Home is where the heart is:
Queen Victoria Hospital Echocardiogram Fundraising campaign
Why an Echo?
The echocardiogram ultrasound is an important tool for physicians. It uses soundwaves to scan the heart and nearby blood vessels to produce a picture (echocardiogram). This picture provides information as to the function and structure of the heart. The echocardiogram can be used to monitor the heart and diagnose certain diseases such as:
- damage from a heart attack
- heart failure
- congenital heart disease
- problems with the heart valves
- endocarditis
- and cardiomyopathy
This machine will:
- Save time
- Provide a rapid diagnosis
- Save patients from having to travel along busy and dangerous highways
- Free up ambulances and paramedics during a patient transfer
- Increase the capacity of the ultrasound department
Learn More about the Echocardiogram Ultrasound Machine: The Philips EPIQ ELITE ULTRASOUND
Our target
Our kick off to the fundraiser is Giving Tuesday December 3, 2024. We hope to achieve our $250,000 goal by summer of 2025 and anticipate the ultrasound to be ready for installation and use for winter of 2025.
HOW TO DONATE:
ONLINE
Donate online through the CanadaHelps website and a tax deductible receipt will be issued directly to you upon payment.
IN PERSON
Revelstoke Credit Union: drop off your donation at the bank teller, an account has been set up under “Revelstoke Health Foundation echocardiogram ultrasound fundraiser.” The teller will take your contact info and a tax deductible receipt for any donations $20 or over will be sent to you via Canada Post.
Mail cheques payable to The Revelstoke District Health Foundation to the following address:
Ornament Campaign
Make a $100 donation in a person’s memory or honour and we will ship a 4″ handcrafted ceramic heart ornament to them or to you.* Proceeds from the sales will go to the Echocardiogram fundraising campaign for Queen Victoria Hospital. Limited quantities available.
Click the button below to fill out a Google Form and participate in this campaign.
*Due to the Canada Post strike, orders will not be shipped until the labour disruption has ended.
Fundraising 50/50
Help support the Echocardiogram fundraiser by purchasing 50/50 tickets through Rafflebox!
Proceeds from the 50/50 raffle will help purchase an Echocardiogram Ultrasound machine for Queen Victoria Hospital, and one lucky winner could win up to $10,000.*
Ticket sales start on December 3rd, 2024 and end on January 3rd, 2025. The winner will be drawn on Monday, January 6th, 2025 at 12 noon (PST).
Click the button to purchase your tickets today!
*amount based on full sellout of tickets
Purchasers must be 19 years of age or older and must be BC residents. BC residents cannot purchase tickets on behalf of non-residents.
BC Gaming Event License #155787
TICKET PRICES:
1 ticket for $10 (limit: 64)
4 tickets for $20 (limit: 112)
20 tickets for $50 (limit: 380)
100 tickets for $100 (limit: 40)
News & Updates
Fundraising Update:
As of December 1st, $60,000 has been raised of the $250,000 needed to purchase the Echocardiogram machine.
Thank you to our generous donors:
Tier 1
Tier 2
Tier 3
