Supporters of the eighth annual Teeing Up Fore Health Care golf classic held on June 13 scored a hole-in-one by raising a record-setting $52,780.84 for the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation (PECMHF).
Realtors at RE/MAX Quinte Ltd. in Prince Edward County teed up their support to improve the care patients receive at Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital by directing the proceeds from the sold-out tournament toward the hospital foundation’s Back the Build equipment campaign.
This year’s proceeds will purchase a digital mammography machine for the new hospital’s Diagnostic Department. Digital mammography plays a critical role in the early screening and diagnosis of breast disease. This equipment can accurately show changes in breast tissue long before the patient or physician is able to feel a lump. These changes may involve the following: calcifications, masses, asymmetries, or distortions, and can be as small as a pencil eraser.
Last year’s tournament in 2022 netted over $38,000 for an x-ray machine. This year’s tournament achievement brings RE/MAX’s total for funds raised for PECMHF to just over $519,000.
“I couldn’t be more thrilled with the response from the community for this tournament and for the fundraising efforts for the new hospital,” said Sean McKinney, broker of record at RE/MAX Quinte. “Our reps are extremely active and involved in this community, and they know the positive impact that having a viable hospital has on families. The fact that we can facilitate this tournament and be a part of helping the hospital foundation in such important work is extremely fulfilling and is a natural extension of our business.”
Twenty-five foursomes teed off under sunny skies.
“We are incredibly grateful to be the beneficiaries of this wonderful community event hosted by RE/MAX,” said Nancy Parks, chairperson of the Back the Build campaign. “Donor support is key to making the new hospital a reality and that includes arming it with leading edge medical equipment, including the new mammography machine. We have an extremely rare opportunity to build and equip a modern facility that will improve the quality of care patients receive locally. This is a game changer for Prince Edward County and we are calling on business and community leaders, like RE/MAX, to invest in the new Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital to bring this important project to life.”
