Fundraiser for Athana Mentzelopoulos Tops $100k

This fundraiser was started on April 30 2025 by Medicine Hat residents in support of Athana Mentzelopoulos who was fired from AHS in January 2025. The fundraiser is called

Medicine Hat Grassroots group for integrity & justice

(photo from GoFundMe campaign)

A statement from Mentzelopoulos on the GoFundMe says -

A message from Athana.

To everyone involved in the GoFundMe for Athana Mentzelopoulos

My name is Athana Mentzelopoulos and I am the former President and CEO of Alberta Health Services. After I was terminated without cause from my position in January, I brought forward a civil suit for wrongful termination. My statement of claim described several issues that had troubled me as President and CEO.

I am writing to everyone involved in organizing the GoFundMe to support my legal costs, and to everyone who might be thinking of donating to the effort. First of all, thank you so much for organizing this and for your consideration. From the first time you contacted me about this initiative, I have felt overwhelmed by your support and thoughtfulness.

It is possible that there will be unspent or reimbursed funds at the end of the legal processes. As we discussed, any remaining funds will be donated to charity. I would propose to donate the funds to the Alberta Cancer Foundation -- such a donation would clearly acknowledge that the total amount is not from me, but that it reflects the intentions of those who donated to the GoFundMe. I hope everyone will be supportive of this approach.

Thank you again for everything you are doing to support me through this process, and thank you in advance to anyone who donates.

Sincerely,

Athana Mentzelopoulos

So far 1396 people have donated, many of them are Anonymous. Individual donations range from a modest $5 to $5000. The goal was $100,000 and has now been increased to $125,000.