Sioux Lookout, Ontario – January 24, 2025 – The Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) Foundation is thrilled to announce that Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) services will soon be available in Sioux Lookout. As announced on January 24, 2025, the Ontario government is improving access to diagnostic imaging services and reducing wait times in Sioux Lookout and across Northern Ontario by investing up to $8.1 million to build and operate a state-of-the-art Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) suite at Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre to support the first-ever MRI machine in Sioux Lookout.

Members of the 2024 Skip to Equip committee present $160,000 proceeds from this year’s event to the SLMHC Foundation. From left: Skip to Equip Committee members Muriel Anderson, Janine Lavoie, Lori Durante, Jackie Duhamel, Kelli-Dawn Baker, Katie Positano, Marlene MacDonald, SLMHC Foundation Board Member Rita Demetzer, SLMHC Foundation Board Chair and MRI Campaign Chair Rob McClendon, SLMHC Foundation Board Member Christine Hoey, and Melissa Slade, Donor Relations/Operations Coordinator, SLMHC Foundation. (Story and Photo Courtesy Tim Brody / Sioux Lookout Bulletin)

The MRI Campaign billboards have been recently updated to reflect an increase toward our target. Currently, $2.5 million dollars is accessible for the project, leaving the required amount to fulfill the endeavor at an estimated amount of $4.5 million to be raised.

A donation for $25,000 was presented to the SLMHC Foundation recently in support of the MRI Campaign. Pictured from left: Staff from The Standard Insurance Brokers in Sioux Lookout Michelle Olson, Greg Baas, Rhonda Bertrand, Jennifer Blanchard, Evan Caul, and Stuart Rattai, Foundation Board Member Monique Mousseau, SLMHC Foundation Donor Relations/Operations Coordinator Melissa Slade, Foundation Board Member Rita Demetzer, SLMHC Board Chair and MRI campaign Chair Rob McClendon, MRI campaign Member Darrell Morgan, and SLMHC President and CEO Dean Osmond. (Story and Photo Courtesy Tim Brody / Sioux Lookout Bulletin)

A donation for $100,000 was presented to the SLMHC Foundation recently in support of the MRI Campaign from Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority (SLFNHA). Pictured from left: SLFNHA Vice President, Finance and Corporate Services Brian Calleja, SLFNHA President and CEO Sonia Isaac-Mann, SLMHC President and CEO Dean Osmond, SLMHC Foundation Donor Relations/Operations Coordinator Melissa Slade, SLMHC Board Chair and MRI campaign Chair Rob McClendon, Foundation Board Member and MRI Committee Member Rita Demetzer, MRI campaign Member Darrell Morgan, and Foundation Board Member and MRI Committee Member Monique Mousseau. (Story and Photo Courtesy Tim Brody / Sioux Lookout Bulletin)

Members of the Skip to Equip Classic Committee and management from Sioux Lookout Home Hardware pose for a photo with a cheque for the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre Foundation. This year’s women’s fundraising bonspiel raised $160,000 to be donated to the Equipment Fund with priority being given to an MRI as support for the Foundation’s MRI Campaign. (Story and Photo Courtesy Tim Brody / Sioux Lookout Bulletin)

Pictured from left: SLMHC Foundation Board Member and MRI Committee Chair Rob McClendon, SLMHC Foundation Board Member Rita Demetzer, Legion Ladies Auxiliary members Edna Robertson, Carol-Ann Madsen, Charron Sippola, SLMHC Foundation Donor Relations/Operations Coordinator Melissa Slade, and Legion Ladies Auxiliary member Sandra Lockhart. ( (Story Courtesy Tim Brody / Sioux Lookout Bulletin)

Representatives from Mahkwa Lodge, accompanied by family members of the late Garnet Angeconeb, presented Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) Foundation staff and board members with a $50,000 donation to the Foundation’s MRI campaign last Tuesday at the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre.

