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CONTENTS
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Dr. Jodi Abbott highlights how
hope is here
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GAINING GROUND
Bold innovations and
powerful partnerships
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CARRYING THE LEGACY
Fostering the next generation
of philanthropists
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WHEN ILLNESS STRIKES
Transplants offer life-saving care
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SURGICAL PRECISION
A generous donation buys
advanced microscopes for
brain surgery
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ARTS IN HEALTH
A pioneering program brings creativity
to patients’ bedsides
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IGNITING CHANGE
The Igniters program supports
foward-thinking projects — and
inspires young philanthropists
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THE HEART OF INNOVATION
How donors turned $10 million
into upgrades and research at the
Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute
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TRANSFORMATIONAL GIFT
One patient’s experience inspires her
philanthropic giving
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
Donor Office – Room 1H1.91, WMC
8440 – 112 Street NW
Edmonton, AB T6G 2B7
T 1-833-448-3843
Email info@GivetoUHF.ca
CHIEF CATALYST, STRATEGIC
MARKETING AND ALLIANCES
Gail Stepanik‑Keber
DIRECTOR, MARKETING
& COMMUNICATIONS
Raegan Sather Willford
CONTRIBUTORS
Hilary Anaka, Cooper & O’Hara
Photography, Amanda Freely,
Lindsay Holden, Ian Jackson,
Kaitlyn Petry, Don Trembath
PRINTING
Transcontinental Printing
LEGACY OF GIVING
The next-generation of
leaders and families ignite
goodwill and generosity
MATCH-MAKING
A life-saving organ donation
exemplifies the importance
of the ultimate gift
STATE OF THE ARTS
The Arts in Health program adds
a new dimension to healing
7ISSUE
CUTTING EDGE
Donor dollars are transforming brain surgery
2025
Cover photo by
Cooper & O’Hara
Photography
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