DIRECT DONATIONS FOR YOUR LOVED ONE

Your funeral director can help you direct donations upon the passing of your loved one. The Walkerton & District Hospital Foundation has relationships with funeral homes throughout Southern Grey Bruce Counties and we work together to support you during this difficult time. All you need to do is inform your funeral home that you wish to have donations to the WDHF in lieu of flowers and they will do the rest.

All individuals remembered in this way are listed on our Virtual In-Memoriam Wall displayed by fiscal year for the past two years.  When donations total more than $1,000, the loved one is memorialized on our in memory giving piece. The in memory giving piece is located in the lobby of the Walkerton hospital near the Foundation office.

LEAVE A LEGACY GIFT

Some members of our community have chosen to leave legacy gifts to the WDHF, either through a bequest in their will or by establishing a charitable foundation. The Robert & Elizabeth Mills Foundation is one such example:

Robert (Bob) and Elizabeth Mills were born locally and lived in and around Paisley their entire lives.  Along with farming, they built a plumbing, electrical, and metal fabricating business based on taking pride in servicing local people’s needs.  They were also passionate for the love and care of animals.  It was their desire to always try and support their local communities, who had supported them, and this desire continues today by proudly supporting worthwhile causes such as the Walkerton & District Hospital Foundation.

In recent years, the Robert & Elizabeth Mills Foundation has generously donated over $85,000 to the WDHF.

MAKE A DONATION IN SOMEONE’S HONOUR

Memorial donations are a meaningful way to pay tribute to a loved one, friend or colleague who has passed. When you make a memorial donation to the Walkerton & District Hospital Foundation you honour a special life by helping to improve the lives of others in our communities in supporting the work of the hospital. Memorial gifts are accepted at funeral homes in Walkerton and area, online, or at the Foundation office. 

When a donation is made, a card is promptly sent to the to the honouree’s next of kin in acknowledgement of your special gift (the amount of your donation will be kept strictly confidential). When sending a memorial donation, please include the name of the honouree, as well as the name and address of the next of kin.

Thank you for choosing to honour the memory of your loved one by supporting WDHF.

For more information or to make a donation in memory of a loved one, contact the Foundation office at WDHFoundation@sbghc.on.ca or 519-881-0441.