Robin Wilson
Help for Babies Born too Soon, too Small, and too Sick
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lympic gold medalist and three-time world curling champion Sandra Schmirler passed away March 2, 2000, leaving behind her baby girls, ages 2 years and 7 months.
…the Sandra Schmirler Foundation…a living legacy in honour of this amazing woman who touched the hearts of so many Canadians…
To celebrate the legacy of this true Canadian hero, the Sandra Schmirler Foundation was created in 2001, a living legacy in honour of this amazing woman who touched the hearts of so many Canadians from coast to coast to coast. Sandra reached out to her country and made us understand what really matters in life. Her name lives on, in perpetuity, through her Foundation. We are the only charity in Canada dedicated to raising funds for the purchase of lifesaving equipment for hospital Newborn Intensive Care Units (NICUs). Government funds bricks and mortar but not expensive, state-of-theart equipment in NICUs. The Sandra Schmirler Foundation has raised over $4.2 million to fund that equipment in over 50 hospital NICUs in every province and the territories. As a result, families do not need to travel miles away to find a hospital that has the specialized equipment to ensure their newborn babies survive and thrive.
Sandra at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics
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The Society of Notaries Public of British Columbia
With the help of the Sandra Schmirler Foundation, thousands of babies’ lives have been saved. The need continues to grow as more and more babies are being born premature and critically ill every year. Volume 27 Number 4 Winter 2018
