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APRIL 2019, VOL 5RUH FOUNDATION LASTING IMPACT NEWSLETTER

“We’ve always given what we could

in order to help the physicians

and other medical team members

continue doing what they do so

well in caring for their patients,”

says Barbara, who along with her

husband Ray raised six children on

their farm west of Unity.

Barbara’s donations during the

past three decades, along with

those from others, have helped to

purchase the province’s first MRI

scanner, equip the Irene and Leslie

Dubé Centre for Mental Health, and

support a range of other priorities

at RUH related to (to name but

a few) acute care pediatrics,

cancer, cardiac, medical imaging,

emergency and trauma care.

Barbara, a former nurse, is

extremely grateful for the treatment

and care she, her husband and their

family have received at RUH.

In 2004, just a month after the

couple celebrated their 50th wedding

anniversary, Barbara’s husband Ray

passed away from cancer. Last year,

Barbara underwent surgery that

successfully removed a tumour from

her breast.

“RUH has always been there

providing superb care for me and my

family,” adds Barbara.

Last year, Barbara made a generous

commitment to extend her support

to RUH patients and medical teams

A GIVING LEGACYBarbara Surine’s generosity is

making a world of difference

when patients at Royal University

Hospital need it most.

The 89-year-old resident of Unity,

Saskatchewan, is a longtime

supporter of Royal University

Hospital Foundation, having

graciously donated between $20

and $5,000 to seven different

campaigns since 1990.

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The Zaretzki family had a long

tradition of giving and caring for

others.

Immigrating to Canada in 1928

from the Republic of Russia and

a life of poverty, Joseph Zaretzki

Sr. believed that raising cattle and

growing grain crops would ensure

that his family would never starve

on their homestead in the District

of Wilkie, Saskatchewan.

During the Depression, Joseph

accumulated a large herd of both

beef and dairy cows. With food in

short supply at this time, he shared

part of his herd with his neighbours.

Later, as families migrated to the

city, he purchased their land. This

would become the source of his

wealth.

Upon the passing of his parents,

Joseph Zaretzki Jr. inherited the land

his father loved. In 2006,

Joseph Zaretzki Jr. passed away and

through his Will left a significant

portion of the Family’s Estate

to Royal University Hospital

Foundation and RUH.

The $1.916 million Zaretzki

Family Legacy gift supported two

important and pressing priorities

within Royal University Hospital.

A new Hospital Pharmacy opened

on November 13, 2013 supported by

a $1 million gift from the Zaretzki

family estate that assisted the

then Saskatoon Health Region to

leverage the Ministry of Health to

make the much needed new

$4.45 million Hospital Pharmacy a

reality. Today, it supports patients

and health-care teams throughout

RUH, filling 1.55 million doses last

year, more than 4,200 per day.

RUH’s Pharmacy and the newly

upgraded pneumatic tube system

provide pharmacy services to the

Saskatoon Cancer Clinic and to the

new Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital

when it opens later this fall.

RUH’s Pharmacy also

supports six residents a year

in the post-graduate residency

program and includes a significant

research component directly

relevant to building skills as

The following Guild of Friend members are a special group of donors who have made provisions in their estate plan through Wills, life insurance, charitable remainder trusts and other means to create a legacy of giving to Royal University Hospital Foundation that will continue long into the future:

The late Nahid Ahmad

Eric Anderson

Dennis Balon

Peggy and Kelvin Benko

Irwin and Stella Blehm

Regina Boskill & the late Charles Boskill

Jamie Callin

F.S. and V.J. Dagelis

Joyce Gale

Arla A.L. Gustafson

Jennifer Guzak

Wilmer and Alice Hamp

George Horton

The late Marion Horton

Rose Jarman

Leona Johnson

Dan Kemmer

Myrna Knight

Tony and Joan Lalonde

Kathleen Macey

A. Jean Mackenzie

Katelyn Maurer

Herb McFaull

Margaret Petersen

Bill Peterson and Paul Lavoie

William Pringle

Mary Slaght & the late Oscar Slaght

Barbara Surine

Neil Sutherland

Donald and Patricia Taman

Hilda Voth

Anonymous Friends

ZARETZKI FAMILY LEGACY

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RUH Foundation’s

GUILD OF FRIENDS

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If someone dies without a Will, they

are said to have died “intestate”,

which means that the Intestate

Succession Act, 1996 will then

designate who has the right to

administer the deceased’s affairs

after they are gone and how

their property and assets will be

distributed.

