When the YGK Healthcare Champions announced that buying a new automated cuff-pressure monitoring system for ventilated patients, called CuffGuard, would be one of the projects they support in 2026, the Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) team behind the proposal could hardly believe it.

When a community comes together with a shared purpose, the impact can be felt far beyond a single day. That spirit was on full display during the University Hospitals Kingston Foundation’s (UHKF) 2025 Giving Tuesday campaign, which not only met its fundraising goal but surpassed it—delivering meaningful support for patients and care teams.

Held on December 2, 2025, Giving Tuesday is a global day dedicated to generosity and giving back, encouraging people to support causes close to home. 

When Willem Sagriff steps on the Point Municipal Park track in Sydenham on October 3, there will be no starting gun, no competitors and no medal waiting at the finish line. Instead, what will drive him forward, lap after lap, is something far more powerful.