Frontline Support campaign
Uniting a caring community
In 2021, the Frontline Support: Health-care Heroes Closer to Home campaign was created with two robust advisory committees in Barrie and Owen Sound. The campaign raised funds to renovate nursing facilities, upgrade technology and establish new awards, scholarships and bursaries for nursing students at the Barrie and Owen Sound campuses.
Thanks in large part to generous donors, Georgian students now have access to immersive, interdisciplinary spaces and cutting-edge equipment to learn on mirroring similar equipment they’ll use in their field placements and careers.
Although our initial campaign goal has been reached, the health-care industry continues to evolve and our spaces and technology must change with it in order for our students to learn in real-life settings. You can help us do MORE.
If you want to support our continued advancement in health-care spaces and technology
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Read the stories
Donors who have impact
Read the stories of the volunteers and donors who worked tirelessly on the Frontline Support: Health-care Heroes Closer to Home campaign.
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Nursing is in his DNA
Innisfil resident, Chris Gariepy, is known for giving back to his community, particularly to Georgian College where he has been…
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belairdirect backs Georgian nursing students
When the team at Johnson Insurance, now belairdirect, was first approached to support the Frontline Support: Health-care Heroes Closer to…
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Campaign co-chair “blown away” by nurses
Looking back over the years, Sybil Taylor reflects that she comes by her philanthropic nature naturally. She says her parents…
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Giving back is a proud family tradition
Deb DeCaire fondly recalls many family gatherings with photocopies of charity event flyers spread around the living room with she…
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Donation brands immersive simulation experience into nursing education
Georgian’s dedication to providing quality education and fostering innovation resonates deeply with the values upheld by the Brand Family Foundation.
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Rotary Club of Barrie investment ensures real-life learning
The Rotary Club of Barrie continues to support health and wellness at Georgian through a generous gift of $125,000 to…
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Owen Sound Gardens Retirement Residence helping to train a new generation of health-care talent locally
Georgian College received a $25,000 donation from the Owen Sound Gardens Retirement Residence for the new nursing wing in Owen Sound.
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Philanthropists honour their mother’s nursing journey with a bursary for the next generation
Local philanthropists honour their mother’s memory by creating a bursary for Georgian College Bachelor of Science – Nursing students.
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Georgian College Golf Classic raises more than $155,000 for students
Georgian is celebrating the return of the organization’s longest-running fundraiser in a big way. The 32nd Georgian College Golf Classic, presented…
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The Joyce Family Foundation grants $1.5M to establish endowment for future nurses at Georgian
The Joyce Family Foundation announced today that it is committing $1.5 million to establish an endowment at Georgian College, which…
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Georgian College Alumni Association invests in the future of nursing
For more than five decades, Georgian College has been training nurses and other health-care professionals to provide care for the…
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Bruce County couple support Georgian’s nursing campaign
John and Shirley Reaburn invest in the nurses of tomorrow Shirley Reaburn chuckles when she says she’s a newcomer to Bruce…
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Living a full life: Georgian College philanthropist shares her story and support
Seven-and-a-half years ago, Jane (Brown) Jackson’s life was changed forever. She had just come out of surgery, a ‘routine’ thyroidectomy to…
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Doubling the impact: Georgian alumni pay it forward on Giving Tuesday
As a part of the global Giving Tuesday initiative on Nov. 30, Georgian College launched a one-day digital appeal through…
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Larche family donates to Georgian’s Frontline Support: Health-care Heroes Closer to Home campaign
Health care, entrepreneurialism and community: these three words mean the world to Paul and Lawrene Larche and their family. On…
Read more stories published in the 2023 GeorgianView print magazine highlighting the Frontline Support: Health-care Heroes Closer to Home campaign.
Barrie Campus
A $3-million investment by generous donors, government and Georgian has allowed the college to transform 15,000 square feet of space at the Barrie Campus in the Sadlon Centre for Health, Wellness and Sciences.
The transformation includes a state-of-the-art simulation environment that is the only one of its kind in Ontario higher education.
The Frontline Support campaign was very fortunate to have the support and community-first guidance from volunteers advisors including:
- Debbie DeCaire
- Chris Gariepy (Co-chair)
- Peggy Hill
- Bryan Howcroft
- Jane Jackson
- Lisa Tamblyn (class of 1985)
- Sybil Taylor (Co-chair)
Browse through some photos from the event.
Owen Sound Campus
Georgian officially opened the newly transformed wing on Sept. 22, 2022 in preparation for the Honours Bachelor of Science – Nursing degree program that launched in the fall of 2022 at both the Owen Sound and Barrie campuses.
The $7.1-million renovation transformed over 10,000 square feet at the campus. This state-of-the-art Nursing and Wellness Wing provides space and technology for students in nursing, Personal Support Worker, Police Foundations, and other programs.
The Frontline Support campaign was very fortunate to have the support and community-first guidance from volunteers advisors including:
- Steve Lowe (Chair)
- Rob Cordell
- William “Bill” Van Wyck
- Kim Wingrove
Browse through some photos from the event.
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