NEWS RELEASE
COLLINGWOOD GENERAL AND MARINE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
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Collingwood Hospital Foundation president and CEO Jory Pritchard-Kerr has been chosen as the 2022 recipient of the prestigious Harold J. (Si) Seymour Award, the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy’s (AHP) highest honour to development professionals whose careers reflect excellence and outstanding leadership in health-care philanthropy.
“This is an amazing honour which I am humbled to have received,” says Pritchard-Kerr. “I am truly grateful to the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy and my amazingly generous colleagues across North America for sharing their knowledge and expertise over the past three decades. Our hospital and local community have benefited from my association with AHP.”
Jory serves as president and chief executive officer of the Collingwood General and Marine Hospital Foundation and brings over 34 years of service to the health-care philanthropy community with a passion for educating, collaboration, and innovation. For over three decades, Jory has been inspiring the communities of South Georgian Bay to invest in the facilities, equipment, programs, and services for the 84-bed rural hospital that also provides emergency care for over 3.5 million day-trippers.
Jory has had a transformative effect on both the hospital foundation and the communities of South Georgian Bay. By using her years of experience in philanthropy, marketing, governance, and management, she has also profoundly impacted other charities, helping them to successfully grow and thrive. Read more about Jory’s impact at cgmhf.com/news.
“Jory has been the heartbeat of the foundation and a true leader in both our community and in the Association of Healthcare Philanthropy,” says Michael Dick, foundation board chair. “We are so pleased that she is being recognized as this year’s recipient of the Si Seymour Award, a fitting tribute to her hard work and extreme dedication to the future of health care in South Georgian Bay.”
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