Teamwork and dedication to the cause are major factors in the ongoing success of the VJH Foundation’s Do it For Dad event held each Father’s Day at Coldstream Ranch. Now in its 16th year, the annual run & walk to support local men with prostate cancer has raised $322,222 since its inception.

More than 350 people come out faithfully each year to honour the fathers and men in their lives by raising funds to � ght prostate cancer right here in our community.

Like the origin of Father’s Day, ‘Do It For Dad’ was established as a tribute to fathers. The event was founded in 1999 by then-MLA, Dr. April Sanders, who wanted to raise community awareness of prostate cancer and the need for early diagnosis and treatment. Dr. Sanders remains committed and involved with the planning of ‘Do It For Dad’ and is the Honorary Chair of this year’s event.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among Canadian men, (excluding non-melanoma skin cancers) and is the third leading cause of death from cancer in men in Canada. About 1 in 7 Canadian men is expected to develop prostate cancer during his lifetime and 1 in 28 will die from it.

This year’s funds will provide free prostate-speci� c antigen (PSA) tests for North Okanagan men, as well as help purchase equipment for the treatment of prostate cancer at Vernon Jubilee Hospital.

The event is community-oriented, featuring children’s activities sponsored by the Interior Savings promo

team, Face Painting by Christine Turpin, the Kalamalka Highlanders Pipe Band, Kalamalka Caring Klowns and a light lunch donated by SUBWAY. There is also a competitive spirit involved, with prizes awarded to the top three men’s and women’s � nishers, as well as the top team and individual fundraisers for the event. 

Last year’s event saw the winners in the two fundraising categories bring in nearly a quarter of the total amount of the $33,372 that was raised. Long-time supporter and top individual fundraiser Marnie MacKenzie raised $3,065, while top team fundraisers, Doreen’s T-Bags raised $5,100 in memory of their friend and the 2013 individual top fundraiser Doreen Hourie, who passed away in February 2014.

Registration for the 16th Annual Do It For Dad Run & Walk presented by Interior Savings takes place Father’s Day, June 21st, at Coldstream Ranch at 8:30 am with the Walk/Run starting at 9:30 am. Registration fees are $10 for youth 15 years and younger and $20 for adults 16 years and older. Raise $50 in pledges to waive one registration fee. Awards will be given to the team and individual that raises the most money. Local businesses have also generously donated prizes for our draws for dads, race participants and volunteers. 

Pledge forms will be available May 15 at Interior Savings, SUN FM, Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation. D onations can be made online at www.vjhfoundation.org/events/do-it-for-dad. For more information please call the Foundation of� ce at 250-558-1362.

Heart BeatHeart BeatHeart BeatHeart BeatHeart BeatHeart BeatVernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation Newsletter 2101 - 32nd Street, Vernon, BC V1T 5L2Phone: 250-558-1362 • Fax: 250-558-4133 • Email: info@vjhfoundation.org • Website: vjhfoundation.org SPRING 2015

A Golfer’s Dream

16th Annual Do-It-For-Dad Run/Walk to Fight Prostate Cancer

In partnership with TELUS and Predator Ridge Resort, Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation is organizing its 6th Annual Charity Golf tournament to take place Sunday, May 24.

This year’s event will feature a $10,000 players’ prize table, and thanks to Kal Tire, an amazing item has been added to the live auction line up.

Imagine boarding the Kal Tire jet with your best golf buddies and being whisked away to Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Oregon for some rounds of golf at this world class resort. This is every golfer’s dream!

The package includes the return trip use of the private jet to whisk you away within a couple of hours directly from Vernon to a small airport in Oregon near Bandon Dunes to start this memorable adventure. The jet has seating for 8 people but would require sending golf clubs by courier in advance. You can choose how many people you want to join you, when and for how long you wish to go because we are giving you a $10,000 US prepaid VISA to cover your accommodation and golf costs.

At Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, you’ll � nd � ve distinctly different courses built on a beautiful stretch of sand dunes perched 100 feet above the

Paci� c Ocean. Four of the courses at Bandon Dunes are the reason it is on the map as a favorite American golf destination. There are a number of accommodations options and restaurants on site, which will make your stay a memorable one!

