Valley Regional Hospital Foundation

08/28/2026

Looking for something fun to do this weekend? Visit Hennigar's Farm Market for their Sunflower U-Pick! All by donation, with proceeds benefiting local healthcare ❤️🌻

Click on the post below for more details:
📅 Plan Your Visit
Hours: Open daily from 8:00 AM until dusk. (Field will be open for approximately 3 weeks)
Location: The sunflower field is located right on the farm, just up behind our main farm market.
Parking & Access: You can park directly next to the sunflower field, or enjoy a short walk up from the market.

Our Sunflower U-Pick is now open! 🌻

We are thrilled to welcome you back to the farm for our 8th annual Sunflower U-Pick! Every year, this special event brings our community together for a wonderful cause, and this season is no exception.

This year, we are proud to partner with and support the Valley Regional Hospital Foundation! Your presence and donations directly help fund critical healthcare initiatives right here in our community.

📅 Plan Your Visit

Hours: Open daily from 8:00 AM until dusk. (Field will be open for approximately 3 weeks)

Location: The sunflower field is located right on the farm, just up behind our main farm market.

Parking & Access: You can park directly next to the sunflower field, or enjoy a short walk up from the market.

🌻 What to Know Before You Go

Clippers: Don't worry about bringing your own! Clippers are available to borrow right at the field entrance.

Donations: Entry and picking are powered by your generosity. Cash donations are gratefully accepted at the field.

Come snap some beautiful photos, take home a gorgeous bouquet, and support an incredible cause. We can't wait to see you in the blooms!

08/24/2026

Valley Regional Hospital has incredible healthcare teams!!!
Read the article below to find out how Kentville’s Valley Regional Hospital, Abbie Loughran, Abby Dauphinee and Karlee McGuigan, sprang into action on a flight bound for Toronto when medical services were needed.

When a fellow passenger lost consciousness 15 minutes into a flight to Toronto, three Nova Scotia Health nurses from Kentville’s Valley Regional Hospital, Abbie Loughran, Abby Dauphinee and Karlee McGuigan, sprang into action.

Working in tight quarters with no tourniquet or medical tape, they relied on pure nursing ingenuity (including improvising with a hand-made tourniquet and duct tape) to start an IV, monitor vitals and keep the passenger stable until landing.

Once paramedics took over in Ontario, the trio, bound for bachelorette festivities in Toronto, returned to their regularly scheduled fun-filled programming.

Read the full story here: https://www.nshealth.ca/news-and-notices/valley-nurses-come-aid-airline-passenger



📸 Photo of (L-R) Abbie Loughran, Abby Dauphinee, and Karlee McGuigan. The trio are registered nurses at Valley Regional Hospital in Kentville.

08/20/2026

Congratulations to our Pay Day Play $1000 winner – Mike Webster at Valley Regional Hospital! 🥳
🤩Are you going to be our next winner?
If you are a NSH Western Zone employee or volunteer, visit our office or website to complete the form to be entered into the draw.
We'll take care of the rest, and you will have 26 chances a year at winning $1000!
❤️Thank you to our sponsor belairdirect and all our staff and volunteers who are playing to support the Foundation!
https://www.vrhfoundation.ca/paydayplay/

08/19/2026

Valley Regional Hospital Foundation wishes to express our gratitude to donors who have made a donation this spring and early summer, in loving memory of those who have passed.
Honoring someone special with a gift to Valley Regional Hospital Foundation provides essential medical equipment and patient comfort program funding; to care for your family and friends today and in the future. ❤️

08/19/2026

The Foundation is proud to be a charity partner this year! All donations made through the race to VRH Foundation, will benefit the Sheila McKay Cancer Care Legacy fund to support patients in the Annapolis Valley who need financial assistance upon learning of a cancer diagnosis. Donations are matched by Rotary Club Wolfville - Mud Creek to double your impact!
Event details and donation link:
https://raceroster.com/events/2026/108812/valley-harvest-marathon/fundraising-organization/78481

08/11/2026

🎥Drive-In Movie Tips!! 🍿

Valley Regional Hospital Foundation is going to the big screen this Thursday, August 13 with Dennis the Menace (1993) for some 90s summer fun! 💫

Here’s our top tips for having the best night under the stars!!
1. Gates open at 7pm. Arrive early for the best spots! Do you like to be by the canteen & washrooms? Or front row? Maybe you like the back row?
The movie starts when the sun goes down!
2. Bring a battery powered radio 📻 You won’t have to run your vehicle (and avoid running its battery, or deal with headlights)

3. Do you work or volunteer for NSH? Show your badge at the gate and get a $5 voucher for the canteen? Popcorn always tastes better when it’s on us! 🍿🥤🍟

4. Bring an extra $5 to get your 50/50 tickets 🎟️
You could walk away a winner and support your local regional hospital for new equipment and patient support programs ❤️🏥🥰

5. Bring your cozy blankets! Make yourself comfy and enjoy the show 🎥🤩✨

08/06/2026

Congratulations to our Pay Day Play $1000 winner – Kristen Greer at Valley Regional Hospital! 🥳
🤩Are you going to be our next winner?
If you are a NSH Western Zone employee or volunteer, visit our office or website to complete the form to be entered into the draw.
We'll take care of the rest, and you will have 26 chances a year at winning $1000!
❤️Thank you to our sponsor belairdirect and all our staff and volunteers who are playing to support the Foundation!
https://www.vrhfoundation.ca/paydayplay/

07/30/2026

The votes have been tallied and by a VERY close margin, we are excited to announce our Family Movie Night pick at the Valley Drive In is Dennis the Menace!

Join us Thursday, August 13 at the Valley Drive In Theatre in Cambridge

🗓️ Gates open at 7pm, Aug 13
🎟️ $10 per carload
🍿 Work or volunteer for Nova Scotia Health? Show your badge and get a $5 voucher for the canteen

Can’t wait to see you there!

07/27/2026

Ater a hospital visit, patients and families often reflect on two things:
1. the care they received, and
2. the food!

Valley Regional’s Food Services team has the large task of feeding patients and serving the cafeteria, while adhering to special diets and maintaining quality. And they do an incredible job of keeping up with the task!

Thanks to our generous donors, the Foundation was able to support the purchase of two new Steam Jackets.

These energy-efficient replacements allow for precise, hands-off cooking, freeing up staff from consistently monitoring. By reducing food waste and improving meal quality, this will help support both the Food Services team to continue to deliver top-notch meals and also improve patient satisfaction.

Thank you, Annapolis Valley, for the support in enhancing healthcare in all areas of the hospital ❤️🍽️

Pictured: Mike, Food Services team member standing beside one new steam jacket