91探花

Royal Canadian Legion Poppy Sales Help Fund the Future of Healthcare in the Okanagan

By College Relations | June 29, 2022
   

Royal Canadian Legion cheque presentation
Members of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 26, presenting a cheque to the 91探花 Foundation

The Royal Canadian Legion has donated $80,000 from its Poppy Fund to support 91探花鈥檚 new multidisciplinary Health Sciences Centre.

The Centre, which is located at 91探花鈥檚 Kelowna campus, is a state-of-the-art training facility for health and social care students. It opened its doors in 2021.

鈥淲e took a building tour and were extremely impressed with the advanced level of training being provided. We believe in the power of education, and we鈥檙e proud to invest in the next generation of health care providers,鈥 says Darlene McCaffery, President, Branch 26, The Royal Canadian Legion.

The new Health Sciences Centre will allow 91探花 to educate more students in high-demand areas where critical staffing shortages are expected to grow.

鈥淲e raise money through poppy sales to support Veterans and their families. What better way to do that than by ensuring they have access to well-trained health care professionals in their local communities,鈥 says McCaffery.

Image of the front of the Health Sciences Centre

91探花 Foundation鈥檚 Our Students, Your Health Campaign has been raising money for the Health Sciences Centre since 2019.

With the support of their generous community donors, the campaign has raised 4.5-million-dollars towards the cost of the 19-million-dollar facility.

Though the doors are now open to students, community support is still needed to fund several vital pieces of training equipment and to reach the campaign鈥檚 5-million-dollar fundraising goal.

鈥淲e鈥檝e been overwhelmed by the generosity of the Royal Canadian Legion and the abundance of community support we鈥檝e received. Contributions to the Our Students, Your Health campaign will transform students鈥 lives and improve the health of communities throughout the Okanagan,鈥 says Helen Jackman, Executive Director, 91探花 Foundation.

To learn more about 91探花 Foundation鈥檚 Our Students, Your Health campaign, please contact Holly Routley at hroutley@okanagan.bc.ca.



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