President & CEO Debbie Sevenpifer on community fundraising
Debbie Sevenpifer,
President and Chief Executive Officer
Good for your health, good for local healthcare
Run, jog or walk. Ride a bike or a motorcycle – the weather is great and getting outdoors in Niagara is not only good for your personal health, it can help improve local healthcare as well.
Local community members and our fundraisers are already off running and riding. Last month, runners and walkers in the Run for the General in St. Catharines raised more than $10,000 for cardiac care. Niagara’s Rankin Family Cancer Run is a tremendous event for all ages and benefits the needs of our oncology patients. The first Niagara chapter Motorcycle Ride for Dad – to fund prostate cancer treatment at the new Walker Family Cancer Centre – was a huge success.
Through the next few months, a number of other race events will take place with the common cause of raising funds for medical equipment and facilities across the Niagara Health System. The second Big Move Cancer Ride is a non-competitive bicycle ride taking place on Sunday, Sept. 12, to raise money in support of the Walker Family Cancer Centre. The Ride includes a 50K and 100K cycle through Niagara region.
Raising money for the Walker Family Cancer Centre in Niagara will also be front and centre when more than 6,000 participants from 32 countries descend on Niagara Falls Oct. 24 for the 13th Niagara Falls International Marathon.
Fore for healthcare
If golf is more your swing, then shine up your clubs and take your pick of all the golf tournaments in support of Niagara healthcare. Here are some of them:
| June 13 | Club Italia Golf Tournament in support of Greater Niagara General (GNG) Foundation |
| June 28 | Algoma & St. Catharines Rotary Club for It’s Our Time Campaign |
| July 12 | Diagnostic Imaging 15th Annual Golf Classic for St. Catharines General (SCG) Foundation |
| July 19 | St. Catharines Mayor Golf Tournament (Portion of the proceeds to Walker Family Cancer Centre) |
| Aug. 2 | Community Leaders’ Foundation for Walker Family Cancer Centre |
| Aug. 4 | GNG Auxiliary Pink Ladies Golf Tournament |
| Aug. 6 | STRABAG Golf Tournament at Beechwood Golf Club for GNG Foundation |
| Sept. 7 | It’s Our Time Campaign Volunteers and NHS Foundation |
| Walker Family Cancer Centre Golf Marathon | |
| Sept. 8 | GNG Foundation Surgical Services Golf Tournament |
Hats off to donors, fundraisers, community supporters
It certainly will be a busy season thanks to the incredible work of our volunteer fundraisers, foundations and auxiliaries. A round of thanks also goes out to all the community supporters backing these events including all of the local sponsors and donors.
I am looking forward to attending as many of these as I can to say thank you to all who make them happen and to the great people who come out and show their support. «
