Annual Report 2014-15 - Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation

Partnerships
Some of the many community events and campaigns that have raised funds in support of VJHF July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015
Photos (From Left to Right): Subway’s Cookies for Care campaign raised $14,600 in February for the Tower of Care Campaign to furnish and equip the top two floors of Polson Tower • The North Okanagan
Sikh Cultural Society conducted a samosa fundraiser in December raising $11,300 for Tower of Care
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A c c o u n ta b i l i t y
So much has transpired over the past
year. Sadly, two Directors stepped
down from the Board before their
terms of office were completed.
Dalvir Nahal, who joined our board
in October 2008, was elected a
Councillor for the City of Vernon in
the municipal election last November.
Elise Allan
I wish to recognize and thank Dalvir
President
for her significant contribution to the
VJH Foundation
Foundation and for her support of
excellence in health care in our community.
Nancy Serwo retired from Interior Health in December
2014. Nancy helped inform the Board about local health
care needs. We were always grateful for her insight and
candidness on future healthcare projects and equipment
needs. The VJH Administrator is an appointed position
on our Board of Directors, and we now welcome the new
Hospital Administrator, Richard Harding, to the Board.
In January 2015, the Board welcomed Marg Bailey as a
Director. She had previously been an active member of
the Personnel and Charity Classic Golf Committees.
Three years ago we rewrote our Mission statement to
better reflect the funding support we provide for health
care throughout the North Okanagan. Funds are raised
to support Community & Mental Health, Residential
Care and Vernon Jubilee Hospital. For years now the
Foundation has struggled to communicate the scope of
these supported areas without changing our name.
The name “Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation” is
recognized for a history of philanthropic activities
locally. The Public Relations Committee was tasked
with rebranding the Foundation to better reflect this
diversity. We are pleased to be launching a new logo for
the Foundation this fall. We have adopted a new logo
that downplays VJH and better reflects all of the health
care areas that we fund.
Over the past two years a strong team of individuals
has worked to raise the 2.5 million dollars committed to
complete the 6th and 7th floors of Polson Tower. I am
pleased to announce that we have reached our goal one
year ahead of schedule! I wish to thank Campaign CoChairs Dr. Chris Cunningham and Richard Finn for their
strong leadership and the committed campaign team,
Myrika Godard, Peter Hill, Gurjit Jhajj, Darryl O’Brian, On
Ouchs and Rob Tedham.
We have had a fruitful year and this could not have
happened without our dedicated Foundation staff and
Board of Directors. Together we have made a difference
in local healthcare.
M e a s u r i n g I mp a c t
VJH Foundation grants & gift in kind donations to IHA for use in the North Okanagan
MEASURING IMPACT
VJH Foundation grants and gift in kind donations to IHA for use in the North Okanagan
Cancer Centre
Community Health
$32,779
$68,008
Chaplaincy
Operating Room
$9,753
$40,359
Women’s + Children’s HS
Tower of Care - Phase II
$83,005
$576,600
President
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Elise Allan, President
Richard Finn, Vice-President
Greg Hamilton, Treasurer
DIRECTORS
Kevin Arbuckle
Marg Bailey
Sandra Borden
Dr. Michael Concannon
Richard Harding
Joanne Kineshanko
Gloria Morgan
Paul Morgan
Wilf Mulder
Greg Mussenden
Richard Rolke
Gladys Schroeter
Residential Care
Diagnostic Services
$40,862
$519,571
Miscellaneous
Lions Vision Centre
$11,662
$36,036
TOTAL
$1,418,635
STAFF SUPPORT
Sue Beaudry, Secretary
(non-voting)
Eleanor Diekert
Andrea Egan
Terri Manke
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S t e wa r d s h i p
SUMMARIZED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND FUND BALANCES
March 31, 2015
Schedule G
2015
2014
2013
2012
Gross Fundraising Revenue
Direct Fundraising Expenses
$1,720,203
$260,237
$1,877,937
