• Run for the Diamond 2024

    The preparations for the June 23, 2024 Run for the Diamond have begun! We will be fundraising whole heartedly for the new hospital, shovels to hit the ground in 2024. We are looking for UHA members who would like to join our Run for the Diamond Sponsorship Committee - individuals ...

  • UHA Poinsettia Fundraiser

    BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND...Decorate your home with these beautiful poinsettia plants and centrepieces. All funds raised go towards the building of our new Uxbridge Hospital! Cash or credit/debit card orders can be made in The Cottage Gift Shop at the Uxbridge Hospital. For all the details or to place your online ...

  • UHA Cheque Presentation @ Chances Are

    A cheque for $100,000 for the new Uxbridge Hospital was presented on Wednesday, July 27, 2023 to Jim Williamson & Michele Varela by Carol Hanson, Gaye Burnett, Irene Pulkki & Ted Spice of the UHA's Chances Are, bringing our 2023 donations total to $200,000!  

  • Auxiliary Quilt Raffle

    And the winner is... PAUL STECKHAM of UXBRIDGE!! Special thanks to Ann Sibbing, the creator of the beautiful quilt, and Chris Carter, UHA Secretary, for their hard work in raising over $4,000 for our new Uxbridge Hospital!  

The Auxiliary has been busy fundraising for the Uxbridge Hospital through events such as our annual “Run for the Diamond” Marathon, in the month of June, and special sales throughout the year, such as our Fall Mums Sale and our Christmas Poinsettia Sale.

The Auxiliary also has a store, Chances Are, professionally staffed and maintained by business-minded and caring volunteers, which sells donated new and gently-used clothing and small housewares. The store is two floors, located on Bascom Street in Uxbridge and is “social shift work” to a team of over 90 dedicated volunteers.

These fundraising initiatives, have also  allowed the Uxbridge Hospital Auxiliary to donate over $3 million dollars to the Uxbridge Hospital Foundation since 2010. The money has been used for diagnostic equipment, including a mammography machine, and upgrading various systems throughout the Hospital.

In September of 1954, the Uxbridge Cottage Hospital Auxiliary held its inaugural meeting, boldly setting out to raise awareness and funds to help build a local Cottage Hospital.  Thanks in large part to those dedicated early members and donors, the Uxbridge Cottage Hospital officially opened its doors in 1959.

In 2019, the Auxiliary marked 65 years of association and service to the Uxbridge Hospital and the Community – providing daily volunteer support and fundraising millions of dollars for upgrades and changes to help the hospital meet the medical needs of all Uxbridge residents.

Please click here to view a brief history of the Auxiliary – specially prepared by students of Uxbridge High School.

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