Coastal Sun Greenhouses and Farm donation
John from Coastal Sun Greenhouses and Farm generously gifted the Auxiliary $325.00 from his donation jar.
2019 Lower Mainland BCAHA Conference
An amazing 43 members of the Sunshine Coast Healthcare Auxiliary caught an early ferry to attend the 2019 BCAHA, Lower Mainland AGM. The event was hosted by The Auxiliary to Lions Gate Hospital in North Vancouver, with morning coffee and muffins supplied by VCH. Karin Olson, CEO, VCH updated the attendees with VCH's new commitment to "Virtual Healthcare". Our members [...]
Shorncliffe birthday party
On September 26th, Marion and Mary from Pender were joined by Bev and Beth from Sechelt to host the birthday party at Shorncliffe. There was a beautiful cake and entertainment from the Inspirations. Everyone had a great time!
Donated musical instruments
In the spring, the Sechelt branch donated the instruments used by the "Belles of St Mary's" to the Pender Harbour Health Centre. Their Outreach Coordinator runs a weekly group for those living with dementia and uses the instruments to stimulate play and interaction among the participants. It is a lively group with positive benefits to group members and their caregivers. [...]
Thank you and farewell …
As a parting gift, the Auxiliary gave Lauren Tindal a beautiful pepper grinder of First Nation design. Candice Sayre, SCHA President presents a farewell gift to Lauren Tindall, Director, Sechelt Hospital. Every time she grinds, she will think of us! Her parting gift to the Auxiliary was her heart-felt appreciation for our generosity as set out in her [...]
HMB Pancake Breakfast 2019
Another flippin’ success.. Halfmoon Bay Branch hosted another successful Pancake Breakfast the morning of July 14 at the Halfmoon Bay Country Fair. 400 sausages were cooked and about the same number of pancakes flipped so that over 200 people could enjoy a hearty breakfast. Bob Gray and Greg Gehring were the chefs extraordinaire on the day, cooking & flipping delicious [...]
Canada Day Parade 2019
July 1st was a beautiful day on the coast and the streets of Sechelt were lined with happy folks celebrating Canada Day by watching the annual parade. The Totem/Shorncliffe bus, donated by the auxiliary along with about 20 enthusiastic members of the Sunshine Coast Healthcare Auxiliary, participated. We gave out Canada flags and pencils and got a warm welcome and [...]
Good news story from the Loan Cupboard!
Good news story from Shelley Grainger at the Loan Cupboard! Today we were able to place a recently donated "Merlin Reader" for the visually impaired. The recipient is not a coastal resident, but is a young student who is a landed immigrant in Vancouver who does not yet qualify for any medical equipment purchase assistance. He has been studying with a much inferior [...]
Pop up store at Totem is just the ticket
What do you do when seniors can’t get out to shop? – you bring the store to them. Sunshine Coast Health Auxiliary volunteers set up shop at Totem Lodge on the afternoon of June 19th and provided a personal shopping experience. It brightened up the day for many residents who eagerly tried on, modelled and “purchased” the great selection of [...]
Sechelt June Luncheon
Sechelt branch held their June luncheon at Port Stalishan. Beth Ems gave an inspiring report on her participation in the BCAHA conference in Prince George in April..The food was yummy and a great time was had by all.