LAM\u00c8QUE \u2013 The 2016 Annual Fundraising Campaign of La Fondation de l\u2019H\u00f4pital de Lam\u00e8que Inc. was officially launched this morning at the cafeteria of the Lam\u00e8que Hospital and Community Health Centre.This year, the financial objective for the campaign has been set at $40,000. The funds raised will help to improve the Medical area, the Appointment and Walk-in Clinic, and Medical Imaging, as well as to support some regional projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ceremony allowed the foundation to highlight the first commitments by the following partners: staff of the Lam\u00e8que Hospital and Community Health Centre, the Town of Lam\u00e8que, the Northern Star in collaboration with the Caisse populaire de Shippagan and the Caisse populaire des Iles, Island Fishermen Cooperative Association Ltd., the Valentine\u2019s Brunch, the Caisse populaire of Shippagan, Club Richelieu of Lam\u00e8que, Jiffy Products (NB) Inc., P\u00e8se P\u00eache Inc. and Chalutier Lan Ltee.. \u201cOur services are invaluable for our community and are made possible in part thanks to you,\u201d said Shelley Robichaud, Director of the Lam\u00e8que Hospital and Community Health Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThanks to the talent and passion of the staff of our health facility and to the work of our volunteers, Board of Directors, and foundation staff, but above all thanks to the generosity and trust of donors and participants in the foundation\u2019s fundraising activities, we are able to provide the best possible health care services to people in our region who are sick,\u201d stated Yoland Chiasson, Chairman of the foundation\u2019s Board of Directors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr. Chiasson announced that the result of collective efforts made in our region was very conclusive, as over one million dollars was invested in the Lam\u00e8que Hospital and Community Health Center since La Fondation de l\u2019H\u00f4pital de Lam\u00e8que Inc. was created in 1987.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Upcoming activities of La Fondation de l\u2019H\u00f4pital de Lam\u00e8que include the 9th Amateur Show by Lam\u00e8que Hospital and Community Health Centre employees to be held on April 2, 2016 and the continuation of the annual campaign until the Roses Radiothon, to be held on April 29, 2016. People are also invited to make a donation online at www.fondationhopitallameque.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The mission of the Fondation de l\u2019H\u00f4pital de Lam\u00e8que is to represent the community and raise funds in order to maintain and improve the health care services provided at the Lam\u00e8que Hospital and Community Health Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2013 30 \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n For more information, please contact:
Julie Bilodeau
Acadian Peninsula Annual Campaign Officer
506-344-3496<\/p>\n\n\n\n