Moose Jaw Health Foundation Fills the Calendar with Fundraising Events

Moose Jaw Health Foundation Fills the Calendar with Fundraising Events The Moose Jaw Health Foundathe Crescent Park Amphitheatre tion has made it their mission to from June to August. aid and enhance the quality of health care services available to patients here in Moose Jaw, and the charitable organization never disappoints. Founded in 1986, the Health Foundation has been raising funds Members of 800 CHAB and the to enhance the health care capa Moose Jaw Health Foundation gath bilities of providers by working in from the 2019 Family First Radio partnership with local donors and thon. (photo by Randy Palmer) hosting an array of community events. Over the years, the Health Founda Business owners always go all out tion has raised over $38 million for when decorating their holiday tree the local hospital here in Moose displays for the Festival of Trees. (photo by Randy Palmer) Jaw — both the now-demolished Moose Jaw Union Hospital and the current Dr. F.H. Wigmore Re gional Hospital, the Foundation’s current home. All of the funds raised stay here younger crowd, which features a magical night for princes and princess — and their parents — to feel like royalty with entertainment, crafts and special guests. Concerts in the Park are always a hit during the warm summer nights in Moose Jaw and are used in a er with the cheque for the final total here in Moose Jaw. (supplied) number of ways, including the All of the fundraisers for the purchase of new state-of-the-art Health Foundation are always medical equipment, providing met with a swell of support from continued education for healthcare the community, which is why the professionals, supporting healthfoundation has been able to sup focused community programs, and ply necessary equipment over the assisting in future recruitment of years: surgical equipment for the health care professionals. operating rooms, critical care venThis year’s fundraising campaign, tilators, fetal heart monitors, and Mammography Matters, is focus more. ing on purchasing new digital The Little Princess Ball is an abso The Moose Jaw Health Foundamammography equipment that lute favourite event in the city, where tion works very hard to support the will help with the early detection little princesses get to dress up and medical needs of the professionals of breast cancer in patients. meet their favourite big princesses. at the Dr. F.H. Wigmore Hospital To help support their fundraising (file photo) — and in turn, the patients who campaign each year, the Health Foundation hosts a number of annual, beloved events for the community. The annual Festival of Trees gala takes place each year in November and features an incredible display of decorated holiday trees and a glamorous evening auction in support of the foundation. The event is topped off with the Festival Family Brunch the following morning. In the spring, the Foundation hosts the Little Princess Ball for the Also in the spring is the Family First Radiothon, which raised just shy of $300,000 last year. The an nual Moose Jawg charity road race takes place in the summer and is always a huge hit, and the Hillcrest Charity Golf Tournament in June also draws a lot of support from the community. The Health Foundation also holds Concerts in the Park every summer as an appreciation event for their donors, which features local musicians playing free concerts at need those medical services. In the wake of the pandemic that has swept the nation, the Health Foundation has created a COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund in addition to its Mammography Matters campaign, specifically to support health care workers and the strain of resources they are ex periencing. To contribute to the Health Foundation and any of its campaigns, or to learn more about its annual events, visit mjhf.org for more information.