Betty. The “face” of this year’s campaign

Saanich Peninsula Hospital’s Extended Care Unit is the last home to many, and was (for some months) for Betty Spence. Betty and her husband Wally retired to the Saanich Peninsula and very shortly after, became volunteers at the hospital. Betty joined the Auxiliary and became a volunteer in Extended Care. Wally was the founding President of the Saanich Peninsula Hospital Foundation.

Betty was a hospital volunteer, up till her health would no longer permit it. In addition to volunteering, Betty was also a generous donor, supporting the Foundation her husband helped to found. Towards the end, she experienced more of our hospital. When she was in the South Unit and waiting for placement in extended care (which could be anywhere in Greater Victoria), staff asked her for her first choice. Unhesitatingly, she said, “Saanich Peninsula Hospital”. For planning purposes, she was asked for a second choice. Again, without hesitation, she replied, “There is no other choice.”

She was a loving and much-loved member of the hospital community.