The fundraiser "Giving Thanks to The Golden & District Hospital 2021" closed yesterday and raised $34,930 in total; $19,730 on the internet and $15,200 in cheques.
Thank you all so much for your generous support.
Even
though the fundraiser is closed for 2021, you can still donate to the
Friends of the Golden & District hospital. To find out how, go to
our page "Ways to Donate".
Large or small, all donations are welcome.
$25, $50, $100, $250, $500 or more
Keith W Hern
Many thanks to Prime Drywall contracting for your donation of $1000.
The
online fundraising page, "Giving Thanks to the Golden & District
Hospital 2021", is accepting donations until Saturday October 9th 2021. Today!
You can donate online by clicking the link below. If you would prefer to donate by cheque, call or email me and I will arrange to have the cheque picked up.
Do you have a reason to Thank the hospital?? Choose how much you can afford to donate to the Hospital. Large or small, all donations show you care.
$25, 50, $100, $250, $500 or more
Thank you so much!
Keith W Hern. (250 344 0233)
Mallory Mackay passed away peacefully on August 17, 2021 in Calgary, AB with her family by her side. Mallory was born in Golden, BC on March 30, 1997 to Brian and Deb Mackay. She grew up in Golden and one of her happiest days was when she became a big sister to Cailyn at 2 years old. Cailyn became her best friend whom she protected fiercely and loved unconditionally.
Mallory was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at only 7 months old but that did not slow her down. She participated in almost every sport available in Golden and was a member of the Golden Dolphins swim club, the Golden Gymnastics club, and many other sports clubs. However, she found her true passion on the ice. Mallory skated with the Golden Figure Skating club for 14 years, taking part in competitions throughout BC and even skating in the summer at the Kelowna club. She was very proud when she made the Skate Canada British Columbia Provincial skating team at a very young age.
Most summers were spent at Hummingbird resort on Mara lake, as well as at the family cabin on Shuswap lake. She enjoyed spending time with family and friends doing water sports such as swimming, wake boarding, and knee boarding.
In 2009 her family grew with the addition of Tammy, Mallory’s stepmom and new stepsisters, Jessica, and Rebecca. This group, along with Cailyn, bonded over a memorable trip to Cuba.
Mallory was an honour student at Golden Secondary School and went on to take business administration at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), in Calgary with the end goal of becoming a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA). In 2017, Mallory’s lung function declined quickly, and she moved back to Golden to be with family. On August 22, 2017, Mallory was given a second chance at life when she received a double lung transplant in Edmonton. She showed her family and doctors her true strength recovering from this major surgery. Just over a year after her transplant, she returned to Calgary to continue her education. This is where she purchased her first home when her sister Cailyn started going to university as well. They lived together for almost three years. Mallory finished her Diploma in 2019, after finishing some of her classes online when her health began to decline once again. It was during this time she developed a unique relationship with her future brother-in-law Eddie. Mallory and Eddie would go on “adventures” while Cailyn was in school and the two spent a lot of time together developing a strong, sibling-like bond.
Despite the challenges with Mallory’s health, she always lived life to the fullest and encouraged family vacations. Mallory had fond memories of a trip to Disneyland with her family as a child, as well as Mexico trips, a Caribbean cruise, a memorable trip to Jamaica and most recently vacations in Florida and Hawaii as well as a road trip to Vancouver Island. Mallory was granted a wish from the Make-a-Wish foundation in 2014. She asked for an African safari and was able to bring her mom Deb and sister Cailyn. They travelled to Kenya and spent a week driving through the national parks taking in the scenery, wildlife and culture of the area. They were also able to explore Amsterdam on a layover between their flights where they took a canal cruise and walked throughout the city.
Mallory bought a Jeep Wrangler in June of 2017 which became a project that her and her dad worked on and that she was very proud of. She changed everything that was chrome to black, got a lift kit, put on big wheels and tires, had automatic running boards installed and of course added some pink touches! She loved taking people for cruises with the top off.
She is survived and lovingly missed by her parents Deb and Brian (Tammy) Mackay, her sister Cailyn Mackay and brother-in-law Eddie Leigan, her stepsisters Jessica (Callum) and Rebecca (Brandon) Persson, her grandparents Gordon and Anna Mackay, as well as many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.
She is predeceased by her grandparents Jack and Pam Sterling, as well as her uncles Scot and Steve Sterling.
Mallory will never be forgotten and will always be loved by so many. She was positive despite the difficulties she lived with daily and never wanted to be a burden on anyone. She never complained and always thought of others first.
Many thanks to the family of Mallory for a donation of $1000 to the Friends of the Golden & District Hospital.
The Golden Bakery is sporting a new facade. I like the new look..
In 1970, Joe and Evelyn Dusevic took a leap of faith and bought the Golden
Bakery, which they could afford by including their Calgary home in the
purchase, and moved their family to Golden.
Ten years later, Joe and Evelyn
built the home they would spend the remainder of their lives.
