Thank You | Wingham & District Hospital Foundation

Giving Tuesday 2023 a Big Success

The Wingham & District Hospital Foundation partnered with Leslie Motor’s Ford to kick off the giving season on Giving Tuesday – November 28, 2023. Leslie Motors offered a $10,000 matching gift to double donations made to the hospital on Giving Tuesday. The community responded enthusiastically and generously. The event exceeded its goal raising $54,800 for a chemistry analyzer for the hospital lab.

The weather did not cooperate to host the in-person celebration on November 28th, yet that did not deter donors from giving generously online and coming out to the rescheduled event on November 29th. Leslie Motors Owner Cole Leslie said: “We were happy to offer the matching gift because the hospital means a lot to our family, our employees and customers. We’re so glad to be part of this hugely successful event with the hospital foundation”.

Leslie Motors Ford picked up the Giving Tuesday Big Match baton from McDonagh Insurance Brokers who started the fundraiser with the Wingham & District Hospital Foundation in 2022. Stay tuned for 2024 when the tradition will continue with new Giving Tuesday Big Match partners: Edgar’s Feed & Seed.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the event and made Giving Tuesday 2023 such a big success.

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WDH Foundation’s Corporate Heroes

Click on any of the logos below to learn more about our generous supporters.

Event Sponsors

Thank you to all the businesses that have supported our events in the past year.

Borrmann’s Garage
Britespan Building Systems
Brussels Transport Ltd.
Corteva Agriscience
Gabel Electric
H Creates
Howick Mutual Insurance Company
Huron Tractor
IG Wealth

Josslin Insurance
Lucknow Pharmasave
Luke Petteplace Trucking
MicroAge Basics
Montgomery Industrial
Pentastic Motors
Rintoul’s Pools & Spas
RJ Burnside
Royal Homes

Royal Oaks Remedy’s Rx
Sanity Hill
Sewing Galore
Solid Ground Landscaping
The Workshop
Watson’s Home Hardware
Wingham Optometry
Wingham Pharmasave
Wingham Sportsmen Association

Donors Make a Difference

It is people like you who make our work possible. Thank you to every one who has made a commitment to supporting local healthcare.

Click the icons below to see our Our Online Donor Wall, or see our Memorial Tributes for 2023.

Online Donor Wall

2023 Memorial Tributes

Our doctors, our nurses, the digital imaging department, and the rest of the staff at the hospital provide that compassionate care that everyone looks for when they walk into their local hospital. And, I think we’ve got one of the best local hospitals in Southwestern Ontario.
JANICE HALLAHAN, BELGRAVE

ALL of Our Donors Are Health Care Heroes

The WDH Foundation is grateful for each and every individual and corporate donor.

Every gift to the WDH Foundation, no matter its size, is important. Our donor wall, located on the first floor of the Hospital, is our way of showing our appreciation for our generous donors.

Donor Recognition Levels

We recognize donors for their cumulative lifetime giving in the following categories:

Friends $500 – $4,999
Advocates $5,000 – $9,999
Leaders $10,000 – $24,999

Builders $25,000 – $49,999
Champions $50,000 – $99,999
Benefactors $100,000 – $249,999
Visionaries $250,000 +

Should you like to know the level at which you are currently being recognized, please contact the WDH Foundation office.

You may request anonymity at any time by contacting the Foundation office.

Your Donations at Work

It is only through your generous donations that we have been able to fund these facility upgrades and the purchase of essential medical equipment:

2020

Electrosurgical generator
Specimen refrigerator
Blood bank
Urinalysis machine
Coagulation analyzer
Recumbant bike
Treadmill
Infusion pumps
Gastroscopes
Colonoscopes
Stretchers
iMop lite
Tonometer
Ultrasound department refresh

2021

Medication dispensing unit
Medication packaging device
11 OR Scopes – Colonoscopes, Gastroscopes & Paediatric scopes
Palliative Care Suite Renovations
X-Ray Refresh Project
UV light sanitizer
Bariatric stretcher (thanks to the Auxiliary)
3 TVs (thanks to the Auxiliary)
In-patient medical grade fridge (thanks to the Auxiliary)
Netflix for Oncology department
Contribution to Wingham & Area Health Professionals Recruitment Committee

2022

TV & patient phone upgrades
Supply cart for Oncology
Glucometer
BiPap Unit
IV Medication Pumps Fleet Replacement
Ultrasound stretcher
Central Cardiac Monitor Upgrades
Urine Centrifuge
ENT Tools
4 MED Carts & Workstation on Wheels
Staff change room facelift
AED for ER
Netflix for Oncology
Support for Wingham & Area Health Professionals Recruitment Committee

I donate in memory and in honour of my Mom and Dad. I am sure they would be thrilled to realize that our family has continued giving, but more importantly, hopefully encourage more people to donate to the Wingham & District Hospital Foundation. All three of us, at one time or another, received outstanding care at the hospital when we were patients. We have a strong connection with the hospital! I know the community feels very fortunate to have a local hospital – which is an excellent one – as it plays such an important part in everyone’s lives.
CARL LEE