As YGK Healthcare Champions, our mission is to empower individuals from all walks of life to join together in support of our community’s health care through Kingston Health Science Centre (KHSC) and Providence Care. We strive to ignite a passion for philanthropy and social responsibility, welcoming everyone to be part of our efforts to cultivate a brighter future for our hospitals and programs.
Our goal is to nurture a culture of giving where every individual, regardless of background or profession, feels inspired to contribute their time, talents, and resources.
Our goal is to nurture a culture of giving where every individual, regardless of background or profession, feels inspired to contribute their time, talents, and resources.
Together, we can make a meaningful impact and ensure accessible, quality health care for our families, our friends and our neighbors.
Why Get Involved?
- Access: You’ll hear about breakthroughs and discoveries through behind-the-scenes opportunities with world-class doctors, researchers and medical leaders.
- Decide: Use your vote to determine how and where the collective investment will make a meaningful difference.
- Impact: You’ll hear the impact of your investment from the physician or researcher leading the selected project.
- Invitation: Receive special invitations to the YGK Healthcare Champions fundraising events.
"There are any number of reasons we, or a loved one, may need our hospitals. I hope you will consider joining YGK Healthcare Champions to help ensure incredible care continues here in Kingston, having a little fun along the way." - Greg Brown, YGK Healthcare Champion Member.
What the Champions Have Accomplished
- Between 2020 and 2022 the Champions raised over $220,000 to purchase Vcreate technology for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Kingston General Hospital.
- In May 2023, the Champions raised over $38,000 at their first event, “A Night to Remember”, to support mental health at our health-care sites in Kingston. The Stand Up to Stigma campaign received $10,000 towards their annual conference which focused on compassion fatigue in health care workers. Providence Manor received $28,000 to support the purchase of an Omi Mobile Projection Machine.
- On August 22, 2024, the group hosted their first annual golf tournament, at the Loyalist Golf and Country Club, and raised $40,000 for equipment for the Rehabilitation Unit at Providence Care Hospital, bringing their total fundraising to just under $300,000!
Corporate Memberships
Whether you’re a local employer seeking new ways to become more socially responsible or you’re a community member whose employer offers opportunities for professional development, the YGK Healthcare Champions Corporate Membership option may be perfect for you.
Benefits of a Corporate Membership:
- Enhance your company’s reputation in the community
- Encourage philanthropy in your employees
- Unlock networking opportunities
- Learn about critical issues effecting health care in our community and become part of the solution
- Improve lives where you work, live and play
- Members are able to share unique experiences with their colleagues
- Unlock exclusive opportunities to sponsor events
- Ultimately, be part of a movement to ensure better health care for all
Options: $250 – 1 Member, $450 – 2 Members, $850 – 4 Members or $2000 – 10 Members.
