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Group of Five and Friends grateful to New Westminster

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Gerda Suess checks out a trauma care simulator dolls at Royal Columbian Hospital, while Dr. Laura Chng looks on. Suess is one of the founders of the Group of Five and Friends Benevolent Society, a group of local residents who fundraise to help buy equipment for the hospital.

The Group of Five and Friends is grateful to citizens who help it buy much-needed equipment for Royal Columbian Hospital.

Gerda Suess, one of the founders of the Group of Five, said the non-profit raised enough money at its recent luncheon at Centennial Lodge in Queen’s Park to buy a vascular Doppler machine for Royal Columbian Hospital. She recently appeared before city council to express thanks to the city and citizens who support the group’s fundraising efforts for the hospital.

Mayor Jonathan Cote commended the group for the “important work” it does in the community. He said Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation is really appreciative of the Group of Five’s efforts to raise funds for equipment at the hospital.