Harry MacLauchlan golf tournament for the QEH set for June 15 in Charlottetown
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — The nineteenth annual Harry MacLauchlan ‘Nice Day’ Fore Well being Memorial Golf Event will tee off on June 15 on the Belvedere Golf Membership in Charlottetown to boost cash for the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
The Rotary Membership of Charlottetown Royalty and Queen Elizabeth Hospital Basis are internet hosting the occasion, held annually in reminiscence of Rotarian Harry MacLauchlan, the QEH Basis mentioned in a information launch.
The match has raised greater than $850,000 for precedence medical gear on the hospital over 18 years.
“Funds raised at every ‘Nice Day’ match have had an unimaginable affect on the QEH,” mentioned Mike Hennessey, occasion co-chair. “Proceeds straight help precedence medical gear and it’s great to know that these wants are supported yearly by all those that contribute to this match honoring Harry’s legacy.”
This 12 months, the match organizing committee is hoping to boost $80,000 to buy new hip arthroscopy gear for the QEH.
A hip arthroscopy is a surgical process that enables docs to view the hip joint with out making a big incision.
Earlier than 2019 Islanders needed to journey to Moncton or Halifax for the process. Now it’s carried out 20 to 30 occasions annually on the QEH utilizing gear borrowed from off-Island.
Nonetheless, the hospital basis mentioned having the gear out there in P.E.I. will save on borrowing prices and logistics for the hospital.
Groups can register for the match online or calling the muse workplace at 902-894-2425.
Anybody wishing to help the match’s fundraising purpose can buy a WestJet raffle ticket by visiting the QEH Foundation’s Facebook page or the Harry MacLauchlan ‘Great Day’ Fore Health page on the QEH Foundation website.
