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stouffvilk suntribune thursday sept 20 2007 15 from candy striper uru by chris traber staff writer suzette strong randall has just completed three months as markham stouffville hos pital foundation president the foundation helps find funding for the ninth line facility the newly minted admin istrators 200708 challenge is to raise 36 million the longtime york region resident came here after about three years as a vice- president with the sunny- brook hospital foundation before that she held two senior positions with the york university foundation an avid tennis player neophyte golfer seasoned traveller and staunch toronto maple leafs fan she lives in aurora with daughter emily and golden retriever porter q youve devoted your career to fundraising who influenced you a my parents are very philanthropic in terms of donating time mom was a tennis pro at the thornhill country club and volun teered for the high school tennis team dad volun teered at tennis canada and at the united way of greater toronto where i started my career volunteerism always jumped out at me q do you recall your first volunteer assignment a i was a candy striper at york central hospital in richmond hill i was 14 and helped out for three years q you have a formidable fundraising goal what will i the money be used for a it is an exceedingly ambitious challenge because traditionally the foundation raises about 2 million per year two million is for ongo ing capital and equipment we need to replace and improve basic equipment the new breast health cen- 10 minutes with suzette strong randall an occasional feature with whitchurchstouffuilles newsmakers tre which opened the week i got here in june will use 11 million and 500000 is going to the radiation suite for x- ray and digital imaging q how do you raise funds a the primary flow is from events such as the annual gala golf tourna ment and legacy run we also have a planned giving program where you can leave money in wills and from private and corporate donations q who are your biggest donors a the de gasperis family through tacc construction gave 1 million herman and marya grad owners of the hilton suites in markham donated 500000 the longo family foundation gave 250000 private donors include carmen lewis who gave 250000 and tom and irene shadlock who gave 100000 q york region has three major health centres is there competition for support a i dont feel were com peting we have defined communities around the hospitals we recognize our respective health care exper tise we have collaborative programs where we discuss challenges and how to over come them q do you have leisure time and what do you do with it a i spend a lot of time with my family im a keen tennis player i play competitively at the timberlane athletic club in aurora im learning to play golf i enjoy travel im a firm believer in vacations i feel theyre earned and well deserved q who are your favourite tennis pros a roger federer is an exceedingly good player and a nice man he gives back to rug problem e can help call narcotics anonymous 18774144464 or 4164103689 the game my favorite female is jelena jankovic i just got back from the us open in new york and was at wimble don in england q do you have a favourite medical movie or tv show a i grew up watching mash on tv i like to watch situation critical its an er reality show q what makes a success ful fundraiser ai you have to believe in what youre raising money for to me health care is a no- brainer if you havent used a hospital you know someone who has visit wwwmshoncafoundations for information or to donate suzette strong randall is president stoufrvillle hospital foundation staff photosjoerd witteveen of the markham oneonone support grocery store food allnatural products safe fast effective no carbstarving a nutritionally balanced diet s weight loss nutrition centres anchornaorg this message brought lo you as a community service ol the economistsuntrihune 9056426906 6162 main street stouffville