Alliston, ON – On Wednesday February 3^rd, some members of The Rotary Club of Alliston came to Stevenson Memorial Hospital to present a cheque to the foundation. Through various fundraising efforts they have donated $1,500 to Stevenson Foundation.

This donation will help provide further services to the new gastrointestinal clinic at Stevenson Memorial Hospital. To make a donation or for information about the foundation or how to hold an event, please contact Kaley Stewart at 705-435-6281 x1263.

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Not only did the Hornets win that night, but Brooke Varcoe and Shannen Lucas raised $600 with their raffle. They sold tickets for prizes such as a food voucher from The Hornets Nest, a DVD player, a gift certificate from The Hair Gallery, Hornets tickets, and more.

This donation helps Stevenson Memorial Hospital Foundation support the capital equipment needs ofStevensonMemorialHospital. To make a donation or for information about the foundation, please call 705-435-6281 x3209.

Invite your friends and family to a social afternoon indulging in dainty sandwiches and a seductive selection of pastries and sweets over a pot of tea with live music. You will have the chance to win some door and raffle prizes as well.

Students at St. James School have learned that a little marketing can go a long way in helping their community.

On December 20th Charlotte Traverse’s grade eight class held a holiday sale. The students sold things like Christmas decorations, lip balm, and sketches. This year’s sale was wildly successful and raised $1,450.53 which was donated to Stevenson Memorial Hospital Foundation.

This is the second year Mrs. Traverse has had her grade eights run a holiday sale. The idea is to get the students thinking about helping their community while learning valuable marketing skills. They created posters and had daily announcements. Last year the funds from the sale helped send St. Thomas Aquinas students to Kenya to help build schools.

Each student was expected to present a local charity to their class and explain why they think that particular charity deserved the funds from the sale. The students wished to keep the funds in the community so Stevenson Memorial Hospital Foundation was a great fit. In particular, the “It’s Crystal Clear” Digital Mammography Campaign was chosen because of the positive effects the digital mammography machine will have on cancer screening.

The students worked hard on promoting their sale and it paid off. What makes this donation even more impressive is the size of the school and the grade eight class. There are just over 200 students at St. James School and just 28 in Mrs. Traverse’s grade eight class.

Thank you to the students at St. James School, in particular those students in Mrs. Traverse’s class. It is wonderful to see students getting involved in the community and learning valuable skills.

On Thursday December 15^th 2011 Stevenson Memorial Hospital Foundation held a draw for the painting “Crystal Falls”. Toby Broekhuizen was the lucky winner of the beautiful painting.

This painting one of a kind piece of artwork had been donated by artist Susan Menzies for the “It’s Crystal Clear” Digital Mammography Campaign. The piece was painted entirely in public, starting at the South Simcoe Home Show in 2010. Numerous young artists under the age of ten were able to apply dabs of paint in the trees under Susan’s direction.

Susan Menzies is a resident of Alliston and is the Artist in Residence at the Gibson Centre. She has been a professional artist for 35 years and her work can be seen in collections inCanada, theUS, and around the world.

If you’ve been waiting to purchase one of the genuine Swarovski crystal necklaces, now’s the time to do it!

A single necklace can be purcased for $45 but right now we are having a special – buy two for only $75!

These necklaces were created specifically for the “It’s Crystal Clear” Digital Mammography Campaign.

We only have a limited number of necklaces remaining so come into the foundation office at Stevenson Memorial Hospital to purchase one today. If you’d like more information please call Kaley at 705-435-6281 extension 1263.

Platinum Sponsor

Cookstown Auto Centre Ltd. and the Ontario Automotive Recyclers Association

Gold Sponsor

F & P Manufacturing Inc.

TD Waterhouse and TD Canada Trust

Warren Gibson Limited

Silver Sponsor

County of Simcoe

Honda of Canada Mfg.

James Dick Construction Ltd.

Previn Court Homes

Scotiabank Group and Scotia Private Client Group

The Town of New Tecumseth, The Township of Adjala-Tosorontio, and the Township of Essa

Bronze Sponsor

Angela Trevivian and Yin-Hui Siow

Canada Dry Mott’s Inc.

