Where there's a need, there's the Victoria West District Women's Institute

The members of the Women’s Institute are always on the lookout for ways to improve the health and safety of their communities.

Locally, the Victoria West District Women’s Institute has focused its fundraising efforts toward enhancing patient care at the Ross Memorial Hospital. The group’s gifts over the years have impacted care in the Diagnostic Imaging Department and the OR, the Lab, the Dialysis Unit and in Recreation Therapy.

On June 13th, members of the District WI visited RMH to show their support for the ‘Moments that Matter’ Spring Appeal, which is raising funds to purchase new life-saving defibrillators. District WI President Gloria Blodgett, Secretary Sharon DeBeau, Public Relations Officer Marilyn Graves and Treasurer Beryl Connell presented a cheque for $500 to RMH Foundation Executive Director Erin Coons.

“We’re so grateful to the local branches of the Women’s Institute for the efforts they make to enhance patients’ care at the Ross,” said Coons. “Their members are always interested in the equipment needs at the hospital and the nature of patients who are impacted. Every year, they show that small groups can make a big difference when they care passionately about a cause.”

The Victoria West District Women’s Institute is comprised of the North Emily and Lorneville/Argyle branches of the WI. There are 42 members in total.