聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 The Moose Mountain Health Care Recruitment Committee hosted its annual fundraising event on Friday, Dec. 11.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The event was rather well attended with over 180 people stopping in to enjoy the evening.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e are down this year, some of the businesses who usually buy tables were unable to this year,鈥� Sheila Sim, one of the members of the Recruitment Committee explained.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The fundraiser began with cocktails at 6 p.m., followed by supper at 7 p.m., and entertainment beginning around 8 p.m. with Don鈥檛 Mind Us Comedy by Saskatoon comedians, Mark Schweighardt and Lee Bells.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Also entertaining the crowd was the new local band, Prairie Sun, which took to the stage before supper and following the comedic performance.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The work that the Recruit Committee does benefits both the Carlyle and the Arcola clinics according to Sim. This includes three currently practicing in Arcola and two practicing doctors in Carlyle, as well as taking care of a locum doctor working out of the Arcola clinic.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e鈥檙e currently in the process of recruiting a fourth physician,鈥� Sim stated. 鈥淲e鈥檝e been talking to residents who graduate in June, we鈥檝e also been talking to doctors entering SIPPA in January and we鈥檒l see how that goes 鈥� the soonest we would see them is in June as well 鈥� and we鈥檝e also been in discussion with two U.K. doctors. Those two don鈥檛 have to go through SIPPA to come here. So we鈥檝e been working hard to fill that position.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e鈥檙e always in need of interested people to help, there is always work to be done, and we鈥檙e a small group,鈥� Sim explained.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The Recruitment Committee is currently made up of Brenda Walter, Lynn Brady, Bev Grimes, and Sim.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭his is our main fundraiser for the year and we also participate in the Creative Tables for Cancer, those are the only two events we鈥檙e really visible, but there鈥檚 always something going on for us,鈥� she said. 鈥淩ight now we have locums coming in so we make sure the house is cleaned 鈥� we don鈥檛 physically do the cleaning but organize to have someone come in 鈥� then we arrange to have the keys at the hospital for them, and it鈥檚 just nice to have a local presence for when doctors come to visit.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e maintain four houses for doctors in town, all of them furnished, so we鈥檙e paying for heat, power, and telephones in the houses, and our group owns one so there鈥檚 the mortgage and maintenance on that as well. A few years ago housing was very difficult to find so doctors have been appreciative that we have something for them and they鈥檙e attracted to the community because they鈥檙e houses with backyards and not just apartments. It鈥檚 nice to have that security of having a home which is move-in ready because these doctors are all moving from somewhere.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The small group is very thankful for the support that the community and surrounding area has given them.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Sim added, 鈥淭here鈥檚 been support through donations and we鈥檝e seen a lot of support of people using our clinics and our outposts: Stoughton, Lampman, Wawota, and White Bear. White Bear has been a great outpost and we鈥檝e seen a lot of support from the residents there. We鈥檝e also been thankful for people reaching out and welcoming the doctors to the community as well; we鈥檝e had a lot of really good support.鈥�
