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Help Select a Winner! Help a child patient from OTMH win a $500 education grant Fine Wine and Fundraising: A Perfect Combination Mark your calendars for Thursday, September 30, 2010 for the fourth Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital (OTMH) Fine Wine Auction in support of the Surgical Department at OTMH. The biennial event, held at the Oakville Golf Club, has raised more than $300,000 since 2004, resulting in the purchase of life saving equipment for our community hospital. Attendees will enjoy wine tastings, food pairings and an exciting auction featuring some of the worlds best vintages. From the avid wine collector to the weekend wine enthusiast, theres something for everyone! We would like to thank Presenting Sponsor, RBC for their continued support of this unique fundraising event. To learn more about the Fine Wine Auction, to make a wine donation, and/or to purchase tickets please visit www.otmhfi newineauction.com. Accreditation Canada has awarded Halton Healthcare Services (HHS) a three-year full Accreditation with no conditions and has recognized HHS for three leading practices. This recognition from Accreditation Canada, a not-for-profit, independent organization that provides national and international health care organizations with an external peer review process to assess and improve the services they provide to their patients and clients based on standards of excellence, speaks volumes about the quality of care that is provided at our hospitals by our staff, physicians and volunteers. Surveyors comments in the summary report applauded the efforts of HHS staff, physicians, volunteers and Board members. HHS is commended for their accomplishments. . .The organization has demonstrated strength in achieving their strategic priority of improving patient safety . . . The board and leadership are committed to quality improvement and patient safety, and expect good outcomes . . . The commitment of the volunteers is outstanding. HHS was also recognized for three leading practices - Safer Elder Care, Positive Patient Identification and Caring Rounds - that demonstrate high quality leadership and service delivery. Accreditation Canada considers these practices worthy of recognition as organizations strive for excellence in their specific field or commendable for what they contribute to health care as a whole. To learn more about HHS Accreditation results, log on to www.haltonhealthcare.com. For more information on Accreditation Canada please go to www.accreditationcanada.ca. HHS Receives Full Accreditation Pro Comedy Fundraiser on Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at Arnolds Sports Bar Enjoy a night of dinner and laughter while contributing to the health of our community. Host CJ McCarroll will lead you through a night of laughter as you enjoy the comedy stylings of Pat MacDonald and Jason Blanchard. Tickets are $40 and can be purchased at Arnolds Sports Bar (485 Morden Rd., Oakville, Ph#: 905-844-2613, website: www.arnoldssportsbar.ca) or by calling the Oakville Hospital Foundation office at 905-338-4642. Charity Texas Holdem Poker Tournament on Saturday, September 25, 2010 Shuffle up and deal! Please join us at Ice2Ice Hockey Development Centre (1111 Speers Rd.) for the Charity Texas Holdem Poker Tournament where the proceeds raised will be shared between the Oakville Blades and the Oakville Hospital Foundation. Registration opens at 2:00 p.m. and the tournament starts at 3:00 p.m. Buy-in is $40 with re-buy and add-on opportunities. The tournament adheres to TDA rules and Roberts Rules of Poker. Please register by Saturday September 18, 2010 at www.meetup.com/Oakville-Poker-League. Fundraising Events in September Benefitting OTMH The Oakville Hospital Foundation is once again holding a colouring contest, and we need your help to select the winning child artist. Paediatric patients (and their siblings) at Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital have submitted their drawings for a chance to be featured on the front of the Foundations 2010 holiday greeting card. The winning artist will also receive a $500 education grant! We are looking to members of the community to help select the winner. To view the artwork and place your vote, please visit www.oakvillehospitalfoundation.com and click on the Holiday Card Colouring Contest button. The voting period ends on Sunday, September 12, 2010 so place your vote today! Maddies winning drawing from 2009 Oakville Volkswagens Drivers Found Event a Huge Success Oakville Volkswagens Drivers Found fundraising event took place on Sunday, July 11, 2010. Hundreds of VW enthusiasts came out to support this event which raised $2,500 through donations, raffles and food sales. Proceeds from this event will go towards funding the purchase of essential medical equipment for our community hospital. We would like to acknowledge and thank the General Manager of Oakville Volkswagen; Mark Seibert who generously made a matching gift, bringing the grand fundraising event total to $5,000! We would also like to thank Event Organizer; Michael Carroll for his tireless efforts in planning and executing a great event. The employees of Oakville Volkswagen also volunteered their time and energy to ensure a successful event and we thank them for their support. An event of this magnitude would not be possible without sponsor support. A special thanks to Carstar Oakville, Action Collision, Sirius Canada and the countless others who generously supported this event. For a full list of partners who participated in this event and the raffle winners, please visit: http://www.oakville-vw.ca/Offers/DDP3.aspx?lng=2 Oakville Volkswagens support has put essential equipment into the hands of our caregivers. Thank you for the health of our community! Living Healthy Seminar Please join us at the following FREE Health Education seminar provided by Halton Healthcare Services. Displays and refreshments start at 6:30 p.m. Seminar starts at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 21, 2010 Prostate Cancer Prevention: And what to do if you have it Dr. Richard Casey, HHS Urologist Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital 327 Reynolds Street, Oakville Reserve a seat by email at healthpromotion@haltonhealthcare.on.ca or by phone at 905-878-2383, ext. 4379 17 Friday , A ugust 27, 2010 O A KVILLE BEA V ER w w w .o akvillebeaver .co m