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McHappy Day cooks up $10K for Stevenson Memorial Hospital

'Witnessing local businesses like McDonald’s join forces with community members to foster positive change is truly inspiring,' says official
BradfordToday Staff
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McHappy Day raised $10,000 for the Stevenson Memorial Hospital (SMH) Foundation. Pictured are Margaret Barber, volunteer with the SMH Foundation, Crystal Irvin, clinical manager with SMH, Anne Hamby, SMH Auxiliary member, Melody McLean, SMH Foundation director of development and campaign manager, Dayna Dunn, SMH Foundation community and corporate giving officer, Julia Mullen, SMH vice-president, clinical services, and chief nursing executive, David Green, SMH Foundation board chair, Rory MacKinnon, McDonald’s franchise owner, Wayne Willcott, SMH senior director, corporate infrastructure and redevelopment, Kara Harris-Row, SMH Foundation communications co-ordinator, and Richard Simson, SMH maintenance and security manager.Photo supplied by the Stevenson Memorial Hospital Foundation

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STEVENSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
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We are delighted to announce that McDonald's locations in Alliston and Angus have once again demonstrated their unwavering support for the Stevenson Memorial Hospital Foundation (SMHF) by donating $10,000 from this year’s McHappy Day held on May 8, 2024.

The generosity and community support shown during this annual event will help to bring SMHF closer to raising the local share required for redevelopment.

“We extend our heartfelt thanks to McDonald’s in Alliston and Angus for their outstanding achievement in raising $10,000 for the Stevenson Memorial Hospital Foundation during McHappy Day,” says Melody McLean, director of development and campaign manager for SMHF. “Witnessing local businesses like McDonald’s join forces with community members to foster positive change is truly inspiring.”

“On behalf of Stevenson Memorial Hospital, we thank McDonald’s Alliston and Angus for their continued commitment to supporting our cause, including our much-needed redevelopment,” says Julia Mullen, vice-president, clinical services, and chief nursing executive, SMH.

“We are grateful to SMHF and the numerous community volunteers who contributed to the success of McHappy Day,” said Rory MacKinnon, owner/operator of McDonald’s in Alliston and Angus. “The enthusiasm and generosity from our community is remarkable. We are proud to be able to support Ronald McDonald House Charities and other community charities such as the Stevenson Memorial Hospital.”

The ‘Because of you, we can’ campaign is the largest campaign in SMHF’s history. Donations received help purchase essential equipment, upgrade technology, and complete critical renovations essential to the transformation and redevelopment of Stevenson Memorial Hospital. The hospital’s redevelopment plan includes a new emergency department that will triple in size. With an emergency department built to manage 7,000 visits a year that currently manages close to 40,000 per year, along with a growing population in south Simcoe and surrounding communities, this redevelopment is needed today and for future generations.

For more information, to become involved, or to donate, please visit transformingstevenson.ca.

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