Around 320 people came out for a lively evening of entertainment and dinner to support the fourth annual St. Paul and District Hospital Foundation fundraiser on Saturday. After proceeds from live and silent auctions, tickets and donations were added up, the foundation left with an estimated $60,000 profit.
“Thank you for your generosity and support,” Bev Belland, St. Therese Health Centre manager, told the crowd. “The support of the community, businesses and individuals has been tremendous.”
Bev Chomlak presided over ceremonies. After a buffet dinner, attendees heard speeches from local dignitaries and the comedic entertainment of Andrew Grose. The foundation received generous donations from local groups and individuals, including $10,000 from St. Paul Elks, $10,000 from St. Paul Health Care Auxiliary, $8,000 from CNRL and $5,000 from Ernie and Kerry Chrapko.
The money raised will be put toward a monitor for post-operative patients who have had general anesthetic and two Life Pak 12 defibrillator monitors, which are used in each of the trauma rooms in the emergency department for heart attack or cardiac patients.
Dr. Albert Harmse thanked the hospital foundation, saying since the centralization of Alberta Health Services, local hospitals have lost control of budgets.
“The needs of a community like ours is not always necessarily the needs that the people on higher levels think it is, so there’s always things that we need,” he said. “That is where this hospital foundation comes in so well …We have big plans for the money that is collected tonight.”
Responding to Harmse’s comment on health care, Lac La Biche – St. Paul MLA Ray Danyluk agreed it is political and thanked MP Brian Storseth and the federal government for the increase in health transfer payments announced earlier this year.
“That makes a difference. I also want to thank the County of St. Paul and the Town of St. Paul for their work that they’re doing for the medical clinic, because that makes a difference,” Danyluk said.
“I truly believe we have the best health care system in the world, and what makes it the best health care system in the world is the people who are working in that system, the staff, the doctors, the nurses, the support staff.”
Mayor Glenn Andersen extended a welcome to a table full of doctors and attendees from St. Paul and the surrounding area. “This event would not be successful if St. Paul did not believe in itself and move ahead in health care.”
“I think this was an excellent event. We had a great turnout, good entertainment and it looks like people are opening their wallets and it is going to raise some good money, which is the important part,” said Storseth after the entertainment.
“The community certainly came together and made it very successful,” said Belland, following the event. Around 320 people came out for a lively evening of entertainment and dinner to support the fourth annual St. Paul and District Hospital Foundation fundraiser on Saturday. After proceeds from live and silent auctions, tickets and donations were added up, the foundation left with an estimated $60,000 profit.
“Thank you for your generosity and support,” Bev Belland, St. Therese Health Centre manager, told the crowd. “The support of the community, businesses and individuals has been tremendous.”
Bev Chomlak presided over ceremonies. After a buffet dinner, attendees heard speeches from local dignitaries and the comedic entertainment of Andrew Grose. The foundation received generous donations from local groups and individuals, including $10,000 from St. Paul Elks, $10,000 from St. Paul Health Care Auxiliary, $8,000 from CNRL and $5,000 from Ernie and Kerry Chrapko.
The money raised will be put toward a monitor for post-operative patients who have had general anesthetic and two Life Pak 12 defibrillator monitors, which are used in each of the trauma rooms in the emergency department for heart attack or cardiac patients.
Dr. Albert Harmse thanked the hospital foundation, saying since the centralization of Alberta Health Services, local hospitals have lost control of budgets.
“The needs of a community like ours is not always necessarily the needs that the people on higher levels think it is, so there’s always things that we need,” he said. “That is where this hospital foundation comes in so well …We have big plans for the money that is collected tonight.”
Responding to Harmse’s comment on health care, Lac La Biche – St. Paul MLA Ray Danyluk agreed it is political and thanked MP Brian Storseth and the federal government for the increase in health transfer payments announced earlier this year.
“That makes a difference. I also want to thank the County of St. Paul and the Town of St. Paul for their work that they’re doing for the medical clinic, because that makes a difference,” Danyluk said.
“I truly believe we have the best health care system in the world, and what makes it the best health care system in the world is the people who are working in that system, the staff, the doctors, the nurses, the support staff.”
Mayor Glenn Andersen extended a welcome to a table full of doctors and attendees from St. Paul and the surrounding area. “This event would not be successful if St. Paul did not believe in itself and move ahead in health care.”
“I think this was an excellent event. We had a great turnout, good entertainment and it looks like people are opening their wallets and it is going to raise some good money, which is the important part,” said Storseth after the entertainment.
“The community certainly came together and made it very successful,” said Belland, following the event.
