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On March 22, 2023, Coland Developments Corporation announced a $100,000 gift to the Georgian Bay General Hospital (GBGH) Foundation. The gift will support the GBGH Foundation’s Impact Fund, supporting the most critical priorities for the hospital. Coland Developments’ co-owner and shareholder, David Colagiacomo, first shared the news of the gift at the Foundation’s Power of Giving Gala in September 2022, with the first $20,000 donated to the event.

Coland Developments is a developer and general contracting construction company that specializes in the design build of medical and dental buildings, retail buildings, institutional buildings, daycare buildings, hospitality and professional or corporate buildings.  They are currently renovating the medical offices at 240 Penetanguishene Road, developing the Midland Town Centre (710 Balm Beach Road E.), and have future plans for Midland Market Square (Highway 12, west of Beamish Road).

“Coland is working to build a stronger, healthier and safer community in Midland because we believe that this is an excellent, growing area that merits investment and first-class development,” shares Robert Colagiacomo, President of Coland Developments. “We are committed to this partnership with the GBGH Foundation because we recognize the needs of Georgian Bay General Hospital are long-term, and we want to work together to strengthen health care in this community.”

The annual pledge of $20,000 over the next five years will help the GBGH Foundation to address the mounting list of high priority equipment needs at the Midland hospital. GBGH has identified more than $11-million in equipment and technology that must be replaced or updated in the next few years, including a new MRI machine.

“This important partnership with Coland Developments is right in line with our mission is to empower GBGH to deliver exceptional health care,” says Nicole Kraftscik, CEO, GBGH Foundation. “They are strengthening community health care through development, and investing in the hospital to benefit every patient who comes through our doors.  We are incredibly grateful for their commitment.”



The Georgian Bay General Hospital (GBGH) Foundation is thrilled to announce an incredible match gift from donor & GBGH volunteer, James Layter.  From April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024, Layter will match all new monthly donations to the GBGH Foundation, up to a total of $20,000. The Foundation’s Monthly Giving program provides a reliable source of funding for the Impact Fund, which helps GBGH to purchase essential equipment, enlarge our hospital’s footprint and update technology.

In 2023 and 2024, one of the Foundation’s key impact priorities will be raising more than $4-million to purchase and install an MRI machine. GBGH has recently received approval of operational funding for an MRI, which will improve access and reduce wait times for patients in North Simcoe, but the hospital must rely on the community to invest in the technology.

The Foundation has seen great response to match gifts for other fundraising initiatives, and their hope is that Layter’s match gift will rally the community to come together and invest in local health care. Layter has been inspired to support the Foundation by other match gifts for the past few years, and was eager to step up and offer a match gift of his own in 2023.

I personally love having my donations matched by another person,” shares Layter. “It makes it feel like we are working together to provide even more support to our hospital – and our hospital really needs it!  As a volunteer, I see how hard the staff and doctors work, and they need to keep up to date with technology to make their lives easier as they look after thousands of patients.”

In 2022 & 2023, the Foundation partnered with Bourgeois Auto Group to offer a Monthly Giving Match, which inspired 41 new donors to join the program – a 50% increase in participation from previous years. The Foundation hopes that this new match will continue the momentum.

“We are so grateful to Bourgeois Auto Group for their generous support to help build our Monthly Giving program over the past two years,” says Nicole Kraftscik, CEO, GBGH Foundation. “Our monthly donors are a special group of people who choose to make an affordable gift every month in order to provide critical funding for our hospital. We compare it to a Netflix or Spotify subscription, or your daily coffee or tea, but with incredible social benefit. Together, our Monthly Donors are able to purchase important equipment for GBGH, because pooling resources together is where the real magic happens.”

To learn more about the Foundation’s Monthly Giving program, and the opportunity to double your impact in 2023-2024, please click here: or call the GBGH Foundation office at 705-526-GIVE (4483).

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