This could still be yours even if you are unable to attend the Charity Classic. There is a $25,000 reserve bid on this item, so plan ahead and get your group together and decide how much you are willing to bid. If you cannot attend and wish to submit a bid, VJHF will represent you during

the auction.

To date, the Charity Classic has netted $758,000 for Vernon Jubilee Hospital. This year’s proceeds will support the completion of the 6th & 7th in-patient � oors of Polson

Tower at the Hospital.

Detailed tournament and on-line registration information is available on the Foundation website at www.vjhfoundation.org or by calling 250-558-1362. Brochures can be picked up at member and guest services at Predator Ridge. We hope to see you in May!

Auction at the VJH Foundation Charity Classic sponsored by TELUS will features a private jet getaway to Bandon Dunes valued at more than $25,000.

Winning Team Doreen’s T-Bags raised more than $5,000 at last year’s event

Presented by

Participant Bobbe MacKenzie, organizer Ed Eyford andtop individual fundraiser Marnie MacKenzie

at the 2014 Do it For Dad Run & Walk

PRIVATE DONORSDr. Mahmoud Abdel-KaderEarl ActonNoreen AllsoppLeonard & Carol AndersonDonna AntonishakGord & Linda BallDr. Frank BallaufMay BarfootWilliam & Agnes BarnesAaron BarrieMark BatchelorJames & Alberta BirdDavid & Bernice BlencoweJohn & Betty BluntSally BrigdenSandra BriggemanDennis & Marianne BristowNan BristowGwen BrownDarrell & Kelly BuckhamMichael & Elsie BurnhamMyrtle CameronD. Ian & Patricia CampbellJoanne ColleauxDr. Michael ConcannonKenneth & Reta CoteDelores CouchMurray & Donna CrockettBrian & Jane CropleyLewis & Marjorie CrosbyMark CzerwonkaLinda DalyLorna DewarDonald & Carol DoddsDr. Robert DovidioJames & Mary DriverArlene DugganGlen DuthieHelmut & Sophie EhmMary EliukDrew & Jacqueline EyreKen & Jean FinchTed & Lynn FitchettDr. M. Jean Flanagan

Yvonne FlockTom & Barb FrameDarrel & Lorna FrolekArnold & Barbara FryChristina GittinsMargaret R. GrantIrene GreenenRichard & Gail HamiltonClifford & Jean HannaDr. & Mrs. Ed & Pam HardyArt & Helga HarleyHelly HatakkaSandra HickmanArline HigginsRose HoffmanMarion HopeDr. Hamish HwangGurjit JhajjJacqueline JohnsonDr. Philip JonesCam KouranyLarry & Mary-Ellen LaidlawDr. Carmen LarsenIvan LarsenPeter & Terry LeggatRalph & Joyce LeyenhorstShirley LibbyDoris LinemayrSusan LonsdaleKenneth LynesLucy MannDave & Marilyn MarcouxDale MarinoDennis & Lauretta MarshR. Doug McDonaldJoan McNabMargaret McReynoldsRobyn McTagueKalman MolnarRoy & Pamela MoorPaul & Mary Anne MorganDr. Michael MurphyGreg & Dorothy MussendenTheresia NaglerJoseph Negraeff

Herbert & Jacqueline NiehausDavid & Zena NovakowskiLester & Wilma OdiorneDr. & Mrs. Dieter & Ursula OsthoffJohn & Hannah OutRonald & Billie PaullJim & Laverne PopowichBrian & Laurie PostillIrene PurchaGerald & Phyllis RabochAubrey & Bev ReedPauline ReichEllen RennerWilliam & Maureen RipleyJoerg RossetAkira & Miyoko SakakibaraKenneth SakakibaraMary SargentHarold & Sachiko SatoPauline SawkaWerner & Elizabeth SchabesbergerDr. & Mrs. Glenn & Debbie ScheskeCecil & Muriel SchmidtGladys SchroeterCharles A. & Audrey ScottEleanor SersonLorraine ShannonBruce & Assunta ShepherdWilliam & Diane SimmsMichael & Lillian SmithMurray SmithHilda SommerfeldJ.B. (Dale) StewardTed & Mavis StrotherBrian & Lola SvensonRob & Laura TedhamAllan & Marlene ThorlaksonArthur & Helen TonogaiJohanna TulErna UnruhZwanntje van DalfsenFred VandenboerSharon Varette