Pictured from left: Elvis Trout – Lac Seul First Nation Band Councillor, Rita Demetzer – Foundation Board member, Melissa Slade – SLMHC Foundation Donor Relations/Operations Coordinator, Jackie Duhamel – SLMHC Foundation Vice-Chair, Clayton Littledeer – Lac Seul First Nation Band Councillor, Ken Wesley – Executive Assistant to Chief and Council, Christine Hoey – SLMHC Foundation President, Dennis Leney – MRI campaign member, and Clifford Bull – Lac Seul First Nation Chief. (Photo and Story Courtesy Tim Brody / Sioux Lookout Bulletin)

Pictured from left: Dennis Leney – MRI campaign member, Christine Hoey – SLMHC Foundation President, Alanna Pizziol-Carroll – Rotarian, Andreas Kottschoth – Rotary Club of Sioux Lookout President, Lorenzo Durante – Rotarian, Susan Barclay – Rotarian, Melissa Slade –  SLMHC Foundation Donor Relations/Operations Coordinator, Rita Demetzer – Foundation Board member, and Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre President and Chief Executive Officer Dean Osmond.. (Photo and Story Courtesy Tim Brody / Sioux Lookout Bulletin)

Participants of the Home Hardware Building Community Golf Tournament hosted July 12, 2024 in Support of the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Foundation’s MRI Campaign. The event raised $13,000 for the cause. (Photo and Story Courtesy Tim Brody / Sioux Lookout Bulletin)

From left: Hudson Fire Team Association members Don Fenelon, Joan Dykes, Cathy Kiepek, and Les Wilson present a cheque for $10,000 to Melissa Slade, SLMHC Foundation Donor Relations/Operations Coordinator, Foundation Board member Monique Mousseau, Foundation Board member Rita Demetzer, and Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre President and Chief Executive Officer Dean Osmond. (Photo and Story Courtesy Tim Brody / Sioux Lookout Bulletin)

The Knights of Columbus in Sioux Lookout (Local 3198) made a $10,000 donation last Thursday to the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre Foundation to help bring an MRI unit another step closer to becoming a reality at the Meno Ya Win Health Centre.

The Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre Foundation receives a donation from the Nuclear Waste Management Organization in the amount of $15,000 to help purchase an MRI unit for the hospital. From left: SLMHC Foundation Donor Relations/Operations Coordinator Melissa Slade, SLMHC Foundation Board Member and MRI Committee Chair Rob McClendon, NWMO Site Engagement Associate Debbie Hart, SLMHC President and Chief Executive Officer Dean Osmond, and Foundation Board Member Rita Demetzer. (Photo and Story Courtesy Tim Brody / Sioux Lookout Bulletin)

Your Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre Foundation has now joined a partnership of over 50 Ontario Hospitals that have come together to bring you groundbreaking ways to win and support!  An anticipated and amplified jackpots means an increased number of lucky winners.  Draws will take play quarterly for 2024, each including multiple early bird draws and a grand prize that is split between 13 lucky winners!  The Foundation will be sharing direct links and QR codes to purchase tickets for the Split the Pot Lottery throughout the community and via social media in order to advertise and encourage participation.  When the link or code is used, SLMHC is automatically selected from the list of partners and a higher percentage of sales through this link comes back to SLMHC!  Look for these links and codes on our posters and advertising. Join us in supporting Healthcare Excellence in Ontario, including Healthcare in our own backyard! 

Skip to Equip 2024 Planning Underway! (Photo and Story Courtesy Skip to Equip Classic Committee) Skip to Equip 2024 committee has reconvened and planning is underway for the 13th annual lady’s bonspiel foundation fundraiser event. We are all excited to announce that through an invited bid process, Home Hardware Sioux Lookout will return as the title sponsor of the event, with a renewed 2-year commitment.

Your Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre Foundation has now joined a partnership of over 50 Ontario Hospitals that have come together to bring you groundbreaking ways to win and support!  An anticipated and amplified jackpots means an increased number of lucky winners.  Draws will take play quarterly for 2024, each including multiple early bird draws and a grand prize that is split between 13 lucky winners!  The Foundation will be sharing direct links and QR codes to purchase tickets for the Split the Pot Lottery throughout the community and via social media in order to advertise and encourage participation.  When the link or code is used, SLMHC is automatically selected from the list of partners and a higher percentage of sales through this link comes back to SLMHC!  Look for these links and codes on our posters and advertising. Join us in supporting Healthcare Excellence in Ontario, including Healthcare in our own backyard! 

