Donations From Us

April 2020 Donations

  • Cowichan Therapeutic Riding Association: $2,500 for sponsorship of Therapy Horse Josefa
  • Ladysmith Air Cadets: $1,696.36 for First Aid training
  • Ladysmith Resource Centre Association: $14,711 for Local COVID-19 pandemic related support

February 2020 Donations

  • Ladysmith Resources Centre: $30,000 for Early Years Program and Senior Advocacy Programs
  • Ladysmith Intermediate School: $7,900 for School Meal Program, swim lessons and classroom equipment for special needs students
  • Ladysmith Secondary School: $9,500 for 2020 Hunger Bites Program and the Outreach Program
  • Variety the Children's Charity: $10,000 for equipment and programs

Thanks to generous donations from our community and the hard work of our volunteers, the Ladysmith Healthcare Auxiliary is able to donate each year to health care related causes that benefit members of our community. In 2019 the Ladysmith Healthcare Auxiliary donated and pledged over $270,000 in medical equipment and support to health related non-profit societies.

Organizations who wish to apply for funding from the Ladysmith Healthcare Auxiliary are asked to do so on a once per year basis. If your organization has various departments, please ensure they collaborate in making one funding request per year.

Note: We do not contribute to funds used toward wages, GST, PST or shipping. Click on the link below to download a donation request form and submit it us for consideration by our membership.

Donation Request Form

Some of the recipients of our 2019 donations are:

  • BC Kidney Foundation: $10,800 kids camp & kidney suites upgrade
  • BC Cancer Foundation: $30,000 for PET scanner
  • Cowichan Family Caregivers: $2,000 for programs in Ladysmith
  • Cowichan Valley Hospice: $28,000 for Hospice care & Hospice House
  • Ecole North Oyster PAC: $3,250 for sex ed
  • Ladysmith Community Health Care Centre: $79,900 for equipment
  • Ladysmith Family & Friends: $7,000 for food program
  • Ladysmith Fire & Rescue: $500 for Fire Safety books for children
  • Ladysmith Intermediate School: $6,559 for swim lessons, sex ed and lunch program
  • Ladysmith Primary School: $1,000 for swim lessons
  • Ladysmith Resources Centre Association: $30,000 programs
  • Ladysmith Search & Rescue: $2,100 for equipment
  • Ladysmith Secondary School: $5,000 for breakfast & lunch program
  • Nanaimo Child Development Centre: $10,000 for equipment
  • Nanaimo/Ladysmith School Foundation: $16,000 for student bursaries
  • Open Table: $1,000 for Ladysmith Community Dinners
  • Royal Canadian Legion: $1,000 for poppy fund
  • Variety the Children's Charity: $5,000 for equipment and programs