Ladies

The Hospital Fund is supported by donations from the Auxiliaries in our Command. "Eight of the nine Districts receives a yearly donation of $2,000.00, the ninth in District #7 received one every 5 years since there are only 4 active auxiliaries in the Northwest Territories. Each of our eight out of nine Districts will receive a yearly donation of approximately $2,000 to a hospital, nursing home, palliative care or extended care facility. Donations will rotate in a District until each facility has received a donation and then rotate again. The donation will remain in that District should a facility close. This has proven to be an invaluable fund as we face so many cutbacks from provincial and federal government funding of our facilities. Donations for the period 1998-2005 has totalled $195,638.63, but this figure does not include donations made by the individual auxiliaries in their own communities.

The Fund also supports the Colonel Belcher Veterans' Centre in Calgary and the Veterans at the Diane & Irving Kipnes Centre". Our many hospital visitors organize special events for our Veterans in these facilities. They may be bingos, lunches at their branches, entertainments and veteran comforts. A visit proves invaluable, as many of these Veterans never receive company or family visitors. Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets are distributed to these Veterans.

The members of the Auxiliaries also visit many Veterans who are 'shut-ins' in their homes. Our volunteers visit the facilities on a regular basis or as needed. They are special ladies and are excellent representatives for our Alberta-NWT Ladies' Auxiliary. Their visits are eagerly awaited and appreciated. This is sometimes their only visitor.

Ladies Auxiliary AB-NWT Command, Hospital Chair Muriel Heselwood presnted a cheque to the Administrator at the dianne & Irving Knipes Centre in Edmonton. IN attendencae were Veterans living at the new facility

Ladies Auxiliary AB-NWT Command, Hospital Chair Muriel Heselwood presented a cheque to the Barrhead Health Centre. IN attendance were, Command Past President Beth Bujea, District Commander #2 Sharon Fedak and Ladies' from the Barrhead #75 Auxiliary

District 6 of the AB/NWT Ladies Auxiliary Command to the Royal Canadian Legion made a very generous donation to the Bow Island Health Centre for the purchase of much needed equipment. Over $1400 was donated to purchase 2 wall mounted blood pressure units and 2 diagnostic sets.

L – R Alta Magee (BIHC Site Director), Shirley Doherty, Dr. Jerry Woodruff, Muriel Heselwood, (Vice President, Alberta & NWT Command – Ladies Auxiliary to the Royal Canadian LegionEvaqngeline Wise, Ellen Mastell (District 6 Commander), Pat Jackson, Ella Nelson, Daphne Siewert.

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Left; Vi Bradford, L.A. President
Second from right: Lisa McConnell, Hospital Supervisor

First from the right: Command Hospital Chair Muriel Heselwood

Ladies' from the Hinton #149 Auxiliary

Hospital donation Peter Lougheed Hospital,Calgary Centre in wheelchair: Joan Gallant, District Commander #9 2nd from right: Command Hospital Chair Muriel Heselwood

Ladies from the Calgary Auxiliaries


Presentation of Blood Pressure Monitor to Pincher Creek Hospital by the Auxiliary Hospital Fund.	An Epidrmal Pump is presented to the Leduc Hospital by the Auxiliary Hospital Fund.	The Auxiliary Hospital Fund presents a Pixie Lift to Vermilion Health Centre.


The Auxiliary Hospital Fund presents a Bertec 3000 Electric Bed to the Calgary Carewest Sarcee Centre.	The Auxiliary Hospital Fund presents a new Broda wheelchair to the residents of the Willow Creek Auxiliary Hospital.	The Auxiliary Hospital Fund presents the Medicine Hat Health Care Foundation Electric Patient Bed Appeal with a cheque for $2,754.


The Auxiliary Hospital Fund presents a donation to Youville Nursing Home.	The Auxiliary Hospital Fund presents an extra large wheelchair to the Brooks and District Health Foundation.	Westlock Hospital now has the advantage of a dual channel Intravenous Pump which was donated by The Auxiliary Hospital Fund.


Command Auxiliary Donates X-Ray Device The Alberta-NWT Command Ladies' Auxiliary of the Royal Canadian Legion has donated a Pigg-o-stat Child Immobilizer Chair to the radiography department of Rockyview Hospital and Care Centre. Pictured, center with the device, are Shirley Bague from the hospital and Command Immediate Past President Ladies' Auxiliary Joan O'Reilly. They are joined by local auxiliary members, Kathleen Elliott, Joy Hammond, Jean Wrolson, Norma Reid, Brenda Jackson, Bev Kraychy, Bunty Dyer and Celine Reynaud.
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