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2005 News Releases
For immediate release - May 29, 2005
The Ottawa Hospital Foundation Raises $516,000 at the 2005 National
Capital Race Weekend
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Fundracers: During this year's National Capital
Race Weekend, event participants raised $516,000 for research
and new facilities at The Ottawa Hospital. From left to right
are Carl Martin, Vice-President of Communications and Marketing,
The Ottawa Hospital Foundation; Susan Doyle, President and
CEO, The Ottawa Hospital Foundation; Steve West, President,
MDS Nordion; Susan Longbottom, President, Ottawa Race Weekend;
and Patrick Doyle, Member, Ottawa Race Weekend Board of Directors.
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(OTTAWA, ONTARIO) – Thanks to the efforts of thousands of
supporters in the community, The Ottawa Hospital Foundation raised
$516,000 as part of the 31st annual National Capital Race Weekend.
As in previous years, runners, walkers, in-line skaters and their
supporters donated or collected pledges to ensure the success of
the fundraising effort.
While the 2005 National Capital Race Weekend attracted record numbers
of participants, so did the Ottawa Hospital Foundation’s fundraising
initiative. More than 4,000 people combined running and raising
pledges for The Ottawa Hospital during this year’s event.
That’s a 45 percent increase over last year.
“As the National Capital Race Weekend grows, so does community
support for The Ottawa Hospital,” said Susan Doyle, President
and CEO of The Ottawa Hospital Foundation. “We are proud to
be the pre-eminent charity of choice of the Race Weekend. This partnership
will have a positive impact on health care in our region for generations
to come.”
In the past, fundraising by Race Weekend participants has raised
more than $3 million for the Women’s Breast Health Centre,
as well as prostate, colorectal and lung cancer assessment centres
at The Ottawa Hospital. Proceeds from this year’s Fundraising
Challenge will help fund a number of improvements in patient care
at the Civic, General and Riverside campuses of The Ottawa Hospital,
including:
- Doubling the size of the emergency departments and converting
them into state-of-the-art facilities.
- Doubling the number of beds in the intensive care units of the
Civic and General Campuses.
- Adding new, state-of-the-art operating rooms.
The relationship between The Ottawa Hospital and the National Capital
Race Weekend began back in 1975 at the first National Capital Marathon
when a small group of nurses and doctors from the former Civic Hospital
Emergency Department volunteered to form a medical team. Their mission
was to ensure the safety of all runners as they strove to reach
their personal goals. That mission remains.
The Ottawa Hospital Foundation’s mission is to inspire
and enable people to support the highest quality healthcare at The
Ottawa Hospital and world-class research at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute.
The National Capital Race Weekend, Canada's premier running festival,
combines competition, participation and fundraising to make a distinctive
contribution to the health of the community.
For more information, please contact:
Carl Martin
Vice-President, Communications & Marketing
The Ottawa Hospital Foundation
Tel.: (613) 798-5555, ext. 17840
Cell: 762-3432
camartin@ottawahospital.on.ca
Danielle St-Aubin
Director, Communications & Marketing
The Ottawa Hospital Foundation
Tel.: (613) 798-5555, ext. 12972
dstaubin@ottawahospital.on.ca
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