Page 4 - GBGH Foundation Newsletter - Summer 2024

SINGING PRAISES

FOR EXCELLENT CARE

Bev Taylor is singing the praises of Georgian Bay Physiotherapy Team to ensure she was prepared to
General Hospital (GBGH) for the fabulous care she return to her 2-storey home.
received last Christmas.
“Everyone at GBGH was kind, caring and
Bev and her husband Mark were spending some compassionate. The dietary staff, the cleaning team,
time at their cottage in Honey Harbour in December the staff in x-ray, physiotherapy, the nurses on 2N
2023, when she began to feel unwell. After nearly a and the volunteers were all friendly and did an
week in bed, they realized that she wasn’t getting incredible job.”
better, and needed to get to the hospital.
After returning home, Bev
At GBGH, the team recognized that Bev had keto- sent heartfelt thank you
acidosis and they went to work immediately. cards to the GBGH teams
Admitted to the ICU for four days, Bev was blown who cared for her, and
away by the care she received. made a donation to the
GBGH Foundation in their
“The caring and knowledgeable staff in the
honour.
ICU took excellent care of me. They were
upbeat and truly reflected the joy of the “The team at GBGH literally saved my life. We made
Christmas season. They truly cared about my a donation in celebration of all the tender loving
well-being and that of the other patients.” care (TLC) that I received at your wonderful hospital.”
Thanks to the care and treatment she received,
Bev moved to 2N on Christmas Day, and as her To learn more about making a gift of Heartfelt
health continued to improve, she worked with the Thanks in honour of a member of the GBGH
Team, contact Robyn Blanchet (blanchetr@gbgh.
on.ca or 705-526-1300 ext. 5292.)

2023/2024 2022/2023
REVENUES GRANTS TO GBGH $3,445,907 $887,140
2023/2024 2022/2023
DONATIONS $2,905,857 $3,153,008
PLANNED GIVING $110,324 $529,736 2023/2024 2022/2023
EVENTS $563,748 $421,444 NET FUNDS RAISED $2,676,165 $2,868,222
TOTAL DONOR REVENUE $3,579,929 $4,104,188 TO SUPPORT GBGH
LOTTERY (NET AWARDS) $135,404 -
INVESTMENT INCOME (NET) $469,706 $124,247
TOTAL REVENUES $4,185,039 $4,228,435 2023/2024 2022/2023
TOTAL # OF GIFTS 6,830 5,362
EXPENSES TOTAL # OF DONORS 2,249 1,804
2023/2024 2022/2023 AVERAGE GIFT $524 $765
ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES $786,212 $738,117
FUNDRAISING EXPENSES $722,662 $622,096 AVERAGE GIFT $1,592 $2,275
PER DONOR
TOTAL EXPENSES $1,508,874 $1,360,213
This is an excerpt from the Georgian Bay General Hospital Foundation’s
PAGE 4 full audited financial statements.