Dr. G. Vaz & Dr. M.C. Hat� eldTom & Hieke VeldhuisenMervin & Faye ViergutzFred & Anne VorderbruggeVirginia VulcanoDonald WarneCarol WebbJanet WelshJohn & Val WiebeDr. & Mrs. Douglas & Janet WilliamsW. Verne WilliamsCameron & Dorothy WilsonByron & Yvonne WiltseGarry & Teresa WongDvoira YanovskyRobert & Lisa YdoCORPORATE DONORS

Applewood Heating & Air Conditioning Ltd.

Bannister Honda

Canadian Tire

City Furniture & Appliances Ltd.

Condos to Castles Furniture & Decor Outlet

Grizzly Curb & Concrete Ltd.

Inland Kenworth (Vernon)

Investors Group Matching Gift Program

Kineshanko Logging Ltd.

Manulife Financial

MNP LLP

MTCS Holdings Ltd.

Nature’s Fare Natural Foods Ltd.

Prospera Credit Union

Telus Corporation

Telus Corporation - Community Affairs

The Golf Club at the Rise Ltd.

The Rice Box

Tim Hortons

Tolko Industries Ltd. - Staff

Trinity Creek Ranch

CHARITABLE GROUPS

Armstrong Spallumcheen Healthcare Auxiliary

Army Navy Air Force Vets #5 Ladies Auxiliary

Army Navy Airforce Veterans Unit #5

BC Gov’t Retired Employees Assoc. of Vernon

Church of God

Elks Lodge No. 45

Kiwanis Club of Vernon - Four Seasons

Lions Club - Enderby & District

Lions Club - Vernon

North Okanagan Sikh Cultural Society

OK Landing Volunteer Fire� ghters Assoc.

Peace Lutheran Church

Pythian Sisters Vernon Temple #21

RBC Employee Volunteer Grants Program

St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

Vernon Alliance Church

Vernon Christian Fellowship

Vernon Japanese Women’s Auxiliary

Vernon Royal Purple Lodge #123

BEQUESTS

Estate of John Archer Cochrane

Estate of Gail Cowan

Estate of Joan Ethelwyn Heriot

Estate of Ammy Thestrup Nielsen

Peter & Betty Ward

FOUNDATIONS

Aqueduct Foundation-S & L Knuever Family Fdn

Foord Family Foundation

Kingsway Foundation

London Drugs Foundation

Shoppers Drug Mart Life Foundation

Donors Deserve Recognition … Thank you for your support!A heartfelt thank you to all of our donors. Due to space limitations, the following list includes donations of $500 or more from September 1, 2014 to February 28, 2015.

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2015 Board of DirectorsElise Allan, PresidentRichard Finn, Vice-PresidentGreg Hamilton, Treasurer

DirectorsKevin ArbuckleMarg BaileySandra BordenDr. Mike ConcannonJoanne Kineshanko

Gloria MorganPaul MorganWilf MulderGreg MussendenRichard RolkeGladys Schroeter

Staff SupportSue Beaudry, Director of DevelopmentAndrea Egan, Development Of� cerEleanor Diekert, Project Of� cerTerri Manke, Development Assistant

Phone: 250.558.1362Fax: 250.558.4133

Email: info@vjhfoundation.orgWebsite: www.vjhfoundation.org

2101 – 32nd StreetVernon, BC V1T 5L2

2101 32 Street, Vernon, BC V1T 5L2250-558-1362 • www.vjhfoundation.org

Your Legacy —Our Future

Planned Charitable Giving can help your own � nancial picture while helping others you care

about. If done properly, it can bene� t the Charity and you, the donor.

