HOSPITAL LINKS
Volunteers led by Royal Columbian Hospital anesthesiologist Dr. Feisal Mohamedali helped to swing in a record-breaking year through a golf tournament.
Held on June 13, the annual Making the Cut Charity Golf Classic putted into more than $32,000 to buy medical gear through the hospital foundation. Last year's proceeds were spent on a Belmont Rapid Infuser, an emergency tool used on patients suffering massive blood loss.
IT'S A RUSH
Coquitlam residents Colleen and Dylan Hunter were two of 300 people who took part in this month's RUSH challenge.
Organized and benefitting the BC Lung Association, RUSH (Race & Urban Scavenger Hunt) saw participants go to checkpoints around Metro Vancouver to test themselves physically and mentally.
The checkpoints included bubble balls, roller derby and jelly beans. And the prize was good: the winners reaped a trip around the world if they completed 10 out of the 12 checkpoints.
RUSH has brought in nearly $75,000 in support of lung health research, advocacy and education.
LEST WE FORGET
Proud Canadian — and War Amps champ — Camilla Wielunski was in France this month to lay a wreath at the Juno Beach Centre in Normandy.
The 17-year-old teen from Port Coquitlam, who was born a partial right-hand amputee, is involved at home with Operation Legacy, which aims to preserve and commemorate Canada's military history.
Founded by WWII veterans in 2003, the D-Day facility is Canada's only museum in Normandy.
FOOD BANK
A mid-year fundraiser by Coquitlam Mounties to support Share Family and Community Services brought in $803 and 175 pounds of food.
The Halfway to Christmas Food and Fund Drive bake sale and barbecue last month was to help the 375 Tri-City families who depend on the food bank every week, said Jake Moir, Share's fund development officer.
"I’m very pleased to see so many of our volunteers work alongside with good people in the community to help those who are less fortunate. Being engaged and proactive in this type of charitable event is an important part for many of our officers, civilian employees and volunteers at the detachment,” said OIC Supt. Sean Maloney in a press release.
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