The McGill IBD Research Group, in partnership with the Montreal General Hospital Foundation, held its annual fundraising event on Thursday, November 30 at the Oscar Peterson Concert Hall in NDG featuring a night of comedy with Sugar Sammy. This event raised $375,000 for patient-care at the IBD clinics in the McGill teaching hospitals – the MUHC IBD Centre at the Montreal General Hospital, and the IBD clinics at the Montreal Children’s and Jewish General Hospitals. In addition to offering continuous support for IBD nurses, auxiliary & support staff, and psychologists, the group is hoping to raise enough support to hire a new part-time nurse for the IBD clinic at the Montreal Children’s Hospital. This nurse will significantly improve the quality of care provided to the IBD pediatric population. The objective is to raise $380,000. Côte Saint-Luc's Lorne Mayers has been a driving force behind this event for decades, stepping down as chairman this year as Ryan Abrams and Matt Stotland stepped in. I spoke to Lorne during the VIP reception.