Fishermen's Memorial Hospital Auxiliary

03/04/2026

Welcome to Lunenburg, Dr. Bowles!

Please join Practice Here NOW and the Health Services Foundation of the South Shore in welcoming Dr. Terra Bowles to Lunenburg. Dr. Bowles and her family have recently relocated to the South Shore from Seattle. If you see Dr. Bowles in the clinic or around the community, please extend a warm welcome! We are so happy that you chose to live, work and play on Nova Scotia's beautiful South Shore!

02/28/2026

Lots of fun activity, while raising money for our Hospital...

🥌 The ice is ready, the teams are set, and the first-ever Curl for Fishermen’s is happening this weekend!

The first annual Curl for Fishermen’s takes over the ice at the Lunenburg Curling Club from February 27 – March 1, bringing our community together for good fun, good food, and a great cause.

This inaugural event is raising funds to support local healthcare at Fishermen's Memorial Hospital, helping ensure friends, family, and neighbours can access the care they need, close to home. 💙

Stop by to cheer on the teams, enjoy the atmosphere, and be part of the excitement!

Can’t make it but still want to help? You can make a donation online at:
www.healthservicesfoundation.ca/ways-to-give/

02/28/2026

As Heart Month comes to end, continue taking steps to improve or guard your Cardiopulmonary Health ...

As Heart Month comes to an end, one idea that stands out is that small changes can make a big difference in our health.

At Nova Scotia Health, Community Health Teams are helping people take practical, sustainable steps toward better heart health through free programs focused on healthy eating, physical activity, stress management and overall wellness.

Whether you’re looking to prevent heart disease or manage existing risk factors, programs like Heart Healthy Living, Take Charge of Your Stress and Exercise Essentials are designed to build confidence, skills and long-term habits in a supportive environment. No referral is needed - you can self-refer and get started today.

Read the full story and learn about signing up: https://www.nshealth.ca/news-and-notices/listening-your-heart-community-health-teams-supporting-nova-scotians-heart-month.

02/27/2026

Special Thanks to Guest Speakers Brent Laybolt and Megan Eisner from SSRH's Lavender Group Team, who attended FMH Auxiliary's February 26'25 Monthly Meeting - to explain their Teams' functionality of support in an area or hospital setting during a catastrophic event. They would confidentially provide short term emotional support to patients, guests or staff suffering initial pain from a traumatic or horrific event such as a plane crash or forest fire, etc., certainly possible in the event of global warming. Lavender Teams have already been established at South Shore Regional and Valley Regional Hospitals. The Team has already been on site here at Fishermen's in this respect at least a couple of times. Both Registered Nurses, explained that their support is modeled off an evidenced-based strategy akin to psychological first aid that functions as a crisis intervention tool to support any volunteers and staff. There is no formal written documentation of events, and their role is one of peer counselling - not therapy.

The Auxiliary discussed supporting the concept to our Site administration of need for a Lavender Group Team to be established at Fishermen's Memorial. Initial action by our Auxiliary would include a call to SSRH to discuss their setup, and provision of a large plastic tote Emergency Kit filled with items required by the Team (and cash can stored privately) if and when needed on site at Fishermen's in the event of an emergency, prior to a proposed set up of a Lavender Group Team here.

02/27/2026

Gift Shoppe Manager Gladys Tanner presenting the Hospital Auxiliary with a cheque from the Shoppe, following completion of its 2025 year end reporting. Also shown accepting the cheque is Eija Forster, Chair for the Auxiliary's February 26'26 monthly meeting - sitting in for President, Maureen Hope.

02/27/2026

Think Spring - FMH Auxiliary Gift Shoppe!
Cash or Debit, Tax Free.

02/27/2026

Excited to see what's planned for this weekend at LCC -

Sooooooo. There will be will be a 2nd night of entertainment this weekend….

Wanted to share the details for our Saturday night (Feb 28th) entertainment during our 1st Annual Curl for Fishermen’s Event!

LOFT (Lots of Fun Tonight) will be making us get up and dance!

No cover charge. Tell your friends! 🎶🥌♥️

02/27/2026

Special Thanks to Lunenburg Consignment for their January 2026 FInancial Donation to our FMH Auxiliary.

02/27/2026

2026 FMH AUXILIARY OFFICERS:
President - Maureen Hope
Vice President- Anne Gavey-Crouse
Secretary - Brenda Sinclair
Treasurer - Gladys Tanner
Past President - Lois MacInnis

COMMITTEE CHAIRS:
Bursary - Rosemary Fleming- Featherstone
Communications - Brenda Sinclair
Corresponding Secretary - Anne Cosgrove
Fund Raising - Lois MacInnis
Gift Shop - Gladys Tanner
Golf Tournament - Barbara Himmelman
Hospitality - Brenda Loucks
Membership - Brenda Sinclair
Social Media & Bulletin Bd - Valerie Rowlands
200 Club - Susan Bullis
FMH Auxiliary Artist Project - Penny Zwicker

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02/25/2026

May we express at this time our sincere appreciation to the Community Health Care Professionals who are volunteering their time to launch the 4-part Healthy Ageing Lecture Series

Special thanks also to community leader Ruth Anne Whicher of Caico-Mae Clothiers for arranging fundraisers for Health Care charitable organizations such as our FMH Auxiliary, Mark Trask and staff at the Bluenose Lodge for provision of and servicing guests at such a wonderful venue, as well as Dietician Abbie Swinimer for their efforts towards this wonderful monthly provision of Healthy Ageing information and fundraiser - $10 from each ticket sold forwarded to our FMH Auxiliary. Thank you so much.

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02/25/2026

Our next Healthy Ageing Lecture_Fall Prevention for Older Adults on Sun, Mar 22 2026 -

02/21/2026

Prevent spread of Measles; it's currently on the rise!