07:21:30","modified_gmt":"2019-06-11T07:21:30","slug":"major-fundraising-campaign-of-the-chaleur-regional-hospital-foundation-several-large-donors-announce-commitments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fondationchaleur.ca\/en\/major-fundraising-campaign-of-the-chaleur-regional-hospital-foundation-several-large-donors-announce-commitments\/","title":{"rendered":"Major fundraising campaign of the Chaleur Regional Hospital Foundation: Several large donors announce commitments!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Bathurst, June 20, 2016<\/strong> \u2013 At a press conference held\n this morning, the Chaleur Regional Hospital Foundation proceeded to \nannounce the lead partners involved in its major fundraising campaign \nwith an objective of $5 million over five years. &nbsp;The Chair of the major\n campaign, Ren\u00e9&nbsp;Legacy, and the members of his team were proud to \npublicly introduce the following donors who have agreed to support the \nChaleur Regional Hospital\u2019s major projects: UNI Financial Cooperation \n($250,000), The Sir James Dunn Foundation ($200,000), United Commercial \nTravelers of America \u2013 Bathurst Council No. 827 ($150,000), Roses \nRadiothon ($107,701), Filles Marie-de-l\u2019Assomption ($100,000), Tim \nHortons ($50,000), Belledune Port Authority($50,000), Hatheway Auto \nGroup ($50,000) and Acadie Nouvelle ($50,000). &nbsp;A number of spaces and \nrooms have been named after these donors to the Chaleur Regional \nHospital in recognition of their support. &nbsp;This amount is in addition to\n the $1 million contribution that had been announced by the Friends of \nHealth Care Bingo at the campaign launch on May 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis morning\u2019s commitments total an additional $1 million for our \ncampaign, which has a $5 million objective. We are very grateful toward \nall the partners for their generous contributions announced this \nmorning,\u201d explained Ren\u00e9 Legacy, Chair of the major fundraising \ncampaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A campaign meeting urgent needs\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The money raised during the campaign will supplement the $200 million\n investment from the provincial government. We are launching a major $5 \nmillion fundraising campaign to help modernize our regional hospital. \nConcretely, your generosity will go toward the purchase of \nstate-of-the-art equipment for four major priority projects:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Modernization of the hospital\u2019s rooms;<\/li><li>Complete restructuring of the Mother\/Child Program;<\/li><li>Expansion and reorganization of the integrated ambulatory care units;<\/li><li>Construction of a new auditorium for the transmission of knowledge.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs a member of the Foundation\u2019s Board of Directors and one of the \nhospital\u2019s health professionals, I would like to thank all the donors \nwho announced their support today. Your contributions will give our \nhospital the spaces and tools needed to enhance health care services for\n patients,\u201d explained Dr. John LeBlanc, member of the Board of Directors\n and master of ceremonies for the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Patients are our motivation\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Mother\/Child Program is one of the major fundraising campaign\u2019s \npriorities. The money raised by the campaign will make it possible to \nbetter outfit this area with cutting-edge technology equipment. Jessica \nPoirier delivered a touching testimonial about the experience that she \nand her husband had had at the birth of their daughter Maude, now one \nand a half years old. \u201cWhen we were told that Maude was stable enough to\n be transferred to Bathurst, I was relieved because I knew that I would \nbe able to count on the support of our families and friends. She weighed\n 2.5 lbs. when we arrived at intensive care of the Nursery of the \nChaleur Regional Hospital. I do not know how to thank the doctors, \nnurses, and staff for all their support and kindness. &nbsp;My husband and I \nwere coming to see Maude during the day. She was fed through a tube and I\n took her in my arms to rock her while she was being fed. Overnight, the\n nurses rocked her, talked to her, and took care of her. On discharge, \nshe was doing well and had doubled in weight. When you spend a long time\n in the hospital following delivery, you need the best possible \nconditions to get through it. I found that the mother was getting a lot \nof good care but there was not enough room for the father. Redeveloping \nthe Mother\/Child Program at the Chaleur Regional Hospital will help to \nbetter accommodate both parents, whether it be in more spacious rooms or\n family rooms. &nbsp;I am proud to know that this campaign will help meet \nthese challenges. This is why I would like to thank the donors today and\n I encourage the community to support this campaign. Health is \neverybody\u2019s business. Your donation can literally change lives,\u201d Jessica\n Poirier explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mobilization of the community<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Work is well under way according to the Campaign Committee. The \nresponse to our approach to date has been very positive. The coming \nweeks will continue to be very busy. A third press conference will be \ncalled in the fall to present other donors and give a project update.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the Chaleur Regional Hospital Foundation\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Foundation is a strong partner of the Chaleur Regional Hospital. \nIt acts as a driving force and supports the hospital\u2019s projects that \nhave a significant impact on the quality of patient care. The Foundation\n has invested over $12 million in the Chaleur Regional Hospital since \n1990.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bathurst, June 20, 2016 \u2013 At a press conference held this morning, the Chaleur Regional Hospital Foundation proceeded to announce&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1527,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationchaleur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1551"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationchaleur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationchaleur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationchaleur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationchaleur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1551"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fondationchaleur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1551\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1552,"href":"https:\/\/fondationchaleur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1551\/revisions\/1552"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationchaleur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationchaleur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationchaleur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationchaleur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}