On February 15, 2017, Dr. Jean Fairfield will be one of several community leaders in the Hawkesbury and Vankleek Hill area participating in BAILOUT, a fundraising event to benefit the HGH Foundation.

Dr. Fairfield, former HGH Chief of Staff, will be asking family and friends to donate money to bail him out of jail. He was arrested for roller blading in the North Wing and stealing jelly beans from the nurses!

This is the first time the HGH Foundation is holding a Bailout event. “This type of fundraising event has been around for years. The concept is simple: leaders of the community are “arrested” and must raise their bail money by contacting their network of friends and family members to donate money to a charity. In this case, the charity is HGH Foundation,” explains Pierre-Luc Byham, Executive Director of the HGH Foundation. Individual bail will be set at $1,000.00.

 

 

Incidentally, Pierre-Luc Byham was also arrested. His crime: playing Pokemon Go on the streets of Hawkesbury during work hours!

 

 

 

All donations received will be directed toward the HGH Foundation’s Access 2018 campaign to purchase an MRI and CT scanner for the hospital.

On Bailout day, the public and the inmates’ families and friends are invited to make their donations in person at the jailhouse between 8:30 am and 6:00 pm. The jailhouse is located upstairs at Your Independent Grocer on Highway 17 in Hawkesbury. Donations are also accepted at the Foundation’s office located at 175 Main St. West and online.

We expect more people to be “arrested” in the upcoming week. For a list of recent arrests, follow us on Facebook. This is a one-day event, so help bail out a friend or family member in support of the HGH!

 

For more information about Bailout, please contact:
Diane Matichak
Philanthropic Projects Coordinator
Telephone: 613-632-1111 extension 21108
Email: dmatichak@hgh.ca