Eston District Health Foundation announces 2025 funding plans
By Verna Thompson
ESTON - The Dr. David S. Mulder Eston District Health Foundation's board recently finalized plans for its 2025 fundraising efforts.
Two high-priority items for the Eston Health Care Center—a new tub and lift and vital signs monitor—top the list of donations the Foundation plans to make this year.
The facility has two tubs and lifts, but one is in disrepair and needs replacing. Care home officials say this is an urgent need because it is used by long-term care residents and members of the public who, for various reasons, go to the facility for a weekly bath.
Tenors Galore members Brian Shauf, Clayton Braybrook and Laurie Thompson have been busy practicing for their upcoming concert in Eston in aid if the Dr. David S. Mulder Eston and District Health Foundation. The three will don their tuxedos on Saturday, February 8th for the dinner and concert at the Eston Legion Hall. Tickets are still available from the R.M. of Snipe Lake office in Eston. PHOTO BY VERNA THOMPSON
The cost of the unit is approximately $17,000.
The new vital signs monitor will cost approximately $7,000.
Brian Shauf, the foundation chairman, said the Foundation is pleased to take on fundraising for these two high-priority items.
These are pieces of equipment necessary for the daily care of patients in the local long-term care facility.
Formed in 2019, the Dr. David S. Mulder Eston and District Health Foundation is a charitable organization whose mission is to raise and distribute funds to advance family-centered health care in Eston and the surrounding area.
To date, the Foundation has financed the purchase of 3 defibrillators which have been placed in Eston businesses, as well as a bladder scanner and a new ECG (heart monitor) for the local health care center.
"Our aim is to provide needed equipment which will benefit residents across the area," Shauf said.
To assist with fundraising, the Foundation holds a major event each year, he said.
This year, on February 8, the Foundation presents Tenors Galore, a gala evening featuring music by three local tenors, Shauf and Laurie Thompson of Eston and Clayton Braybrook of Kindersley. The event kicks off with a catered dinner followed by the concert.
The evening's proceeds will go towards the purchase of the tub/lift and the vital signs monitor.
Originally planned for last November, the concert was postponed because of a storm in the area, which made travel difficult for all concerned.
Tickets are available from the Rural Municipality of Snipe Lake office on Eston's Main Street for $80 per person, part of which will be eligible for a tax receipt.
The Foundation is open to receiving further fundraising ideas. They must be health-related and related to residents of Eston and the West Central area.