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Daughters of the Nile Raise $1 million for Shriners Hospitals for Children
July 28, 2009
On July 18, 2009, Shriners Hospitals for Children – Canada received a cumulative $1 million donation from the Daughters of the Nile. The donation was presented by Mrs. Vesta Marshall on behalf of the 2,900 members from the 12 Canadian Temples of the Daughters of the Nile organization.
The funds were raised over the last seven years through a variety of community-based events across the country. Member of National Assembly for Westmount-Saint-Louis, Jacques Chagnon and Jocelyn Ann Campbell, Associate Councillor for families and social and community development at the city of Montreal were on hand to recognize this significant contribution to the pediatric orthopaedic hospital.
The ceremony began with Shriners International leadership officially recognizing the outstanding contribution and achievement with an official plaque presentation. “The Daughters of the Nile are a model of will and perseverance to ensure the health and well being of children today and tomorrow,” said Shriners International Deputy Imperial Potentate George A. Mitchell. “This contribution is as tremendous as the size of their collective hearts,” added Board of Trustees member Ralph Semb.
This is the third million dollar donation presented to the hospital by the Daughters of the Nile, a first in the Shriners Hospitals for Children system. The Canadian membership of organization has made this kind of exceptional contribution twice before. Past Supreme Queen Rhona Kerr of Oronto Temple No. 69 in Toronto (Ontario) presented the first donation in 1995 and Nancelyn Ross of Sphinx Temple No.116 in Winnipeg (Manitoba) the second donation in 2002.
During the ceremony, this donation was recognized through the Shriners Hospitals for Children Philanthropic Society which honors major living donors and deceased benefactors who give contributions and/or bequests in excess of $250,000. The Daughters of the Nile were honored with the placement of their third Gold Plaque for gifts of $1 million.
“To assure quality health care and health services to all Quebecers is a priority. For this reason, I salute the initiatives that are consistent with this goal," said Jacques Chagnon, mMember of National Assembly for Westmount-Saint-Louis. "Thanks to this generous donation, young patients treated at the Shriners Hospitals for Children and their families will benefit from a variety of much needed services”
“I am extremely pleased by this tremendous gesture of generosity offered to Montreal-area children and to the Shriners Hospitals for Children, whose presence in our city has always been a source of pride," said Jocelyn Ann Campbell, associate councillor for families and social and community development at the city of Montreal. "This donation, as well as the institution receiving the funding, will help improve the quality of life as well as the future of our youth, which has been an ongoing preoccupation for our administration,”
Daughters of the Nile funding have allowed, among other projects, the implementation of leadership programs such as the Bone Anchored Hearing Aid program lead by Dr. Lucie Lessard. Thanks to this technology and expertise, more than 70 profoundly deaf children have been able to hear. The Daughters of the Nile also provide vital funding for the purchase of hundreds of prosthesis and orthesis annually for hospital patients.
“On behalf of our young patients and our staff, I wish to thank the Daughters of the Nile," said Gary Morrison, chairman of the board of governors of Shriners Hospitals for Children-Canada. "In addition to the extraordinary gift they are making today, they are contributing to improve the quality of care and quality of life of the children and their families, as well as addressing the day to day needs of the children by providing arts and crafts material and games for our child life department."
About the Daughters of the Nile
Daughters of the Nile is an international fraternal organization for women 18 years of age or older, who are related by birth or marriage to a Shriner, Master Mason or Daughter of the Nile. The organizition has 34,000 members in 147 Temples across Canada and the United States. The first Temple – Hatasu No.1, was created in Seattle, Washington, in 1913. The first Canadian Temple was Miriam Temple No.2 created in Victoria (British Columbia) in 1918 and the second was Oasis No.46, created in Montreal (Quebec) in 1929.
About Shriners Hospitals for Children - Canada
Shriners Hospitals for Children is a one-of-a-kind international health care system dedicated to improving the lives of children by providing pediatric specialty care, innovative research and outstanding teaching programs.
Shriners Hospitals for Children- Canada, located in Montreal, is a bilingual, short term, acute care center, providing pediatric orthopaedic health care. The hospital is affiliated with McGill University and provides for clinical experience and teaching for residents and allied professionals.
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