2006 News Releases
For immediate release - May 28, 2006
Ottawa Race Weekend Participants Raise $509,000 for The Ottawa
Hospital
(OTTAWA, ONTARIO) – Thanks to the amazing
efforts of thousands of supporters in the community, The Ottawa
Hospital Foundation raised $509,000 as part of the 2006 Ottawa Race
Weekend. Once again, runners, walkers, in-line skaters and their
supporters donated or collected pledges to make the annual fundraising
effort an incredible success.
Since 1998, the event has raised $4.5 million for The Ottawa Hospital.
“We are proud to be the local charity of choice of the Race
Weekend. It’s incredible to see so many people in Ottawa and
beyond take up the challenge to support The Ottawa Hospital during
this event,” said Susan Doyle, President and CEO of The Ottawa
Hospital Foundation. “The actions of Race Weekend participants
will have a profound impact on all our loved ones and countless
others in our community.”
Proceeds from this year’s Race Weekend will help fund a number
of key projects, including the new Critical Care Wing under construction
at the Hospital’s General Campus. This Wing will include 17
state-of-the-art operating rooms, 32 Intensive Care Unit beds and
a new Chronic Pain Management Centre. Many Race Weekend participants
are also directing their funds to other programs such as cancer
care and research.
The Ottawa Race Weekend, Canada's premier running
festival, combines competition, participation and fundraising to
make a distinctive contribution to the health of the community.
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
Robin Percival
Media & Public Relations Officer
The Ottawa Hospital Foundation
Tel.: (613) 798-5555, ext. 19821
Cell: (613) 558-0455
rpercival@theottawahospital.on.ca
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