Maria Damude, President of Sir Arthur Currie Royal Canadian Legion Branch 116 presented the Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital Foundation with a donation of $7,500 towards the purchase of new anesthetic equipment. On hand to accept the donation was Susan McLean, Certified Fundraising Executive and CEO of the Foundation.
“I am proud to present this gift on behalf of the Royal Canadian Legion Ontario Provincial Command Charitable Foundation and Ladies’ Auxiliaries to support our local hospital in buying equipment for our community,” said Damude. “The Legion and Ladies Auxiliary are very supportive of the mission of the Foundation since everyone in the community depends on local healthcare services.”
Susan McLean expressed her heartfelt gratitude for the donation. “We are just so grateful for the on-going support of the Legion and Legion Ladies Auxiliary,” said McLean on behalf of the Foundation. “We would like to thank the Royal Canadian Legion, this money received will support the purchase of anesthetic machines which in part will help to modernize the operating suites, and purchase much-needed medical equipment for the Hospital.”
The Royal Canadian Legion Charitable Foundation was conceived and implemented as a provincial initiative and remains a remarkable example of the good that can be done when the Branches and Ladies’ Auxiliaries combine their efforts. The grants are only made possible through the support of the Legion Branches and Auxiliaries. Since its inception, the Charitable Foundation has made grants in excess of $10 Million to the various hospitals, health clinics, homes for the aged and charities for the communities across Ontario.
The physicians at Strathroy Middlesex General welcomed the new anesthetic machines that have been evaluated, assembled, and tested since last fall and will be in use by mid to late May at the hospital.
Over the past year, the Foundation has been moving forward with fundraising efforts focused on this state-of-the-art equipment. The total cost of the machines is $220,000.
