Friends of the Golden & District Hospital: October 2023

Sunday 8 October 2023

Final Tally $31,805

The fundraiser "Giving Thanks to The Golden & District Hospital 2023" closed yesterday and raised $31,805 in total; $24,305 on the Canada Helps website and $7,500 in cheques and pledges.

Thank you all so much for your generous support.

Even though the fundraiser is closed for 2023, you can still donate to the Friends of the Golden & District hospital. To find out how, go to our page "Ways to Donate" located on the top right of our blog.

Ways to Donate

Happy Thanksgiving!

Keith W Hern
Friend of the Golden & District Hospital

Saturday 7 October 2023

Remember to give Thanks today

Now the Thanksgiving weekend is here, you should take time to reflect on the things that you are most thankful for. That list almost always starts with family, friends, and loved ones. High on my list, I am thankful to have relatively good health.

I am very thankful that I live in a caring community where neighbours help neighbours and Friends support Friends. A community that cares for it's newborns and it's senior and everyone in between.

I am extremely thankful that Golden is fortunate enough to have the Golden & District Hospital and Durand Manor complete with compassionate and caring doctors and staff. What better way to thank those folk than to join the Friends of the Golden and District hospital and donate a gift to buy equipment that helps them help us.

The size of the gift, $50 or $1,000, is less important than the message it sends; "Thank you, we care".

This is the last day the online fundraising page, Giving Thanks to the Golden & District Hospital 2023, is accepting donations.

Procrastinate no longer! Give Thanks today.

To Donate, click the link below

$25, $50, $100, $250, or more

Keith W Hern,

Friend of the Golden & District Hospital

250 344 0233

Friday 6 October 2023

$31,055 raised with only 2 days to go.

The total raised to date is $31,055. The online fundraiser "Giving Thanks to the Golden & District Hospital 2023" has received $23,555 and Friends have now donated $7500 in cheques and pledges.

The online fundraising page, Giving Thanks to the Golden & District Hospital 2023, is accepting donations until Saturday October 7th 2023.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.

Only 2 days to the Thanks giving weekend

To Donate, click the link below

$25, $50, $100, $250, or more

Keith W Hern,

Friend of the Golden & District Hospital

250 344 0233

Thursday 5 October 2023

Anonymous donors

There have been a number of anonymous donations of $1,000 or more. If you had not intended to be anonymous, give me a call and I will recognize you on the blog.

To have your name shown and be recognized you must check the box;

X Display my name and donation amount on Friends of the Golden & District Hospital's fundraising page.

Even then your name will be displayed with your first name and only the initial of your surname.

For example my donation is attributed it to "Keith H."

To show your full name and be recognized you must include your full name in the message box. For example in the box "Add a message of support" type;

"Thanks to the staff at GDH, Keith W. Hern" or

" In memory of Joe, Jane Doe"

If you wish to remain anonymous ignore the above.

Large or small, all donations show you care.

To Donate, click the link below

$25, $50, $100, $250, or more

Keith W Hern,

Friend of the Golden & District Hospital

250 344 0233

Dogtooth Construction donated $1,000!

"Thank you to the Golden & District Hospital for the excellent service provided to this community."

To Donate, click the link below

$25, $50, $100, $250, or more

Keith W Hern,

Friend of the Golden & District Hospital

250 344 0233

Wednesday 4 October 2023

New milestone; $250,000

Last night the Friends of the Golden & District hospital surpassed a significant milestone.

$250,000!

The Friends of the Golden & District Hospital raised over $50,000 from an online fundraising event in 2015 in memory of my wife and best friend, Frances and other families in Golden who had experienced loss of a loved one.

There are many families that want to express thanks to our local hospital for one reason or another and this fundraiser allows them to do so in a tangible way and to show community support for the dedicated staff.

All of the funds raised are used to purchase equipment for our local hospital over and above their annual budget. These items truly make a big difference and have a huge impact on the scope and quality of the services provided by our small rural hospital.

Giving Thanks to the Golden & District Hospital, the fundraising initiative which began in 2015, has become an annual event. This is the 9th annual event. Since the initial fundraiser in 2015, the Friends of the Golden & District Hospital have raised over $250,000.

To Donate, click the link below

$25, $50, $100, $250, or more

Keith W Hern,

Friend of the Golden & District Hospital

250 344 0233

Many thanks to Meghan G

Thank you to all the doctors who support this fundraiser and specifically Meghan Guy who donated $1000 to help fund the purchase of this lab equipment. Their support illustrates how important it is to have a modern functioning lab at our small hospital.

