St. Joseph's Healthcare Foundation

The odds are in your favour with the Split the Pot Lottery! Partnering with 62 Ontario hospitals brings you an exciting opportunity to win big while supporting healthcare here in Hamilton and all across Ontario, too! 🏥 💙 Each week, Split the Pot is giving away one $10,000 prize and seven $1,000 early bird prizes, so there are even more chances to win! Buy your tickets today for the most chances to win big while doing good, too! ⏰Early Bird Deadlines every Tuesday & Wednesday at 11:59pm. ⏰Buy your tickets here: https://bit.ly/4cwiv7t When you support St. Joe's in the Split the Pot Lottery, you'll be helping to fund the renewal of the Emergency Department at our Hospital. As the busiest ED in the city, our care teams treat more than 65,000 patients each year. But our ED is in need of a little TLC so we can keep caring for our community when you need us the most. Thank you for your support! 💙 #WeAreStJoes #SplitThePot #HospitalLottery Lottery Licence RAF#1383479

Tickets are on sale now for A Mental Health morning! 🌅 The event returns October 10 with keynote address by Dr. Samra Zafar, M.D. is a physician-in-training, a leading expert on DEI and the best-selling author of A Good Wife: Escaping the Life I Never Chose. Through a mix of personal experiences and powerful storytelling, Samra will touch upon the themes of healing with trauma; the importance of self-compassion; the power of authenticity, acceptance and belonging; and the collective effort it requires to build and support resilience. Join us in raising funds for mental health and addictions care at St. Joe’s. To learn more or purchase tickets, visit https://lnkd.in/d38zMMQ  Special thanks to our presenting sponsor ArcelorMittal and our print sponsor directworx for their ongoing support of this event.

The Spirit of Hope Awards are designed to honour and celebrate the people and organizations that have overcome mental health or addiction challenges or made impactful contributions to the mental health and/or addiction fields. Each year at our Mental Health Morning breakfast, one award will be presented for each of the three categories: Individual, Youth/Youth Organization, and Group/Organization. If you know of a person or organization in the Hamilton, Niagara, Haldimand, or Brant communities committed to supporting those living with mental health or substance use concerns, or making impactful contributions to these fields, we want to hear from you! Nominations for the 2024 Spirit of Hope Awards are now open. The submission deadline for nominations is Friday, August 30th, 2024, at 5:00pm and the awards will be presented at A Mental Health Morning featuring Samra Zafar and presented by ArcelorMittal Dofasco on October 10th You can learn more about the Spirit of Hope Awards and access the nomination package here: https://lnkd.in/gRSHVXKW

This past Sunday, over 400 participants, donors, and sponsors came together for A Run for Chris! More than $40,300 was raised in support of mental health and addiction care here at St. Joe's Youth Wellness Centre and we couldn’t be more grateful! 💙🏃♀️ Hosted in memory of Chris Owens, and expertly coordinated by organizers Michelle Owens and Megan Roti, A Run for Chris 2024 was a great success. With warm weather, heartfelt speeches, good food, and of course a 5km run to honour Chris’ favourite pastime, our community came together like never before! In remembrance of Chris’ bright and loving spirit, the Valeri family kindly had a memorial bench in Chris’ name installed at Joe Sams Leisure Park which was unveiled at the event. Next time you visit the park, we encourage you to take a moment, sit on the bench, take in the nature that surrounds you, and remember Chris’ story. The funds raised will help St. Joe’s Youth Wellness Centre to provide a safe and compassionate environment for youth in our community to receive expert care for mental health and substance use concerns. So that no matter what brings someone to our doors, the expert team here at St. Joe's YWC will be ready to help. A special thank you goes out to all the sponsors whose donations helped this event succeed! To learn more, read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/gmvunxQJ

Get ready for back-to-school, while giving back to St. Joe’s! 🎒✏️🍎 Take advantage of our fundraising partnership with Mabel's Labels to get an A+ in organization and make sure your family’s stuff stays out of the lost and found! Right now, when you purchase your personalized labels using our fundraising link, 20% of your purchase will be donated back to support St. Joe’s. Visit https://bit.ly/3AiHuhb and enter “SJHF” in the Mabel's Labels fundraising search bar to get started. 🔍 Mabel’s Labels creates innovative and award-winning labels for babies, kids and grown-ups. Their products are extremely durable, they are laundry, dishwasher and microwave safe – and they’re 100% guaranteed. Their peel and stick labels and tags can be customized with a name, choice of colours and a custom icon, too. 🌈⚽🦕 #ShopHereSupportStJoes #StJoesHamilton #WeAreStJoes #HamOnt #HeartofHamOnt #MabelsLabels #BacktoSchool

