Habitat for Healthcare donation a reminder of importance of facility
A recent donation in support of the Hon. Jack Wiebe Habitat for Healthcare also served as a reminder of the importance of this often overlooked service provided to residents of rural Southwest Saskatchewan.
Don Crisp and Denise and Kelly Bradford recently made a $1,000 donation to the Habitat for Healthcare in memory of Harold and Armande Crisp. They were able to stay at the hospice for a number of nights while visiting their parents who both passed away from cancer.
The Hon. Jack Wiebe Habitat for Healthcare provides a valuable service for patients travelling in for day surgery in Swift Current or family members visiting a loved one at the
Cypress Regional Hospital or neighboring Meadows long term care facility. Since the doors opened to this six bed hospice in 2007 hundreds of guests have stayed at this “home away from home.”
“The last few months of 2019 were slowly getting more painful and Harold entered the new health system. Our friends at the Abbey and Shackleton Hutterite Colonies had been involved in the construction of Rotary House a few years back, so it was with great comfort we (Don and Denise) were able to stay for many nights - We found this to be a home. Family and a home were always first priority for Mum and Dad. The staff went beyond their job scope to help us feel relaxed and at peace at a time when Dad was needing us nearby. On December 26, 2019 Dad left us to be greeted by Mum forever in her arms,” stated Don Crisp.
In making their $1,000 donation in memory of their parents, they hoped other Southwest residents would continue to support the Foundation’s mandate in any way possible.
“Our intent is to continue with a yearly donation to this wonderful cause, and help with any future needs within the Foundations goals,” the family stated.
“Heartfelt donations such as this make our philanthropic work such a pleasure knowing that a small gesture of welcoming out of town guests to Rotary House has made an impact on families,” says Jim Dekowny, Executive Director of the Dr. Noble Irwin Regional Healthcare Foundation. “Guests have the opportunity to relax in a homelike setting at an affordable price while being within walking distance of the Cypress Regional Hospital and the Meadows. And we as hosts are happy to make their stay as comfortable as possible.” For more information on Rotary House or to make a donation in support of Southwest Saskatchewan healthcare, visit https:// drirwinfoundation.com/