NEWS AND INFORMATION FROM GEORGETOWN HOSPITAL www.haltonhealthcare.com Georgetown Hospital 1 Princess Anne Drive Georgetown, Ontario L7G 2B8 Milton District Hospital 30 Derry Road East Milton, Ontario L9T 2X5 Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital 327 Reynolds Street Oakville, Ontario L6J 3L7 A Sweet Sale The Georgetown Hospital Volunteer Association is having an Easter Chocolate Sale on Wednesday, March 19 from 9-2 in the Hospital Board Room. Proceeds will be used to purchase capital equipment for Georgetown Hospital. Volunteer Opportunities The Georgetown Hospital is looking for volunteers to assist with the gift shop, coffee kiosk and patient programs on Complex Continuing Care. After school positions are also available on the Information Desk. Youth, aged 14 and older, are encouraged to apply. Call Janice at 905-873-0111 x 8153 or email jcowen@haltonhealthcare.on.ca. Gala Dinner Tickets Going Fast! The 2008 Gala Dinner Evening supporting Georgetown Hospital on Sunday, March 30th is almost sold out. Only a handful of tickets remain for this one-of-a-kind event at the award-winning Scaramouche restaurant overlooking Toronto. Tickets are $225 each. Gala sponsorship opportunities are still available as well. Call the Foundation at 905-873-4599 or visit www.georgetownhospitalfoundation.ca for more information. Thinking of the Summer The snow may still be flying but were already thinking ahead to warmer times and the ever-popular McNally Golf Classic. Registration for this years Classic does not open until next month, but you can mark your calendar today. The tournament will be held Monday, July 28th at North Halton Golf & Country Club. Interested in Supporting a Foundation Event? Auction items and raffle prizes are being sought both for the Gala Dinner Evening and the annual McNally Golf Classic. These events are a terrific opportunity to showcase your products or service to hundreds of people while demonstrating your support for exceptional hometown healthcare. Please contact the Foundation Office at 905-873-4599 or visit www.georgetownhospitalfoundation.ca if you have a product or service (minimum $100 value) that you would be willing to contribute in order to be part of one of our premier fundraising events. About Georgetown Hospital did you know? Living in Georgetown you are just minutes from an outstanding Hospital that features: 24/7 emergency department featuring two trauma rooms and an on-site helipad to air lift critically injured patients cutting-edge breast cancer surgery some of the best scores for patient satisfaction in Ontario a team of skilled surgeons who perform 3,000 surgical procedures each year programs and clinics for diabetes, physiotherapy, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and more more than 30,000 emergency visits each year a Close Observation Unit for seriously ill patients an Ontario Breast Screening site which allows women to schedule mammograms without a physician referral hundreds of newborns delivered each year with an on-site level 1 nursery the 3rd largest employer in Halton Hills (after the Town and Mold-masters) specialized programs for complex continuing care and palliative care thousands of screening and diagnostic tests performed each year for colorectal cancer, heart disease and other serious illnesses Your support of Georgetown Hospital is crucial because the Hospital does not receive government funding for the equipment it needs. We rely on generous community support to provide the best possible care. So stop by the Georgetown Hospital Foundation office, give us a call, or visit us on-line to join the growing number of community members who have reached out to lend a hand in support of outstanding hometown healthcare. 12 Acton/Georgetown, Friday, February 29, 2008