Although the Okanagan Landing Volunteer Fire� ghters Association has disbanded, their generosity and service to the community will have a lasting presence in the North Okanagan. The story of the Association began decades ago in the 1970s, when the Okanagan Landing area was without � re protection services. “Okanagan Landing was part of the Regional District,” explains founding member Ed Forslund. “With no � re protection in the area, a group of six men who had trained with the Vernon Volunteer Fire Department realized the need for � re protection.” Answering a newspaper ad for volunteer � re� ghters, Forslund attended a meeting that would be the start of a 40-year involvement with the Association, including 10 years serving as chief.In 1974, with funding from the Regional District, a 25-man brigade volunteered their time to build the hall on Okanagan Landing Road. “We always did as much as we could with volunteer help,” says Forslund. “We took on janitorial tasks as well as maintenance of the grounds and building. Our goal was always to provide the best possible service for the least amount of cost to the community.” In addition to offering � re protection services, the Association supported community events. Forslund notes that there were two parts to the department which worked hand in hand to create not just community safety, but community cohesion. “We had the brigade consisting of the Chief, Deputy Chief, Captains, Lieutenants and Fire� ghters and we also had the Association side with a President, Vice President, Secretary and Directors to take care of the social events.” Throughout the years, the group was involved in the community helping out with the OK Landing Elementary School annual Kids Fun Day, presenting the Hallowe’en � reworks display and running the pancake breakfast at the Paddlewheel Park Regatta. The Association also provided scholarships and funded causes to � ght cancer and kidney disease. “It was a great way to connect with the community, keep morale positive, and get to know our neighbours. We were a big part of the community and in some ways, the cornerstone,” says Forslund.In the early ‘90s when the City of Vernon and OK Landing amalgamated, the Association formed a non-pro� t society, providing contracted services to the City. Okanagan Landing resident and Okanagan Landing & District Community Association board member, Murray Hainer, notes the OK Landing Volunteer Fire� ghters Association was one of the most successful volunteer � re� ghting associations in the province. “Theirs was one of the most active departments in BC, with 150 members over the years.  Community volunteer members displayed a wide variety of personal skills and expertise, and served professionally with an average tenure of ten years. They never had a problem recruiting.”When their contract wasn’t renewed in 2012, members took on the task of dissolving the Association, transferring funds to non-pro� ts throughout Vernon. “As a non-pro� t society, the department never took practice pay. Everyone donated it back to the hall,” says long-serving member Len Ganz. “We looked at a number of worthwhile charities and narrowed it down, eventually choosing � ve based on the impact it would have for the community.”The association has generously donated $45,000 to the Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation in support of patients at the McMurtry-Baerg Cancer Centre and the Tower of Care campaign, Phase II.Twenty thousand dollars has been allocated to the purchase of eight therapy chairs at the McMurtry-Baerg Cancer Centre. Chemotherapy treatments can take up to eight hours per session for some patients. The chairs not only provide patient comfort, but ease of access for medical staff administering treatments. The remaining $25,000 will help equip and furnish a room on one of the top � oors of Polson Tower, improving healthcare for generations of North Okanagan residents, with state-of-the-art care, enhanced infection control, and increased patient capacity, comfort and safety.While disappointed with the demise of the Okanagan Landing Volunteer Fire� ghters Association, Forslund says he is proud of the organization he served with for nearly four decades and that they are able to help so many groups.A total of $187,000 was given back to community to support many worthwhile causes bene� tting residents of the North Okanagan.

