Recent Gifts
May 2, 2008
Milk Bank - Baby Bottles
“UPS is all about packaging, and we’re glad you’re supporting us with our packaging”. Frances Jones, the Milk Bank Coordinator at BC Women’s was delighted to accept a cheque of $500 to buy new glass milk bottles for the milk bank. Despite the dreary day, about 100 UPS workers gathered in the huge warehouse to watch the cheque presentation. Left to right: UPS Community Allocations Chair Cindy Morrison, Frances Jones, Marina Green and Fraser Valley Business Manager Dave Mason.
February 20, 2008
Getting warmer: Ilich Foundation donates over $34,000 for much-needed baby warmer
Babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) just became a little warmer, healthier and happier thanks to a $34,393 donation from the Milan and Maureen Ilich Foundation. This generous gift will help to purchase a modern, specialized and self-contained baby warmer that will support initial resuscitation of a newborn. It will also allow easy access for doctors, nurses and parents to provide ongoing care, all the while keeping the baby’s body temperature at an optimal level. Pictured here are Barb Hestrin, Senior Administrative Officer for BC Women’s (left), accepting this wonderful donation from the Ilich Foundation’s Heather Thomson.
November 28, 2007
Scotches & Watches raises $41,000
Montecristo once again opened its doors – and its heart – to host this unique fundraiser, held November 28, 2007 at the jeweller’s flagship store on West Hastings Street. At this exclusive, men-only event, guests such as chef/restaurateur Rob Feenie and former Canucks coach Pat Quinn sampled high quality scotches and cigars while viewing more than $2-million worth of watches brought in from Switzerland, London and New York. It also featured an auction for a designer watch, generously donated by Montecristo.
December 11, 2007
Time for Tea raises awareness, funds for Women’s
BC Women’s was thrilled to be the proud recipient of $2,500 from the recent 2007 Time For Tea event. Held October 21 at the Sutton Place Hotel, the tea was organized by Care For Her, a local organization that raises awareness and needed funds for women's health and research in Canada. Guests enjoyed the traditional afternoon tea menu and a special presentation by guest speaker Dr. Jerilynn Prior, Professor of Endocrinology at the University of British Columbia, who spoke on the subject of perimenopause. Pictured here (from left) are: BC Women’s Foundation volunteer vice chair Lisa Turner, Sue Hall and Kate Harvey from Care For Her, and BC Women’s Senior Administrative Officer Barb Hestrin. A special thank you to Care For Her founder Kate Harvey for choosing BC Women’s as the Time for Tea beneficiary this year.
December 11, 2007
Baby & Family Fair draws big crowds and support for Women’s
The crowds were big and the babies - for the most part - were all smiles at the Baby & Family Fair, held the weekend of October 20 and 21 at the Vancouver Trade & Convention Centre. BC Women’s Foundation was proud to be part of this great event once again this year and Foundation staff members enjoyed the many families who came by our booth to visit and to get a first glimpse at the items being sold through the Auxiliary to BC Women’s new online gift shop at: www.bcwomensauxiliary.org. The fair also featured a popular baby photo contest, with proceeds donated to BC Women’s. Pictured here (from left) are: Tracey Anderson, Fair Producer, and Barb Hestrin, BC Women’s Senior Administrative Officer. We are very grateful to the Baby & Family Fair organizers for choosing BC Women’s as the recipient of the contest funds and to the members of the Auxiliary for helping at the fair.
October 2007
UPS
UPS delivers: Global package delivery and supply chain services company UPS recently showed its support for the BC Women’s Milk Bank with a $4,621 (US funds) grant. “You have no idea of the impact this funding will have,” an appreciative Pam O’Sullivan of BC Women’s told UPS staff at a special presentation held at UPS’s Richmond operations facility. O’Sullivan, Vice President, Acute Perinatal Programs, said the money will purchase a much-needed freezer for the program. Pictured from left: Cindy Morrison (UPS Community Involvement Committee) and David Mason (UPS Coastal Centre Business Manager), Pam O’Sullivan (Vice President, Acute Perinatal Program) and Francis Jones (Milk Bank Coordinator) from BC Women’s Milk Bank, as well as UPS drivers Danielle Vosper, Honesto Cuenta and Kamaljit Kaler.
