Thousands of Princess Irene tulips are helping to welcome back the spring season throughout Surrey as Surrey Memorial Hospital Foundation launches its annual celebration of donors.
More than 600 planter pots full of tulips will bloom during the coming weeks as part of the Foundation’s Tulips for Tomorrow campaign to support health care and beautify the community.
“Our community has a long tradition of generously supporting our hospitals and health care system,” says Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts. “The City of Surrey is pleased to once again welcome dozens of beautiful tulip displays to our city.”
The tulips are now beginning to emerge from the ground, and displays can be found in 26 locations including Bear Creek Park, Holland Park, Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre and Surrey Memorial Hospital. Another display at Guildford Town Centre will include a special tribute to donors.
In addition, donors who have given $1,000 or more in 2011 will either receive a voucher in the mail to pick up their own tulips at 99 Nursery & Florist between March 23 and April 1, while businesses and community groups that have contributed $5,000 or more will be recognized at one of the public displays.
Construction company Bouygues Building Canada, which is part of the team that built the Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre and is also working on the new RCMP E Division headquarters in Surrey, is the presenting sponsor of Tulips for Tomorrow.
Several other businesses have once again partnered with the Foundation to provide the tulip bulbs, soil, planter pots, storage, landscaping, delivery, signage, and creative services for Tulips for Tomorrow.
“We are blessed with a solid group of loyal supporters, without whom we would not have been able to recognize our donors through Tulips for Tomorrow for five years straight,” says Surrey Memorial Hospital Foundation Chair Ron Knight.
Surrey Memorial Hospital Foundation is currently fundraising in support of a TPN Compounder, which is technology that provides nutrition to premature and seriously ill babies. The equipment will eventually be located in a new pediatric pharmacy – a first for Fraser Health. The pediatric pharmacy is being built within a new 48-bed neonatal intensive care unit on the second floor of the Critical Care Tower now under construction at the hospital.
Established in 1992, Surrey Memorial Hospital Foundation has raised more than $60 million to purchase medical equipment, fund innovative programs, and support training and research.
Visit www.tulipsfortomorrow.com for a complete list of Tulips for Tomorrow partners and display locations.