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		<title>KGH&#8217;s new Centennial Building to be the venue of Heart of Gold GALA 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[KGH’s new Centennial Building to be the venue of Heart of Gold GALA 2012 KELOWNA, BC – The Kelowna General Hospital Foundation is pleased to announce the return of its<strong>&#8230;</strong>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kghfoundation.com/news-and-media/kghs-new-centennial-building-to-be-the-venue-of-heart-of-gold-gala-2012/</link>
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		<title>Career Opportunity &#8211; Senior Development Officer &#8211; Campaigns/Major Gifts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Career Opportunity: Senior Development Officer &#8211; Campaigns/Major Gifts Kelowna General Hospital is a tertiary hospital and is in the middle of its largest capital expansion project ending in 2017.  There<strong>&#8230;</strong>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kghfoundation.com/news-and-media/career-opportunity-senior-development-officer-campaignsmajor-gifts/</link>
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		<title>Westjet Raffle Tickets On Sale Now!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[    BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW FOR A CHANCE TO WIN ONE OF TWO WESTJET TRAVEL VOUCHERS! Tickets $5.00 each DRAW DATE: December 21, 2011, 3:00 p.m. Tickets can be<strong>&#8230;</strong>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kghfoundation.com/news-and-media/westjet-raffle-tickets-on-sale-now/</link>
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		<title>Innkeeper&#8217;s Tickets Now On Sale!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 22nd Annual Hotel Eldorado Innkeeper’s Seasonal Celebration Tickets for Sale KELOWNA, BC – The Hotel Eldorado and the Kelowna General Hospital Foundation invite the community to attend the 22nd<strong>&#8230;</strong>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kghfoundation.com/news-and-media/innkeepers-tickets-now-on-sale/</link>
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		<title>Ken &amp; Grace Campbell</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ken Campbell was born in Bethune, Saskatchewan on December 14, 1927. Ken attended Bethune Country School and Bethune High.  He worked 38 years with Imperial Oil.  Grace Campbell was born<strong>&#8230;</strong>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kghfoundation.com/stories/ken-grace-campbell/</link>
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		<title>&#8216;Take Care, Take Part&#8217; gets cash</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8216;Take Care, Take Part&#8217; gets cash by Castanet Staff &#8211; Story: 66629 Oct 28, 2011 / 1:48 pm Read the story on Castanet The Kelowna General Hospital Foundation’s Take Care,<strong>&#8230;</strong>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kghfoundation.com/news-and-media/take-care-take-part-gets-cash/</link>
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		<title>Video Gamers Thumb Up More Than $2,000 for KGH</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Wade Paterson &#8211; Kelowna Capital News Published: September 20, 2011 1:00 AM The couch potato may be shedding its negative connotation. Geoff Webb and a group of friends raised<strong>&#8230;</strong>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kghfoundation.com/news-and-media/video-gamers-thumb-up-more-than-2000-for-kgh/</link>
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		<title>Zelda Marathon for Kelowna Hospital &#8211; CBC Interview</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Four local teens are planning to spend the last weekend of their summer playing a videogame. Ninety-six hours in front of the tube! But before we guffaw at their time<strong>&#8230;</strong>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kghfoundation.com/news-and-media/zelda-marathon-for-kelowna-hospital-cbc-interview/</link>
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		<title>John &#8220;Edward&#8221; McGowan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ed McGowan was born in Montreal, Quebec on January 26, 1921.  Unfortunately he had a limited school education but did attend those of hard knocks during his lifetime.  He was<strong>&#8230;</strong>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kghfoundation.com/stories/john-edward-mcgowan/</link>
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		<title>Golfers, charity team up for KGH</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Golfers, charity team up for KGH by Daniel Hayduk &#8211; Story: 63662 Aug 7, 2011 / 12:30 pm Funds raised by golfers for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Kelowna<strong>&#8230;</strong>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kghfoundation.com/news-and-media/golfers-charity-team-up-for-kgh/</link>
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		<title>Henry &amp; Ella Metke</title>
		<description><![CDATA[    The Metke’s took great care to eat healthy and take their vitamins!  They spent very little time being sick but they understood how important it was to have<strong>&#8230;</strong>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kghfoundation.com/stories/henry-ella-metke/</link>
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		<title>Sandra Schmirler Charity Golf Tournament &#8211; Okanagan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sandra Schmirler Foundation Matching Funds Raised for equipment in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Kelowna General Hospital The Sandra Schmirler Foundation is a Canadian Registered Charity dedicated to<strong>&#8230;</strong>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kghfoundation.com/news-and-media/sandra-schmirler-charity-golf-tournament-okanagan/</link>
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		<title>People&#8217;s Choice Award Winner Announced</title>
		<description><![CDATA[6 artists submitted their work for consideration to be hung in a waiting room in the Kelowna General Hospital in collaboration with the KGH Foundation and Astral Media&#8217;s &#8216;Have a<strong>&#8230;</strong>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kghfoundation.com/news-and-media/peoples-choice-award-winner-announced/</link>