From left: SLMHC Foundation President Christine Hoey, CUPE 4373 Secretary Nicole Wooden, CUPE 4373 Treasurer Tony Anderson, CUPE 4373 President Christina Davis, CUPE 4373 Executive Member Christine Tavares, SLMHC Foundation Board Member Rita Demetzer, SLMHC Foundation Vice-Chair Jackie Duhamel, and Melissa Slade, Donor Relations/Operations Coordinator, SLMHC Foundation.  (Photo and Story Courtesy Tim Brody / Sioux Lookout Bulletin)

MRI – Transforming Our Regional Health Care, One Image at a Time is the new slogan for this campaign that speaks to how this equipment will enhance health care in the region. Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) announced in February 2023 that it will receive base funding from Ontario Health Northwest to support the operation of a new Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Scanner. SLMHC is responsible for all capital costs associated with construction to house the new MRI, as well as the scanner itself. As new building construction is required, the cost is estimated to be around $7 million. On December 1, 2023, the SLMHC Foundation launched a fundraising campaign to directly support the required costs associated with this project to make a locally available MRI a reality within our region.

Members of the Legion Ladies Auxiliary Br. 78 pose with SLMHC hospital and Foundation staff alongside the new long bed acquired as a result of the auxiliary’s fundraising efforts. From left: Kate Singbeil (SLMHC Patient Care Manager/Med Surge/ER/Day Med), Melissa Slade (Foundation Donor Relations/Operations Coordinator), Dean Osmond (SLMHC President and CEO), Legion Ladies Auxiliary Members Carol-Ann Madsen, Jacqueline Southwell, Charron Sippola, Mario, Serson and Sandra Lockhart. (Photo courtesy Tim Brody / Sioux Lookout Bulletin)

The Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) Foundation is pleased to begin its 25th Annual Tree of Hearts Campaign. It provides an opportunity for community members to remember or honour loved ones through purchasing decorative lights.

Foundation News: SLMHC Foundation (January 2024) We are excited to bring you news and updates on what is happening at your SLMHC Health Centre Foundation. Our intentions are to make this a monthly feature, talking about updates on fundraising events – past and present, reporting on equipment purchased at your Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre and how it assists our health care professionals in carrying out their jobs. The SLMHC Foundation is the entity that carries out, implements and reaches out to find funding sources for equipment purchases.  As you may or may not be aware, governments build hospitals with capital equipment costs at the initial stages of the build however does not provide any funding sources for the upgrades, replacement or new equipment costs moving forward.   The Foundation here in Sioux Lookout is extremely grateful to individuals, businesses, families and 3rd party fundraising groups that over the past 20+ years have been very generous in their time and resources.  They have created a legacy by donating to the Foundation and ultimately creating more efficient, quality health care for everyone in our community and throughout Northwestern Ontario.

It was a happy Christmas surprise for Mike Laverty of Sioux Lookout, who took home $2,635 after lucky ticket number, II-7924953, was drawn on December 5th during the final Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) Foundation 50/50 draw of 2023. Our winner came to claim his prize with a smile and excitement, both for the news of the win and also for the knowledge that the proceeds stay local and make a difference to healthcare here at SLMHC. He and his family plan to use the winnings toward a family vacation that is currently in the works. Mike has been a regular Foundation 50/50 lottery supporter since it’s beginnings and we are grateful for the ongoing support!

An MRI unit is a step closer to becoming a reality in Sioux Lookout thanks to the support of a long-time local family. On Dec. 15, members of the Morgan family, joined by their staff at Morgan Fuels, presented representatives from the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre Foundation with a cheque for $150,000 to be put towards an MRI unit for the Meno Ya Win Health Centre. Darrell Morgan, who is also president of Morgan Fuels, shared, ““The Morgan family, being part of Sioux Lookout and wanting to give back to the community… We see that that as a regional thing that will serve not only the surrounding communities close by, but all the northern First Nations as well and we feel the importance of that. To help with healthcare in the region is vital and very much needed in our area and we wanted to be involved and help get it started.”

The Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) Foundation is excited to announce that, as of today, the MRI Fundraising Campaign is officially under way. SLMHC will receive base funding from Ontario Health North West to support the operation of a new Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Scanner. SLMHC is responsible for all capital costs associated with construction to house the new MRI Scanner, as well as the MRI itself. The cost is estimated around seven-million dollars. The SLMHC Foundation says this fundraising campaign will directly support the capital costs associated with the new MRI Scanner.

An impromptu ticket purchase at a local Legion meat raffle was without buyer’s remorse for Cathy Bowen from Sioux Lookout, who took home $4,400 after lucky ticket number, HH-6079493, was drawn during the November 7th Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) Foundation 50/50 draw. Our winner took a bit of time to come forward to claim the win as this purchase method is not the norm for her she said. “I usually buy my tickets online and so I was checking my email for my tickets.” After a coworker told her that the lucky winning ticket was sold in person and that she should be looking for a piece of paper, Cathy remembered the slip full of ticket numbers that she had tucked into her wallet after buying tickets at the Legion event. The rest is history as they say. Cathy is a regular Foundation 50/50 lottery supporter since it’s beginnings and we are grateful for the ongoing support!

A record-breaking Sioux Lookout Home Hardware Skip to Equip Classic.  The 12th annual women’s curling fundraiser has raised $130,000 in support of the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre Foundation to grow the health centre’s equipment fund with priority given to a new MRI unit for the hospital. Last year’s event raised $95,000, the previous highest total raised. 

Luck strikes again for Ottawa resident Justin Holland, who took home $2,775 after lucky ticket number, GG-7385576, was drawn during the October 3rd Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) Foundation 50/50 draw. Our winner was patiently awaiting our call upon receiving the email with the winning ticket number for yesterday’s draw. “I know why you are calling; I got the email and checked my ticket right away!” he said happily when we spoke with him. Justin told us that he regularly purchases tickets for Northern Ontario hospital draws including ours as healthcare in the north is something that is near and dear to him. He was born in and is originally from the north even though he has since relocated to Ottawa, and feels that the Northern Ontario healthcare system needs the support. This is Justin’s second win with the SLMHC Foundation 50/50 lottery since it’s beginnings and we are grateful for the ongoing support!

Lynn Baxter, from Shunia, took home $3,395 after lucky ticket number, FF-8541864, was drawn during the September 5th Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) Foundation 50/50 draw. Our winner was pleasantly surprised upon receiving the news informing her of the win. She told us that she had been away and out of service during the time of the draw and the following few days. When she returned, she listened to her voicemails and began the task of returning calls. Ours was on the list and the rest as they say, is history. Lynn told us that she regularly purchases tickets for local hospital draws including ours and we are grateful for the ongoing support!

Olga, from Dryden, took home $4,015 after lucky ticket number, EE-6078267, was drawn during the August 8 Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) Foundation 50/50 draw. Our winner was pleasantly surprised upon receiving the call informing her of the win. This is Olga’s second win within the monthly draws as she previous took home $1,000 in an early bird prize a little while ago.

Bev Bond, from Fort Frances, took home $5,000 after lucky ticket number, DD-7987680, was drawn during the July 4 Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) Foundation 50/50 draw. Our winner was elated upon receiving the call informing her of the win. She had just finished some errands and when asked if she had any plans for her winnings, she mentioned that she would “need to just sit down and think about it” as she was still in a bit of shock over the news. Bev told us she regularly purchases tickets for the 50/50 draw at Meno Ya Win but but also for health care draws throughout the region as she feels that it’s needed funds going to a great cause.

Joseph (Rob) Cantin, from Sioux Lookout, took home $5,000 after lucky ticket number, CC-5230630, was drawn during the June 6 Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) Foundation 50/50 draw. Our winner was “in shock” upon receiving the call informing him of the win. Rob told us that not only does his son work at Meno Ya Win but that he purchases tickets regularly for this 50/50 draw as he wants to support the local hospital. He plans to share his winnings with his family.

