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A lifetime of giving
When past and present St. Boniface Hospital researchers look back on breakthroughs made in the last 30 years, they have donors like Clark and Carole Sinnott to thank. The couple met in Grade 12 at St. Boniface Diocesan High School and, over almost 50 subsequent years...
Better Together!
Angie Gottfred is a giver. At St. Boniface Hospital, Angie is the Program Team Manager for the Family Medicine Clinical Teaching Unit, the Neurophysiology Lab and the Medical Surgical Relief Team Nursing. Leading a team providing patient-centered care, she sees the...
A donation from the heart
Pictured: Dr. Clarence Khoo (Cardiologist), Parusia Purohit (Owner & Nurse Practitioner, Purohit Nurse Practitioner Clinic), Dr. Colette Seifer (Cardiologist), Nimisha Purohit (Nurse, Purohit Nurse Practitioner Clinic), Bachu Purohit, Pam Arpin (AVP Customer &...
The Family Room that love built
With a broken yet gracious heart, Ann Roehl and her family stood – longing for one family member to remain with them, but ready to give hope and healing to other families that would have to endure what they just had. The Roehl family is a close one. Ann and her...
Faith that does justice
A tour of the Dialysis Unit included hands-on equipment demos. Call it Mission Accomplished. As a Jesuit Catholic school, Winnipeg's St. Paul's High School aims not only to help students achieve academic excellence but also to grow as community leaders as they become...
More than a cookbook
Wendy Erlanger at the 2018 Radiothon of Hope and Healing. There’s nothing more comforting than a hearty bowl of soup when you aren’t feeling well. Wendy Erlanger is a big believer in the healing power of soup – and community. Years ago, when five people very dear to...
Generations of generosity
Doreen Guenette (centre) with her children and grandchildren. Missing: Nicole Tweedy and Damian Tweedy-Flett. What began as a tiny seed has now blossomed into an enduring legacy of giving. When Doreen Guenette’s husband passed away in 2000, she decided to make a...
Slices of kindness
Joe Aiello is, as he himself has said of others, the kind of person who makes this big small town the best. When he’s not pulling double duty at Power 97 as Program Director and a co-host of Power Mornings, the veteran of Winnipeg’s airwaves is giving back to his...
Sons have big hearts
Winnipeg’s Order Sons of Italy, Garibaldi Lodge, planted a seed with their gift of $100,000 to St. Boniface Hospital Research in 2013; the Canada Italy Tissue Engineering Laboratory (CITEL) was born. The program focuses on cardiac stem cell therapy and tissue...
Wrapped in love
Bentley was born without a heartbeat. He was delivered at 31 weeks. Only after spending 42 days in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at St. Boniface Hospital, was he finally able to go home. Today, he’s a healthy, growing boy! Together with his parents, Chris...
LIGHT-saving treatment
When babies are born, we delight in their soft skin and tiny miracle bodies. We take joy in parents’ carefully-curated social media feeds, and adore every perfect dimple and roll. But one surprisingly common thing we don’t often see shared on social media is a newborn...
Future fundraisers
During the 2017-2018 school year, students from St. John's-Ravenscourt collected more than $600 in donations to support cardiac care and research at St. Boniface Hospital. One of Manitoba's premier academic institutions, St. John's-Ravenscourt is dedicated to creating...