$273,898
$1,356,019
$311,259
$2,063,384
$340,198
Net Fundraising Revenue
$1,459,966
$1,603,948
$1,044,760
$1,723,186
15.13%
14.59%
22.95%
16.49%
$24,588
$23,157
$18,369
$17,391
Net Revenue All Sources
$1,484,554
$1,627,105
$1,063,129
$1,757,968
Administration Expenses
$136,803
$124,903
$99,796
$57,099
9.22%
7.68%
9.39%
3.25%
$1,347,751
$1,502,202
$963,333
$1,700,869
Expense as % of Gross Revenue
Investment Income
Administration as % of Net Revenue
Excess of Revenue over Expenditures
FUND BALANCES
Operating Funds
Restricted Funds
Endowment Funds
Total Fund Balances
$36,431
$1,551,205
$41,130
$18,787
$1,637,508
$40,645
$6,725
$1,455,241
$40,019
$59,524
$2,008,298
$39,323
$1,628,766
$1,696,940
$1,501,985
$2,107,145
$394,330
($187,085)
($70,442)
$398,892
($105,826)
($168,163)
$136,803
$124,903
Administrative Expenses
Total Expenses
Fundraising Expenses
Administrative Recoveries
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D i g i t a l M a mm o g r a p h y
The official opening of the Digital Mammography Unit took place April 24 at
VJH. The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony was attended by nearly 100 guests, many
of whom helped make the $428,400 campaign a success in bringing digital
diagnostic equipment to our hospital. VJH Foundation extends its sincerest
appreciation for the generous support received for the 2013 – 2014 Campaign.
DONORS
Alpha Epsilon Master Beta Sigma
Phi
Canadian Breast Cancer
Foundation BC/Yukon
Coldstream Women’s Institute
Jane Richardson’s Swim Across the
Lake
Ladies of the Okanagan Charity
Golf Tournament at The Rise
The Longhorn Pub – Rock for Care
Silver Star Elementary School
Rainbow Loom Craft Sale by Ashley
& Lina
Tapestry Women’s Choir – Calendar
Girls Pin Up Calendar
VantageOne Bollywood Bang
Vernon Bosom Buddies
Vernon Rowing and Paddling
Association’s Annual Prospera
Vernon Dragon Boat Festival
Vernon Women’s Wednesday
Afternoon Bridge Club
Wine, Women & Woods Tee-Off
For the Cure
Numerous Individual Donors
Many groups were involved in fundraising for the Take a Picture Campaign. (L to R)
Kathy Parton (Wine Women Woods Golf Tournament), AJ Eathorne (Wine Women
Woods Golf Tournament), Jennifer Atkinson (Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. BC/
Yukon), Anne Haight (Wine Women Woods supporter), Sue Beaudry (VJH Foundation)
Rhona Martin (L) and Elise Allan (R) cut the
ribbon to officially open the new digital
mammography unit at VJH, which will
annually perform 7,000 screenings and
3,500 diagnostic examinations on residents
in the North Okanagan, Revelstoke,
Shuswap, Lake Country and Nakusp.
VJH Foundation Board member
Gloria Morgan views the new digital
mammography machine which
reduces patient radiation exposure
by 30%.
Laura Conzatti, Medical Radiography
Technician, demonstrates features
of the new equipment that provides
immediate, high-resolution images.
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Reasons
for
Giving
Your donation to VJH Foundation helps fund new equipment, special projects & staff education for the hospital, and
Interior Health-managed residential care facilities, and community & mental health programs in the North Okanagan.
A Legacy of Caring
Keith Kennedy was a generous, caring man, who spent his life in service of others. His
friends remember him as an intelligent, well-read individual who loved nature and animals.
Throughout his 93 years, Keith and his wife Jean sponsored 17 children through World Vision,
as well as donated to the charity.
During World War II, Keith joined the Canadian Armed Forces, serving in the Air Force. He
was a member of the Vernon Seniors’ Association, the Vernon All Saints Anglican Church,
and a 35-year member of the Vernon Chapter of the Knights of Pythias, which funds many
charities and provides graduation bursaries throughout the North Okanagan.
Although Keith passed away in March 2014, his generosity lives on through a $10,000 bequest
to the Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters. They have chosen to honour his memory by
donating the funds to Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation. This generous gift will be allocated
to the Building a Tower of Care Campaign, Phase II, to name a Quiet Room in Polson Tower.
