Cape Breton Regional Hospital Foundation

03/02/2026

🍀The Cape Breton Eagles Irish Jersey Night is Back! 🍀

This Sunday, March 8th, join us as the Cape Breton Eagles host Irish Jersey Night in support of the Tom McNeil Cancer Patient Care Fund.

The Eagles take on the Halifax Mooseheads in what is always one of the most meaningful and exciting games of the season. Raffle tickets will be available for your chance to win one of the special game-worn Irish jerseys. 🍀

Irish Jersey Night is proudly sponsored Cape Breton Beverages, Colbourne Auto (Colbourne Chrysler and Colbourne Ford), S*M Trucking Ltd. We are so grateful for their support in making this event possible!

This special night began in 2007 to honor the life and legacy of Greg Lynch. Since then, Irish Jersey Night has raised over $202,000!

We cannot wait to see you on Sunday as we celebrate Greg's Legacy, cheer on the Cape Breton Eagles, and come together in support of Local Cancer Patients. 💚

02/26/2026

To our donors: The Renal Dialysis Team says THANK YOU!💜

(And so do we!).

Thanks to your generosity, more than 100 Renal Dialysis patients each week now have access to a new ice machine.

Though it may sound simple, this machine can have a large impact on patients who are undergoing many hours of tests, appointments and treatments. Ice chips can help combat dehydration and other symptoms renal patients experience like nausea, dry mouth, and more.

Please know your generosity is helping to provide a little bit of comfort and care to our fellow Cape Bretoners in need.

Thank you! 💜

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📸Pictured here: Some of the incredible Renal Dialysis health care staff with an icy toast, celebrating the new ice machine.

02/24/2026

Happy anniversary, Thomas! 💜

This month, we celebrate 3 years of Thomas Xidos as our Financial Officer. Thomas is so much more than our 'numbers guy' - he also brings a big heart to everything he does.

He works hand‑in‑hand with social workers and health‑care experts to ensure funds reach patients and departments across CBRH exactly when and where they’re needed. He approaches every request with empathy, integrity, and care.

Beyond the spreadsheets, Thomas has become our unofficial tech troubleshooter, resident teller of dad jokes, and all‑around great human to have on the team.

Thank you, Thomas, for 3 great years. We are grateful for all that you do! 💜

02/22/2026

Our Board of Directors were certainly busy during their February meeting – more than $1.2 million in equipment purchases for the Cape Breton Regional Hospital were approved!

We are beyond proud to be able to support the following areas of health care at the CBRH, all thanks to the generosity of our donors:

💜Pathology
💜Microbiology
💜Cape Breton Cancer Centre
💜Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
💜Family Newborn
💜Renal Dialysis
💜Surgical

We also want to extend our gratitude to our incredible Board of Directors, who continuously work to ensure excellence in the governance of our Foundation.

This is great news for health care in Cape Breton, and we will keep you all updated as equipment arrives!

02/20/2026

THANK YOU to the friends and family of Katie Andrews 💜

This lovely group of people hosted "Dance Anway," in loving memory of their friend, who was a well-known advocate for the Cape Breton music scene.

Through a shared love of music, dance, and Katie, the initiative raised $1,121.25 for the Cape Breton Cancer Centre and the more than 45,000 patient-visits made there annually.

A special gathering, an impactful initiative, and a tremendous outcome. Thank you for giving where you live, because you care! 💜

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📸Pictured here: Event organizer A.J. Terrio, and Stephen Oravecz, CBRH Donor Engagement Officer.

02/18/2026

THANK YOU, once again, to the Cape Breton Building Trades and Unionized Contractors! 💜

This incredible group has made their final gift of $100,000 toward their half-million-dollar pledge in support of the Cancer Care Here at Home campaign. That means, they have now given $500,000 in support of Cape Breton’s new Cancer Centre.

Beyond this outstanding financial contribution, these folks are also building the new state-of-the-art centre. They are truly leaving their mark on our Island and our community.

Please join us in thanking this group for their generosity and impact, right here, at home.

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📸 Pictured here: Caitlyn MacDonald (CBRHF); Ernie Dalton, President of the Cape Breton Building Trades Council; Paula MacNeil (CBRHF); and Brad Lannon, Executive Member of Cape Breton Building Trades Council.

