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Bethesda Foundation
18th annual
Bethesda Foundation
Drive For
Excellence
2015 Community Newsletter
Golf Tournament
Thank you for making this
a very successful tournament!
EAGLE SPONSORS
Mid-Canada Millwork
Steinbach’s Flooring Canada
McMunn & Yates
Derksen Printers
Rick & Gladys Derksen
Holiday Travel
Golden West Radio
Penner International
Penner Farm Services
SCU
RBC
Canadian Tire
Steinbach Family Medical Centre
BIRDIE SPONSORS
Smitty’s
John Loewen Farms
G & E Homes
Steinbach Dental Corp.
JHP Consulting
Three Way Builders
W S Machining
Loewen Body Shop
Creative Print All
Big Freight
Steinbach Dodge
Ste Anne Co-op
ReMax
OTHER SPONSORS
Dairy Queen
Boretta Construction
Erv Parent
Bothwell Cheese
SMS Engineering
LM Architects
Glen Friesen
Trooper
Thanks also to the golfers, volunteers,
Quarry Oaks Staff and the organizing committee:
Daryl Braun, chair, Linda Boily, Margaret Daley/Wiebe,
Menno Rempel, John Peters and Pat Porter.
Mission Statement:
“To enhance health services in the Bethesda service area through innovation, partnership and funding.”
Supporting Health Care in the region since 1980.
About the Bethesda Foundation
The Bethesda Foundation was created by consent of the Manitoba Legislature on July 9, 1980. Since its
establishment, the Foundation has provided funding for the support and improvement of health care at
Bethesda Hospital , Bethesda Place, and throughout the region.
Any capital improvements to hospitals and other medical facilities require a 10% contribution from the
community. The Bethesda Foundation is the organization that has taken on the task of meeting this requirement on behalf of the community. Thanks to the continued support of generous donors, the Foundation has been successful in achieving this goal.
Thus far, over four million dollars has been granted by the Foundation for specific projects like the Emergency Room Redevelopment, the Cancer Care/Obstetrics facility and other projects.
With your help, the Foundation will continue to support health care in the community and serve as a catalyst for new initiatives.
Board of Directors
Board of Directors
Garth P. Reimer
The chairman of the board of the
Bethesda Foundation has served
on the board since the early
1990’s and has been the chairman since 1997. He is a partner
at Campbell Marr LLP where he
has practiced for 35 years.
Milton Penner
The chairman of Penner
International has been active on
the Bethesda Foundation board
since its inception. He has been
instrumental in fund-raising
initiatives and the financial wellbeing of the Foundation. He has
been named honorary chair of
the Foundation.
Marg Rempel
The owner and operator of
a mixed farm northwest
of Steinbach for over three
decades, Marg is still passionate
about the importance of primary
food production. The mother
of three adult children and
busy grandmother, she serves
as Bethesda Foundation Board
Secretary.
Darrel Penner
The co-owner and CFO of
Penner Farm Services based in
Blumenort has been a member
of the Bethesda Foundation
board for 18 years. He chaired
Bethesda Wellness
Inc,
responsible for construction
of the new Crises Stabilization
Unit, and chairs the finance/
audit committee of the board.
Gladys Derksen
A board member since 1996.
A volunteer at Cancer Care
for many years, she is active
on the Bethesda Foundations
priorities committee, the
communications/publicity
committee and is secretary
of the Bethesda Wellness Inc.
board. Gladys and her husband
Rick reside in Steinbach.
Henry Van de Velde
Henry is the newest member
of the Foundation board having
been elected in September of
this year. He is currently a jointowner of Hylife in La Broquerie.
He and his wife Penny and their
3 sons moved to Steinbach
20 years ago from western
Manitoba where they were
dairy farmers. He has served on
several boards and organizations
and is presently serving on the
Steinbach Credit Union board.
Keith Unger
Clyde Loewen
The co-owner of Loewen
Windows is actively involved
in numerous boards and
philanthropic
endeavors.
Presently the chair of The
Eastman Education Centre Board
and chair of the C.P. Loewen
Foundation, Clyde and his wife
Terry reside in Steinbach.
Waldo Neustaedter
A well-known real estate broker
and property developer in the
City of Steinbach is involved
in a number of community
organizations
including
Bethesda Wellness Inc. He has
a passion for the community
and especially health care.