Keith Kennedy
“We wanted to do something that would have a big impact,” explains Pythias Knight, Tony
Kuhn. “The Quiet Room will be a benefit to those in the hospital who need to talk with
a doctor, their family, or a caregiver, or for
someone who needs to get away for a few
quiet minutes.”
The local chapter of the Knights of Pythias was established
in 1894. Their mission is based on Damon and Pythias, two
characters in Greek mythology, where each was willing to
sacrifice his life for the other, acknowledging the importance
of loyalty, honour and friendship. The Lodge has been
very active in the community, annually participating in the
Kalamalka Lake Canoe and Kayak Races in the 1970s.
The Pythian Sisters was established in Vernon in 1944, raising
funds through hosting bazaars and catering events. They are
pleased to be able to contribute to the community through
the Quiet Room at VJH. “I remember when my parents
passed away,” says member Patricia Kropp. “A quiet room is (left to right) Patricia Kropp, Edna Kuhn, Gay
like an oasis where you can get away. Sometimes you need Rutherford, Debbie Edmunds, Joanne Kineshanko
more space and a nice quiet place to go to.”
(VJHF Board), Bill Kropp, Fred Wernicke, Tony Kuhn
“We want to pass on our gratitude for the care our Dad received in surgery and all of the admitting and
nursing staff in the Polson Tower Surgery Ward. We are truly fortunate to have such a wonderful facility
with such capable staff serving the interior.”
– Anne Cooper, Revelstoke
“For three and a half weeks I watched these nurses without exception, perform their duties, many of them
very distasteful, cheerfully and willingly. Prior to my hospital stay, I had no idea what made up a work day in
the life of a nurse.”
- Margaret Normandeau, surgery patient 3rd Floor East and West wings
“I am truly thankful to all of the staff whose gentle care & concern were so important in my recovery during
my 52 day stay at VJH.”
– Jean McMullin
“The care and respect at VJH that we experienced was exceptional and unique.”
- Sharon Varette, Kelowna
“I recently spent a week in the post-operative ward at VJH. I was hugely impressed by the quality of care I
received. All of the nurses were attentive and helpful and they were always there when I needed them, even
though I had only received minor surgery. I am most grateful to them all.”
- Thea Gray
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Reasons
for
Giving
Your donation to VJH Foundation helps fund new equipment, special projects & staff education for the hospital, and
Interior Health-managed residential care facilities, and community & mental health programs in the North Okanagan.
The Call for Caring
A $14,500 bequest from a retired Vernon Jubilee Hospital nurse will help boost the Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation’s Tower of Care Campaign.
It was 1956 when a nurse from Denmark answered the call to alleviate the nursing shortage taking place in Canada. Ammy Thestrup Nielsen first arrived in Medicine Hat where she worked as
a registered nurse at Medicine Hat General Hospital for 10 years before moving to Calgary where
she nursed at Holy Cross Hospital.
Ammy Thestrup
Nielsen
In 1968 Ammy moved to Vernon where she worked in extended care at the newly-opened Alex-
ander Wing at Vernon Jubilee Hospital. Her association with VJH would last nearly two decades and lead to a
legacy that would continue providing care for North Okanagan residents long into the future.
Rose Wilson met Ammy in the 1970s when Rose was working in the housekeeping department at VJH. They
established a close and long-lasting friendship. “There was a group of us. We spent Christmases together and
celebrated birthdays. Ammy always liked a glass of beer at the Squires Four,” says Rose.
“Ammy was a smart lady and a good nurse. When she came to Canada, she fully satisfied the Alberta and British Columbia requirements to nurse. “
Ammy retired in 1985. As her health began to deteriorate, Rose would take her to appointments and errands.
As Ammy’s eyesight worsened, she eventually had to move into Orchard Valley Retirement Residence.
“The staff at Orchard Valley was amazed at what she could do. She would walk to Polson Park every day, picking up the Morning Star at Safeway and delivering it to the residents. She was a determined person,” says Rose.
At the age of 91, Ammy developed inoperable cancer and passed away a year later in May 2013.
Ammy’s $14,500 bequest will be allocated towards one of the two Nourishment Centres that will be included
on the 6th and 7th floors of Polson Tower. The nourishment station will include a fridge, microwave, toaster,
sink, water dispenser and ice machine to provide patients and their families with any additional nutritional needs
during their stay at the hospital.
