WOMEN’S COLLEGE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION CELEBRATES LCBO REACHING $11.5 MILLION DONATION MILESTONE + LAUNCHES 2025 CAMPAIGN
TORONTO ON – MARCH 6, 2024 – Today, Women’s College Hospital Foundation celebrates and thanks LCBO and its employees for five years of commitment and transformational support totaling $11.5 million in customer donations put towards the women and equity deserving people Women’s College Hospital (WCH) serves. The milestone announcement comes on the same day as the launch of LCBO’s 2025 Equity in-store fundraising campaign that will continue to raise donations to support WCH patients.
Through LCBO’s Spirit of Sustainability social impact platform , including past Equity in-store fundraising campaigns, customers from across Ontario have contributed to the greatest needs of WCH including:
- Mental Health programs
- Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Care Centres
- Equitable Research
- Transition Related Surgery (TRS) program
- 2SLGBTQ+ community programs
Sandra Sualim, President and CEO, Women’s College Hospital Foundation said, “What an absolutely incredible milestone! Every single day, our amazing team at Women’s is pushing the boundaries of medicine, treatment, science, and research in ways that inspire and transform. By supporting WCH, LCBO’s customers are playing a key role in tackling some of the most urgent health challenges facing our communities. What’s even more exciting is that when WCH makes a groundbreaking discovery or uncovers a game-changing best practice, we don’t keep it to ourselves – we share it far and wide with our colleagues across the provincial healthcare system and beyond. A huge, heartfelt THANK YOU to the entire LCBO team for being part of this incredible partnership. Your support makes all the difference!”
LCBO allocates its donations towards WCH’s Catalyst Fund, which addresses essential needs, which change month-to-month and year-to-year. The impact of the Catalyst Fund goes far beyond a specific program or even the local community. Donations go towards improving health for women, health equity and health system outcomes. It also goes towards developing ground-breaking innovations that address issues related to population health, patient experience and system costs.
“Through our Spirit of Sustainability platform, the LCBO is invested in the health and wellbeing of the communities where we live and work. Thanks to our dedicated employees and generous customers, we are proud to support the important work at Women’s College Hospital and celebrate raising over $11 million for equitable healthcare,” George Soleas, President & CEO, LCBO.
-30-
For more information: Media@wchospital.ca
ABOUT WOMEN’S COLLEGE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
Women’s College Hospital is Canada’s leader in advancing health for women and a global leader in conducting groundbreaking women’s health research. As the first and only fully independent hospital focused on women, Women’s is building on its 100+ year history as a trailblazer in identifying and addressing women’s health gaps and delivering pioneering firsts for women, the vulnerable and the underserved.
Women’s is also the only fully ambulatory, academic healthcare institution in Canada, with a provincial mandate to lead the way in improving the health system for all people. Women’s achieves this by addressing the most pressing health system challenges facing Canadians today and proactively confronting the gender and social inequities that threaten people’s health.
Women’s College Hospital Foundation fuels the hospital’s excellence in research and health care by connecting donors, partners, advocates and volunteers to its mission. We work to bring healthcare equity to the diverse communities in which we live and serve and, together, we are creating a healthier and more equitable world for women and their loved ones.
