Fundraising Events
Signature Events
The RUH Foundation hosts several special annual events to support pressing priorities at Royal University Hospital. Everyone has a good time while raising funds for the community.
Greek Gourmet Feast
If you like gourmet food, entertainment and fun (and who doesn’t!) then you don’t want to miss this premier event! Hosted by Manos and held this year in June, the Greek Gourmet Feast stimulates your senses and supports priorities at Royal University Hospital.
Royal University Hospital Radiothon
We are on a mission! A mission to transform surgical care at Royal University Hospital. Funds raised will support RUH Foundation’s Mission Possible: Operation New O.R. Campaign to help fund new state-of-the-art equipment and other enhancements to the hospital’s operating rooms and associated areas that were built in 1978.
FFUN Spirit Champions Classic
The annual FFUN Spirit Champions Classic charity golf tournament pairs avid golfers with top name celebrities from the hockey world! Partial proceeds from the event support the Mission Possible: Operation New O.R. Campaign to help fund new state-of-the-art equipment and other enhancements to the hospital’s operating rooms and associated areas that were built in 1978.
Royal Ball
Between 1999 and 2022, Royal University Hospital Foundation’s Royal Ball raised more than $2.2 million for RUH priorities! Thank you to our sponsors, guests and volunteers who made the Royal Ball a success!
Who can forget the unique and creative themes from year’s past from the Bourbon Street Ball to the Royal Wizard’s Chronicle Ball: Harry visits Narnia!
Hospital Home Lottery
Since Hospital Home Lottery’s inception in 1986, it has raised nearly $41.3 million for healthcare in Saskatoon. In that time, Hospital Home Lottery has helped the RUH Foundation with several campaigns, allowing us to invest in patient care, research, teaching and equipment.
Giving Tuesday
We’ve all heard of Black Friday and Cyber Monday but did you know about a day dedicated to giving – when charities, individuals and companies came together for GivingTuesday?
Third Party Events
Many of our generous donors host their own events to raise funds and awareness for the Royal University Hospital. Thank you! To find out more about hosting your own fundraiser for RUH Foundation, click here and scroll down to the Host Your Own Event section. Here’s a small sample of some of the annual third party fundraising events held in support of our Hospital:
Sisterhood YXE Market & Closet Sweep
Did you know your shopping and closet clean up can change someone’s life? Join Sisterhood YXE for their annual Local Market and Sweep with partial proceeds in support of the Royal University Hospital Foundation’s Community Mental Health Endowment.
Hearty Starty
June 28 is the day Paige UnRuh left the hospital following a cardiac event. To commemorate the occasion and give back to those who helped save her life, she holds the annual Hearty Starty event to help raise funds for cardiac care at Royal University Hospital.
Purple Day for Epilepsy
Founded in 2008, by then nine-year old Cassidy Megan of Nova Scotia, Purple Day is an international grassroots effort dedicated to increasing awareness about epilepsy worldwide. On March 26th annually, people in countries around the world are invited to wear purple and host events in support of epilepsy awareness.
Shake, Rattle and Roll
The Shake Rattle & Roll Motorcycle Rally for Parkinson’s Disease is an annual event held in St. Gregor, Saskatchewan. To date, this event has raised $40,000 for the Dr. Ali Rajput Endowment for Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Research at Royal University Hospital.
10,000 Kettlebell Challenge
The idea of doing 10,000 kettlebells in a one-month period is quite a physical challenge, but it is possible. And a project that raises awareness about Parkinson’s disease and provides a direct opportunity for people to financially support Parkinson’s research is definitely winning solution.
Walk of Life
Prevent & Recover from Heart Disease and JOIN the WALK OF LIFE! The Cardiac Health Foundation of Canada hosts a walk/run in various cities across Canada. Saskatoon’s Walk of Life is held annually in June.