September 19, 2007
Vancouver Foundation/Vancouver Sun Children's Fund
More milk, please: the Vancouver Foundation/Vancouver Sun Children's Fund recently gave a $5,000 gift to purchase an industrial grade diswasher for the Milk Bank. The new equipment will process bottles more efficiently so the donated breast milk gets to babies in need more quickly. Pictured here are Patty Holmes (right) of the Vancouver Foundation presenting the cheque to Katie Keenie of BC Women's Foundation.
August 3, 2007
Brian Jessel BMW, HUGO BOSS and Harry Rosen
Brian Jessel BMW, HUGO BOSS and Harry Rosen recently showed their support of BC Women’s with CABRIOLET: The Brian Jessel BMW Fashion Gala 2007, held May 3 at Brian Jessel BMW in Vancouver. The event, which raised $33,500, featured food from some of the city’s top restaurants, a draw (the Grand Prize being a one-year lease of a BMW 323i) and a silent auction. During the latter part of the evening, guests were treated to a show featuring HUGO BOSS and Harry Rosen fashions. Pictured here (from left) are Aaron Friesen of BC Women’s Foundation, Foundation Board Member Pax Robertson and Jennifer Baxter, Development Officer, Events, VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation (far right) receiving a $33,500 cheque from Brian Jessel (second from right).
July 12, 2007
MOMentum
Members of MOMentum, a Vancouver-based women’s support group, proudly hold a cheque for $4,550 that they are donating to BC Women’s. This special group of moms gets together monthly to share ideas and discuss a variety of women’s topics. At every meeting, members donate $50 each to BC Women’s – thank you!
June 19, 2007
Spa Utopia
Lori Rowe (left) and Sherri Abu-Ulba (centre) of Spa Utopia and Salon present Cynthia Loveman, BC Women’s Foundation Executive Director, with a cheque for $1,100, raised from its Spring Fashion Show on May 7, 2007. Held at its Pan Pacific location, the show featured fashions from Diane’s Lingerie and from Get Dressed as well as the latest trends in makeup and hair by the Utopia Group Artistic Team. Thank you to all who supported this special event!
June 11, 2007
Mums for Moms campaign flourishes in 2007
It was another great year for the Mums for Moms campaign, which sees one dollar from every pot of mums purchased at IGA MarketPlace IGAs donated to BC Women’s Foundation. This year, the campaign, which ran between April 15 and May 13, raised $6,116 – the largest amount since Moms for Mums began in 2004. "Each year, we are seeing growing popularity of Mums for Moms," notes Mark McCurdy (pictured here), Director of Marketing for MarketPlace IGA. "The campaign is obviously striking the right chord with our customers." A very big "thank you" to MarketPlace IGA and its partners, CTV and Black Press.
June 8, 2007
Mother's Day Success!
A very delighted BC Women's president Dr. Elizabeth Whynot accepts a $15,000 cheque from Tom Skidmore, WirelessWave President and BC Women's Foundation Board Member. The cheque was for our recent Mother's Day Appeal, which saw WirelessWave matching the first $15,000 of donations made to this campaign. Thank you, to WirelessWave and to everyone who helped make this a very special Mother's Day for BC Women's moms and babies!
May 11, 2007
Azool
It was an evening of fun, fashion and philanthropy for women's clothing retailer Azool on April 26 at the Harrison Gallery, with proceeds from this fashion show going to BC Women's. Pictured here (from left) are Azool's Dawn Archer and Pamela Nair, presenting a cheque for $650 to Cynthia Loveman (Foundation Executive Director)
May 2, 2007
The Hudson's Bay Company
The Bay recently marked its 336th anniversary in a special way by donating $1,200 to BC Women’s. Joining in the celebrations was Bay Downtown store director Bill Stanbury (right) with Foundation Executive Director Cynthia Loveman (left). The HBC Foundation donates more than $10 million annually towards building healthy families, creating strong communities and inspiring Canadians.