On an intestacy, the estate will be

divided depending on the mix of

relatives that the deceased person

has left behind. In Saskatchewan, if

the deceased:

leaves a spouse and no children,

the entire estate goes to his/her

spouse.

leaves a spouse and children,

the spouse will receive the first

$100,000 and the rest is divided

between the spouse and the

children;

leaves no spouse, the estate

is divided equally among the

children.

If the deceased leaves no spouse

and no children, then the estate

goes to his/her parents. If parents

are not alive, it goes to the

deceased’s siblings. If no siblings

are alive, so on and so forth

depending on the next of kin alive

at the time of the deceased’s death.

And just in case you don’t think that

you pay enough taxes over your

lifetime, if under the rules no one

qualifies as the deceased’s next of

kin, the estate goes to the provincial

government.

A Will is a binding legal document

that says how you wish for your

property to be divided after your

death, rather than having the

provincial government do it for you.

Legislation does not consider the

needs of each particular family –

particularly when there are minor or

dependent children involved.

A Will also makes the

administration of your estate easier

and less expensive for the family,

and allows you to maximize on tax

benefits. For example, charitable

giving (whether before or after

death), is a tax planning tool that is

often used to reduce taxes owing.

Your Will may be one of the most

important things you ever do for

your family – it is the legacy you

wish to leave once you are gone.

As you consider supporting your

community and we hope the Royal

University Hospital Foundation, be

sure to discuss your legacy giving

options with your financial advisor

or lawyer and your family.

For more information on how you

can support patient care, research

and education priorities at RUH

by naming the Foundation in your

Will, please call Candace Boersma,

Annual and Legacy Giving Officer, at

306.655.6501, or visit ruhf.org.

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WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU DON’T HAVE A WILL

Article By:

Jordyn Allan, B.Comm., JD,

Associate, Miller Thomson LLP

hospital pharmacist. RUH

Pharmacy Residency program is the

longest-running in Canada and is

fully-accredited.

In addition, the Zaretzki Family

Legacy purchased nineteen (19)

state-of-the-art ventilators

totalling $800,000 for the Intensive

Care Unit that have supported

our medical teams in providing

lifesaving care to thousands

of critically ill patients in the ICU

throughout the years.

Thanks to the foresight of the

Zaretzki family, their generosity has

and will continue to impact patients

and the medical professionals at

Royal University Hospital.

FAMILY LEGACYCont’d from page 2

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Telephone: 306.655.1984

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The Royal University Hospital

Foundation creates excellence in

and impacts health care by raising

funds to anticipate and respond

to needs for innovative research,

education and patient care.

As you consider supporting RUH

Foundation, be sure to discuss

your legacy giving options or any

other significant tax planning with

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Candace Boersma,Annual & Legacy GivingOfficer, RUH Foundation

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YOU’RE INVITED!

for years to come by naming

Royal University Hospital

Foundation as a beneficiary in

her Will. By so doing, she became

a member of RUH Foundation’s

Guild of Friends.

“By including RUH Foundation in

my Will, I am leaving a legacy that

will help the hospital continue

providing patients with the best

care possible long after I am

gone.”

To learn more about how to

include Royal University Hospital

Foundation in your Will, or to

advise us that you already have

named RUH Foundation in your

Will, please contact Candace

Boersma, Annual and Legacy

Giving Officer, at 306.655.6501 or

visit ruhf.org.

A GIVING LEGACYCont’d from front cover