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		<title>8th Annual &#8220;Have a Heart&#8221; Radiothon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[8th ANNUAL “HAVE A HEART” RADIOTHON TOMORROW! Kelowna May 4th 2011 &#8211; 99.9 Sun FM, AM 1150 and 101-5 EZ Rock will be hosts of the one-day “Have a Heart”<strong>&#8230;</strong>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kghfoundation.com/news-and-media/8th-annual-have-a-heart-radiothon/</link>
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		<title>Cycling for KGH</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CHBC News, Kelowna: Sunday, May 1, 2011   Cyclists benefited from a gorgeous day on Sunday, and the Kelowna General Hospital benefited from them getting together for a fundraiser. The<strong>&#8230;</strong>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kghfoundation.com/news-and-media/cycling-for-kgh/</link>
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		<title>Rutland Hospital Auxiliary Takes Part with $500,000 Campaign Donation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Rutland Hospital Auxiliary has announced it will make a $500,000 donation to support the “Take Care, Take Part” Capital Campaign. This donation will help support the purchase of new<strong>&#8230;</strong>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kghfoundation.com/news-and-media/rutland-hospital-auxiliary-takes-part-with-500000-campaign-donation/</link>
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		<title>The People&#8217;s Choice Award</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Every year, the Kelowna General Hospital Foundation puts out a call to artists to submit their work, for consideration to be hung in a waiting room in the hospital.  A<strong>&#8230;</strong>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kghfoundation.com/news-and-media/the-peoples-choice-award/</link>
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		<title>Mary Esther Bean</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mary Esther Bean, born December 13, 1925 (Barnley, Worsbrough England) – died November 9, 2008 (Kelowna, British Columbia) Contentment with life can be seen in her face And happiness shines<strong>&#8230;</strong>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kghfoundation.com/stories/mary-esther-bean/</link>
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		<title>TELUS Promotion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  KGH Foundation and TELUS Create Exciting Opportunity for Customers to Support Local Hospital. TELUS announced this week its year-long promotion to support the Kelowna General Hospital Foundation’s “Take Care,<strong>&#8230;</strong>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kghfoundation.com/news-and-media/telus-promotion/</link>
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		<title>KGH Foundation seeking Campaign Director</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Campaign Director &#8211; Kelowna General Hospital Foundation  The Kelowna General Hospital Foundation is an independent, volunteer-driven charitable organization committed to enhancing the delivery of healthcare to the patients of Kelowna<strong>&#8230;</strong>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kghfoundation.com/news-and-media/kgh-foundation-seeking-campaign-director/</link>
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		<title>KGH Expansion &#8211; Virtual Tour</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Curious to see what the new expansion to the Kelowna General Hospital is going to look like? Click the links below to check out some YouTube videos of the artist&#8217;s<strong>&#8230;</strong>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kghfoundation.com/news-and-media/kgh-expansion-virtual-tour/</link>
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		<title>New CEO Announced for KGH Foundation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Doug Rankmore was announced today as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Kelowna General Hospital Foundation. Mr. Rankmore is a nationally recognized health care executive with an impressive list<strong>&#8230;</strong>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kghfoundation.com/news-and-media/new-ceo-announced-for-kgh-foundation/</link>
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		<title>Children of the Okanagan 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Photographer Elizabeth Soergel is once again creating a beautiful coffee table book called “Children of the Okanagan” to raise money for the KGH Foundation through portraiture.  Children of the Okanagan<strong>&#8230;</strong>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kghfoundation.com/news-and-media/children-of-the-okanagan-2011/</link>
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		<title>Alice Soja</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Alice (Seveta in Ukranian) Makowichuk was born at Soda Lake Alberta on July 1, 1921, and was the oldest of 8 children. Her father died leaving her family little means<strong>&#8230;</strong>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kghfoundation.com/stories/alice-soja/</link>
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		<title>Lena Wilson</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Charities were a special part of Lena Wilson’s life and she supported many. The most important to her was the Kelowna General Hospital Foundation. Lena passed away on August 27,<strong>&#8230;</strong>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kghfoundation.com/stories/lena-wilson/</link>
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		<title>John Patrick Moss</title>
		<description><![CDATA[John Patrick Moss’ generous support of the Kelowna General Hospital Foundation began more than 30 years ago as a loyal annual donor. He was the son of a pioneer Kelowna<strong>&#8230;</strong>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kghfoundation.com/stories/john-patrick-moss/</link>
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		<title>Dorothy &amp; Ken Thomson</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dorothy Thomson (nee Phipps) and her husband Ken were both born and raised in Kelowna and Ken graduated from K.S.S. Ken was a farmer all his life. Ken was born<strong>&#8230;</strong>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kghfoundation.com/stories/dorothy-ken-thomson/</link>