April 23
The Hudson's Bay Company
The Bay was a generous supporter of the Gift of Life campaign. Pictured here are The Bay’s Downtown store director Bill Stanbury (left) and Rich Gorman, Regional Vice President (far right), who together present a cheque for $31,694.44 to sales at their stores to Foundation Board member Elise Rees.
April 11, 2007
London Drugs
London Drugs store manager Tony Ambrosio (left) presents Foundation board member Leslie Blake (far right) with a cheque for $15,127.50 from sales of the Gift of Life calendars, which featured memorable baby photos taken by photographer Kevin Day (centre). Proceeds from Gift of Life sales will help support BC Women’s Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Program and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
UPS donates to Women's Milk Bank
UPS recently delivered a cheque for $500 to the BC Women’s Milk Bank, the only program of its kind in Canada that provides a critical service to at-risk newborns. Pictured here is Cindy Morrison (left), Chair of the B.C. Community Allocation Committee at UPS, presenting Francis Jones, Coordinator of BC Women’s Milk Bank, with a cheque from the UPS Canada Grant Program.
December 21, 2006
Montecristo Jewellers
Montecristo Jewellers presents the BC Women's Foundation
with a cheque for $22,750.00 on December 21, 2006.
Pictured, left-to-right: Sam Matino (Montecristo),
Lisa Turner (Volunteer Board of Directors, BC Women's Foundation),
Marcella Cusano (Montecristo) and Fiore Aliperti (Montecristo).
December 18, 2006
Baby Fair 2006
At Baby Fair 2006, organizers donated the $1,939 raised from their baby photo contest to BC Women’s. Fair producer Tracey Anderson (pictured with Foundation Executive Director Cynthia Loveman) says the ongoing relationship with BC Women’s represents a "good fit" and hopes the funds will help raise awareness of and help deliver the many programs offered here. Thank you, Baby Fair! We look forward to next year's event, scheduled for September 22 and 23 at the Vancouver Trade & Convention Centre.
November 9, 2006
HUGO BOSS Canada
BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre Foundation recently received
a generous donation of $9,500 from HUGO BOSS Canada.
The company donated all proceeds from the sale of a
limited quantity of trendy construction hoarding bags
to fund gynecological cancer research at BC Women's.
August 8, 2006
CKNW Orphans' Fund
Shirley Stocker, Administrator of CKNW Orphans' Fund (centre),
presents
Frances Jones, Coordinator of BC Women's Milk Bank (right),
and
Cynthia Loveman, Executive Director of
BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre Foundation,
with a cheque for $5,000 to purchase three portable breast pumps
like the one in the bottom right of the photo.
July 2006
New Maternity Care Unit opened at BC Women's
Betsy Gibbons (centre), Chair of BC Women's Foundation Board of Directors, joined George Abbott, Minister of Health, and Ida Chong, Minister of Community Services and Minister responsible for Seniors' and Women's Issues, at the opening of the expanded Single Room Maternity Care Unit at BC Women's following a $2.5 million renovation. Over $1,100,000 was donated by families and companies to purchase state-of-the-art equipment
for the new unit.
June 22, 2006
Richmond Mandarin Lions Club
The Richmond Mandarin Lions Club presented donations to several charities -
including $1,000 to BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre Foundation - on June 22, 2006
June 9, 2006
Birdies for Babies Golf Tournament
The 14th Annual Birdies for Babies Charity Golf Tournament,
held on June 9th, was another fun
and successful day of golf
and fundraising for Canada's busiest maternity hospital.
June 2006
BC's TB Vets helps fund purchase of baby resuscitation equipment for BC Women's
Lynda Skipworth (left), Chair of TB Vets' Board of Directors, and Ron Goyette, General Manager of TB Vets, present Lisa Turner, Vice-Chair of BC Women's Foundation's Board of Directors, Nazma Moosa, Equipment and Supplies Coordinator for BC Women's Newborn Care Program, and Dr. Alfonso Solimano, Associate Medical Director of Neonatology at BC Women's, with $26,000 to purchase air/oxygen blenders for 10 First Hour of Life Units at BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre.