Waldo and his wife Bonnie are
Steinbach residents.
Dr. Curtis Krahn
A driving force in promoting
the new Cancer Care facility at
Bethesda Hospital, Dr Krahn has
practiced medicine since 1983.
Active in the community, he has
served on numerous boards and
committees and brings a wealth
of medical knowledge to the
Foundation board.
Louis Balcaen
The past president of Dairy
Farmers of Canada was a dairy
and grain farmer in the La
Broquerie area for over four
decades and has represented
dairy farmers provincially,
nationally and internationally. He
is currently very actively involved
in a prison ministry and serves on
the tri-diocesan board of Future
Hope, a Catholic organization.
John Peters,
Executive Director
The executive director of the
Bethesda Foundation has
been serving the board since
2007, after his retirement as
superintendent of the Hanover
School Division. He has served
on a number of community
organizations and boards,
including the Mennonite Heritage
Village, the Manitoba Association
of School Superintendents and
the Eastman Education Board.
Keith Unger has recently joined the
Bethesda Foundation board and
has shown passion serving the
community in prior roles, including
past chair of the Steinbach Chamber
of Commerce and Steinbach
Summer in the City Festival. Keith
is co-owner of a Realty business in
Steinbach. He is a team leader of a
project marketing and sales group
and also operates a development
and holding company. Keith holds
a Bachelor of Commerce degree from
the Asper School of Business. Keith
and his wife Kassi have two sons and
reside in the Steinbach area.
The Bethesda Foundation, 316 Henry St., Steinbach, Manitoba R5G 0P9 • Phone: 204-326-6411 ext. 2094 • bethesdafoundation.ca • bethesdafoundation@southernhealth.ca
Getting it Done!
You Helped Make This Happen
In 2005, the Bethesda Foundation undertook a large
capital campaign with the goal of raising the community’s
10 percent contribution required for construction of
a surgical wing, a Cancer Care/Obstetrics wing and
emergency room redevelopment at the Bethesda Regional
Health Centre.
Thus far, over $2 million has been granted by the
Foundation for completed projects including the Cancer
Care Unit and another $2.2 million has has been spent
for the emergency department upgrade which opened in
September of 2014.
Thanks to the support of the Bethesda
Foundation and Bethesda Wellness...
The community responded with great generosity and
continues to help the Foundation to be a strong supporter
of health care in the community and a catalyst for new
initiatives.
These two major projects at the Bethesda Health Centre
are just the latest examples of how all funds raised by the
Bethesda Foundation stay in the community as part of the
Foundation’s mission to “enhance health services in the
Bethesda service area through innovation, partnership
and funding.”
“The Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU) is a part of a spectrum
of mental health crisis services provided by the Southern
Regional Health Authority. Having a CSU closer to home for
residents of southeastern Manitoba enhances the capacity
to provide collaborative and integrated mental health
services. The unit, which can accommodate up to eight
residents, is designed for short-term stays, generally 3-5
days.
“Since opening at the end of February, 2012, hundreds
of community residents have stayed at 450 Main. We have
created an environment where people will regain stability
in their lives through professional support, reconnection
to families, and other community links in order to restore
balance and the ability to flourish physically, emotionally
and spiritually.
“CSU services include: 24/7 professional support, brief
treatment counselling, educational and therapeutic groups,
referrals to other services and follow-up support.”
