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Tour de Guelph set another record-breaking year, raising over $100,000! It rained, and it rained, and it rained, but as one proud rider said, “the rain made it better.” The riders, volunteers, vendors, and everyone involved on the day of the event, embraced the day with tremendous positivity. It was truly a triumphant day! Because…

Monday, June 4th dawned overcast and drizzly with a bitter wind but that didn’t discourage the 114 golfers who played in Fore Our Hospital. In fact, the golf tournament raised an amazing $28,000! You can see them in action in our FOH 2018 Photo Gallery. The funds raised will go towards the new CT Scanner…

Last year, the Hospital placed a new CT scanner at the top of its priority list because it is used in the diagnosis and care of many illnesses, including cancer, stroke and other vascular diseases.

Do you know what the common thread is across all these patients? Someone who can’t breathe and needs to be intubated immediately. Healthy, newborn babies. A newborn baby who needs to be quickly transported to a tertiary hospital for specialized care. A woman in labour. A man who has fallen and broken his hip. A…

Despite a large hurdle in the planning of this year’s gala, the 22nd Annual Black Tie Bingo set another fundraising record, raising $266,000 for Guelph General Hospital. When the Foundation staff learned about a flood at the Village by the Arboretum just 10-weeks out from the event date that would force them to find a…

It was mid-afternoon, Dec. 22, 2017. Staff at The Foundation of Guelph General Hospital were preparing to depart for their Christmas break when they received the devastating news. A fire suppression water pipe located in The Village by the Arboretum’s Village Centre had ruptured and caused extensive damage. Most distressingly, the reconstruction would not be…

Saving lives and improving health, together with our community – this statement now shines overhead the Foundation’s updated donor wall. Underneath, 968 names are proudly displayed. They are the Hospital’s most supportive donors, those whose cumulative giving falls between $5,000 to over $1 million. Each year the Foundation takes great care to update the wall.…

We were pleased to partner with the Guelph Chamber of Commerce for the second time to host a Business After 5 (BA5) Networking event at Guelph General Hospital.

We are thankful to all those community members who take the time to organize fundraising events to support our Hospital. They are significant undertakings that make patient care better by funding essential patient care equipment. You can imagine our absolute delight when within a recent two-week period we were presented a total of $45,032 as…

Recently, an enthusiastic group representing the Bangladesh and Bangla speaking community dropped by to present the proceeds from their Charity Yard Sale.  “It was an easy decision for us to select Guelph General Hospital as the beneficiary,” said Shibabrata Nandi, at whose home the yard sale took place. Many members of the community have had…

We knew it would be a terrific event, but even we didn’t expect this. Two supremely altruistic acts made it an extra special Tour de Guelph this year. Tour de Guelph attracts cyclists of all ages and abilities for an inspired day of riding. Close to $100,000 was raised for Guelph General Hospital and local…

The birth of a baby is already a special time, but it has just gotten even more special at Guelph General Hospital. Now babies born at the Rotary Club of Guelph Family Birthing Unit receive a bundle of goodies neatly tucked inside the handy and reusable “Born to Read” bag.  A copy of the storybook…

Funding patient care equipment for Guelph General Hospital depends on a community-wide commitment. We are thankful that our community has demonstrated its generosity and commitment to exceptional patient care time and again. And this year has been no exception as we witness the caring response of our community to help fund emergency and critical patient…

The Foundation of Guelph General Hospital and the Rotary Clubs of Guelph South and Guelph Trillium are proud to announce that the event’s 706 riders, 48 sponsors and vendors, and 100+ volunteers, together, helped to make this event possible and to raise close to $100,000 for our community! An event of this magnitude takes a…

On Monday June 5th, grey skies and a chilly north wind didn’t let our 82 golfers feel blue! Perhaps it was that their hearts and spirits were warmed by knowing that their participation helped raise $20,000 for better patient care at Guelph General Hospital.  “Our golf participants, volunteers and sponsors all contributed to the success…

Since The Foundation of Guelph General Hospital was founded in 1987, over 50 million dollars has been generously donated. Knowing that the tally was getting close to this milestone figure, The Foundation’s CEO, Suzanne Bone, had been keeping an eye on the numbers. It wasn’t until preparing the year-end financial statements and the annual fund…

Friday March 31, 2017 marked the end of the Foundation’s and the Hospital’s fiscal year. We were overflowing with gratitude on Tuesday March 28, 2017 as we transferred donated funds totaling $1,953,282.79 to the Hospital. This put the total funds transfer for the 2016-17 fiscal year to just over $2 million once added a $70,000…

Cataracts are the most common cause of vision loss in people over age 40 and are the principal cause of blindness in the world. Locally, Guelph General Hospital performs over 1,600 cataract surgeries a year. With the addition of a new state-of-the-art microscope thanks to a donation from the Lions Club of Guelph, ophthalmologists now…

There is something truly special about Black Tie Bingo, The Foundation of Guelph General Hospital’s premier fundraising event. Most events have a 10-year life cycle before they need to be reinvented or replaced, but each and every year over its 21 years, Black Tie Bingo has experienced an ever increasing demand for tickets and continues…

MALDI-TOF is a laboratory procedure that will have great importance to patient care at our Hospital. This strange acronym stands for “matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization – time of flight.” Currently, if a patient is ill and an undetermined infection is suspected, a sample is taken (blood, urine, stool, etc.) and a lab technician then tries…

It certainly felt like Christmas at the Hospital with many donor-funded pieces of patient care equipment arriving over the holiday season… Anatomical Pathology tracking system: Each year at GGH, more than 10,000 tissue samples are produced and each one must go to the lab for testing. Our dedicated team have been working for more than…

National Philanthropy Day is a celebration of giving, volunteering and charitable engagement. It highlights the accomplishments of all those involved in these acts and the difference they make to our society and our world. On November 15th, National Philanthropy Day 2016, it was our distinct pleasure to host our annual Donor Wall Celebration to celebrate…

Like so many others who take up running, Michael too took up the sport as a way “to get more fit” and when he heard of the upcoming Thanksgiving Day Races, he decided that the timing was right for him to get out and give it a try. And when Michael learned that the Races…

It’s been a busy few months with comings and goings at the Foundation. This past spring, we said good-bye to three staff members who decided to pursue new career opportunities. “It was certainly a big change! For a while, it was like we were back in the early 2000s with just Debbie, Linda and myself”…