Radiothon Returns In Person

November 29, 2022

After two years of being held virtually due to the pandemic the Radiothon of Hope and Healing, presented by Vickar Automotive Group, was back on the air and in person in 2022.

The fundraising drive took place in the Hospital’s on-site Galerie Buhler Gallery this year. Dozens of special guests visited to share their inspiring stories, live on 680 CJOB (along with sister stations [email protected] and Power 97), as donations flooded in on November 18.

St. Boniface Hospital Foundation was overwhelmed and humbled by the support of our donors, the community, and our sponsors. Gifts raised through phone calls and online donations reached $235,000 by day’s end, exceeding by far the Foundation’s $200,000 one-day goal.

Once more, patients and researchers at St. Boniface Hospital will benefit from our donors’ generosity.

“The money we raised will be used to fund compassionate patient care at St. B.,” said Karen Fowler, President and CEO of the Foundation.

Fowler added that some will go towards the Emergency Department redevelopment and expansion project currently underway at the Hospital, scheduled to open in 2025.

“It will also help in purchasing equipment used by our caregivers in many units throughout the Hospital; especially in the Cardiac Sciences Manitoba program,” she said.

“And, of course, our medical researchers here at the Hospital, who are changing the face of patient care every day through the work that they do.”

Listeners answered the call

Speaking to 680 CJOB hosts Richard Cloutier and Julie Buckingham at the end of the day, Radiothon sponsor Larry Vickar told radio listeners, “Manitobans came through in such a big, big way.”

As a former St. Boniface Hospital Foundation board member, Vickar has been involved with the Hospital for close to 15 years. That experience has given him a clear perspective on the needs of the community, he said: “We have to meet the demands. We have to do more from within.”

“With the success of this year’s Radiothon, Manitobans have again shown us that each person has their ‘fair share’ gift in them. Others still have been educated to the facts of what St. Boniface is all about, and maybe they’ll be able to support the Hospital in the future,” said Vickar.

See the Radiothon page for a list of sponsors and more from this year’s in-person event.


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