Four valued members of the board fulfilled their term.
On June 21st, 2024, the CGMH Foundation held their Annual General Meeting where they said good-bye to 4 board members who ended their board terms.
Former board members Debora Bloom-Hall, Pat Wright, Joan Emmans, and Jack Marley contributed significantly to the continued success of the CGMH Foundation.
“Our deepest appreciation goes out to each of our board members who have fulfilled their terms.” says Michael Dick, CGMH Foundation Past Chair, “To Debora for her fulsome Business Continuity Plan and detailed Risk assessments, to Pat for her leadership and training in building our fundraising skill sets, to Joan for her onerous work in legal compliance and her role as founder of the Giving Circle, and to Jack for his complete and utter dedication to the needs of our community and extraordinary success in the New Age of Care campaign. Thank you. ”
Thank you, Jack.
Jack Marley was elected to the Board in 2014 but before that was a valued member of the Communications group that led the success of the $10 million New Age of Care Campaign. Jack has done everything from building billboards to designing creative to negotiating contracts for consultants and other third parties. He has represented the Foundation Board on the Hospital’s Development Committee for about 8 years. Elected as Chair of the Board in 2020, Jack had the extra responsibility of leading the Foundation through COVID. Jack focused on keeping the Board engaged and led the board through a historic high in fundraising his first year as Chair. He has always brought the work of the Foundation to the forefront of the community’s collective minds. He has been a hard working and dedicated member of this Board for 10 years and an excellent representative of the CGMH Foundation organization in the community. Jack will continue his work for the Foundation as a member of the Campaign Cabinet and the Communications Task Force.
Thank you, Debora
Debora Bloom-Hall began volunteering for the Foundation several years before she joined the Board. She was intimately involved in planning and delivering the Foundation’s Triathlon program and spent a great deal of her time cajoling physicians, staff members and community volunteers into participating in the swim, bike and run at Wasaga Beach each fall. She followed this up with leadership in the Foundation’s Everest peer to peer fundraising initiatives and helped navigate the way through working with a contract events firm. During her time on the Board Debora co-led the strategic plan refresh exercise in 2019 which was designed to launch a successful capital campaign. As a member of the Audit Committee, Debora’s recommendation to put a deeper focus on organizational risk led to the launch of the Risk Committee in 2023 which she chaired for the past two years. Thanks to Debora, the Foundation now has a fulsome Business Continuity Plan and a detailed Risk Assessment tool that allows the Board to properly manage risk.
Thank you, Pat.
Pat Wright was elected to the Board in 2018 after spending some time consulting with the Foundation. As a retired fundraiser herself, Pat brought a unique perspective to the Board which helped them to understand the science behind the art of fundraising. Not only did Pat design and deliver an in depth training program on fundraising, she used her skills to fundraise actively for the Foundation among her friends and acquaintances. Currently, the Board is working with Pat and leveraging her deep knowledge of healthcare philanthropy to pave the way to hiring the Foundation’s first new CEO in 36 years.
Thank you, Joan.
Joan Emmans was a founding member of the very successful Giving Circle in 2014. Joan along with other Founding Members Mandy Macrae, Joan Schatz and Kara McIntosh began with an idea to get their friends involved in a special program specifically for women which allowed them to see, first hand the impact that their gifts were making on the lives of patients, physicians and staff. What started with about 25 women has now been built into a thriving program of almost 100 members that launches some of the Hospital’s most innovative projects. Joan was elected to the Foundation Board in 2018 and during that time served on the Administration & Finance Committee and the Risk Committee. Joan also served the Foundation by taking them through the onerous process of ONCA compliance, working tirelessly with management and the Foundation’s legal counsel to update by-laws and shepherd through the paperwork necessary to be compliant with new regulations.
Joan is pictured here with the Giving Circle’s 2023 Steering Committee including Andree Dell, Kara McIntosh, and Joan Schatz.
“Our CGMH Foundation team is incredibly grateful for the generosity and service of these four departing board members,” says Jory Pritchard-Kerr, President & CEO, “they have provided exemplary governance and profound expertise that has greatly contributed to the success of this Foundation. They have truly embodied our mission for outstanding care for life.”
The CGMH Foundation also announced the appointment of 3 new members to the board of directors, bringing the number of board members to twelve. New board members David Downie, Hilary Laidlaw, and Louise Watt each offer unique skills and expertise to govern the Foundation staff.
About the Collingwood Hospital Foundation
CGMH Foundation is a non-profit organization equipping the Collingwood General & Marine Hospital (CGMH) with over 90% of all equipment, tools and technology to serve the healthcare needs of South Georgian Bay. Our mission is to inspire and motivate our communities to invest in the future of healthcare, and to make an impact on the day-to-day lives of our healthcare teams and patients. This year CGMH will be investing in a new mammography unit with enhanced screening capabilities for better patient outcomes, comfort, and care.
At the CGMH Foundation, we believe that brighter tomorrows are possible, because of the care we take today. Please join us in our vision for outstanding care for life, learn more at cgmhfoundation.com
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