Growing up in a serene neighbourhood with a supportive family might not prepare some children for the harsh realities of life, but for Rob and Laura Tedham, it was the perfect foundation that gave them the resolve and dedication to help others. Life-long volunteers, Rob and Laura have seen the other side of life from a local and international perspective. “I began volunteering with a youth organization in a rough Calgary neighbourhood,” says Rob. “My childhood was peaches and cream so it was hard to see kids who hadn’t eaten breakfast or lunch and would be going home to a turbulent household or an empty home.”Rob established careers in real estate development, the airline industry and investment business, while his wife Laura was a homemaker and proprietor of a ladies’ apparel retail store. Despite their busy schedules, the couple has always been actively involved in supporting a number of charitable and volunteer organizations.“We have been blessed to be born in this country and in this part of the country. With that comes a strong responsibility to give time and money to help those in need and to teach our children about these things,” says Rob.In addition to raising two daughters and a son, the Tedhams cared for many ‘bonus’ children. “We were the house in the neighbourhood that had the open door. At any given time we would have one or two extra kids. Their parents cared, but couldn’t cope or just needed some space. We were the time-out zone for the parents and the kids,” says Rob.Some of the youth stayed with the Tedhams for years and are still part of their lives. One girl moved in at age 11, and now grown, is part of the family to this day. “It was a blessing to us,” says Laura. We enjoyed them and having them part of the family.”In 2008, Rob and Laura travelled with friends and clients to Liberia, to help install water � ltration systems in a country which had suffered the ravages of civil war. “It turned out to be the best of any travel experience we have ever had,” says Rob. “We saw how this could literally be the difference between a tortured life and a sustainable life. The people were always sick with constant ‘runny tummy,’ headaches, lower back pain, and bacterial and viral infections.”Laura adds, “What happens is you go over with a preconceived notion that you are going to give to people in need and bless their lives. But then you � nd that you have been humbled, you have been blessed, and you realize how much excess we accumulate compared to how little they have.”The Tedhams, who frequently visited the Okanagan for more than 45 years, permanently relocated to Vernon in 2012. “It was always the plan to move here when we retired,” says Laura. “It was just like coming home. Everything here is beautiful; the climate, scenery, activities and the people.” Not long after of� cially making the move, Rob became involved in with the Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation when he was invited to join the Building a Tower of Care, Phase II Campaign Team.“I wanted to be involved in something that would add to the well-being of the community at large,” he says.In addition to Rob’s volunteer commitment to the campaign, the Tedhams have generously contributed a $6,000 gift that will help furnish and equip the top two � oors of Polson Tower at VJH.“We need services and facilities that tax revenue doesn’t pay for. We have to supplement tax money with community giving and what could be more important than health care?” says Rob.“We are all one doctor’s appointment away from bad news. We have a responsibility to contribute if the money is cared for with great stewardship as is the case with VJH Foundation.”The Tedhams’ example of voluntarism and philanthropy demonstrates the importance of community giving. Although sometimes the need seems greater than the ability to give, Laura recalls a valuable lesson learned from her experience in Africa.“I met a Liberian woman who had returned to reclaim what was left of her property before the war. I felt that we had done so little to help. But the woman said to me, ‘it takes one drop of water at a time to � ll a bucket. If everyone contributes a little bit, eventually the bucket gets full.’”

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Rob and Laura Tedham

A Lifetime of Giving Okanagan Landing Volunteer Fire� ghters Association Leaves Lasting Impact on Community

Heart BeatHeart BeatHeart BeatHeart BeatHeart BeatHeart BeatA heartfelt thank you to the community groups and businesses that generously support VJH Foundation! Donations help fund North Okanagan Residential Care Facilites, Community and

Public Health programs, as well as equipment and programs at Vernon Jubilee Hospital.Tim Hortons SMILE COOKIE campaign raised $25,702 in sales and a matching donation from owners Dan and Jamie Currie last September. Funds will support Tower of Care Phase II. (Photo by Lisa

VanderVelde, Vernon Morning Star photographer)

MNP LLP raised $2,620 from their Vipers Home Goal initiative where the company donates $20 every time the  Vernon Vipers  score a home goal! Go Vipers and MNP! (Photo by Lisa VanderVelde, Vernon Morning

Star photographer)

Thank you to local Shoppers Drug Mart stores for their generous donation of $7,568 to the McMurtry-Baerg Cancer Centre! Funds were raised through the annual Tree of Life campaign taking place in September and October at all three Vernon Shoppers locations. Since 2008, Shoppers Drug

Mart Tree of Life campaign has raised more than $31,000 to support the McMurty-Baerg Cancer Centre at VJH.

The Knights of Columbus Council 4949 held a Grow it For Your Brother fundraiser to bene� t the upcoming Do it For Dad event this June 21st, raising $1,800!

The Silver Star Mountain Opening Weekend Lift Ticket Sale for Light a Bulb & the Tower of Care raised $13,000. Lift tickets sold for $20 each, with 100% of sales being donated to help furnish and equip the top two � oors of Polson Tower.

