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Seven plaques were presented to local groups and businesses at the
fourth annual Kincardine and Community Health Care Foundation
appreciation night May 25. The
first recognition went to Home Hardware and Canadian Tire which donated
Christmas trees for the Christmas ornament campaign, and to Bruce
Telecom which set up one of the trees in its downtown store. Others
thanked were Boston Pizza, Crabby Joe's/Bulldogs Junior C Hockey Club,
and Foodland for doing fund-raisers for the foundation. Plaques were presented to the following: - Jim
Prenger of the Kincardine and District Lions Club ($9,630 - supporter
category). Lions made donations to the Analyzer; X-ray
machine, Defibrillators and other medical equipment.
- Ripley and District Lions Club ($ 9,150 - supporter category). Lions made donations to the Analyzer, Mammogram,
X-ray machine, Defibrillators, Building and other medical
equipment.
- Hank
VanMoorsel of the Tiverton and District Lions Club (7,910 – supporter
category). Lions made donations to the Analyzer; Mammogram,
X-ray machine, Building and other equipment.
- Margot
Riekenbrauck of the Merry Kin Seniors Club ($ 7,740 – supporter
category). Merry Kin made donations to the Analyzer; Mammogram,
X-ray machine, Building and other medical equipment.
- John Brown of Bruce GS “B” Social Club. The club started the Annual Charity Golf
Tournament eight years ago and this will be the final year it will host
the event, but the club is still heavily involved with the charity golf
tournament. The tournament has raised thousands of dollars for the Kincardine and the Saugeen
Hospitals.
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 Kaye
MacDonald (R) presents a plaque of appreciation to Dan McFadden (L) and
Craig Palmateer of the Erie Belle Oldstars hockey club. Photo by Diane Baldwin
- Dan McFadden and Craig Palmateer of the Kincardine Erie Belle Old
Stars Hockey Club ($8,662 – supporter category). The club made donations to the Analyzer;
Mammogram, Building and other medical equipment.
- Bev Fry of Bruce Power Corporate (over $400,000 – benefactor category). Bruce
Power Corporate has made donations to the Building, Mammogram,
Analyzer, X-ray machine, Defibrillators and a lot of other medical
equipment.
The
South Bruce Grey Health Centre - Kincardine hospital auxiliary also
presented the foundation with a cheque for $1,000 that night.
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