Mums for Moms 2006
Lui Stefanucci, Director of Produce & Floral at MarketPlace IGA (left),
presents Dr. Elizabeth Whynot, President of BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre,
and Betsy Gibbons, Board Chair of BC Women's Foundation,
with a cheque for the proceeds from this year's Mums for Moms,
a Mother's Day fundraiser for BC Women's.
May 15, 2006
Thanks to Chandra Pham of Women's Special Care Nursery and her co-workers, Treena Cardiff and Annie Silvera for raising $1,850 with their First Annual Raffle Benefiting BC Women's Newborn Intensive Care. And thank you also to all their fellow SCN nurses who sold tickets and chipped in to make the event a success! And special thanks to Program Coordinator, Margo McAteer.
Thank you to everyone who bought tickets!
Here are the Proud Winners
- Susan Childs - $2500 Whistler Getaway: 5 nights stay in fully furnished luxury 3 bedroom home with private hot tub and walk out ski onto “Murray Hill.” Swimming Pool and Fitness Area Available www.atnaturesdoor.com
- Gustavo Pelligra - Kids Package: Toy Wagon, InteractTV DVD Learning Based System, Crocodile Duplo, and $100 Usborne Books Gift Certificate – Total Value $270
- Barb Remin - $200 Relaxation Package: 90 minute massage with a basket from the Body Shop
- Michelle Forrester - Abstract Painting from local artist Pat Barker valued at $200
- Albert McDougal - Starbucks package: 2 pounds of coffee, travel mug and gift card - Total Value $90
- Gustavo Pelligra - Sunday Brunch for Two at the Westin Bayshore valued at $70
- Karla Mead - Keg Gift Certificate valued at $50
- J.R. McMillan - Food Basket from Save-on-Foods valued at $35
Thank you to all our sponsors:
May 15, 2006
MarketPlace IGA, Black Press,
and CTV sponsor
Mother's Day fundraiser
for BC Women's
West Vancouver's MarketPlace IGA Store Manager Stef Guminski helps eight-year-old Daniel Merenyi pick out an Ellie Bear for his mom on Mother's Day. Proceeds from the sale of Ellie Bears at their stores across the province will be donated by MarketPlace IGA to BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre, in addition to one dollar from the sale of each potted mum during the annual Mums for Moms fundraising event.
May 8, 2006
Hylcan Foundation Gives Grant for Four Masimo Pulse Oximeters
Since 2001, The Hylcan Foundation has been very supportive of Women's, with grants each year. Thank you, Hylcan Foundation for your constant and generous support!
Today, we received support from the Hylcan Foundation yet again - this time to purchase four of the eleven needed Masimo Pulse Oximeters. This gift will help to ensure our sickest babies receive the very special care they need and are not at risk for further complications because of too much oxygen.
The donation will pay for four oximeters, docking stations, cables, installation parts, taxes, and delivery costs.
With over 1,500 babies cared for in Women's Special Care Nursery, Hylcan's gift will enable our medical team to provide highly sensitive care for the babies who have serious complications. And, knowing that Women's has the best equipment to care for their babies means that families are confident in the care they will receive in our hospital.
April 16th to Mother's Day 2006
mums for moms
From April 16th to Mother's Day, buy a potted mum at your Marketplace IGA Store and $1.00 from every purchase will be donated to BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre Foundation!
Thanks to Marketplace IGA, Black Press and CTV for sponsoring this great program!
Click here for more information.
April 21
Sylvia Chen Open House
AllCity Importers Ltd. opened the doors of its Vancouver warehouse to the public on April 21, 2006 to raise money for BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre Foundation. Students from Eric Hamber Secondary School in Vancouver also volunteered at the fundraising sale.
