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From left to right: Ciara O’Connell, My Friends House, Sandra Sullivan, Hospice Georgian Triangle, Rebecca Micallef, YMCA, Simcoe Muskoka, Pamela Osmond, Home Horizon Barbara Weider House, Alison Smith, CGMH Foundation. The Collingwood G&M Hospital Foundation is one of many local charities shifting communication channels as the postal strike looks set to impact their end-of-year fundraising…
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Investing in Wellness – CGMH Foundation is looking for creative & innovative healthcare projects to give funding. Nov 18th, COLLINGWOOD ON: The CGMH Foundation’s Wellness Innovation fund supports innovative projects that focus on health and wellness in South Georgian Bay. The Wellness Innovation Fund has been established to provide seed monies, on an annual basis,…
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Earlier this October, 76 women gathered for the Giving Circle’s Annual Meeting—a night of inspiration, collaboration, and shared commitment to improving healthcare at Collingwood General and Marine Hospital (CGMH). Despite the rain and wind, this year’s event saw our largest turnout yet, demonstrating the strength and dedication of our community. With heartfelt presentations from CGMH…
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To everything turn, turn, turn The ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus is known for his concepts on change, famously coining the phrase, “the only constant in life is change”. As we enter the Fall season, a time for transition, a time for letting things go, we are able to find joy and comfort in all that…
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Beginning October 8th, women over the age of 40 can now self-refer for publicly funded mammograms through the Ontario Breast Screening Program (OBSP). This expansion will provide an additional one million women with easier access to essential screening services, facilitating early detection and treatment of breast cancer. CGMH screened its first newly eligible patient through…
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Update: With the Ontario Breast Screening Program lowering the self-referral age from 50 to 40, we’re now working to raise funds for two mammography units! This will help reduce wait times and ensure faster access to life-saving breast cancer screenings. You may have heard that the Ontario government is expanding the Ontario Breast Screening Program…
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Joe & Mary Dale Matanowitsch are the proud owners of the Candy Factory in Collingwood. They have been generous supporters of the CGMH Foundation for 11 years, and their monthly donations have helped purchase many different hospital tools throughout the years. Joe moved to Collingwood with his parents in the mid 1950s, all the way…
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Tharani Thulaseetharan, Medical Laboratory Charge Technologist We are not just a hospital. Within these walls is a community of compassionate individuals who give back by caring for our patients and by investing in CGMH. After all, we don’t just work here, we live and thrive in South Georgian Bay. This is home to our families…
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Recently featured on Collingwood Today: Craigleith Cares, and there’s a new charity to prove it. A new charity incorporated last year set out to prove that the community of Craigleith is populated by caring individuals who could be generous if given the chance. And with $120,000 raised in the first year, one of the founders of…
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As a local real estate agent and long term resident of Wasaga Beach, Judi Dosne already knows the power of community and the importance of a good neighbour. So when she recently needed care at CGMH, she was relieved and grateful to find such a supportive network that cared for her compassionately, every step of…