Light A Bulb Exceeds Goal
Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation is so excited to announce that wehave met and exceeded our fundraising goal for the 31st annual LightA Bulb Campaign! We have raised over $310,000, the highest amount in Light ABulb history.
“We are blown away by the generosity of North Okanagan residents,”says Lisa Westermark, Executive Director, Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation.“Thank you so much to everyone who has supported us.”
Funds raised through the Light A Bulb Campaign are going towards thepurchase of new state-of-the-art anaesthesia machines at Vernon JubileeHospital. After exceeding our fundraising goal, we are almost at the pointwhere we could buy two machines.
Help us make our Light A Bulb Campaign an even greater success and raiseenough funds to purchase two anesthesia machines for Vernon Jubilee Hospital! Everygift counts, no gift is too small and we are grateful for all contributions.
Organizations who have donated to Light A Bulb include: Alpine CentreBook Warehouse, Canadian Reformed Church Ladies Aid, Grizzly Curb &Concrete Ltd, Inland Kenworth, Pinecrest Construction Ltd., Smith Plumbing& Heating Ltd., and Sunset West Mechanical Ltd.
The Alpine Centre Book Warehouse has supported the Light A BulbCampaign for the last 3 years. Their charming used book store is packed floorto ceiling with thousands of books, all priced no higher than one dollar! Thestore is all volunteer run and after expenses, 100% of the proceeds from thestore are given to charities in the community like the Vernon Jubilee HospitalFoundation.
Left to Right: Lilian Dapoint, Rose Nowicki, Peg Benoit, Ann Locke-Pope, Lisa Westermark (Executive Director, VJH Foundation), and Lesley Hayes
“We like to support local charities who depend on donations and cancount on us,” says Lesley Hayes, coordinator of the Alpine Centre Book Warehouse.
The 31st annual Light A Bulb Campaign is on until December31st. All gifts to the VernonJubilee Hospital Foundation stay local and get put to work right here in theNorth Okanagan.
Please donate today: online at www.vjhfoundation.org, by mail to VJH Foundation, 2101–32nd Street, Vernon BCV1T 5L2 or by phone at 250-558-1362.