Paul Zdrill, from Kenora, took home $7,870 after lucky ticket number, BB-9969491, was drawn during the May 2 Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) Foundation 50/50 draw. Our winner was in disbelief upon receiving the call informing him of the win. “Is this a prank?” he said. Paul told us that he purchased tickets this past weekend thinking that the draw took place last week, and so he wanted to get tickets for the next draw. What he didn’t realize was that with draw dates now having changed to the first Tuesday of each month, he actually bought a second set of tickets for this draw. That second set contained the lucky ticket!

The official fundraising campaign hasn’t even begun, yet another donation has already been received to help make an MRI unit a reality in Sioux Lookout. On Friday, April 14th, The Forest Inn, Sunset Inn and Suites and Sioux Lookout Home Hardware hosted a fundraising take-out lunch, with all funds raised being donated to the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre Foundation for the new MRI machine.

Rosemarie Philpott, from Sioux Lookout, took home $8,560 after lucky ticket number, AA-9294426, was drawn during the April 4 Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) Foundation 50/50 draw.

From Left: Bombers Director of Gameday Operations and Slate Falls Air owner, Matt Cairns, Rotarians Susan Barclay and Arvid Hakala, SLMHC Foundation Board Members Jackie Duhamel and Tracey Bullock, SLMHC Foundation Donor Relations/Operations Coordinator,  Melissa Slade and SLMHC Foundation Chair, Christine Hoey. (Photo and Story Courtesy Tim Brody / Sioux Lookout Bulletin)

Jackpot recipient and Sioux Lookout resident, Michelle Coates is taking home $5,000! Her ticket number, Z-6920012, was drawn during the Feb. 17 Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) Foundation 50/50 draw.

The Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) Foundation is pleased to begin its 24th Annual Tree of Hearts Campaign. It provides an opportunity for community members to remember or honour loved ones through purchasing decorative lights.

Jackpot recipient and Red Lake resident, Nerissa Spinelli, is taking home $7,630! Her ticket number, Y-5514344, was drawn during the Jan. 20 Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) Foundation 50/50 draw.

Tammy Perreault and Eric Ingram, from Sioux Lookout, are the lucky recipients of the last jackpot draw of 2022! They received $9,112 after lucky ticket number, X-5772350, was drawn during the Sept. 16 Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) Foundation 50/50 draw.

Harrison Hoey, from Sioux Lookout, took home $6,270 after lucky ticket number, W-7603275, was drawn during the Nov. 18 Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) Foundation 50/50 draw.

Frenchman’s Head resident, Meequin Angeconeb, is the lucky winner of $5,185! Her ticket number, V-1459603, was drawn during the Oct. 14 Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) Foundation 50/50 draw.

Brittany Garner, from Sioux Lookout, took home $6,128 after lucky ticket number, U-9297570, was drawn during the Sept. 16 Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) Foundation 50/50 draw.

Joel Paquet, from Thunder Bay, took home $9,382 after having his winning ticket number, T-8169609, drawn during the August 19 Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) Foundation 50/50 draw.

Sioux Lookout citizen, Allan Lago has claimed the July 22 Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) Foundation 50/50 jackpot. Lucky number S-5889159 was the ticket that secured the $7,418 prize for the longtime resident.

Kathy Hager, from Kenora, is the lucky recipient of the June 17 jackpot draw. Winning ticket number, R-3324691 was drawn during the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) Foundation 50/50 draw.

Congratulations to local 50/50 winner, Jeff Caughill! The jackpot of $10,150 will be staying in Sioux Lookout.

Congratulations to Ottawa resident, Justin Holland, recipient of April’s jackpot prize. Number P-9336212 was the lucky ticket for the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) Foundation 50/50 lottery prize of $9,120 on April 14.

Sioux Lookout is home to the most recent jackpot winner and ticket holder of lucky number O-7947876. Cindy Phillips is taking home $10,855 after winning the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) Foundation 50/50 lottery on March 18.