“I think she would be honoured to have this in her name,” says Marie Trentini, a former supervisor of Ammy’s at
VJH and executor of her estate. “Those things were important to her.”
“Over the past year, I have spent considerable time in our local Vernon Jubilee Hospital in the operating room
and in 3-West. We are so fortunate to have the medical staff they have in that hospital and on that particular
floor. The nurses are just super and so efficient. They certainly looked after me while I was there for several
days recovering from the surgery.”
- Dan Dally
“I recently spent seven days in the cardiac care unit at Vernon Jubilee Hospital. I am writing to let you and
Vernonites know what good care I received. The concern and compassion shown by all of the staff who
attended to my needs, from the nurses, doctors, and support staff such as respiratory, X-ray etc., was of
the finest. Their attention to detail and to making sure I was comfortable was wonderful…. You are a special
group.”
- Al Noakes
“It was with some trepidation that we made the decision to finally have (Dad) leave our home, where he had
been for a year, and make the permanent move to your facility (Pleasant Valley Manor). We should not have
worried. We witnessed staff going out of their way to help, with such compassion and diligence. Aside from
just doing their duty, we have noticed they always try and find the time to listen, to try and help, offering a
kind word or a caring pat on their arm. Each of you is faced with a formidable task each shift, yet you accept it
cheerfully and with great dedication. We are in awe, and offer our sincerest thanks and gratitude.”
– Family from Armstrong
“I must tell you that your staff (in the Mammography Unit) are amazing. I felt so at ease as soon as Marg met
me when I first walked in, and Debbie had an amazing approach to the test and the most comfortable process
of administering the test. They were personal, friendly, energetic and professional… I have never had a test so
relaxing and in such an amazing friendly environment. Thank you so much!”
- Liz Tabor
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Thank
you
To Our Donors
PERSONAL DONORS
We would like to thank all our donors, but due to limited space, the following are included below.
THE FOLLOWING INCLUDE DONATIONS OF $500 - $49,999
BETWEEN JULY 1, 2014 & JUNE 30, 2015
PERSONAL DONATIONS OF $500 - $24,999
Dr. Mahmoud Abdel-Kader
Earl Acton
Noreen Allsopp
Leonard & Carol Anderson
Donna Antonishak
Clara Austin
Gord & Linda Ball
Dr. Frank Ballauf
May Barfoot
William & Agnes Barnes
Aaron Barrie
Mark Batchelor
Shirley Bigelow
James & Alberta Bird
David & Bernice Blencowe
John & Betty Blunt
Sally Brigden
Sandra Briggeman
Dennis & Marianne Bristow
Nan Bristow
Gwen Brown
Darrell & Kelly Buckham
Michael & Elsie Burnham
Myrtle Cameron
D. Ian & Patricia Campbell
Joanne Colleaux
Dr. Michael Concannon
Dr. Michael Cooke
Kenneth & Reta Cote
Delores Couch
Murray & Donna Crockett
Brian & Jane Cropley
Lewis & Marjorie Crosby
Mark Czerwonka
Fred Dafoe
Linda Daly
Annie Defauw
Lorna Dewar
Donald & Carol Dodds
Laurie & Dale Donovan
Dr. Robert Dovidio
James & Mary Driver
Arlene Duggan
Glen Duthie
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Helmut & Sophie Ehm
Mary Eliuk
Rob & Lisa Ellis
Drew & Jacqueline Eyre
Cathy Fenwick
Gerry & Heather Fester
Ted & Lynn Fitchett
Dr. M. Jean Flanagan
Yvonne Flock
Tom & Barb Frame
Margot France
Darrel & Lorna Frolek
Arnold & Barbara Fry
George Galbraith
Christina Gittins
Myrika & Eric Godard
Margaret R. Grant
Irene Greenen
Dr. Nicholas Half
Richard & Gail Hamilton
Jean Hanna
Dr. & Mrs. Ed & Pam Hardy
Art & Helga Harley
Dr. Lia Harris Inc.
