Fundraiser for Bringing Hearts Home raises just under $78,000 for new cardiac care unit

The Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation has received a 77,000-plus dollar donation towards its Bringing Hearts Home campaign. 

The latest gift came from the group, Crop Aid Nutrition, and its recent Heart of Harvest fundraiser. 

The leading charge in raising the money is the organization’s district manager Walter Van Ee, who lost a child 38 years ago. 

His daughter, just seven months old, passed away after developing heart complications, and he saw, first hand, the challenge of long distance specialized care.