Cookstown Pharmasave

Nottawasaga Inn Resort

Premier Equipment Ltd.

Shank Law Professional Corporation

Temp Air Control

The Look Company

Print Sponsor The Alliston Herald

Flower Sponsor Bern’s Flowers

Champagne Sponsor Peller Estates

Corporate Cocktail Sponsor McKesson Canada

Entertainment Sponsor Casino Rama and Scotiabank Branch Alliston and Scotia Private Client Group

The Lucky Diamond Draw Taylor’s Jewellers – The National Diamond Store

Get ready to party in pink!

The foundation and digital mammography cabinet are hosting a celebration event on Friday November 18th. We are very close to achieving our goal of raising $1.3 million for digital mammography and want to celebrate with everyone who has helped make this campaign a success.

Pink It Up! will be held in the Crystal Ballroom at the Nottawasaga Inn. Tickets are $25 and include a welcome cocktail, delicious hors d’oeuvres, and an exciting evening. The event will begin at 8pm and the great entertainment will carry us through until 11pm. Everyone is encouraged to wear their best pink outfit (even if it’s just a pink flower or tie!) because there just might be a prize!

Tickets can be purchased at the foundation office. There are only a limited number of tickets available so make sure you come in soon if you want to attend this event. Call 705-435-6281 ext 1263 and talk to Kaley about buying tickets. You can also email foundation@smhosp.on.ca.

We hope to see you at Pink It Up!

This original painting, titled Crystal Falls, was created by local artist Susan Menzies.

Susan was inspired to paint Crystal Falls by the “It’s Crystal Clear” the for Stevenson Memorial Hospital Foundation’s Digital Mammography Campaign. What makes this painting even more unique is the fact that the acrylic on canvas piece was painted entirely in public, starting at the South Simcoe Home Show in 2010. Several young artists under the age of ten were able to apply dabs of paint in the trees under Susan’s direction.

The painting was framed by Outi and Kevin Lloyd of Paper Moon. Outi and Kevin have been generous supporters of many fundraising initiatives in the community and this was their final donation before selling their business.

Susan has graciously donated Crystal Falls to the Stevenson Memorial Hospital Foundation for the “It’s Crystal Clear” Digital Mammography Campaign.

The unique painting will be featured in a foundation lottery in the very near future. It can also be purchased outright by contacting the foundation office at 705-435-6281 extension 1263.

For more information about Susan and her paintings, please visit her website.

This year’s event was held on Wednesday September 28th and once again took place at Drysdale’s Tree Farm. Almost 270 people attended and the event raised $13,000 for the “It’s Crystal Clear” Digital Mammography Campaign. That’s over $3,000 more than last year’s event!

Mark’s Work Wearhouse, Herbert’s Western Wear, and NV Denim supplied the clothing for the show and The Hair Gallery made sure everyone looked great. Lenscrafters in Alliston lent us sunglasses for the show as well.

Food was donated by MMEA Restaurant and Dominos Pizza in Alliston, and Tim Hortons Angus and Borden donated the tea and coffee.

Volunteers from the New Tecumseth, Rosemont, and Adjala-Tosorontio firehalls strutted their stuff to a great show put together by our two amazing choreographers, Beth MacLeod and Chandra Mulder. Keeping all the ladies in line during the evening was our MC, Neil Anthony from KICX 106.

The night was full of surprises – a stuffed moose, a pink tutu, and NV Denim branded underwear all made appearances!

There were a ton of door and raffle prizes to give away and many people walked away with a great item. The winner of the WestJet tickets was ecstatic and is currently deciding where to travel.

Thank you to the three fire halls who donated funds to the “It’s Crystal Clear” Campaign as well as volunteering their time for the event.

Stevenson Memorial Hospital Foundation would like to thank extend their gratitude to all the volunteers who helped make All Fired Up! a success. Susan Rae and Maureen Charles-Drake, co-chairs of the event, deserve a special thank you for the countless hours they dedicated to planning All Fired Up!

We hope to see you all out for this great event next year!