Helly Hatakka
Kelly Hickerson
Sandra Hickman
Arline Higgins
Brian Hinman
Rose Hoffman
Christopher Holm
Marion Hope
Wendy Huber
Dr. Hamish Hwang
Gurjit Jhajj
Jacqueline Johnson
Sandra Johnson
Dr. Elizabeth Jolly
Philip A. Jones
Cheryl Kaminsky
M. Kirchpfennig
Linton & Anne Kulak
Larry & Mary-Ellen Laidlaw
Dr. Carmen Larsen
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Peter & Terry Leggat
Ralph and Joyce Leyenhorst
Shirley Libby
Doris Linemayr
Susan Lonsdale
Kenneth Lynes
Susan Lumsden
Lucy Mann
Dave & Marilyn Marcoux
Dale Marino
Dennis & Lauretta Marsh
R. Doug McDonald
Joan McNab
Margaret McReynolds
Robyn McTague
Angella Miller
Kalman & Maria Molnar
Dr. & Mrs. Mark & Helen Montgomery
Martha Moore
Roy & Pamela Moor
Paul & Mary Anne Morgan
Dr. Michael Murphy
Greg & Dorothy Mussenden
Theresia (Resi) Nagler
Joseph Negraeff
Herbert & Jacqueline Niehaus
David & Zena Novakowski
Lester & Wilma Odiorne
Rose Okazaki
Dr. & Mrs. Dieter & Ursula Osthoff
Hannah Out
Ronald & Billie Paull
Marcel & Colleen Payeur
Brian & Laurie Postill
Irene Purcha
Gerald & Phyllis Raboch
Aubrey & Bev Reed
Pauline Reich
Ellen Renner
William & Maureen Ripley
Michael Rizzo
Joerg Rosset
Martha Ryll
Thank
you
To Our Donors
PERSONAL DONORS
We would like to thank all our donors, but due to limited space, the following are included below.
THE FOLLOWING INCLUDE DONATIONS OF $500 - $49,999
BETWEEN JULY 1, 2014 & JUNE 30, 2015
Kenneth Sakakibara
Miyoko Sakakibara
Mary Sargent
Harold & Sachiko Sato
Pauline Sawka
Werner & Elizabeth Schabesberger
Dr. Glenn Scheske
Cecil & Muriel Schmidt
Gladys Schroeter
Charles A. & Audrey Scott
Walter Sedlick
Eleanor Serson
Lorraine Shannon
Bruce & Assunta Shepherd
William & Diane Simms
Kate Sladen
Michael & Lillian Smith
Murray Smith
Darryl & Karen Sochan
Andrew & Jeanette Sokol
Brad Sokol
Sandy Sokol
Hilda Sommerfeld
John & Betty Stelfox
J.B. (Dale) Steward
Archie & Christine Stroh
Ted & Mavis Strother
Brian & Lola Svenson
Jennifer Tarnowski
Rob & Laura Tedham
(Evelyn) Judy Thomas
Allan & Marlene Thorlakson
Arthur & Helen Tonogai
Johanna Tul
Erna Unruh
Zwanntje van Dalfsen
Fred Vandenboer
Sharon Varette
Dr. G. Vaz and Dr. M.C. Hatfield
Tom & Hieke Veldhuisen
Mervin & Faye Viergutz
Fred & Anne Vorderbrugge
Virginia Vulcano
Bob Wallis
Peter & Betty Ward
Donald Warne
Carol Webb
Janet Welsh
John & Val Wiebe
Dr. & Mrs. Douglas & Janet Williams
W. Verne Williams
Cameron & Dorothy Wilson
Byron & Yvonne Wiltse
Don Yin & Mei Y Wong
Garry & Teresa Wong
Dvoira Yanovsky
Robert & Lisa Ydo
PERSONAL DONATIONS OF
$25,000 OR MORE
Ken & Jean Finch
Jim & Laverne Popowich
REMEMBERED IN THEIR WILLS
Estate of John Archer Cochrane
Estate of Gail Cowan
Estate of Joan Ethelwyn Heriot
Estate of Ammy Thestrup Nielsen
Estate of Eva Williamson
FOUNDATIONS
Allen and Loreen Vandekerkhove Family Foundation
Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation BC/Yukon Region
Canadian National Christian Foundation
Community Foundation of the North Okanagan
Foord Family Foundation
Gloria Di Dio Foundation
Knights of Columbus (BC) Charity Foundation
London Drugs Foundation
RBC Foundation
Paul Docksteader Foundation
S & L Knuever Family Foundation
Shoppers Drug Mart Life Foundation
The Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation
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Thank
you
To Our Donors
CORPORATE DONORS & SPONSORSHIP
We would like to thank all our donors, but due to limited space, the following are included below.
