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Making a difference in the Unblock the Barriers campaign

Thank you for supporting the OMF

Thank you to the OMF's 166 donors who helped raise $46,611 to Unblock the Barriers and advance health equity across the province.


We are pleased to announce that funds raised will help support the following community investments:

  • Supporting 21 local Shoebox Project chapters across the province that assisted 340 women, including Indigenous women and those living in remote areas. 
  • A donation of 100 shoeboxes filled with essential and comfort items, assembled during the OMA General Assembly meeting in Ottawa in November. These shoeboxes were given to women in need in the Ottawa region. 
  • Doubling OMF’s 2024 investment to assist rural and remote students with travel costs to attend CampMed 2025 in Sudbury and Thunder Bay. 
  • Investment in OMF’s Bright Futures fund to support Black, Indigenous and 2SLGBTQ+ medical students.

Thank you to all our donors

Donor name

4 x anonymous donors

Susan Armstrong

Dr. Hensley Miller

Dr. Omar Islam

Radiologists at Queen's U/KHSC

Dr. Charles Scott

Ontario Medical Association

Ontario Medical Association – Staff

Donor name

 5 x anonymous donors

Dr. Albert Patrick Ng

Dr. Richard Anthony Bourke

Dr. Babak Abadi

Dr. Denise Pajot

Lisa

Dr. Michael Gallagher

Dr. Elliott Halparin

Dr. Debra Jefferson

Dr. Hyjr Meziane

Dr. Rahul Ahmed

Donor name

15 x anonymous donors

David

Dr. Sarah Simkin

Dr. Lisa Thain

Nadia

Dr. Andrew Chung

Bobby Hrehoruk

Dr. Faris Elsadin

Dr. Lynn Boissonnault

Dr. Bryan Rittenhouse

Janet Lambert

Dr. Benedetto Mussari

Dr. Faris F. Elsadin

Donor name

81 x anonymous donors

Dr. Joan Elizabeth Himann

Celina

Adam Farber

Dr. Barbara Elaine Kee

Dr. Cathy Vakil

Nicola

Susan

Dr. Bryan MacLeod

Lily Chen

Dr. Shobana Ananth

Mahmoud Hegazi

Stephanie

Dr. Kola Oyewumi

Dr. Sandra West

Dr. Monique Forse

Dr. Adele Quarrington

Dr. Christine Pun

Dr. Christina Trudell

Patricia

Sarah

Dr. Hugh Ian Gemmill

Dr. Jennifer Yau

Dr. David Esdaile

Dr. Ovidiu Vasilescu

Dr. Ronald A.F. Fowlis

Dr. Gloria Mirvana Rambaldini

Donate today and help make a difference

Your contributions will help to fund:


From the beneficiaries of OMF's support:

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“Helping me realize my fullest potential.”
A video message from a bursary recipient
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“Helping me realize my fullest potential.”
A video message from a bursary recipient

Thank you so very much for helping me towards realizing my fullest potential.” — 2024 OMF bursary recipient, Elliott W.

 

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“I felt that I’m not alone.”
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“I felt that I’m not alone.”

I felt like I was a child and Santa sent me this gift to me when I needed it so much, and I felt that Im not alone, as there are people who don't even know me, but they care and spread love and kindness that change my world and the others to the better. Thank you!” — 2023 Shoebox Project donation recipient
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“Made me feel like I mattered.”
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“Made me feel like I mattered.”

The gift I got from the Shoebox Project made me feel valued and made me feel like I mattered. Thanks to the Shoebox Project, I was gifted self-care products. I was able to take a day to myself to take care of myself with the gifts I received and I will always be grateful for that. It reminded me why its important to take a day to care for myself.” — 2023 Shoebox Project donation recipient
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“A powerful source of motivation.”
Icon of hands holding a heart
“A powerful source of motivation.”

Your generous bursary, provided by the OMSBF, was not only immensely helpful but also served as a powerful source of motivation to persevere in pursuing my medical education and specialization.” — 2024 OMF bursary recipient, Kesikan J.  
“Thanks to the funding that the Ontario Medical Foundation provided, I was able to pay for my travel and accommodation expenses, the funding was especially appreciated as I live approximately 529 kilometres away and have no immediate family in Sudbury!” — Jordan, 16, who received support to attend CampMed in 2024