Mike Talmage is a father of four kids. He has made the west end is family’s home and gives back to the community by supporting St. Joe’s—a place where he has experienced joy and pain.
“A hospital is part of everyone’s story, whether it’s the birth of your children or death of a loved one,’ he says. “I’ve experienced both and is the first-hand care that I’ve experienced at St. Joe’s that inspires me to do what I can to support St. Joe’s.
Mike serves on the St. Joseph’s Health Care Foundation Board of Directors and is the Chair of the Annual Fall Classic Golf Tournament. This year he is getting set once again to the hit the greens on September 13th to raise critical fund for a new Emergency Department at St. Joe’s to honour the 100th anniversary of the Health Centre.
“St. Joe’s has a long history of taking care of this community.” he says. “We need it here now more than ever for the next generation of westenders.”