Page 3 - GBGH Foundation Newsletter - Summer 2023

MESSAGE FROM GBGH FOUNDATION

CEO NICOLE KRAFTSCIK AND

BOARD CHAIR KATIE HOUSTON

The past six months, as we emerge from the quiet excellent care for thousands of patients (page 8). And,
and caution of the pandemic, have felt like spring you continue to come up with creative ways to help get
after a very long winter…everything is bursting with life, our community engaged, including the new GBGH 50/50
activity and energy! We see it in the community, with Lottery (page 14).
events and activities in full swing, and we also see it in
Thank you for being such a valued part of our Georgian
the hospital, with the plans for expansion and growth
Bay General Hospital family. Thank you for your
moving forward every day.
continued investment; thank you for your voices that
Our hospital has accomplished so much over the past advocate for your hospital; and thank you for your
year (page 7), and we are working collaboratively with insight and feedback (including inspiring GBGH stories
the entire GBGH team to move many more projects – page 4) which remind us that YOU – our community –
forward in 2023 & 2024. We are on the brink of some of are the reason we do all that we do.
the most critical fundraising projects in our community’s
With heartfelt thanks,
history: bringing our community’s first MRI to GBGH;
building a comprehensive mental health program to
expand service across the region; replacing more than
$2.4-million in aging and outdated equipment (page 10); Nicole Kraftscik Katie Houston
CEO Chair, Board of Directors
and even a new hospital on the horizon. GBGH Foundation GBGH Foundation

But, at the heart of all of this growth and expansion is
YOU. You are so important to the future of this hospital.
You have given us so much to celebrate this year (page
5) with your generous investment in GBGH. You helped
to purchase new equipment that is helping to provide

2023-2024 BOARD OF DIRECTORS GBGH FOUNDATION STAFF

Catherine (Katie) Houston - Chair Nicole Kraftscik - CEO GBGH Foundation
Jennifer Schnier - Vice Chair Greg MacMillan - Director, Finance & Operations 1112 St. Andrew’s Drive
Glenn Keenan - Director Jesse Dees - Sr. Key Relationships Officer PO Box 760
Jeff Holloway - Director Jen Russell - Sr. Marketing & Community Engagement Officer Midland, Ontario L4R 4P4
Jenna Dafoe - Director Lisa Wanamaker - Donor Relations & Stewardship Officer 705-526-GIVE (4483)
Jennifer Johnson - Director Victoria Evans - Community Giving Officer www.GBGHF.ca
Joe Rooney - Director Jenn Harris - Donor Relations Coordinator foundation@gbgh.on.ca
John Walker - Director Robyn Kaczanowski - Communications Assistant
Mary Harvey - Director
Natalie Cote-Parnell - Director
Ryan Merkley - Director
Dave Wattling - GBGH Board Appointee Editor in Chief - Nicole Kraftscik
Matthew Lawson - GBGH President & CEO Editor - Jen Russell
Nicole Kraftscik - GBGH Foundation CEO Design - Collaborative Haus Marketing

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