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MEDIA RELEASE Thousand Islands Community Development Corporation Donation Kicks Off Palliative Care Golf Tournament BROCKVILLE: It’s about bricks and mortar, heart and soul for Palliative Care Services. Thousand Islands Community Development Corporation (TICDC) recently presented Dave Publow, Co-Chair of the Friends of Palliative Care Golf Tournament, with a cheque for $24,000 for the Hospice Palliative Care Service based at Brockville General Hospital. Publow received $1000 of that directly as a kick-off for the golf tournament, and in tribute as the Brockville Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year for 2009. “I can’t think of a more worthy cause to support,” says TICDC Executive Director Tom Russell, “or a more worthy Citizen of the Year. When Dave accepted the award from the Chamber, he pledged to continue his work to provide bricks and mortar, heart and soul for the important work the palliative care service provides to this community. “We have a very responsible Board that makes the important decisions about donations,” Russell continues. “They provided this support for the palliative care service and have for years. It’s a service that affects everyone.” Along with the $1000 kick-off for the tournament, $18,000 was previously allotted to support the Palliative Care Music Therapy Program, and $5000 was gratefully received by the Resource Library. The Hospice Palliative Care Service (HPCS) offers support from diagnosis to bereavement and beyond, working with patients and families at home, at long-term care facilities, and at both Charles and Garden Street Sites of BGH. The program receives no government funding and operates entirely through local fundraising. One of the two major fundraisers for the service is the Annual Friends of Palliative Care Golf Tournament, held each year at the Brockville Country Club. This year, the event is slated for Wednesday, September 1. “This donation is a great way to start letting the public know our major fundraiser is coming up,” says Publow. “We have 80 people registered now, and our capacity is 240 players. Our goal each year is to match what we accomplished last year—for 2009, we raised $138,000. We hope to meet that goal again.” All donations are made through the Brockville and District Hospital Foundation (BDHF). Funds raised support the Brockville General Hospital’s equipment needs and non-government funded programs such as Palliative Care Services and Brockville Cardiovascular Program. “Without the work of Dave and his team,” says Kevin Tackaberry, Chair of the Brockville and District Hospital Foundation, “we couldn’t commit to the funding that we do for palliative care. The service needs about $500,000 annually to operate.” Publow and the palliative care team are grateful to TICDC for the generous donation. “To have corporations give this kind of support is a tremendous thing,” says Publow. “It’s a great way for the public to see how involved TICDC is in their community, and it sends a message to other corporations about getting involved. The Thousand Islands Community Development Corporation leads by example.” For more information on the tournament, please contact the Foundation at 613-613-345-4478 or foundation@bgh-on.ca.
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