2006 News Releases
For immediate release - March 9, 2006
Unique, Popular Fundraiser Brings in Record $80,000 for Rehabilitation
Centre
(OTTAWA, ONTARIO) – Close to 800 people
joined the Ottawa Senators Alumni and The Ottawa Hospital Foundation
this evening for “HOPE & HEROES”. This unique fundraiser,
held at the Westin Hotel, supports The Ottawa Hospital Rehabilitation
Centre, the region’s leading centre for physical rehabilitation
services. Proceeds from the event will go to help expand and improve
the Centre’s brain injury rehabilitation program.
As part of the evening, the Ottawa Senators Alumni and the Rehabilitation
Centre presented awards and scholarships. The Alumni offered scholarships
to young promising individuals and presented the 7th Man Award to
long-time community volunteer Sandra Childs. Ms. Childs has been
an active organizer and volunteer in several local sports and recreation
leagues for more than 25 years.
Other award recipients include Monica Elaine Campbell, who accepted
The Rehabilitation Centre Individual Achievement Award for her tireless
efforts to break down barriers for the deaf and hard of hearing.
And Ottawa Senators player Mike Fisher received the Alumni’s
Player of the Year award for his outstanding community work for
a wide variety of charitable causes.
“We are thrilled and proud to once again be involved in this
event, which continues to raise important funds in support of The
Ottawa Hospital Rehabilitation Centre and gives hope to everyone
in our community who relies on its services,” said Brad Marsh,
President of the Ottawa Senators Alumni. The Ottawa Senators Alumni
has made a long-term pledge to raise $250,000 for the Rehabilitation
Centre, the most significant charitable commitment the Alumni has
ever made.
The Centre’s brain injury rehabilitation program is currently
housed in two separate, aging facilities. The funds raised this
evening will help the Centre consolidate and expand this program
by upgrading its facilities and buying new equipment.
“This year in our community, hundreds of people will need
intensive rehabilitation services following a traumatic brain injury,”
said Cathy Danbrook, Vice-President, Rehabilitation Services, of
The Ottawa Hospital Rehabilitation Centre. “We are so grateful
to everyone who attends this fundraising event, and for the ongoing
support of The Ottawa Hospital Foundation and the Ottawa Senators
Alumni to ensure we can provide the best of care when people need
us.”
Among the highlights of the evening was a performance by award-winning
Canadian comedian Ron James. Mr. James has appeared at major comedy
festivals across Canada, and is known for his roles in the CBC comedies
Blackfly and Made in Canada.
“HOPE & HEROES” is made possible thanks to the
generous support of our sponsors, including our Title Sponsor Scotiabank
Group. The Ottawa Hospital Rehabilitation Centre
specializes in the physical rehabilitation of adults who have experienced
a disabling physical illness or injury. For more information, visit
www.rehab.on.ca.
The Ottawa Senators Alumni was established in 1992. This 41-member
group of former NHL hockey players has raised close to $1 million
and given many hours of their time to local charity events. Their
main fundraising events are: CPA/Ottawa Senators Alumni Wheelchair
Relay, ABI/Ottawa Senators Alumni Charity Golf Tournament, the ESSO
3-on-3 Hockey Classic and, of course, Scotiabank Group’s “HOPE
& HEROES”.
The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) is a multi-campus, academic
health sciences centre, serving 1.5 million residents of Ottawa
and Eastern Ontario, both in English and French. It provides care
for more patients than any other hospital in Canada, and is one
of the largest acute care hospitals in the country. It boasts specialty
centres in cancer, heart, kidney and vision care, as well as rehabilitation
services. Working together with the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute,
the University of Ottawa, and other partners, TOH is gaining national
recognition for high-quality patient care, teaching and research.
It ranks as one of the most efficient teaching hospitals in the
country. For more information, visit The Ottawa Hospital Web site
at www.ottawahospital.on.ca.
The Ottawa Hospital Foundation’s mission
is to inspire and enable people to support the highest quality health
care at The Ottawa Hospital and lifesaving research at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. For more information, visit
The Ottawa Hospital Foundation Web site at www.ohfoundation.ca.
For more information, please contact:
Carl Martin
Vice-President, Communications & Marketing
The Ottawa Hospital Foundation
Tel.: (613) 798-5555, ext. 17840
Cell: (613) 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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