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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 2016-03-23, Page 88 News Record • Wednesday, March 23, 2016 Conservation Dinner Committee presents $200 in gift cards from MacEwen Petroleum to Early Bird Prize Draw winner Exeter's Elsie Hermann wins four $50 gift cards for gas or C -Store Special to Clinton News Record The Conservation Dinner Com- mittee has drawn the Early Bird Prize winner from among tickets pur- chased early for the gala charitable auction. Exeter's Elsie Hermann, a long-time supporter of the fund- raiser, is the winner. Event organizers presented her with a prize worth $200, courtesy of MacEwen Petro- leum Inc. This charitable dinner and auction supports projects by the community and for the community, such as accessible trails, parks and conserva- tion areas, commemorative woods, and nature education and recreation opportunities. The charity event was started in 1990 and the Exeter Lions Club joined as co-partner in 1991. The net profits are split 50-50 between community conservation projects of the Ausable Bayfield Con- servation Foundation and the Exeter Lions Club. On behalf of the Conservation Dinner Committee, Brian Horner, General Manager and Secretary - Treasurer of Ausable Bayfield Con- servation, presented Elsie with her prize of four $50 gift cards which she may use for gas or C -Store merchan- dise. Conservation Dinner Chairman Paul Anstett thanked MacEwen Petroleum for their donation of the 2016 Early Bird Prize. Generous donations by businesses and people in the community have helped this charitable event to get ready this year to surpass the $1 mil- lion mark in net proceeds raised over the 27 -year history of the fundraiser. The Conservation Dinner has received more amazing donations for this year's fundraiser, in addition to auction items announced previously. One of the most exciting and coveted new auction items just announced is a generous `Groceries for a Year' donation cour- tesy of Hansen's Your Independent Grocer. Other newly -announced auc- tion items include a play -and -stay Toronto theatre package from Ellison Travel and Tours; jerseys autographed by hockey greats such as Paul Hender- son (Team Canada) and Carey Price (Montreal Canadiens); an auto- graphed Toronto Maple Leafs hockey stick; the sign from Exeter Public School; two club -seat tickets for Carrie Underwood; a wood sculpture by Fred Negrijn (Rose -Breasted Grosbeak Pair on Apple Blossom Branch); and more. For more information about the Con- servation Dinner visit abca.on.ca or conservationdinner.com. We will be closed 10 -0 -Cit° • March 25, 2016 Deadlines are Thursday March 24 at 2PM (Editorial & Advertising) Open again on Monday March 28 Happy Easter `0 All! Clint JR News Record Volunteers and Board Members Collectively Donate $216,000 to Our Hospital, Our Future Campaign Special to Clinton News Record The campaign volunteers and the members of the Wingham & District Hospital Foundation Board have col- lectively pledged $216,000 to the "Our Hospital, Our Future" campaign. These per- sonal gifts have been essen- tial to helping the campaign reach 42% of the fundraising goal to date. The WDH Foundation Board was the first group of people to believe that it was possible for the community to come together to raise $4 mil- lion to support the major redevelopment of the Hospi- tal. The campaign manage- ment team is the group of vol- unteers who has been working throughout our com- munity to secure donations totaling $1.7 million so far. This group of volunteers has been generous with their time, which they have spent working to ensure the best healthcare is available to eve- ryone in our communities, that they have been equally generous with their personal donations to the campaign is gratifying. Any members of the com- munity considering making their own donation to the "Our Hospital, Our Future" campaign can rest assured that all the people leading this initiative Submitted Photo Volunteers and Board Members of Wingham & District Hospital Foundation Board make their pledge to their own campaign. Front from left: Campaign Chair Mark Foxton, Lisa Hearnden, Foundation Coordinator Nicole Jutzi, Janice Hallahan and Foundation Chair Russ Taylor. Back from left: Scott Miller, Jenny Hogervorst, Bart Cameron, lan Montgomery, Debbie Gammie, Andy McBride, Steve Tiffin, Bernie Bailey. are confident enough in the project to take action them- selves. To further demon- strate how important the Wingham & District Hospital and the "Our Hospital, Our Future" project is these deter- mined volunteers have recorded short videos sharing what the Hospital means to them. Follow the Wingham District Hospital Foundation on Facebook or visit www. wdhfoundation.ca to see the videos as they appear over the coming weeks. These volunteers will con- tinue their work seeking donations in the community. All funds raised will support the expansion of six Hospital departments, replacement of digital imaging equipment and the creation of a primary care health campus unique to rural healthcare. The entire commu- nity also has the opportunity to be part of the "Our Hospital, Our Future" campaign by pledging a donation during the CKNX Healthcare Heroes Radiothon on May 12. All donations to the Wingham & District Hospital Foundation made that day will go towards the major redevelopment. Save the date The Clinton Public Hospital Foundation presents the... BI -ANNUAL GALA DINNER AUCTION & DANCE (f at the Central Huron Community Complex Champagne & Cocktail Hour Q 5:30pm V Dinner Q 7:OOpm Live & Silent Auction and Entertainment $75.00 per person that includes a $45 tax receipt Janice Cosgrove — 519-955-1954 Una Roy — 519-482-5592 Steve Brown — 519-482-7745 Tim Collyer — 519-482-7842 Linda Dunford — 519-482-9139 Virginia Steckle — Bert Dykstra — 519-482-7811 Jane Groves — 519-482-3848 Gerry Hiltz — 519-482-7691 Fred Lobb — 519-482-3321 Darren Stevenson — 519-525-2112 519-482-3440 Ext. 6297 Our Mission is Health Care for our Local Communities and we urge you to support all of our area's Local Businesses.