Grant Major, CSW-Crises
Regional Client Services Manager-Mental Health
Southern Health - Santé Sud
The Bethesda Foundation, 316 Henry St., Steinbach, Manitoba R5G 0P9 • Phone: 204-326-6411 ext. 2094 • bethesdafoundation.ca • bethesdafoundation@southernhealth.ca
Steinbach Flooring Canada
Paul Reimer, Menno Rempel, John Sawatzky, Ryan Rempel
McMunn & Yates
Canada One Travel
Clint Warwick, Keith Perreault, Chip Friesen, Grant Toews
Dennis Leslie, Connor MacAulay, Wayne Bell, Mary Jane Hiebert
Derksen Printers
Matt Wieler, Sean Ashton, Glenn Buffie, Paul Dyck
THE BETHESDA FOUNDATION
Thank You to the Golfers &Sponsors
steinbachapartments.com
Rudy Nikkel, Garth Reimer, Daryl Braun, Kent Fast
For supporting our very successful
Canadian Tire Steinbach
Brent Giesbrecht, Bailey Funk, Stefan Lavallee, Luis Ries
22nd Annual Drive for Excellence
Harvest Honda
Gord and Vi Kreutzer, Maureen and Gerry Aubrey
Penner International
Deyanne and Gerry Cleaver, Milton and Keith Penner
Steinbach Family Medical Clinic
Kyle Guenther, Phil Guenther, Fred Pauls, Scott Masterson
GOLF TOURNAMENT
Held on June 26, 2015
Century 21 Gold Key Realty
Martin Penner, Mike Thiessen, Andrew Heidebrecht
and Adam Neustaedter
EAGLE SPONSORS
BIRDIE SPONSORS
steinbachapartments.com
Steinbach Credit Union
Ste. Anne Co-op
Penner Farm Service
Rick & Gladys Derksen
RBC
Penner International
Century 21 Gold Key Realty
Canada One Travel
Canadian Tire
Derksen Printers
Harvest Honda
IDC
McMunn & Yates
Remax Keith Unger
Smitty’s
Steinbach Family Medical
Steinbach Flooring Canada
Three Way Builders
Niverville Heritage Centre
innkeepers.com (Days Inn)
Red River Mutual
PFP Ventures
Steinbach Dodge
Creative Print-All
Great Canadian Oil Change
Dairy Queen
Loewen Body Shop
E.G. Penner Building Centres
John Loewen Farms
JHP Consulting
Thank You to the
Steinbach Fly-In Golf Club
Staff and Bethesda
Foundation Volunteers
for their great work!
The Rick and Gladys Derksen team
Erin Martin, Val Martin, Terry Gudmundson, George Sawatzky
Penner Farm Services
Reg Penner, Dickson Gould, Daryl Penner, Ed Peters
Dr. Minnaar
with
Bethesda
Regional
Health Centre’s
new training
mannequin.
RBC Team
Steinbach Credit Union
Ed Penner, Matt Chrunyk, Bob Borsa
Matt Neufeld, James Gosselin, Glenn Friesen, Geof Dilts
Three Way Builders
Len Neufeld, Bob Wrublowsky, Jayson Barkman, Nic Thiessen
Ste. Anne Co-op
Henry Nickel, Don Esau, Calvin Dyck, Craig Brandt
This year’s
proceeds helped
purchase a
$55,000
training mannequin
for Bethesda
Regional Health
Centre.
Remax Team
Keith Unger, Kent Ledingham, Mike Fast, Tim Schmitt
Smitty’s Team
Burt Suss, Gerry Sapinski, Merle Gadsby and Brian Gadsby
The Bethesda Foundation, 316 Henry St., Steinbach, Manitoba R5G 0P9 • Phone: 204-326-6411 ext. 2094 • bethesdafoundation.ca • bethesdafoundation@southernhealth.ca
Bethesda Foundation praised for
funding high-tech teaching tool
by Grant Burr
This isn’t your average dummy.
Staff at Bethesda Hospital were
singing the praises of the Bethesda
Foundation this week so loudly it
almost drowned out the moaning
and groaning of their new patient
in the corner of room.
Don’t worry. He’s not real.
Hospital staff are ready to get
down to work using a new $55,000
high-tech mannequin that comes
to them courtesy of the Bethesda
Foundation. The foundation
is perhaps better known for its
instrumental financial role in
larger hospital capital projects like
the birthing centre, cancer care
unit and emergency department
Dr. Christo Minnaar, Bethesda Foundation board member Marg Rempel, Bethesda Hospital director of health services Jan Gunness
expansion. In a supplying this
and Foundation board member Gladys Derksen look over a new mannequin, funded by the foundation, which will help provide training
new technology to the hospital, to students and staff working at Bethesda Hospital in Steinbach.
Grant Burr-The Carillon
the foundation has found a way to
give back on a smaller scale using
on his conditions. Participants in simulations can enter into the
surplus funds raised from annual golfing fundraisers.
computer program what they believe appropriate medication
As the foundation’s annual tourney approaches on June
26, they hope funds from that upcoming event plus existing
surplus funds will cover the costs of this donation, which allows
hospital staff to claim a medical mulligan in a safe environment.
The life-like mannequin responds to various scenarios and
is connected wirelessly to computer program which monitors
vital signs.
