Fundraising Events

Radiothon

Each September or October, the Dr. Charles L. LeGrow Health Centre Foundation partners with Stingray Radio to organize and broadcast the annual Radiothon over VOCM (96.7 FM / 97.7 FM). All proceeds go towards the purchase of priority medical equipment.

The Radiothon has become the largest annual public appeal to raise funds. The full-day event shares air time with the Sir Thomas Roddick Hospital Foundation and runs from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. on radio stations in the Western Zone.

The actual broadcast requires the assistance of volunteers and radio staff who prepare for the event months in advance. The Radiothon is the primary fundraising initiative for the Dr. Charles L. LeGrow Health Centre Foundation.

Tree of Love

Each Christmas season, a tree is set up in the main lobby of the Dr. Charles L. LeGrow Health Centre and decorated with bulbs purchased in memory of loved ones. Just days before Christmas, a special carol and memorial service is held in the lobby for the lighting of the bulbs. The service is a live event that is open to attendance and broadcast live on the Dr. Charles L. LeGrow Health Centre Foundation Facebook page, 

Minimum donation of $10.  Envelopes are available at the following locations:

  • Bank of Montreal
  • Scotiabank
  • Leading Edge Credit Union
  • The Medicine Cabinet
  • Pharmasave
  • Locations across Corner Brook and the Codroy Valley. 

All proceeds will go towards the purchase of medical equipment for the hospital. 

Memory Wall

 

The Dr. Charles L. LeGrow Health Centre has established a “Memory Wall” in the lobby of the Health Centre; that will be dedicated to the memory of departed loved ones. 

One of our avenues of fundraising for the Foundation is through our Memorial Fund.  All donations are acknowledged both to the donor and the affected family of the departed. 

Donations now made to the Foundation through the Memorial Fund will also be reflected in this way by the installation of a plaque with the name of the deceased for whom the donation was made.

Only direct donations to the Charles L. LeGrow Health Centre Foundation through the memorial fund are added to the memory wall.  Pledges and donations to projects such as the Annual Radiothon and the Tree of Love will not be included.

The protocol for placing a plaque on the wall will be as follows:

 1. The Memory Wall will be in memoriam of those who have departed.

 2. Upon receipt of a minimum monetary donation of $25.00, a plaque for a loved one will be placed on the memory wall.  The plaque measures 3” x 1” and contains the name, year of birth, and year of death of the loved one.

 3. Only one plaque will be placed on the wall per departed person.

 4. A volunteer foundation member will be responsible for:

  • Providing a receipt to the donor.
  • If the donation comes from someone other than family, an acknowledgment card will be sent to the departed person’s family, if an address is available.
  • Order and arrange the application of the plaques to the Memory wall. 

Penny Barrel

In 1995, a big barrel was located in the lobby of the Dr. Charles L. LeGrow Health Centre and loose coin donations from residents contributed to a total deposit of $4,979.73.

The penny barrel has since been replaced with the Wishing Well, in memory of Hedley Clarke, who developed the idea.  decided to take on this project. We would like to thank Gerald Fowlow for building the Wishing Well.