Phil and Selena Prinzen, along with their children, Maria and Paige, are known for being champions in our community. Whether through work, school, farming or volunteering, this tight-knit farm family from Bloomfield give back to our County community in many ways.

The Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital holds a special place inside their hearts and is directly impacted by their desire to give back.

The Prinzens know how important health care and hospitals are to a community. They also know that financial support from donors is critical to making sure our hospital can provide the very best care to their family, friends, and neighbours.

So it was natural when the husband and wife team looked at their will, they discussed wanting to leave behind something to make a difference in the community they love so much.

That’s why Phil and Selena decided to remember the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation with a gift in their will.

“A hospital is truly the cornerstone of a community. It’s a precious resource where lives are saved. It’s a place we can all rely on if the need arises and we feel blessed to have it. Having the very best medical equipment, expertise and compassionate care, close to home, is a priceless gift that’s only possible through the caring support of people in our community,” said Selena.

The Prinzen family currently contribute to the PECMH Foundation as they are able, most recently through co-ordinating a group gift of $18,000 from members of the Prince Edward County Dairy Producers and their families to help the Foundation Back the Build for a new hospital. The family also wants to make sure their contributions continue well into the future.

“We added the hospital to our will years ago, however news of the new hospital build strengthened our commitment,” said Phil. “We are passionate about helping out in our community now – and we feel this gift will be a way to make sure that happens down the road.”

The Prinzens appreciate the fact that a little community, like Prince Edward County, has such a terrific health care facility. They want to help the hospital maintain that tradition with their legacy gift.

“Leaving this gift in our will enhances the care for patients in our community well beyond our own lifetime. We want to lead by example and encourage donors, patients and colleagues to consider giving back to our County hospital with a legacy gift,” said Selena.

By choosing to support the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital, and by including the PECMH Foundation in their Will, Phil and Selena are ensuring their legacy will live on, and continue to ensure our hospital has the resources it needs to provide compassionate care to each and every patient that walks through our doors.

A gift in your will can have a significant impact on the quality and accessibility of health care for the thousands of people throughout Prince Edward County and beyond. With over 20,000 Emergency Room visits, over 3,000 day surgery procedures and over 15,000 diagnostic imaging scans conducted each year – you can be sure that your generosity will touch the lives of our entire community for generations to come.

“We definitely want to make sure our children and loved ones are looked after when we are gone. By placing a portion of our will directly to the hospital, we feel this will add another dimension of care,” said Phil. “There are funds that are needed to support our hospital, for ourselves, for our children, and for future generations to come. Selena and I are both grateful to be able to play a small part in the exemplary care being provided at PECMH today and we want to ensure the continuation of that care for the future.”

By leaving a charitable bequest in your will to the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation you will continue to enhance health care in this community, beyond your life time. You can designate a certain sum of money, a particular asset, or a portion of your estate. Whatever form your gift takes, the result is the same --- a healthier community.

“These are your friends, neighbours, loved ones and people in your community benefiting – even surviving – because of what our planned gift donors have chosen to leave behind,” said Briar Boyce, senior development officer with the PECMH Foundation. “Your legacy is one of the most impactful decisions of your lifetime – a chance to ensure your values are carried into the future.”

Why leave a legacy to your Hospital?

Whether you want to give something back after you or a loved one received treatment, or want to do something that will benefit your community when you’re gone, leaving a legacy donation in your will is a powerful and noble gesture.

To learn more about charitable bequests and other opportunities to leave a legacy of better hospital care including gifts of stock, life insurance, RRSP or RRIFs, please call Briar at 613-476-1008 ext. 4425 or visit us online at www.pecmhf.ca

As Phil and Selena watch their young daughters experience the wonder and excitement of the world around them, they know they have made a gift that will lead to a better health care system for future generations of their family. And that is a very satisfying feeling.