To Rouge with Love 2012

Anne Raghurai, Dr. Kassam, Foundation Chair Judith Barker and Wendy Nagy.

This month is a truly heartfelt celebration for many supporters of Rouge Valley’s Cardiac Care Program, as generous hosts and their guests in the Durham/GTA region gather to celebrate Valentine’s Day and Heart Month.

The annual event, affectionately known as “To Rouge with Love”, is a series of cocktail parties and events intended to raise funds to help purchase essential cardiac equipment. For the second year, the event will support the Heart of it All campaign, to bring new echocardiogram machines to the Rouge Valley Health System hospitals. Held over the course of two weeks, at eight locations, each event will host a special guest from Rouge Valley Health System to explain why the equipment is so important and needed, as well as how it is used.

Dr. Paul Galiwango and Gord Moore.

The first two events were cocktail parties at the home of Anne Raghurai on Feb. 8 and then on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14 at the home of Ann and Gord Moore.

Click here to see pictures from Anne's party. Click here to see pictures from Ann and Gord's event.

Last year “To Rouge with Love” raised more than $20,000 for cardiac care at Rouge Valley and it is expected to be a success again this year. Guests attending the events make a donation upon arriving to their party, and have an opportunity to meet and interact with the cardiologists and leaders of the Rouge Valley Cardiac Care program.

Rouge Valley’s Cardiac Program is doing incredible things. This group has embraced the concept of providing excellent cardiac care across both our Ajax and Pickering and Scarborough Centenary sites and as a regional centre of excellence provides outstanding care to patients from Lindsay to east Toronto.