THE FOLLOWING INCLUDE DONATIONS OF $500 - $49,999
BETWEEN JULY 1, 2014 & JUNE 30, 2015
CORPORATE DONATIONS & SPONSORSHIPS OF $500 - $24,999
Adriatic Granite & Marble Works
Applewood Heating &
Air Conditioning Ltd.
B.G. Land Custom Construction
Bannister GM Vernon
Bannister Honda
BC Gov’t Retired Employees Assoc. of Vernon
BDO LLP
Bear Paw Earthworks Ltd.
Bell Media
Best Western Vernon Lodge
& Conference Centre
Black & McDonald Limited
AB/BC Region
Brenda Hala’s Photography
Buy-Low Foods
Canadian Tire
Capilano Golf & Country Club
Capri Insurance
Central Hardware Ltd. Vernon
Christina M Mutch RMT
City Furniture & Appliances Ltd.
Cod Gone Wild
Condos to Castles Furniture &
Decor Outlet
Corbett Office Equipment Ltd.
Designers Gallery
Discovery Eye Care Clinic
Fidelity Investments Canada ULC
Grant C.T. Turner Ent. Inc.
Grizzly Curb & Concrete Ltd.
Gumtree Catering
Hy’s Steakhouse & Cocktail Bar
Imagewear
Info Tel Directory
Inland Kenworth (Vernon)
Interior Savings Credit Union
Investors Group Matching
Gift Program
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Italian Kitchen Sauce Company
J & K Flooring
Johnston Meier Insurance
Agencies Group
Just Rewards Management Ltd.
Kal Tire
Kineshanko Logging Ltd.
KPMG
M.R.L.B Enterprises Incorporated
MacKenzie Financial Corporation
Manulife Financial
Marsh Canada Ltd.
Misconduct Wine Co
MJO Tours
MNP LLP
MTCS Holdings Ltd.
Mussenden Financial
Planning Group Inc.
Nature’s Fare Natural Foods Ltd.
Nightingale Medical Supplies Ltd.
Nixon Wenger Legal
Services Partnership
Nolan’s Pharmasave #222
Nor-Val Event Rentals
O’Callaghan Bilodeau CA
Okanagan Mainline Real Estate
Board North Okanagan
Okanagan Spring Brewery
Olive Us Oil & Vinegar
Tasting Room
Predator Ridge Resort
Prospera Credit Union
RBC Dominion Securities
Rellish Transport Services
Royal Bank - Vernon Main
S.P. Seymour Ltd.
Sanders Medical Inc.
Scotiabank
Silver Star Mountain Resort Ltd.
Sparkling Hill Resort
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Starbucks-Village Green Mall
Sterling Centre Remedy’s Rx
Stuart Olson Inc.
Stutters DKI
SUBWAY
Summit Financial Planners Inc.
SUN FM
Sun Life Financial
TD Accounts Payable Centre
TELUS Corporation
TELUS Corporation Community Affairs
The Golf Club at the Rise Ltd.
The Morning Star
The Rice Box
Tita’s Italian Bistro
Tolko Industries Ltd.
Tolko Industries Ltd. - Staff
Trinity Creek Ranch
Value Plus 3 Percent Real Estate Inc.
Vernon Home Building Centre
Vernon Toyota Centre Ltd.
Village Green Hotel
Watkin Motors Ltd.
