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March 2026 | Donations for PMH

Hockey Fights Cancer donation Dauphin/Swan River

Group of individuals standing in front of Dauphin Regional Health Centre
Pictured from l-r are Taylor Kristjianson, Jamie Graham, Bodhi Bloomer, Shelley Tokarchuk, Jordan Height, Sherrie Schroeder, Ryder Gardner, Carter Sigurdson, Josh Weir, Parks Gardner, Ben Poole, Noah Hanneson, Noah Smigelsky and Terri Strong.

The Parkland U18 Rangers, in conjunction with Embroidery by Design (Bill and Lynda Nicholson), have been proud to host a “Hockey Fights Cancer’ game for nearly 10 years. Bill and Lynda (Embroidery by Design), who are huge supporters of the Parkland Rangers, donate the special game day pink jerseys that are used for three games (over three years) and then auctioned off as a fundraiser. All proceeds from each year’s game (raffle, 50/50 draw and every third-year jerseys) are donated to cancer care wards within the Parkland. This year, the Parkland U18 Rangers were proud to provide the Dauphin and Swan River cancer units with $2000/each.

And, as an added bonus, the Rangers came out on top of the hockey contest by defeating the Southwest Cougars on October 31st 5-4.

Prairie Mountain Health thanks the Parkland U18 Rangers for their generous donations and ongoing support of cancer care in the health region.

Dauphin Cancer Care Unit Benefits From Generous Donation

Two individuals standing with specialized Krug reclining chair.
Pictured with one of the new chairs from (l-r) are DRHC cancer care unit staff Shelley Tokarchuk and Terri Strong.

A recent donation from the estate of an anonymous donor has gone towards supporting care at the Dauphin Regional Health Centre’s (DRHC) cancer care unit. The generous donation of $30,000, through the Dauphin Hospital Foundation, provided the funding to purchase five new Krug reclining chairs. These new chairs have the added feature of providing a heated seat and backing for patients while they are receiving their chemotherapy treatment. Often, patients need to sit for extended periods to receive intravenous fluids and/or blood products. Having a warm seat helps ease that chill and discomfort. In addition, the chairs offer a swing away arm that allows staff the ability to transfer patients to a stretcher if needed in an emergency.

Stick it to Cancer in Russell

Pictured in front are Sarah Reichmuch (at left) the key organizer of the event and Danielle Beischer (at right) who is with Abbey Vorlicek, both from Russell Health Centre. Representatives of the Major Pratt Hockey team proudly look on.
Pictured in front are Sarah Reichmuch (at left) the key organizer of the event and Danielle Beischer (at right) who is with Abbey Vorlicek, both from Russell Health Centre. Representatives of the Major Pratt Hockey team proudly look on.

The Major Pratt Trojans High School Hockey Team was extremely pleased to present the Russell Health Centre with a cheque for over $25 thousand from proceeds through its ‘Stick it to Cancer’ fundraiser. While over the years the funds from the special hockey night went towards construction of the Expanding Community Cancer Care Building, now that the expansion is completed, the impressive amount has been allocated for the Palliative Care Unit at Russell Health Centre.

Prairie Mountain Health and the Russell Health Centre sincerely thank the Major Pratt Trojans for their very generous contributions to health care in the region.  (Photo and files courtesy of the Russell Banner.)