The 2017 IPM foundation presented another cheque to benefit a local organization this morning.
This time it was a cheque for $20,000 towards the oncology unit at the Wingham and District Hospital.
Nicole Jutzi, the development officer of the Wingham Hospital Foundation, said the funds are greatly appreciated.
"We're so appreciative of the IPM group. It is definitely something that's important to our community, the IPM was certainly something that the community really rallied around and so is the cancer clinic here in Wingham," she said. "So it's a perfect match, and the legacy of the IPM is going to live on in all the great care that people get here at the cancer clinic in Wingham."
The 2017 IPM Foundation will be the official sponsors of the patient kitchenette area of the newly renovated oncology unit, where they will have a plaque placed to honour their donation. Jutzi said the unit is a vital part of the hospital and the IPM cheque will help a lot.
"Our new oncology department here in Wingham has been renovated and expanded and it's been open for about a year now, but it was a fairly costly project, so it is certainly a direct benefit, and this donation will help us pay for this beautiful new space," she said.
The oncology unit within Wingham and District Hospital is a vital service, and Jutzi said having it there is a big benefit to many patients for a simple reason.
"It is the only chemotherapy clinic in Huron and Bruce, and we see about 750 visits each year, so we know it's well used and well valued by the community, and it's such an important service," she said. "We know everyone is touched in some way by cancer, so we're really proud to be able to offer this service and partner with groups like the IPM to make sure it's here for a long time."
