2009 Event Dates:

Friends of River Hospital’s Annual Polar Bear Dip - Saturday, 2/28/09
Scholarship Dinner Cav’s - Wednesday, 5/20/09
A Day With the Fishing Guides - Saturday, 5/23/09
The Ladies Auxiliary Annual Fashion Show and Luncheon - Thursday, 7/16/09
Festive Evening - Sunday, 7/26/09, at Joey's Restaurant, Wellesley Island
River Barby - Thursday, 8/6/09, at the home of Mark & Maria Purcell, Grindstone Island
Golf-O-Rama - TICC - Saturday, 9/19/09

MIRACLE ON THE RIVER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

“Miracle on the River Scholarship” Is awarded to five area high school seniors dedicated to pursuing a career in the healthcare field. The students must be accepted into an approved accredited program. The students must also demonstrate financial need, moral character and maintain a 3.0 (B) grade point average. This scholarship award is $500.00.

The Employee Tuition Assistance Program is included in the fundraising event for “Miracle of the River Scholarship”. River Hospital and River Hospital Foundation encourage and assists financially employees who wish to enhance their education. The Tuition Assistance Program supports high-caliber, well educated and qualified
employees.

Friends of River Hospital’s Annual Polar Bear Dip
Each February, brave people jump into the icy cold waters of the St. Lawrence River to raise money for River Hospital Foundation. This February was no different. Friends of River Hospital celebrated their 19th successful Polar Bear Dip.  This year $40,000 was donated to the River Hospital Foundation to assist in the purchase of new digital equipment.

Friends of River Hospital was instrumental in raising money for our new Adult Day Care Bus named appropriately The Polar Bear Express. The money raised for the new Adult Day Care Bus was from the Polar Bear Dip and from the sale of the St. Lawrence Riveropoly game.

* “A Day with a Fishing Guide”
This year, 2009, marks the sixth annual Day with the Fishing Guides.
Each year fishing guides donate their boats, time and expertise for this fun filled event. Men, women and children come from all areas to enjoy this day. The River Hospital Foundation provides a cap to each one of the participants and captains. Following a great day of fishing all boats head toward the Rift Camp courtesy of the Thousand Islands Bridge Authority for a shore dinner.  

The Annual Fashion Show and Luncheon
River Hospital Auxiliary hosts an annual benefit fashion show. This year as in last year it is being held at the Edgewood Resort and Conference Center in July. The River Hospital Auciliary has hosted this event for 54 years. It is capped off by fashions featured by local clothing and accessory retailers as many models walk down the runway. A silent auction showcases many other Thousand Island products donated by local businesses.

* Festive Evening
Mark your calendar and gather your friends to attend a true river Lover’s party. Festive Evening is the “highlight” event of the summer. This classic river event is held at Joey’s Thousand Island Club, operated by Joey and Janice DeCuffa with culinary talents provided by Joey and Rick DeCuffa.  You will be entertained with food, drink, live entertainment, plus a live and silent auctions. The live auction is conducted by Bernie Brozostek  Auction House.  This is the sixth year of this spectacular river event and the Chavoustie tradition continues, with a new committee of enthusiastic volunteers. Last year this event brought in $103,944.00. Festive Evening continues to be an extremely successful river event which benefits River Hospital and the River Hospital Foundation.

* The River Barby is an “out of the ordinary” river event. Each year in August a “kick-off your shoes, let your hair down feast” is prepared and enjoyed by all.

In the past two years River Barby has been held on Grindstone Island at the home of Mark and Maria Purcell.  A feast for a king is supplied by the Dinosaur-Bar-B-Que out of Syracuse, New York and live entertainment is supplied by the Buoyrockers Band. Transportation is provided by the Clayton Island Boat Tours. This is an event that the whole family can enjoy. A silent auction tops the evening off, items are generously donated by local merchants.

* Signifies a River Hospital Foundation fund raising event.