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PUBLIC SECTOR AWARD WINNER * NORTH BAY
When the dignitaries cut the ribbon on the new North Bay Regional Health Centre in the fall of 2009, Lois Krause will be able to take some satisfaction in a job well done. But any awards or personal accolades that have come her way Krause would rather deflect to the credit of the people she works with.
"I'm a very ordinary person, but what I've done is bring really extraordinary people together to do magnificent things for the community," she says matter-of-factly. "It was just the company I kept."
The mother of two university-aged daughters has been a dynamic force since arriving in the Gateway City in 2001 as executive director of the North Bay and District Hospital Foundation.
Krause's career path has evolved from a health care worker intent on working with disabled athletes to being fundraiser extraordinaire.
Her efforts in shepherding the Caring for Generations campaign, the largest single fundraiser in the city's history, won a prestigious Association of Healthcare Philanthrophy's award in 2005 for best practices in a capital campaign.
Krause was able to galvanize support from donors large and small within the hospital's 500-square-kilometre service area, including 125 corporate donations from industry heavyweights like Quebec-based Tembec, Grant Forest Products and a slew of volunteer and service groups including the Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs.
The campaign not only met but surpassed its $15-million target by more than $3 million. By the time the 18-month campaign...