Wayside
Westwood Electric A. Partnership
White House Mortgages
CORPORATE DONATIONS &
SPONSORSHIPS OF $25,000 OR
MORE
Tim Hortons
Thank
you
To Our Donors
COMMUNITY & GROUP DONATIONS
THE FOLLOWING INCLUDE DONATIONS OF $500 - $49,999
BETWEEN JULY 1, 2014 & JUNE 30, 2015
COMMUNITY & GROUP DONATIONS OF $500 - $24,999
Armstrong Kinsmen Club
Armstrong Regional Cooperative
Army Navy Air Force Vets #5
Ladies Auxiliary
Army Navy Airforce Veterans Unit #5
Church of God
Desert Cove
Homeowners Association
Elks Lodge No. 45
Falcon Point Residents
Fraternal Order of Eagles #3557
Interior Eyecare Society
JCI Vernon
Knights of Pythias
Lions Club - Enderby & District
Lions Club - Vernon
North Okanagan Sikh
Cultural Society
Peace Lutheran Church
Pythian Sisters Vernon Temple #21
RBC Employee Volunteer
Grants Program
St. John’s Evangelical
Lutheran Church
Tapestry Women’s Choir
Vernon Alliance Church
Vernon Christian Fellowship
Vernon Japanese Women’s Auxiliary
Vernon Royal Purple Lodge #123
COMMUNITY & GROUP DONATIONS OF $25,000 OR MORE
Armstrong Spallumcheen Healthcare Auxiliary
Kiwanis Club of Vernon - Four Seasons
Okanagan Landing Volunteer Firefighters Assoc.
GIFTS RECEIVED IN MEMORY OF
Lorraine (Lolly) Elvera Andersen
Helen Appleyard
John Bejcar
Martin Wilfred Belec
Aileen Benzie
Marion Bielefeld
Melvin (Mel) Roland Briggeman
Edmond Patrick Cameron
Leo Carpay
Ralph Morgan Casperson
June Emelie Cope
Philippe Walter Coulombe
Malcolm “Mac” Dewar
Allan Dreher
Rick Norman Epp
Glenn Franklin
Sam & Joey Franz
Yukiko Fujishige
Mel Garbutt
Deborah (Debbie) Anne Gittins
Donald Leigh Hainstock
Shirley Ann Hawley
Barbara Magdalena Herbert
Ivan Hlynsky
Ruth Marie Rachel Johanson
Daniel (Dan) Ross Katz
Jacobus (Jack) Krebbers
Joseph Krukoff
Elizabeth (Betty) Doris Larkman
Helmut Lausman
Antonio (Tony) Lepore
Bart Leyenhorst
Bill & Edith MacDonald
Amelia Maksymchuk
Sadie Malysh
Robert Stephen Marshall
Queenie May Martens
Karolia Neitsch
Nels Arthur “Art” Nelson
Natsuko “Nan” Ogata
Eric Lee Pharo
Miyoko Sakakibara
Norman Schroeter
Edna Mae Seright
Mary (Maria) Sokol
Frank Starkiewicz
Shigemi (Shig) Tabata
Roy Dennis Tchir
Peter & Betty Ward
Eva Williamson
Ken Ching Wong
Anna Maj Young
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The Armstrong/Spallumcheen Healthcare Auxiliary
Raises funds annually from sales at the Bargain Bin
thrift store located in Armstrong.
The Annual Do it For Dad Walk and Run takes
place at Coldstream Ranch each Father’s Day
to raise funds for prostate cancer diagnosis and
treatment in the North Okanagan.
Tower of Care benefitted from the 2015 VJH
Foundation Charity Classic sponsored by TELUS &
Predator Ridge Resort, which netted $242,100.
Tolko Transportation Department staff raised
funds for the Foundation’s Annual Light a Bulb
Campaign.
JCI Vernon donated $22,920 from the Annual JCI
Hospital Gala, ‘A Night in Paris.’
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The 2014 Prospera Vernon Dragon Boat Festival
raised $4,002 to help bring Digital Mammography
to VJH.
Building
a
Tower
of
Care
Campaign Phase II - Update
Due to the generosity of the North Okanagan community and beyond, the Building a Tower of Care Campaign,
Phase II has been a great success, reaching its goal of $2.5 million in less than two years. The Campaign was
launched in November 2013, to raise funds to equip and furnish the top two floors of Polson Tower to alleviate
capacity issues at VJH.
YOUR SNEAK PEEK AT THE NEW TOP FLOORS IN POLSON TOWER
Four semi-private and 22
single-bed rooms per floor will
help promote improved patient
experience by providing access
to light and views, decreased
noise levels, a family and
nursing zone in every room,
and improved infection
prevention and control
features.