02/16/2026

We are closed for Heritage Day, and will re-open February 17. Enjoy the long weekend 💜

02/14/2026

We are sending all our LOVE near and far this Valentine's Day...💗

💜To the health care workers who show up day after day to care for our community,

💜To those battling illnesses, seeking answers, and handling uncertainty,

💜To our volunteers, friends, fundraisers, and partners, who give of their time and talents,

💜And to our generous donors and sponsors, who continue to help eliminate barriers to health care, right here, at home.

Happy Valentine's Day, everyone. We LOVE our community. Thank you for being a part of it. 💗

02/11/2026

4 years of No Evidence of Disease for Teal to Heal founder, and our dear friend, Dena 🩵

Read her beautiful words below.

Today is my cancerversary.

Four years ago today I got the call from Halifax that my scans were clear and the pathology from my staging surgery showed No Evidence of Disease.

It’s been four years of figuring out a new normal.
And four years since I first thought, “That was such an awful experience… how can I help someone else going through this?” (It’s the nurse in me)

Myka had just turned two when I was diagnosed. We thought it was a benign cyst, so the call from the gynecologist who did my surgery totally caught me off guard. I still hear Myka’s little voice asking, “Why’s Mommy cwyin?” and “Does she have a boo boo?”

I wish I could hug 2022 me and tell her that the hardest thing she’ll ever go through will turn into something that brings people together - and changes a lot of lives. Teal to Heal was also born that same day, four years ago.

This May will be our 5th event, and somehow it might also be the year we cross $1,000,000 raised. That part still feels unreal.

Because of this community, we’ve been able to:
• Purchase equipment to help make healthcare in Cape Breton more accessible
• Provide monthly care packages to cancer centre patients to make life a little easier
• Create two research grants in Halifax for gynecological cancer research
• Support hundreds of patients financially, so they don’t feel so alone
• Start important conversations and spread awareness

On a personal note, I’m now in my PhD, with my research focused on whether empowering communities with cancer awareness improves long-term outcomes (let’s show them it does).

Thank you to everyone who has supported this, shared it, walked, donated, sponsored, or cheered us on. Thank you to the many local businesses that sponsor us to keep the event free and accessible to all!

I still have some sponsor thank-yous coming from 2025, and in 8 days we go live with Teal to Heal 2026.

So get your teams together, start your walks — we can’t wait to see you for our million-dollar year 💙🩵

I also wish I documented my journey better, but I took very few pictures during my journey to hear the words “no evidence of disease”. I have added the one I sent my parents from my hospital bed after the surgery, still high as a kite lol 🤣

02/08/2026

Thanks to our generous donors, Pathways to Employment participants now have a reliable vehicle to get to their job sites 💜

"With this new vehicle, we can focus less on whether we’ll make it to the job site and more on the meaningful work that happens once we arrive," says Justin Valis, General Manager, Pathways to Employment.

"For people living with mental health challenges who are working to rebuild confidence, skills, and independence...reliability matters," he continues. "Knowing that transportation is dependable reduces anxiety, removes barriers, and allows participants to fully engage in meaningful work. Sometimes the most powerful support is simply removing uncertainty so people can focus on growth."

We are sending our most sincere THANK YOU to those who give in support of mental health initiatives in Cape Breton. It is because of your gifts that Pathways can continue to help people in recovery move forward through dignity, purpose, and employment. 💜

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📸Pictured here: Pathways to Employment program participants standing in front of their newly purchased truck, which will help to safely transport participants, tools and materials to job sites.

02/05/2026

THANK YOU Mi'kmaq Run for the Cure! 💜🩷

Their organizing committee recently visited to donate their fundraising efforts from the 2025 event, which was held in loving memory of its founder, Sherise Paul Gould.

They raised an incredible $4202.00 for the Tom McNeil Cancer Patient Care Fund, which supports up to 100 patients at the Cape Breton Cancer Centre each month. This brings their total fundraised over the years to more than $32,000!

Please join us in thanking the organizers, volunteers, and supporters of this wonderful initiative 💜

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📸Pictured here: Eldon Gould (Sherise's husband), Star Paul, Brittany Hopkins (CBRHF), Khea Paul, and Kara Paul.