Dec 2009 - Delta Hospice receives $35,000 gift from BMO Bank of Montreal

 
The Delta Hospice Society is pleased to announce a generous gift of $35,000 from BMO Bank of Montreal to the capital building fund. This donation marks a milestone in the society’s fundraising efforts, bringing the remaining money needed to fund the project to $945,000.
 

The Society recently opened its doors to the Centre for Supportive Care and anticipates opening the Hospice residence by March, 2010.
 

“We are so pleased to have BMO Bank of Montreal backing our efforts to raise the remaining funds needed for our capital campaign. This donation brings us under the $1 million mark, which is very significant. We are pleased that BMO recognizes the importance of this project in our community,” says Delta Hospice Executive Director, Nancy Macey.
 

When faced with the diagnosis of life threatening illness, the Centre provides the individual, family and friends access to resources and support. The community can drop in for information, support, complementary therapies, counselling and referral to appropriate resources to effectively navigate the health care system. The hospice residence will enable the majority of residents of North and South Delta to remain in their own community to die when care cannot be managed at home.
 

Offering a unique and advanced model of care in British Columbia, with separate hospice residence and support centre, this project could become a model for other municipalities in Canada. 

 
“Our donation to the Delta Hospice Society’s new Centre for Supportive Care and the 10-suite Residence is further proof of our commitment to supporting and strengthening health care services for citizens in the region,” said Jennifer Muench, Vice President, Vancouver District, BMO Bank of Montreal.
   
About BMO Bank of Montreal

Since its founding in 1817 as Bank of Montreal – Canada’s first bank - BMO has been committed to corporate and social responsibility and the principles of sustainable development. In 2008, BMO contributed $47.7 million in corporate donations, sponsorships and events, supporting communities and thousands of charities and not-for-profit organizations across Canada.
 

About Delta Hospice Society

Delta Hospice is a non-profit, charitable organization that provides quality supportive, end-of-life and bereavement care to the community of Delta.  It raises its operational funding mainly through donations, service agreements, grants and its Hospice Cottage Thrift Store.  The society is nationally accredited for its standards of excellence throughout the organization including board governance, quality and risk management, care delivery, environmental stewardship and organizational sustainability.  
 

The Delta Hospice Society is currently on the last leg of fundraising for the 8.5 million dollar capital project to build Delta’s first in-patient hospice residence and supportive care centre.
 
For more information about the project or to make a donation visit www.deltahospice.org.  100% of donations designated to the Building Fund go towards this capital project.
 
Photo below:
On December 1st, 2009, BMO Bank of Montreal presented its $35,000 gift to the Delta Hospice Society’s building fund. Shown left to right from BMO Bank of Montreal: Geoff McMartin, Tsawwassen Branch Manager; Debbie DaSilva, Ladner Branch Manager; Jennifer Muench, Vice President, Vancouver District; and Dave Eleiter, Personal Banking Area Manager, and from the Delta Hospice Society Board, President Jan Winfield and Directors Marty Reynolds and Michael Rudd.