Gigi Tsui (left) and Ada Wan helped Sylvia Chen, President of AllCity Importers, and Linda Liu at the fundraising event,
with assistance from Sam Leung and Christopher Yeh.
April 12
Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) Information Management / Information Technology (IMIT) cheque presentation
Lisa Turner, Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors of BC Women's Foundation (left), thanks Carolyn Roberts, Jodie Atchison, and Donna Cresswell of the PHSA's IMIT department for raising more than $900 for BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre by organizing year-round employee fundraising events.
TD Canada Trust's Grant in Nursing Skills and Education
TD Canada Trust's Grant in Nursing Skills and Education supported 35 nurses from BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre as they studied and passed the Canadian Perinatal Nurse Certification Exam. Michelle Rupp (left), Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors of BC Women's Foundation, joins Kim Spreadbury, TD Canada Trust's Manager of Sales and Service, Pacific Region; Melanie Basso, RN, Senior Practice Leader (Perinatal) at BC Women's; Julie Lapinsky, RN, Coordinator of BC Women's High Risk Antepartum/Postpartum Program; Suzanne Poole, Senior Vice-President, Pacific Region, for TD Canada Trust; and Carina Law, TD's Manager of Community Relations/ Sales and Service for the Pacific Region, in celebrating TD Canada Trust's support of the perinatal nurses at BC Women's.
21 March 2006
Speaking of Sex: Sex After Baby
Presented by O'My Products Inc.
Join us for a candid and enlightening presentation by Barbara Hestrin, award-winning sex educator and Program Director at Women's. Speaking of Sex will address the myths and misconception of postpartum sex. Bring your questions - you can submit them anonymously before the presentation.
Gift bags for everyone!
Admission is by donation. Babies are welcome!
Best Beginnings for BC Families
BC Women's is Canada's busiest maternity hospital and our province's premiere centre for high-risk maternity care. With an average of one birth every hour and 15 minutes, over 7,200 babies are born here each year. That's 3,000 more per year than at any other hospital in B.C.
BC Women's must expand to meet the needs of our patients. Women have not been admitted - or are sometimes diverted to other hospitals during active labour - because there were not enough delivery rooms. That's about to change: nine specialized birthing rooms - called Single Room Maternity Care rooms - open March 6, 2006.
Thanks to our generous donors, the Best Beginnings Campaign by BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre Foundation has raised over $1 million to fund vital equipment for these specialized birthing rooms. From fetal monitors and birthing beds, to bassinettes and First Hour of Life units, this overwhelming support will help to ensure the best start for babies and their families!
TB Vets
As BC's tertiary centre for high-risk maternity and newborn care, Women's has First Hour of Life Units on standby at every birth. This special equippment keeps newborn babies warm and resuscitates babies who are not breathing or gives extra oxygen to those who are having difficulty.
Oxygen is both a life saving and highly toxic substance for newborn babies, particularly for premature babies. Pure oxygen causes blindness and increases the severity of both acute and chronic lung disease in newborns. It also affects brain development. That's why for resuscitation it is much safer to blend pure oxygen with air.
Thanks to TB Vets, this year 10 First Hour of Life units at BC Women's will be retrofitted with air/oxygen blenders so that physicians can accurately blend pure oxygen with air, eliminating the risks of 100% oxygen.
December 5, 2005
Central Monitoring System for women with high-risk pregnancies a heartfelt gift from Variety - The Children's Charity
Betsy Gibbons (left), Board Chair of BC Women's Foundation, joins Cliff and Merla Strawson and Barbara Stewart, Board members of Variety - The Children's Charity, Pam O'Sullivan, Program Director of Birthing at BC Women's, Dr. Roanne Preston, Head of the Department of Anesthesia, Clarice Perkins, Senior Charge Nurse and a "superuser" of the CMS system, and Jon Stettner, Executive Director of Variety - The Children's Charity during the December 5th visit by the Variety team to the Labour & Delivery unit at BC Women's Hospital.
Variety - The Children's Charity purchased the Central Monitoring System with a gift of over $380,000 to BC Women's Foundation.
