NEWS RELEASE
TIMMINS AND DISTRICT HOSPITAL
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South Porcupine Lions Club members attended the Timmins and District Hospital earlier in the month to make a donation to the Foundation’s 2013‐2016 Capital Campaign – Building for tomorrow’s healthcare today.
Presenting the $10,000 cheque on behalf of The South Porcupine Lions Club were Lion George Cribbs, Secretary and Lion Don Gillespie, Treasurer.
Accepting the cheque on behalf of the hospital was Janna Cook, Executive Director, TADH Foundation.
The South Porcupine Lions Club, serving South Porcupine and Porcupine since 1943, will be closing its doors at the end of this year and the club had funds left over and were looking for a worthy cause to which they could donate.
They requested a list of items needed at Timmins and District Hospital and chose to purchase a cart system for the Emergency Department.
“We are most grateful to The South Porcupine Lions Club for their generous donation to our hospital’s Emergency Department,” stated Janna Cook, Executive Director, TADH Foundation. “I would also like to extend our gratitude to the club’s members for their 68 years of service in the community including their support of numerous local schools, charities, hospitals, as well as their Highway Cleanups held semi‐annually, ” added Cook.
From the James Bay coast to Engleheart, from Hearst to Kirkland Lake, Timmins and District Hospital is the beating heart of a vast, beautiful and vibrant region. We hold the well‐being of over 115,000 people in our hands...and they, in turn, hold our fate in theirs.
As the largest hospital in Northeast Ontario, TADH is poised on the brink of a new era in healthcare for this region.
To meet the growing and changing needs of the families we serve, the facilities and equipment of our hospital must be renewed. Not years from now, but now.
Outdated, cramped, with an aging building and obsolete equipment, TADH is long past due for a revitalization that will enable us to take our District’s healthcare into the 21st century.
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