Donor Stories

Legacy Gifts help Reunite Families

Sisters Separated by War Reconnect after 71 Years

Imagine being separated from your family at the tender age of 16. Imagine you didn’t know where to look, who to turn to for help, or even if your family was still alive. In 1939, this was the reality for a woman named Luba. During World War II, Luba and her family were taken to a work camp in Poland. Luba became separated from her family while in the camp. Later, Luba’s family members were forced out of Poland into the former USSR. Believing her family had not survived the war, Luba came to Canada alone in 1948. She married, had four children, and did not see the rest of her family again—until now.

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The Power of an Endowment

Creating Learning Opportunities for Years to Come

Pharmaceuticals are a vital part of health care, but deciding which drugs to use for which patients can pose many questions for physicians and pharmacists. Thanks to the late Dr. Peter Zbeetnoff, those important discussions take place annually in Saskatchewan at the Drug Therapy Decision Making Conference, which is funded by an endowment created by Zbeetnoff with an estate gift of $250,000 to the Royal University Hospital Foundation.

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The Gift of Nursing Education

Seventy years after graduating from St. Paul’s School of Nursing, Eleanor McKay Reichardt continues to make an impact on her nursing profession. Although the School of Nursing no longer exists at St. Paul’s, the legacy of excellent training from the Grey Nuns lives on. The new Eleanor McKay Reichardt Scholarship at St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation has been established to provide financial assistance to students enrolled in the University of Saskatchewan and SIAST’s nursing programs.

The first scholarship was awarded to Jan Clark, 3rd year nursing student at the U of S College of Nursing.

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Patients and Staff to Benefit from Webb Legacy of Caring

Jack and Dorothy Webb (“Dot” to her nearest and dearest) are long-time friends of Saskatoon City Hospital Foundation. Dot passed away in 2007, but Jack wanted to leave a legacy that reflected their shared interest in health care. “Dot and I always respected Saskatoon City Hospital, and had given to the Foundation. Both of us had been treated there over the years, and the care was great,” Jack says.

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Nurturing Future Generations through Education

Margaret Inglis: Nurse, Friend, Philanthropist

For a young nurse to join the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitations Administration (UNRRA) during WWII and go to Europe to help victims of war required strength of character, a compelling desire to help and a global mindset. Such qualities describe University of Saskatchewan’s valued donor, Margaret Inglis.

With only four years of practice after earning her RN designation from the University of Toronto, she set sail in 1943 with a mission to give hope to victims of war. It was an experience that she wasn’t able to talk about with friends for many years; however it also shaped her life profoundly.

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