To Donate, click the link below

$25, $50, $100, $250, or more

Keith W Hern,

Friend of the Golden & District Hospital

250 344 0233

Tuesday 3 October 2023

Ewald & Judy Huebert remember Carl and Erich

Ewald and Judy Huebert donated $1000 to the Friends of the Golden & District Hospital in memory of their sons, Carl and Erich. "Thank you all so much for your generous support".

To Donate, click the link below

$25, $50, $100, $250, or more

Keith W Hern,

Friend of the Golden & District Hospital

250 344 0233

Golden Installations; Many thanks

Golden Installations has just donated $1000. A constant and generous supporter of the Golden & District Hospital. Thank you so much.

To Donate, click the link below

$25, $50, $100, $250, or more

Keith W Hern,

Friend of the Golden & District Hospital

250 344 0233

Monday 2 October 2023

Jim and Lisa Carlson are truely grateful.

Two years ago Jim suffer a heart attack and, thanks to intervention by the staff at our local hospital, survived the ordeal. Jim and Lisa have expressed their gratitude with a donation of $1000 to the Giving Thanks to the Golden & District Hospital fundraiser.

There are so many reasons to Give Thanks to the Golden & District Hospital and the dedicated staff for the help they give to our loved ones and our community. The Friends of the Golden & District Hospital and this fundraiser were created to allow people to give thanks in a tangible manner.

Friends of the Golden and District Hospital was established in 2015 when a group of families wanted to show their support for the local hospital in a tangible way. Each family had their own story to tell and reasons for giving thanks to the Golden and District Hospital. The crowd funding project, Giving Thanks to the Golden & District hospital, is a very popular event with the community showing overwhelming support for the hospital. This is the ninth annual Thanksgiving crowd-funding event.

Friends of Golden and District Hospital is a group of volunteers that wish to provide important funding for the Golden and District Hospital and Durand Manor. These are important assets in the community that has saved the lives of many of our loved ones. It is also a place that has provided comfort and compassion in the situations where lives can no longer be saved.

To show your support for our hospital please donate, click the link below

$25, $50, $100, $250, or more

Keith W Hern,

Friend of the Golden & District Hospital

250 344 0233

Golden Bakery & Deli donated $1,000

Many thanks to the Golden Bakery and Deli for your continued support.

Giving Thanks to Golden and District Hospital is a fundraising campaign that requires the support of the entire community and all our friends. When we work together as a community, we can achieve great things and help our hospital continue the important work they do.

To Donate, click the link below

$25, $50, $100, $250, or more

Keith W Hern,

Friend of the Golden & District Hospital

250 344 0233

Dr Daniel Manders supports the purchase of Lab equipment.

Dr Daniel Manders, is the pathologist at the East Kootenay Regional Hospital and responsible for the equipment purchases for the community labs. A big thank-you for your generous donation of $5000 towards the acquisition of this new equipment for the Golden & District Hospital.

"The lab in my opinion is the heart beat of the hospital. It is often not properly funded and most labs are using equipment that should have been replaced or upgraded years ago." Brenna Baker, Executive Director, East Kootenay Foundation for Health.

Support our local hospital lab and help fund the purchase of this new equipment with your donation today.

To Donate, click the link below

$25, $50, $100, $250, or more

Keith W Hern,

Friend of the Golden & District Hospital

250 344 0233

Sunday 1 October 2023

Do you need a Colonoscopy?

This year I had a colonoscopy at the Golden Hospital. I was the beneficiary of the equipment purchased by the Friends of the Golden & District Hospital in 2018.

The young female surgeon inquired " Have you had this procedure before." To which I replied "Yes, but more to the point have you every done one before."

Before she could answer the anesthesiologist put me to sleep. When I awoke, I discovered she had removed a couple of polyps.

Before Golden had this equipment (2019), discovering polyps during a colonoscopy would mean a trip to Cranbrook or Kelowna for surgery to have them removed. Now polyps can be removed here in Golden with the VIO 300D.

"This equipment allows us to remove larger polyps safely right here at the Golden Hospital. It has been used during 10-12 colonoscopies in the last month and with the arrival of an additional surgeon in September it will see even more use as the number of procedures we do increases. Removing the polyps in the pre-cancer stage greatly reduces the incidence of colon cancer."
Dr. JG DesCoteaux.

The VIO 300D is a premium electrosurgical generator for interventional endoscopy cost $33,999 and was purchased in 2019 with funds from the 2018 Thanksgiving fund raising campaign and the East Kootenay Foundation for Health.

If you need a colonoscopy, you will be happy our hospital can perform the procedure right here in Golden.

To Donate, click the link below

$25, $50, $100, $250, or more

Keith W Hern,

Friend of the Golden & District Hospital

250 344 0233