November 2005
BC Women's Article in Yummy Mummy Magazine's Fall Issue
News from BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre
Dr. Shaila Misri, MD, FRCPC,Medical Director
Provincial Reproductive Mental Health Program
"Postpartum depression affects between 10 and 13 percent of all new mothers..."
[for full article click here]
November 10, 2005
HSBC Presents, Illuminations 2005
BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre Foundation's signature event, Illuminations Luncheon, sponsored by HSBC, features keynote speaker Rona Maynard this year and is hosted by Pamela Martin.
November 9, 2005
Former Editor-in-Chief of Chatelaine magazine tours BC Women's
Michelle Rupp, Board Vice-Chair of BC Women's Foundation (left) joined Rona Maynard, former Editor-in-Chief of Chatelaine magazine, Lisa Turner, Foundation Board Vice-Chair, Barb Hestrin, Program Director of BC Women's Health Centre, and Cynthia Loveman, Executive Director of BC Women's Foundation on a tour of the hospital and health centre. Rona was the keynote speaker at the Illuminations Luncheon presented by HSBC Bank Canada on November 10th.
Over $70,000 was raised for BC Women's at the annual fundraising luncheon.
November, 2005
New Book Sales Program Benefits Babies
When you purchase a children's book from our affiliate Usborne Books Consultant you will be supporting an important, life-saving program at BC Women's. For every purchase you make, BC Women's Hospital Special Care Nursery gets approximately 22% in cash and 15% in free books for use in its waiting rooms and clinics. These funds will be used to help purchase some of the important life-saving equipment on our Wish List.
August 22, 2005
Bell Canada and the Mike Weir Foundation
Team up to Raise Funds for
BC Women's Hospital
Bell Canada, together with the Mike Weir Foundation, have selected the
Best Beginnings Campaign for BC Women's to be the recipient charity
for proceeds from the sale of Mike Weir hats at the upcoming Bell Canadian
Open.
Thank You Bell Canada and Mike Weir!
Beginning August 22, limited-edition Mike Weir tour replica hats will
be on sale for $15.00 prior to and during the Bell Canadian Open in Bell
stores and at park-and-ride locations in Richmond and Vancouver.
Funds raised will help provide new maternity facilities at BC Women's and to equip nine new birthing rooms to ensure safe and comfortable deliveries for up to 1,200 babies each year in the Lower Mainland.
Proceeds, along with a matching donation by Bell, are anticipated to result in a leadership gift to the campaign.
In addition to supporting BC Women's, attendees at the Bell Canadian Open who are spotted wearing a Mike Weir tour replica hat will receive a ballot for a chance to win prizes like a once-in-a-lifetime trip on the Bell Lightship or Mike Weir signed memorabilia.
This year's Bell Canadian Open takes place Sep. 5-11 at Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club in Vancouver.
August 2005
BC
Women's Hospital &
Health Centre Foundation
Sponsors Baby & Family Fair
For the second year in a row, BC Women's Foundation will be the sponsoring charity for the Baby & Family Fair, held at Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre, Sep. 17-18.
The Foundation will have its own booth at the Fair and will benefit from this year's baby portrait contest, “Face of 2006.” Visit the Foundation at the Fair in booth 514!
July 20, 2005
RBC Foundation has just renewed its support for Osteofit at $50,000. The gift will arrive in 8 weeks. We hope to have more good news coming your way soon!
Click here to learn more about Osteofit.
July 18 , 2005
WorkSafeBC Helping Hands donated $15,000.00 toward the "Self Care Guide for Women with Post-partum Depression and Anxiety" which is a practical resource for women suffering from postpartum depression.
From left to right: Doris Bodnar, Provincial Outreach Coordinator - Reproductive Mental Health; Michelle Kelly, WorkSafeBC Helping Hands representative; Dr. Michal Regev, Registered Psychologist - Reproductive Mental Health; Marilyn Atchison, Director, BC Women's Hospital Foundation; Yvonne Humphreys, WorkSafeBC Helping Hands representative
Past Accomplishments:
Women’s Foundation is delighted to have the support of Variety—The Children’s Charity of BC for the purchase of a new Central Monitoring System for our recently renovated Labour & Delivery Unit. This system of fetal monitors allows for the continuous monitoring of many women and babies from the central nursing station.
