COMPASSION FUND
Many patients arrive at our hospital in an emergency and have absolutely nothing with them. This is often true of the loved ones who accompany them. You might even have been in this situation yourself.
And others are here for an extended period, often months, while they wait to find a long-term home. And if they don't have close family or friends, they probably don't have the comforts of home or even simple personal care items. At the Ajax Pickering Hospital Foundation, we love seeing the smiles on the faces of hospital staff members when they can provide their patients with these basic necessities.
It’s this human touch that makes our hospital so special and makes a hospital stay, especially a long one, so much easier on patients and family members.
Help the staff at Ajax Pickering Hospital balance the "high-tech" with the "high touch" when looking after their patients.
Ways to Get Involved
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Become a volunteer - we often have hand knitted blankets that need wrapping, personal care kits to be assembled or shopping to be done for items we don't have on hand
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Start a drive for compassion fund items at your work place, through a sport team, family, high school etc
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Donate personal care items, gift cards, toys or hand knitted blankets
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Donate funds to purchase sensory pads, iPads for our lending library or items for our tickle trunk
Click here to see a full listing of our on going Compassion Fund needs.
* Please note we cannot accept used items
Testimonials
For more information, or to arrange a delivery, contact the Foundation office at 905-683-2320 ext. 11501 or email aphfoundation@lh.ca.