Routes Salutes! High River Hospital Auxiliary

Blog — By admin on November 7, 2011 1:00 pm

The High River Hospital Auxiliary – Celebrating 40 years of phenomenal fundraising!

They are the unsung heroes – volunteers no less – raising funds for new surgical equipment, critical care items, furniture, beds, and even programs offered at the High River Hospital!

This year the High River Hospital Auxiliary is celebrating its 40 Year Anniversary, a tremendous milestone marking a stupendous feat: nearly $450,000 raised and donated for hospital equipment and projects.

Founded in 1971, a group of 25 High River women started having coffee parties (25 cents a cup) and collecting the funds to apply to much-needed hospital purchases. Today one active founding member remains, Elma Wambeke, who is admired for her ongoing volunteerism at High River Hospital and their philanthropic legacy blazes on, with a steadfast group of volunteers dedicated to raising money for hospital equipment and projects.

How do they do it? They operate the hospital book cart and the gift shop (100 per cent volunteer-run) full of homemade items including baby blankets and quilts. They also have bake sales, fashion shows, raffles, calendar sales, casinos, and a variety of other fundraising events.

What have they funded?  

Here’s just a sampling:

Haematology Analyzer – $75,000

Fetal Monitor - $16,500

I.V. Scanners – $4,500 each

Women’s Clinic – $40,000 toward equipment

Medical Sheepskins – $5,000 each year

Transport Monitor – $14,600

Turnstall for connect care – $12,000

Birthing Bed – $26,000

Cancer Clinic Furniture – $5,600

Bladder Scanner – $15,000

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