Women’s Foundation announces the completion of funding for our Breast Ultrasound Machine. Purchasing of this life-saving equipment will be initiated in December 2003! Our thanks for the support of The HYDRECS Fund (BC Hydro Employees’ Community Services Fund), Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation Canada, Manulife Financial, and Lignum Ltd.
Women’s Foundation is excited to announce the launch of our innovative Advanced Maternity Fellowship for Rural Practitioners, thanks to our partners Weyerhaeuser Company Limited, Bank of Montreal, Bell Canada, Pacific Health Services Authority, Interior Health Authority, Hudson’s Bay Company, and Columbia Basin Trust (Regional District of Central Kootenay).
Women’s is pleased to announce the upcoming renovation of Women's Main Lobby to enhance the comfort of our patients and provide a “kid-friendly” play area. Our thanks to Ronald McDonald Children’s Charities of Canada for providing funding for this space renewal.
November
29, 2004
Asian Women's Health Clinic Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Dr. Lorna Sent, founder of the Asian Women's Health Clinic (holding picture)
with
Lillian To, from S.U.C.C.E.S.S. (to right of Dr. Sent) and Lenore Riddell
(to right of Lillian To)
from Asian Women's Health Clinic at BC Women's,
joined by clinic staff
to
celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Asian
Women's Health Clinic.
The Asian Women's Health Clinic is a partnership program of BC Women's, the Vancouver/Coastal Health Authority and S.U.C.C.E.S.S. (United Chinese Community Enrichment Society). The clinic provides cervical and breast cancer screening services for women of Asian origin, along with women's wellness education for the Asian population. All of the clinic staff speak either Cantonese or Mandarin. The clinic was the first of its kind in North America.
A Reception was held on November 29 to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Asian Women's Health Clinic. It was also an opportunity to honor Dr. Lorna Sent, founder of the clinic, who volunteered her services as Medical Director for six years. In August of this year, Dr. Sent was awarded the Dr. May Cohen Award in Toronto, by the Federation of Medical Women of Canada for her outstanding work in women's health, specifically for her work with the Asian Women's Health Clinic.
Clinic staff, invited guests and family attended a reception at the BC Research Institute. Speakers included: Dr. Jan Christilaw,from BC Women's, Dr. Andy Coleman of the BC Cancer Agency, Lillian To, Executive Director of S.U.C.C.E.S.S. and Lenore Riddell, from BC Women's.
Dr. Sent gave everyone a brief history of how the clinic evolved, and how much she learned during the process. At the end of the evening, she was presented with an elegant framed lotus flower print, which is the motif of the Asian Women's Health Clinic at BC Women's.
September 29, 2004
Bell Celebrity Golf Classic '04
Paul Healey - President, Western Canada, Bell Canada (right)
presents
Betsy Gibbons - Board Chair, BC Women's
Hospital & Health
Centre Foundation (left) with a cheque for $15,000.
This represents
the proceeds of the Bell Celebrity Golf Classic '04.
On September 29, 2004 Bell Canada presented the Bell Celebrity Golf Classic '04 at the Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club in Vancouver. NHL Alumni members teamed up with Bell Canada golfers on the links, and a dinner and live auction were held in the evening. Mr. Hockey ®, Gordie Howe® joined golfers on the course for a memorable afternoon. BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre was the happy recipient of the proceeds from the event. Board Chair, Betsy Gibbons was delighted to be seated next to hockey legend Frank Mahovlich at the dinner. On behalf of BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre Foundation, she thanked Bell Canada, the NHL Alumni and those present for their generous support, to enable BC Women's to purchase the most advanced diagnostic equipment, further women's wellness initiatives throughout the province, as well as recruit and retain the brightest lights in women's health.
1987 was our record year for deliveries – with 8,235 babies delivered.