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News from Hotel Dieu Shaver Foundation

Foundation Focus: Fall 2025

Foundation Focus: Fall 2025

Posted Oct 7th, 2025

Our 1st print newsletter is here, just not how we planned! Inside, you’ll see highlights from our heartwarming Hope in Motion event and meet incredible patients whose journey's show the powerful impact of your support.  

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HDS Foundation & Safari Niagara are making a roaring impact!

HDS Foundation & Safari Niagara are making a roaring impact!

Posted Jul 15th, 2025

HDS Foundation is wild with excitement to announce a special partnership between Hotel Dieu Shaver and Safari Niagara! When you purchase tickets - all summer long, $10 from each adult ticket and $8 from each child/senior ticket will come roaring back to support the programs and patients at Hotel Dieu Shaver.

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Battery Fundraising Program - Cancelled

Battery Fundraising Program - Cancelled

Posted Oct 6th, 2025

Important Update: Hotel Dieu Shaver Foundation's collection partner, Environmental 360 Solutions, is ending it's battery recycling fundraising program as of October 31, 2025

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Donor Impact Report - Generosity in Action 2024/2025

Donor Impact Report - Generosity in Action 2024/2025

Posted Aug 22nd, 2025 in News

This Hotel Dieu Shaver Foundation Donor Impact Report highlights a few of the many ways our community is making a difference for patients across Niagara Region who are fighting to rebuild their lives.

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Meet Alice

Meet Alice

Posted Jul 31st, 2025

A new chapter of Strength. ‘AWESOME’ in capital letters is how Alice describes her time at Hotel Dieu Shaver. “Everything up until this point had been decided for me (diagnosis’s, surgery details etc.)”, Alice shares. “But joining the Rankin Family Cancer Rehab Program was the first positive choice I made for my own recovery”.

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A Berry Sweet Celebration - 2025 Strawberry Social

A Berry Sweet Celebration - 2025 Strawberry Social

Posted Jun 27th, 2025

A Berry Sweet Celebration! This past Wednesday, Hotel Dieu Shaver Foundation hosted a Strawberry Social in the Mountainview Courtyard. The event celebrated our generous supporters and allowed guests to explore interactive stations learning about specialized tools like the Neubie, Sara Stedy, AAC devices, BITS, and more, seeing firsthand how their support transforms care at HDS.

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A Big Reason to SMILE!

A Big Reason to SMILE!

Posted May 22nd, 2025 in News

Annual Tim Hortons® Smile Cookie Campaign raises $147,724 in support of Hotel Dieu Shaver Foundation and Community Care St. Catharines & Thorold!

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Meet Kamala

Meet Kamala

Posted Mar 25th, 2025 in News

In March 2024, while returning home from a relaxing family vacation, a devastating car accident changed Kamala’s life in an instant. In just two months at HDS, Kamala went from bed bound to walking with no assistance!

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Meet Katelynn

Meet Katelynn

Posted Jan 9th, 2025 in News

“Nearly three years ago, I was a perfectly healthy 36-year-old driving my car to work when my life changed in an instant.” – Katelynn Wild, Hotel Dieu Shaver patient.

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Meet Henry

Meet Henry

Posted Oct 29th, 2024 in News

“Hotel Dieu Shaver is the ticket to better health” – Henry Beckman, Hotel Dieu Shaver patient. Henry’s medical journey began 10 years ago when he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. “HDS provides a real service to the community. For a small city like St. Catharines to have this… it’s BIG”.

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Rebuilding Lives, Renewing Hope

Hotel Dieu Shaver Health and Rehabilitation Foundation raises and manages funds for patient-care equipment, education, specialty programs, and improvements to treatment areas to support exemplary patient care at Hotel Dieu Shaver, Niagara’s Only rehabilitation and complex care hospital.

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