News Room
For immediate release - August 18, 2006
The Ottawa Hospital "Branches Out" Into Partnership
With Shoppers Drug Mart With Tree of Life Campaign
 (OTTAWA,
ONTARIO) – Two organizations committed to excellent
health care are teaming up for the Tree of Life
campaign. Thirty-two Shoppers Drug Mart outlets in Ottawa and Eastern
Ontario will be donating 75 per cent of the funds raised through
this campaign to the new Critical Care Wing at the General Campus
of the Ottawa Hospital. The remaining 25 per cent will be directed
to national healthcare charities working on treatment,
awareness, education and research initiatives.
On August 19 through to September 15, you can purchase your “leaf”
at Shoppers Drug Mart for a loonie, a “maple leaf” for
$5, or an “apple” for $50. Each “leaf” will
then be personalized by you and placed on a branch of the tree,
displayed prominently in the store.
The General’s Critical Care Wing will house 17 new operating
rooms, a state-of-the-art Intensive Care Unit and a Centre for Chronic
Pain Management.
“It’s campaigns like this one that bring communities
together,” said Susan Doyle, Foundation President and CEO.
“We thank Shoppers Drug Mart, their employees and their customers
for helping us make a difference.”
Over $5 million has been raised for Canadian healthcare charities
since the Tree of Life campaign was introduced in 2002. “The
results are incredible and a true testament to the generosity of
our customers,” said Karen Bossin, Director, Public Relations
& Events at Shoppers Drug Mart.
The Ottawa Hospital 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 boasts
specialty centres in cancer, heart, kidney and vision care, as well
as rehabilitation services. 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.
Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation is one of the most
recognized and trusted names in
Canadian retailing, with more than 960 Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmaprix
stores
operating in every province and two territories. For more information
on the 2006 Tree
of Life campaign, visit www.shoppersdrugmart.ca.
For more information, please contact:
Robin Percival
Media & Public Relations Officer
The Ottawa Hospital Foundation
Tel.: 613-798-5555, ext. 18718
rpercival@ottawahospital.on.ca
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