Cobequid Red Velvet Gala 2019

Cobequid Health Centre Foundation
START
01
April 2019
10:00 AM ADT
END
19
April 2019
05:00 PM ADT
RAISED
$733.00
GOAL $6,000.00
12.2% To Goal

About Our Auction

Welcome to the Red Velvet Auction.

This online auction will run from April 1 to April 19. On April 19th all of the highest bids will be transferred to a silent auction being held as part of our Cobequid Red Velvet Gala - this event is being held on April 26th.

The Auction ends at the Gala at 8pm on April 26th.

This event and auction is raising much needed funds for priority medical equipment for the Cobequid Community Health Centre.


About Cobequid Health Centre Foundation

Cobequid Community Health Centre (CCHC) is here for you, your family and your neighbours. Whether you require emergency care, are managing a chronic illness, or need routine tests, care is available for your entire family - your children, siblings, parents, and grandparents.

The Cobequid Community Health Centre serves the communities of Bedford, Sackville, Waverley, Fall River, Hammonds Plains, Mount Uniacke, and surrounding areas.

Each and every day our Foundation team is supporting the healthcare needs of our community by fundraising for priority medical equipment. This provides the tools needed for our professional healthcare team so they can provide quality compassionate care for our community.

Our Story : In 1976, two community-minded individuals, Shirley Freer and Carol Crosby, were determined to fill the need for health and social services in the Bedford-Sackville area. They inspired others to take on this challenge and refused to give up until they saw this need filled. Community support grew and soon they had a group of dedicated individuals ready to make a change. In 1987, the Emergency Department at the Cobequid Multi-Service Centre opened, making it the only free standing emergency room in Canada at the time.

Indeed, the founders were right about the need, so much so that as the community grew, the need for the centre grew. Again, determined, like-minded individuals took up the challenge, bringing the community together to raise $4 million dollars to be used towards the construction of a new centre. In February 2006, as a result of the dedication of the community, the new, much larger Cobequid Community Health Centre opened.

Our community continues to grow, so in 2016, the Foundation started fundraising for its Emergency Triage Project. When planning for the Cobequid Centre’s Emergency Department, it was anticipated that the maximum future volume for our Emergency Department would be 20,000 patients annually. However, our catchment area has grown, last year alone our Emergency Department served more than 50,000 patients. It has enabled the centre to expand our triage area, expand our registration capacity, increase infection control measures and ensure we have the equipment required for our growing needs.

Today, the Centre continues to provide essential health and social services to residents of its surrounding communities. It is due to the generosity of these very communities that the Cobequid Community Health Centre is able to continually grow to meet the ever-expanding needs of the public.

For more information on the Cobequid Foundation please contact our Executive Director, Stacey Chapman, at (902) 877-6252 or stacey.chapman@nshealth.ca. Additional information can also be found on our website at www.cobequidfoundation.ca.

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Live Event Information

Cobequid Red Velvet Gala - Friday, April 26, 2019,
6:00 pm

3rd Annual Dinner Event in support of Cobequid Health Centre

Reception with Harry at the Piano

Dinner
~Roast beef with Yorkshire pudding and red wine sauce
~ Chef's choice of seasonal vegetables
~Roasted butternut squash soup with apple maple relish & red pepper coulis
~Red Velvet Dessert

Silent Auction

Dance with Merimac & 50/50 Draw

For more information or to buy tickets call (902) 869-6111 or (902) 869-6128 or visit www.cobequidgala.ca