Help adorn St. Joe’s with decorated ceiling tiles to promote wellness in healthcare settings! You can sponsor a ceiling tile in honour or in memory of a loved one, or simply to give back to St. Joe’s. Donors can select from more than 20 pre-painted ceiling tiles, including the ones featured here, and pick a preferred area of the hospital where they would like the ceiling tile installed. To view the selection of available ceiling tiles or to donate, visit https://lnkd.in/g29nkQwc This program is in collaboration with The Mac Med Mural Project, led by a group of medical students at McMaster University who have painted unique works of art on ceiling tiles – an unconventional canvas designed to bring smiles to the faces of patients, family members, visitors, volunteers, and healthcare workers alike. The beautiful designs include messages of hope, resilience, and strength. 🎨Tile 1: ‘Breeze’ by Anshika Jain ($125) “Some days are windy and gloomy but then at some point the sun will peek out, and there will be a warm breeze to bask in. I think even through the stormiest days of life, by remaining intentional about seeking beauty in the difficult moments we do find it and have the power to transform our experience.” 🎨 Tile 2: Milo & Otis by Asil El Galad, Michaela Dowling and Sabrina Sikka ($125) “Milo and Otis are two dogs cuddling each other in a warm sweater. We hope this image reminds us to lean into our support systems during difficult moments, as love can sometimes be just as powerful as medicine.” 🎨 Tile 3: Water & Sunlight by Stephanie Chen ($125) “Just below the surface is a world of both tranquil stillness and flowing peace. If you turn your face towards the sky, sunlight dances on the waves and warms your skin. Just like a fond memory of a day at the beach, I hope that this piece brings you peace and calm!”

📢 A Run for Chris is only 4 days away! 📢 Join us this Sunday, August 18th at Joe Sams Leisure Park for a 5km walk or run in memory of Chris Owens and in support of mental health and addictions care at St. Joe’s Youth Wellness Centre. 👟 Don’t miss out on a day filled with fond memories, good music, great food options, fun and friendship in support of a worthy cause. 💙 As always, your registration fee includes your race entry and A Run for Chris t-shirt! 🎽 We look forward to seeing you at the starting line! 🏁 Register Here: https://bit.ly/3YFPZNg On vacay this weekend? Don’t stress! If you are unable to take part in the 2024 edition of A Run for Chris, you can still make a donation to show your support and help youth in our region access the mental health and substance use care they may need. Help us reach our $50,000 fundraising goal! Donate here: https://bit.ly/3WD7RFU 🏃♂️ About Chris 🏃♂️ On August 20, 2021, at the age of 26, Chris lost his battle with mental health and substance use. Though it’s been three years, Chris’ commitment to his fight, his vulnerability with others, and the obstacles he overcame in coming out about his sexuality have left a lasting impact on our community. He will forever be remembered as the most passionate, energetic, loving human being that anyone has ever known, stranger or family. Chris’ sense of humour was unmatched and his presence was undeniable. 🌟 About the Youth Wellness Centre (YWC) 🌟 @stjoesywc is a safe environment for young people ages 17 to 25 to receive expert care for mental health and substance use concerns. The YWC team is committed to bridging the gap between the youth and adult mental health care systems – a time when young people can fall through the cracks of our system. The care team at the YWC offers culturally-sensitive, trauma-informed care and helps young people access the mental health care they may need in a safe(r) space. Learn more about @stjoesywc at https://bit.ly/4c9IlxW #ARunForChris #ReachOutHamilton #SupportStJoes #WeAreStJoes

On Fridays, We Eat Ramen! 🍜 Slurping for St. Joe’s isn’t just okay, it’s encouraged! Menya Kyu on James St. S. is partnering with St. Joe's for a great cause! 💙 On Fridays, $1 from every full-sized ramen bowl sold will be donated to St. Joe’s. These donations will support the greatest needs of our Hospital. Menya Kyu serves authentic Japanese ramen, donburi and other dishes, including several vegan and gluten-free options. There’s something on the menu for everyone! This offer is for dine-in and take-out customers only. Visit Menya Kyu at 154 James St. S. or visit their website at https://bit.ly/3WSJeGO. #HamOnt #SupportStJoes #Ramen

A concert for a cause. A gig that gives back. Call it whatever you like, we’re “amped up” that 🎸🎶 Guitar Strings and Kidney Things returns with Lowest Of The Low taking the stage at Bridgeworks Hamilton on Friday, October 25, 2024. Join us for a night of great music for an even greater purpose, as net proceeds from the event will support kidney care at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton. Whether someone is awaiting a kidney transplant or undergoing regular dialysis treatments, chances are they’re visiting our Hospital pretty regularly. Thanks to our compassionate care teams and the relationships they build with their patients, St. Joe's Dialysis and Transplant Units have become vital places of healing and support and spaces where everyday miracles are made possible. We’re grateful to concert organizers David and Ken Angus for once again choosing St. Joe’s as the beneficiary of funds raised through this annual event and our appreciation goes out to event sponsors Smiths Funeral Homes, Home Instead, Grimsby Hyundai and Elmwood Cabinets for their generous support of this event. 🎸Get your tickets or donate today: https://lnkd.in/gWtEMJb3

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