Joe was born in the small town of Ljubac, Croatia on August 25, 1938. His childhood memories involved working diligently with his family, the hard times of the Second World War and the aftermath. At the age of 19, Joe began his journey to Canada to escape from communist controlled Yugoslavia by jumping the cruise ship he worked on when it ported in Germany. Joe lived in a refugee camp for 6 months before beginning the next steps of his journey to Canada.
Joe first stepped foot on Canadian soil in
Quebec and traveled to Saskatchewan where he met Evelyn. The two married on
November 19, 1960. Joe and
Evelyn moved to Calgary in 1960, where Joe began his career as a baker and they had their two
children.
Since Joe's death in 2015, the Golden Bakery has been operated by Darren
Dusevic (Joe's son) and his wife Nola. Joe's granddaughter, Faith has
also started her career as a baker at the Golden Bakery. The Dusevic
family have been Friends of the Golden & District Hospital since it
began in 2015.
As an essential service, the Golden Bakery remained open during COVID but the regulations have resulted in changes to the seating layout. Long gone is the 8:00 coffee gathering of locals where Joe would offer his opinion on the hottest topic of the day.
Ah I miss Joe
You can donate online by clicking the link below. If you would prefer to donate by cheque, call or email me and I will arrange to have the cheque picked up.
Do you have a reason to Thank the hospital?? Choose how much you can afford to donate to the Hospital. Large or small, all donations show you care.
$25, 50, $100, $250, $500 or more
Thank you so much!
Keith W Hern. (250 344 0233)
Many thanks to The team at Kicking Horse Ford under the leadership of Terry Peck, the General Manager, for supporting the Golden Community by donating $1000 to the Friends of the Golden and District Hospital. We welcome the new owner, Davis auto group, who is keen to extend the community spirit shown by the dealership in the past.
You can donate online by clicking the link below. If you would prefer to donate by cheque, call or email me and I will arrange to have the cheque picked up.
Do you have a reason to Thank the hospital?? Choose how much you can afford to donate to the Hospital. Large or small, all donations show you care.
$25, 50, $100, $250, $500 or more
Thank you so much!
Keith W Hern. (250 344 0233)
As of this morning, The Friends of the Golden and District Hospital has raised $30k of the $50k needed to buy two Spacelab Monitors to support the community's nursing staff. Each Spacelab monitor costs $23,840.
There are only 2 days to go before the Thanksgiving weekend. The online fundraising page, "Giving Thanks to the Golden & District Hospital 2021", is accepting donations until Saturday October 9th 2021.
You can donate online by clicking the link below or, if you would prefer to donate by cheque, call or email me and I will arrange to have the cheque picked up.
Do you have a reason to Thank the hospital?? Choose how much you can afford to donate to the Hospital. Large or small, all donations show you care.
$25, 50, $100, $250, $500 or more
Thank you so much!
Keith W Hern. (250 344 0233)
John and Joan W. supported the Golden Community with a cheque for $1000 to the Friends of the Golden & District Hospital. Thank you so much!
There are only 3 days to go before the Thanksgiving weekend. The online fundraising page, "Giving Thanks to the Golden & District Hospital 2021", is accepting donations until Saturday October 9th 2021.
You can donate online by clicking the link below. If you would prefer to donate by cheque, call or email me and I will arrange to have the cheque picked up.
Do you have a reason to Thank the hospital?? Choose how much you can afford to donate to the Hospital. Large or small, all donations show you care.
$25, 50, $100, $250, $500 or more
Thank you so much!
Keith W Hern. (250 344 0233)
The Columbia Valley Credit Union donated $2000 to the Friends of the Golden and District Hospital in support of the Thanksgiving Fundraiser.
There are only 4 days to go before the Thanksgiving weekend. The online fundraising page, "Giving Thanks to the Golden & District Hospital 2021", is accepting donations until Saturday October 9th 2021.
If you would prefer to donate by cheque call or email me and I will arrange to have the cheque picked up.
Do you have a reason to Thank the hospital?? Choose how much you can afford to donate to the Hospital. Large or small, all donations show you care.
$25, 50, $100, $250, $500 or more
Thank you so much!
Keith W Hern. (250 344 0233)
Thanks to the anonymous donor of $1000 this morning, the Friends of the Golden and District Hospital has raised $25k of the $50k needed to buy two Spacelab Monitors to support the community's nursing staff. Each Spacelab monitor costs $23,840.
There are only 4 days to go before the Thanksgiving weekend. The online fundraising page, "Giving Thanks to the Golden & District Hospital 2021", is accepting donations until Saturday October 9th 2021.
If you would prefer to donate by cheque call or email me and I will arrange to have the cheque picked up.
Do you have a reason to Thank the hospital?? Choose how much you can afford to donate to the Hospital. Large or small, all donations show you care.
$25, 50, $100, $250, $500 or more
Thank you so much!
Keith W Hern. (250 344 0233)
kwhern@persona.ca
The online fundraising page, Giving Thanks to the Golden & District Hospital 2020, is accepting donations until Saturday October 9th 2021.
Large or small, all donations show you care.
$25, 50, $100, $250, $500 or more
Keith W Hern
