Alyssa was diagnosed with leukaemia at eight months old. Unfortunately, chemotherapy induced cardiomyopathy, and Alyssa was listed for a heart transplant in March 2013. On May 23, 2013, she was placed on a Berlin Heart Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) heart pump; however, she had many complications with the heart pump and was at times medicallyRead more
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Born with three heart malformations, Élissa was diagnosed with congenital heart disease and cardiomyopathy, a chronic disease of the heart muscle that usually leads to heart failure. Although she has undergone three different surgeries since she was born, she was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit at Chu Saint Justine Hospital in Montreal on SeptemberRead more
Media & Event Advisory March 31, 2017 What: In advance of National Organ & Tissue Donor Awareness Week – April 16-22, 2017 – and during the month of April, the David Foster Foundation is partnering with Country Grocer to launch a partnership, promotion, and in-store raffle in each of their seven Vancouver Island stores. ShoppersRead more
April 5, 2017, Victoria, BC – The David Foster Foundation has received $250,000 in one-time funding from the BC Ministry of Health to assist with the non-medical expenses of families with children undergoing life-saving pediatric organ transplants. The funding will be used to support children and families throughout British Columbia that are struggling to stayRead more
Organ donor awareness-raising billboard campaign launches across Canada Oct. 2, 2017, Victoria, BC, Canada – The David Foster Foundation has a new national partnership with OUTFRONT Media Canada and together have launched the first national digital billboard organ donor awareness campaign in Canada. OUTFRONT Media Canada will provide space across 109 digital billboards in fiveRead more
RBC Rewards launches sweepstakes for David Foster Foundation’s 30th-anniversary gala June 5, 2017, Victoria, BC – By donating RBC Rewards points to the David Foster Foundation, Canadians will help to play a part in keeping families together during one of the most difficult times in their lives – when they find out their child needsRead more
Oct. 22, 2017, Vancouver, BC, Canada – David Foster thanked gala attendees and concert ticket holders for attending the 30th Anniversary David Foster Foundation Miracle Gala & Concert and helping to raise a record-breaking $10.2 million to help Canadian families. Since its inception, the David Foster Foundation has worked to support the non-medical expenses ofRead more
Sept. 8, 2015, Victoria, BC – WestJet President & CEO Gregg Saretsky and organ donor advocate Simon Keith will be honoured as the recipients of the David Foster Foundation Visionary Awards at the upcoming David Foster Foundation Miracle Gala & Concert, to be held on Sept. 26, 2015 at the Mattamy Athletic Centre at theRead more
Sept. 28, 2014, Calgary, AB – Before the 800 gala guests attending the 2014 David Foster Foundation Miracle Gala & Concert departed – presented by TELUS and held at the WestJet campus – David Foster thanked them for helping raise a record $8.2 M to help Canadian families with children undergoing pediatric organ transplants. TheRead more