Dr Christo Minnaar says the new tool will help students and
staff at the facility tackle situations including operating room
procedures and critical care incidents. He says teaching tools
like this one are one of the ways the hospital can also position
itself as health leader, which can aid in recruitment and
retention efforts.
The mannequin is able to simulate actual physical responses
to changes in treatment and simulations can be made more
challenging if necessary.
The mannequin’s tongue can be made to swell in order
to create a scenario of a more challenging intubation. His
blood pressure responds to changes in medication. The
mannequin’s pupils respond to light and his eyes blink based
dosages should be and then monitor and respond to results.
The mannequin’s will respond, for better or worse, based on
the treatment administered.
Scenarios will challenge the participants general knowledge
and test their ability think on their feet.
“It’s a safe environment,” Minnaar says. “Nothing bad is going
to happen to the mannequin. The more you do, the more you
learn.”
Minnaar says this type of technology has changed the way he
learns and he’s excited for its arrival at Bethesda.
There are plans to incorporate the mannequin into the
training for a variety of departments.
“The whole hospital will benefit from that and ultimately the
patients,” he said.
The Bethesda Foundation’s 22nd annual golf tournament
tees off on June 26 at the Steinbach Fly-In Golf Course. To
register as a golfer call 204-326-6411 ext. 2094 or email
bethesdafoundation@southernhealth.ca.
Republished with permission from The Carillon.
The Bethesda Foundation, 316 Henry St., Steinbach, Manitoba R5G 0P9 • Phone: 204-326-6411 ext. 2094 • bethesdafoundation.ca • bethesdafoundation@southernhealth.ca
Save the Date!!
Please plan to join us on April 22, 2016 at Friedensfeld hall
to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Bethesda Foundation.
Guest speaker will be Dr. Samantha Nutt, an award winning
humanitarian, best-selling author and acclaimed public
speaker. She is a medical doctor and founder of the renowned
interntional humanitarian organization War Child.
Tickets will go on sale in January
Dr. Samantha Nutt
Comfort Baskets for Palliative Care
Support for families is important for those who provide
compassionate end-of-life- care at Bethesda Regional Health
Care Centre in Steinbach.
Several years ago, Violet Vogt, Volunteer Project Coordinator, became aware of the need to provide practical
support to families at Bethesda, who were keeping vigil with
a loved one 24/7. People often found themselves in a hospital
lacking many small necessities and comforts of home.
“Your kindness and thoughtfulness will always be
remembered.”
Debbie Krahn is a regional palliative care nurse, who also
serves as a volunteer on the Comfort Basket Project. She
considers this project a great example of an effective partnership
between the Southern Health Palliative Care Team and the
Bethesda Foundation.
The Comfort Basket Project was developed to meet those
needs. Practical items such as personal care products, snacks,
comfort items and pastime activities were included. Volunteers
work together to assemble the products into a beautifully
wrapped basket that is delivered to these families by a member
of the Regional Palliative Care Team or the staff at Bethesda
Regional Health Care Centre.
In 2013, the project was briefly suspended due to funding
challenges. When the Bethesda Foundation Inc. became aware
of this need, funding was immediately approved for 50 baskets
at an approximate cost of $40 each.
Many positive comments have come in over the years from
families who have received these baskets.
A few examples include:
“Thank-you for the Comfort Care Basket, it helped to know
someone else cared about us and our loved one in our last days
together.”
“The Comfort Basket was the handiest thing…so many things
that you never remember to bring to the hospital yourself.”
Debbie Krahn and Violet Vogt with Comfort Baskets they create for families of patients in
palliative care at Bethesda Regional Health Centre.
The Bethesda Foundation, 316 Henry St., Steinbach, Manitoba R5G 0P9 • Phone: 204-326-6411 ext. 2094 • bethesdafoundation.ca • bethesdafoundation@southernhealth.ca
Milton Penner Named
Honorary Chair of
Bethesda Foundation
Please join us for the annual
GIFTS OF
LIGHT
Official Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2015
4:45 PM ON THE HOSPITAL GROUNDS
TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY 5:30 PM
SLEIGH RIDES ● HOT DOGS
HOT CHOCOLATE ● MUSIC
email: bethesdafoundation@southernhealth.ca
TWO WAYS TO SPONSOR
$500 for regular tree; $1,000 for large tree.
Call 204.326.6411 ext 2094 or 204.392.4122 for more info.
(charitable receipt provided for the entire amount)
www.bethesdafoundation.ca
Lemonade stand raises
funds for Foundation
Special guests at the September 24th meeting of the Bethesda Foundation Board, was this
group of young entrepreneurs who presented board members Keith Unger and Dr. Curtis
Krahn with a cheque representing the proceeds of a lemonade stand they set up to raise
money during their summer holidays. The young supporters of the Foundation are Erika
Kreutzer, Ella Reimer, Patty Kehler and Nikolas Reimer.
After serving for 34
years as a director of the
Bethesda Foundation,
Milton Penner has
decided to step back
from
regular board
director duties.
The
Board
has
decided to recognize
Milton’s
tremendous
contribution of time,
energy,
enthusiasm
and generosity to the
Foundation by naming
him Honorary Chair of the Foundation.
During his time as a Foundation director, Milton was
instrumental in raising a great deal of money for projects that
benefited the Bethesda hospital. He was an especially powerful
force in raising funds for the Cancer Care/Birthing Centre.
New board members marveled at how much wisdom he
could share in just a few words. His advice and suggestions were
always well thought out and valuable.
Milton is not one who seeks public recognition, preferring to
remain in the back ground, serving quietly and with great effect.
In his own words, “some of the best times I had with the
Foundation were serving farmer sausage burgers to the kids at
the SRSS who were part of the Dragon Boat races and hosting
appreciation luncheons and barbeques for the hospital staff.”
When the Gifts of Light campaign started some 15 years ago,
Milton took it upon himself to make sure it was an ongoing
and growing successful fund-raiser. He was never shy about
asking people to sponsor Christmas trees and people soon
came to expect a call from him and almost never said no to his
request for a donation! As one of his last official duties with
the Foundation, he has agreed to be the official tree lighter for
2015, a fitting tribute to the person who has helped make Gifts
of Light campaign such a success.
While Milton will no longer be a regular board member,
his advice will still be sought and as honorary chair his
name will be an on-going part of the Bethesda Foundation.
Thank you Milton for being such a strong supporter of the
Bethesda Foundation for these last 34 years!
-The Bethesda Foundation Board of Directors
The Bethesda Foundation, 316 Henry St., Steinbach, Manitoba R5G 0P9 • Phone: 204-326-6411 ext. 2094 • bethesdafoundation.ca • bethesdafoundation@southernhealth.ca
Little Red Trees back for
Christmas season
T
wo hundred miniature red metal trees manufactured and
donated by Joe and Josh Waldner at WS Steel as a Bethesda
Foundation fundraiser last Christmas will be back on light
standards lining Steinbach streets again this year.
The little red trees were a popular part of the radio-a-thon
fundraiser for the Bethesda Foundation a few years ago. They were
designed by the staff at Golden West Radio. WS Steel manufactured
the trees covering all the costs so every dollar generated by donors
would go towards the work of the Bethesda Foundation.
Tree sponsors, along with the Waldners, are pleased to know
that funds raised locally by the Bethesda Foundation stay in the
community. The support for the little red tree project last year saw
the trees line Main Street from the Brandt Street intersection to
the fire hall.
The little red trees which were sponsored in memory of a family
member or friend or simply to show support for the Bethesda
Foundation were so popular they also lined Brandt Street all the
way from enVision offices to the Steinbach Bible College.
The trees can be sponsored simply by filling out the coupon
below or by calling or emailing the Bethesda Foundation Office.
The trees also will be available during the annual Christmas craft
sale at Clearspring Mall. Each tree will have a sign indicating the
name of the sponsor for this year or the names of a friend or family
member of the sponsor.
Yes!
I’d like to support the Bethesda Foundation by
sponsoring one or more red trees for $100 each.
Please find enclosed a donation to the Bethesda Foundation in the amount of $
for
trees
Donor's Name
Address
Street/Box
City
Province
Postal Code
Telephone Email
Payment Method  Cheque  Visa  Mastercard  Other
Card Number
Exp Date
Name(s) on Tree
OR
In memory of:
May we publish the donor’s name as a supporter of the Bethesda Foundation?  Yes
 No
The Bethesda Foundation, 316 Henry St., Steinbach, Manitoba R5G 0P9 • Phone: 204-326-6411 ext. 2094 • bethesdafoundation.ca • bethesdafoundation@southernhealth.ca