Three more companies with business dealings in Surrey have joined Surrey Memorial Hospital Foundation’s campaign to help bring new doctors to the region.
Pledges by Diamond Delivery, Laurmel/Mainland Sand & Gravel Ltd., and Heritage Office Furnishings Ltd. have brought the Foundation $116,000 closer to its goal of raising $5 million during the 100 Days to Give campaign. A quarter of the way through the 100 days, the Foundation has so far raised $2.226 million.
Transportation and distribution company Diamond Delivery has made a $56,000 commitment to the campaign by scheduling a fundraising run on April 16 in Surrey’s Bear Creek Park. Diamond Delivery representatives are raising $1,000 for each of the 56 kilometres they intend to cover during the company event.
Laurmel/Mainland Sand & Gravel Ltd. has pledged $50,000, as the construction materials company continues a tradition of supporting hospitals in the communities in which its employees live and work.
Heritage Office Furnishings Ltd., which supplied the furniture for the new Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre, has made a $10,000 donation to the campaign.
The Foundation’s 100 Days to Give campaign (http://100days.smhfoundation.com/) will help purchase innovative equipment to attract new doctors to the region. BC entrepreneur Jim Pattison has donated $5 million to the campaign, and the Foundation is looking to raise a further $5 million.
Other donations so far include major gifts from Coast Capital Savings, Foxridge Homes, Surrey Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, Surrey Fire Fighters Charitable Society, North Surrey Lions, McQuarrie Hunter, and a pledge from a private foundation.
Established in 1992, Surrey Memorial Hospital Foundation has raised more than $55 million to purchase medical equipment, fund innovative programs, and support training and research.