Designer’s Gallery generously donated $1,511 towards the Tower of Care from their February

promotion where 5% of every purchase over $100 was donated to VJHF! 

The North Okanagan Sikh Cultural Society made a generous donation of time and money in the amount of $11,300 from the Samosa Fundraiser for Tower of Care. This was a wonderful effort

with businesses donating food, and Sikh community members making, selling and delivering all the samosas.

A GREAT BIG THANK YOU to the Armstrong / Spallumcheen Healthcare Auxiliary for their tremendous donation of $101,900 in 2014, with $51,900 towards medical equipment in Armstrong and

Enderby, and $50,000 for Tower of Care Phase II.

Thank you to SUBWAY Restaurants and everyone who bought SUBWAY Cookies for Care in February throughout Armstrong, Enderby and Vernon! $14,600 was raised for Tower of Care Phase II.

The 1st Annual Rockin’ for Radiothon at Checkers Bar and Grill in March raised nearly $800 for the Sun FM Have a Heart Radiothon to support Women & Children’s Health Services at VJH.

Thanks to The Rice Box for their ongoing support of VJH Foundation! In January,

more than $5,000 raised from Wokathon will be designated to Radiothon to help kids at VJH!

UPCOMING EVENTS

Power of the Purse — A Designer Handbag & “Theme” Purse Auction to be held June 4, 2015 at the Prestige Hotel from 7 pm - 10 pm. Join us for an evening of fun and refreshments while helping raise money for a good cause! All proceeds will directly assist North Okanagan families in need. These families are referred by social workers from Vernon Jubilee Hospital, Transition House and the Canadian Mental Health Association. Tickets are $40/person or reserve a table of 8 for $300.00. The evening includes entertainment, appetizers, a glass of wine and special dessert. For more information phone 250-558-5653 or email info@themiraclebucketsociety.com.

TEE OFF FOR THE CURE has a new date! June 21st (reception and auction) and June 22nd Golf Tournament at Predator Ridge. Registration is $195.00/player and June 1st is the registration deadline. This year’s theme “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” is a way of using girl power to raise funds working towards a world without breast cancer. With your help Wine Women & Woods would like to raise $100,000 towards purchasing the new ultrasound machine for the Mammography Unit at Vernon Jubilee Hospital. Since 2003 the Tournament has raised over $801,000 to help in the � ght against Breast Cancer! For more details please visitwww.winewomenandwoods.com.

2nd Annual Savour the Okan agan – July 25th — Bourbon Street Bar & Grill and The Prestige Hotels & Resorts (Vernon) is once again partnering with the Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation for this exciting summertime event. Underneath a canvas of sparkling lights, this exquisite evening of wine, spirits and beer tastings showcases an array of Okanagan inspired hors d’oeuvres and canapés, featuring delectable local ingredients. Proceeds of the event will bene� t the VJH Foundation’s Tower of Care Phase ll campaign to furnish and equip the 6th and 7th � oors of the Polson Tower. The $2.5 million campaign will add 60 new state-of-the-art inpatient care beds and vital medical equipment to VJH. As part of the evening’s activities, there will also be a silent auction and live music by Steve Todd! For tickets call 250.558.5991 or purchase online at www.vjhfoundation.org.

5th Annual Prospera Vernon Dragon Boat Festival & Pledge Drive - Saturday August 15 2015 at Kalamalka Beach. Gather your friends and co-workers and register a team for a fun day of Dragon Boat Racing, while raising funds that stay locally to � ght breast cancer in the North Okanagan! To date the

Festival has raised $30,000 and helped purchase a Digital Mammography machine for the Mammography Unit at Vernon Jubilee Hospital. This year’s event will help fund an Ultrasound Machine for the Mammography Unit. Early Bird Deadline is July 5, 2015, $525 + 5% tax. Regular Deadline is August 2, 2015, $625 + 5% tax. Late Registration subject to space availability. New this year will be a Beachside Market on event day from 9 am - 3 pm! For more info please visit www.vernondbfestival.com