Tree of Life™ bears fruit for community hospital

Thanks to the generosity of Shoppers Drug Mart customers and employees in eight West Durham locations, more than $15,000 has been raised for women’s health equipment and programs at Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering hospital in this fall’s Tree of Life fundraising campaign.

“Shoppers Drug Mart would like to extend our most sincere thanks to the millions of participants nationwide who helped raise over $2.17 million for women’s health organizations across Canada,” says Lisa Gibbs, Manager, Community Investment, Shoppers Drug Mart. “Each year, the Canadian communities touch us with their support and generosity and the response this year was no exception. Through the support and commitment demonstrated by our incredible customers, Associate-owners and their store teams, we are able to provide essential funding to local women’s health organizations who strive to meet the health needs of Canadian women.”

Among the positive results of the donation will be the purchase of a Trenstop Shoulder Support for the hospital’s surgical unit, that will help in specific procedures for women. The Tree of Life campaign supports Canadian women’s health organizations who offer invaluable services and programming supporting women’s whole health across Canada.

Four local Shoppers managers visited the hospital Dec. 14 to make the presentation and tour the hospital's surgical and lab departments. See all of the pictures here.

The campaign, which ran for four weeks from Sept. 17 to Oct. 14, 2011, saw participation from more than 1,250 Shoppers Drug Mart/Pharmaprix stores and benefited 426 women’s health organizations nationwide. Shoppers Drug Mart’s Tree of Life campaign is national in scope, yet locally based, with 100 per cent of the proceeds donated to women’s health organizations in individual communities and neighborhoods that offer women resources to improve and maintain health in mind, body and spirit.