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CHEERS! Feeding meters helps feed children
Free parking downtown Picton begins Monday, but the Hastings and Prince Edward Learning Foundation hopes shoppers will continue to feed the meters to help feed local children. “Feed The Meter is a fundraising initiative in support of the Hastings & Prince Edward Learning Foundation,” said Roni Summers Wickens, Picton BIA executive director. “The Learning Foundation […]
CHEERS! to support for Hospice Prince Edward
During the successful campaign to bring about the new Essroc Arena in Wellington, the Wellington Rotary Club has been recognized as a major contributor. The club has just 34 members, but has pledged $50,000 to the project and members are enthusiastically on their way to meeting the pledge. They also regularly provide assistance and support […]
Curves members support PECMH
Wendy Culmer, owner of Curves in Picton was presented the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation with $510 raised during a promotion in September and October where Curves donated $30 from every new membership. At the presentation are Larry Matheson, vice-president of the PECMH Foundation, Wendy Culmer, owner of Curves and Anna Marie Ferguson, executive […]
CHEERS! County employees feed food bank
The Picton United Church County Food bank was the recipient of 1,125 pounds of groceries, donated last week by employees of the County of Prince Edward. Giant blue boxes for donations were placed in Shire Hall, the Fire Department, the Edward Building, Recreation Parks and Culture Building, the McFarland Home for the Aged, Water and […]
Banks help QHC Imagine $10 million
CHEERS! to community leaders such as those at Scotiabank. Thanks to them, the Imagine Campaign accomplished exactly what it set out to do – raise $10 million to buy diagnostic equipment for all QHC hospital sites. Under the Imagine Campaign stewardship an MRI was installed at Belleville hospital along with a CT scanner upgrade; a […]
Kiwanis donate gift of Disney to library
CHEERS! to The Picton Kiwanis, represented by President John Langschmidt, Director Linda Wilson and Treasurer Don Houghton, who presented a gift of more than 70 Walt Disney DVDs to the Picton Library, represented by CEO Barbara Sweet and Chairman of the Board Ian Balsillie. This gift is for all library users but especially aimed to […]
Donates birthday presents to Salvation Army
CHEERS! to Evelyn who wanted to give all of her birthday presents from December 7th, to the Salvation Army. She’s shown here with the Picton Salvation Army’s Major Margaret Locke.
Hospital gains leading-edge infection control equipment
Infection control at QHC Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital is “Built Ford Tough” thanks to a $5,800 donation from Ben Prinzen and the family at Prinzen Ford Sales, Bloomfield. The contribution makes Picton the first hospital in the region to purchase and install “mural PPE” leading-edge infection control equipment. The incidence of organisms (such as […]
Noel, Noel, food bank angels did sing!
It was a team effort that showed the true spirit of Christmas and the County on Friday night at the Sing Noel Concert Benefit for the Storehouse Food Bank. The event raised $2,403. The amount on the cheque is $2,393.09 and $20 was added by a resident to round it off. Len Newman (assistant producer) […]