MANY THANKS TO OUR
CAMPAIGN LEADERSHIP
VOLUNTEERS
Co-Chairs
Dr. Chris Cunningham
Richard Finn
Team
Myrika Godard
Peter Hill
Gurjit Jhajj
Darryl O’Brian
On Ouchs
Rob Tedham
Revenues:
The Collaboration Station
is designed as a hub for the
health care team.
Doctors, nurses and
health care staff working
in proximity help ensure
improved communication
and collaboration to enhance
patient care.
As of July 31, 2015
Goal:$2,500,000
Raised: $2,500,000
All additional funds will be directed to
refurbishing the vacated space on 2nd
and 3rd floors of the Jubilee Building
at VJH.
Construction and
Transitioning Update:
• Construction completed by
October 31, 2015
• November to January, equipment will
be installed, staff will receive training
on new procedures and equipment
usage, and terminal sanitizing cleaning
will take place
Each floor will be furnished
with state-of-the-art health
care equipment including the
Parker Tub.
• Inpatients on the 2 and 3 floors will
be moved onto the new floors at the
end of January, with direct admissions
to the 6th and 7th floors scheduled to
take place at the beginning of February
2016
This $25,000 tub features
adjustable height, recline,
and self-cleaning which
allows a patient to be cared
for by a single caregiver,
ensuring patient comfort while
maximizing staff resources.
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A New Look!
Over the years, it hasn’t been an easy task to communicate the extensive scope
of funding and geographic locations supported by Vernon Jubilee Hospital
Foundation. The Foundation raises funds for more than 50 areas of care
throughout the North Okanagan including Interior Health-managed Residential
Care facilities, Community & Mental Health Programs and Vernon Jubilee
Hospital.
To meet the challenge, VJH Foundation has adopted a new logo to debut in
the fall of 2015, which continues to recognize the historical significance of the
Foundation, while more accurately reflecting the many health care needs it
funds.
Designed by Wayside, who donated half of the design costs, the new logo
places the focus on the ‘Foundation’ to highlight that it supports other muchneeded areas of health care in addition to Vernon Jubilee Hospital. The colour
blue symbolizes the professionalism, reliability, and stability of the Foundation.
The red colour reflects the Foundation’s passion to raise funds for current
and emerging local health care needs. Connecting the heart with the ‘F’ in
Foundation, characterizes the partnership that the Foundation shares with the
community and local health authorities in supporting health care for North
Okanagan residents.
Equipment purchased for
the Lions Vision Centre in
Armstrong helps diagnose
and treat vision impairments.
VJH Foundation funds the most crucial health care needs; capital campaigns,
specialized equipment, staff education and residential care facilities and
programs in Vernon, Armstrong, Enderby and Lumby, which include seniors’
day programs, health-related support groups, and patient comforts. Examples
are the Lions Vision Centre in Armstrong, Granville Getaway Adult Day Program in Enderby, Public
Health programs in Lumby and Cherryville, as well as staff training in the Emergency Department at
VJH.
VJH Foundation funded a Snoezelen Room at Noric
House, featuring multi-sensory stimulation for dementia
patients through texture, sound, scents and lighting.
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VJH Foundation Annual Report 2014/2015
The Foundation funds medical staff training
including a recent ‘Emergency Room Train the
Trainer Project,’ to deliver gold standard, advancedskills training, which is vital in the first few minutes
of trauma care.
W h a t H a pp e n e d L a s t Y e a r ?
$1,418,635
Was Given by VJH Foundation to IHA for Health Care in the North Okanagan
4,102
Donations Were Received By VJHF from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015
370
The Number of Residents in 5 North Okanagan Residential Care Facilities Supported
by VJHF
Did You Know?
Last year there were…
40,570
Emergency Room Visits at VJH
10,250
People Admitted to Beds at Vernon Jubilee Hospital
12,298
Surgeries at VJH
733
Babies Were Born in Vernon Jubilee Hospital
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Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation is a charitable society that supports health
care in the North Okanagan by raising funds for Residential Care Facilities,
Community Health Services and Vernon Jubilee Hospital.