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		<title>Per Kjell Sundin</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have had cancer twice. In both instances, it was detected early. In 1996 I was operated on for the removal of my prostate. In January 2004, I had a<strong>&#8230;</strong>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kghfoundation.com/stories/kjell-sundin/</link>
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		<title>A Story of Love &amp; Loss. A Love Story.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A story that began decades ago in war-torn Europe and saw two broken hearts find each other in Kelowna has taken on special meaning in the Planned Giving office at<strong>&#8230;</strong>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kghfoundation.com/stories/a-story-of-love-loss-a-love-story/</link>
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		<title>Sean Colin Almond</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When Catherine and Gordon Almond lost their only son in a terrible car accident, a few weeks before Christmas in 2004, they knew that their world would never be the<strong>&#8230;</strong>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kghfoundation.com/stories/sean-colin-almond/</link>
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		<title>RBC contributes $20,000 donation for new KGH tower equipment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[RBC Royal Bank will make a donation of $20,000 to support the Take Care, Take Part Capital Campaign. This donation will help support the purchase of new equipment for the<strong>&#8230;</strong>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kghfoundation.com/news-and-media/rbc-contributes-20000-donation-for-new-kgh-tower-equipment/</link>
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		<title>KGH foundation halfway to $6M goal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Castanet Staff &#8211; Story: 57061 Sep 23, 2010 / 9:00 am A campaign launched Tuesday by the Kelowna General Hospital foundation is already halfway to it&#8217;s six million dollar<strong>&#8230;</strong>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kghfoundation.com/news-and-media/kgh-foundation-halfway-to-6m-goal/</link>
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		<title>Rockets Donate $65,000 to KGH Foundation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Kelowna Rockets are a third of the way toward meeting a pledge the club made to the Kelowna General Hospital Foundation. Back in June, the Western Hockey League team<strong>&#8230;</strong>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kghfoundation.com/news-and-media/rocekts-donate-65000-to-kgh-foundation/</link>
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		<title>Rockets pledge $200,000 to KGH</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Western Hockey League&#39;s Kelowna Rockets have set a goal of raising $200,000 for the Kelowna General Hospital Orthopedic Unit over the next five years. The funds will be raised<strong>&#8230;</strong>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kghfoundation.com/news-and-media/rockets-pledge-200000-to-kgh/</link>
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		<title>Astral Media Radiothon Raises More than $150k</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Thanks to the generosity and commitment of thousands of listeners, the Annual &#8220;Have A Heart&#8221; Radiothon &#8211; a part of Astral Media&#8217;s National Day of Caring for Kids &#8211;<strong>&#8230;</strong>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kghfoundation.com/news-and-media/astral-media-radiothon-raises-more-than-150k/</link>
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		<title>Olympian gives back to community</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Former Kelowna Rocket and Olympic gold medalist Shea Weber is giving back to the community. Weber, through the Garth Brooks Teammates for Kids Foundation, has donated $10,000 to the Kelowna<strong>&#8230;</strong>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kghfoundation.com/news-and-media/olympian-gives-back-to-community/</link>
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		<title>Foundation&#8217;s night to remember</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Foundation&#8216;s night to remember &#160; &#160; One Night in New York was a smash hit, raising at least $365,000 for the KGH Foundation. The signature Heart of Gold fundraiser, held<strong>&#8230;</strong>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kghfoundation.com/news-and-media/foundations-night-to-remember/</link>
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		<title>Health-care workers employ pedal power</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Health-care workers employ pedal power to raise cash for medical equipment. Doctors, nurses and other health-care workers went on a long-distance bike ride Saturday to raise money for medical equipment.<strong>&#8230;</strong>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kghfoundation.com/news-and-media/health-care-workers-employ-pedal-power/</link>
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		<title>Hospice Drive Hits $3.5 Million</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Holding Hands for Hospice has topped its $3 million fundraising goal by $500,000. The campaign in support of a 24-bed stand-alone Hospice in Kelowna has organizers calling it the most<strong>&#8230;</strong>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kghfoundation.com/news-and-media/hospice-drive-hits-3-5-million/</link>
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		<title>Foundation Thrilled With National Award</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An innovative Planned Giving program pitching the tax benefits of charitable donations and large-sum estate donations earned the Kelowna General Hospital Foundation a national ward this week. Their efforts caught<strong>&#8230;</strong>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kghfoundation.com/news-and-media/foundation-thrilled-with-national-award/</link>
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