Stouffville has worked hard this past year to support the fundraising goals of the Markham Stouffville Hospital (MSH) Foundation while emphasizing the significance of MSH as the town’s local hospital.
MSH will serve an estimated 500,000 people by 2030, making their expansion and service objectives more crucial than ever.
“Government funding isn’t enough to cover the cost of all critical life-saving equipment,” Allan Bell, VP of Community Relations & Corporate Partnerships at the MSH Foundation, said in a recent press release. “Generous community support of MSH Foundation’s 50/50 raffle is essential to provide exceptional patient care and will help bring a lifetime of care closer to home.”
An early bird prize of $1,500 will be awarded, and the grand prize guarantees a minimum payout of $10,000.
“This is our community, we need to support each other, and we need to receive care,” explained Joan Bordash, winner of the Foundation’s Winter 50/50 raffle. “We should support this hospital to be able to receive the top-notch care that it provides.”
The deadline for purchasing early bird tickets is October 19 at 10 a.m., and the grand prize deadline is November 2 at 10:00 a.m.
The Foundation’s 50/50 fundraiser program initially launched in October 2021 and has already raised an impressive $272,630. The most recent winner walked away with over $21,000.
“Community support has helped purchase a state-of-the-art echocardiography system for cardiac patients, a C-Arm used in our new Interventional Radiology Suite for minimally invasive surgery, and also helped equip the newly relocated Gale & Graham Wright Breast Health Centre to allow more patients to be seen in a comfortable space,” the press release highlighted.
Tickets can be purchased on the Foundation’s 50/50 website. More information is available there, as well.