Tamara Varney, from Thunder Bay, has an extra $10,075 in her bank account after having her winning ticket number, N-6544422, drawn during the Feb. 18 Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) Foundation 50/50 draw.

Lori Butler, from Longbow Lake, took home $20,395 after having her winning ticket number, M-6111755, drawn during the Jan. 14 Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) Foundation 50/50 draw.

Trina Smallwood, from Thunder Bay, took home $9,788 after having her winning ticket number, L-4353030, drawn during the Nov. 17 Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) Foundation 50/50 draw.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and ideal timing calls for the celebration of a wonderful addition, Magseed technology at Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC)!

Kathy Hager, from Kenora, took home $10,050 after having her winning ticket number, K-6660897, drawn during the Oct. 13 Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) Foundation 50/50 draw.

The 10th anniversary Bearskin Airlines Skip to Equip Classic is on its way to the Ojibway Golf and Curling Club this November!  Due to COVID-19, last year’s event was cancelled, and the organizers are thrilled to be able to host again.

Renata Bruce, from Shuniah, took home $9,498 after having her winning ticket number, J-3637121, drawn during the Sept. 10 Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) Foundation 50/50 draw.

Ashley Magiskan, from Thunder Bay, took home $13,242 after having her winning ticket number drawn during the August 11 Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) Foundation 50/50 draw.

With our monthly Early Bird Draws, ticket buyers have the opportunity to win $1000 when they purchase their 50/50 tickets early! This month’s $1000 prize was generously donated by Rikki Burke, in loving memory of Andrew Burke; husband, father, brother and friend.

Delphine Crane, from Sioux Lookout, took home $14,148 after having her winning ticket number, H-5630474, drawn during the July 9 Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) Foundation 50/50 draw.

This month’s Early Bird Draw is generously sponsored by an anonymous donor. The donation of $1000 was made to support the Foundation and the health care community. Thank you again to our generous donor!

Lori-Lynne Levesque, from Dryden, took home $18,425 after winning the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) Foundations’ June 11 50/50 draw.

This month’s $1000 prize was generously donated by Christa Schulz in memory of her husband Klaus Schulz. Thank you Christa for your generous donation! The next Early Bird Draw is on May 21 at 11 a.m. Get tickets before this time to get a chance to take home $1000.

Ralph Raspado, from Sioux Lookout, took home $25,648 after having his winning ticket number drawn during the May 12 Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) Foundation 50/50 draw.

Katherine Beardy, from Sioux Lookout, took home $36,370 after having her winning ticket number drawn during the April 9 Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) Foundation 50/50 draw.

For this month’s Early Bird Draw, the $1000 prize was generously donated by the George family (Jack, Bill, Maria, Julia, Natalie and Bruce), in memory of Arlene George, who is always in their hearts and minds. Thank you the George family for their generous donation! The next Early Bird Draw is on April 23 at 11 a.m. Get your tickets for the 50/50 draw before this time to get a chance to take home $1000.

Aaron Haagsma, Meredith Culham, Jody Morin and Rick Young, all from Sioux Lookout, took home $40,268 after they pooled together tickets at their workplace and had their winning number drawn during the March 10 Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) Foundation 50/50 draw.

Sandra Litwin, from Red Lake, took home $52,052 after her winning ticket was drawn during the Feb. 10 Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) Foundation 50/50 draw.

Jeremy Caul, and his family, took home $45,282 after their winning Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) Foundation 50/50 ticket was drawn on Jan. 8.

Sioux Lookout resident Rebecca Kiepek took home $21,268 in the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) Foundations’ first monthly 50/50 draw after her winning ticket was drawn on Dec. 10.

$80,000.00 in 2019! Over $575,000.00 raised in nine years!
Thank you to the organizing committee, participants and pledgers, and sponsors for another great event. The teams had a great time and we’re expecting many of them back for our 10th anniversary event in 2021. The event is postponed in 2020 due to the corona virus pandemic. The SLMHC Foundation is grateful for the hard work, enthusiasm and commitment to this event and to always improving patient and resident care at the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre.