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Hospital auxiliary honours long-serving volunteers
Long-serving volunteers with the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary were honoured Sunday for their dedication to the 88-year old organization. More than 70 people were honoured during the volunteer appreciation event at The View Restaurant at the Picton Golf and Country Club on Sunday. This annual celebration honours volunteers who help the auxiliary promote […]
Sold-out Picton Rotary fundraiser supports war-torn Ukrainian children in need
The colours of yellow and blue have fondly come to signify the country of Ukraine locally, not least because the two bands of colour, blue on the top half, yellow on the bottom, form the country’s flag. Those colours, along with the warmth and connection to a country many thousands of miles away were on […]
Hospital Auxiliary will double all community gifts to help buy x-ray machine
Pictured at the Hospital Auxiliary Second Time Around Shop, back row, from left, are: Nancy Parks, Back the Build campaign chairperson; Cathy Starkey, PECMH Auxiliary president; Sally Cowan, Back the Build campaign cabinet member; Auxiliary volunteers Charlotte Harrott; Jennie Kenny; Ken Kish; Kim Harrington; Beth McConnell; Janet Daubney and Barbara McConnell, PECMHF chairperson. Seated at […]
Bakers and bidders raise record funds for hospital equipment
Dozens of bakers and bidders cooked up community spirit, generosity, and record funds toward major medical equipment for Prince Edward County’s new hospital. Following a two-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Prince Edward Agricultural Society’s Picton Fair came back stronger than ever in September, and with it came the return of the beloved […]
Hospital Auxiliary crafters help OPP to keep County kids warm
The Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Craft Group has again this year continued with its tradition of crafting handmade items for the OPP Keep Kids Warm campaign. This year the group presented 354 hats and mittens to the to local detachment. Each year, the Keep Kids Warm program is run by the PEC OPP, […]
‘Mane’ event gallops in with funds to Back the Build
Horse enthusiasts recently saddled up and harnessed the power of equestrian sport to raise money for Prince Edward County’s new hospital. On Sept. 17, 30 entrants enjoyed a fun-filled day riding at Hadherway Farms Sandbanks Hunter Hack Show, and raised $3,200 that will support the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation’s (PECMHF) Back the Build […]
Hospital foundation “all smiles” about record-setting cookie campaign
This year’s Smile Cookie campaign results are in and they’re sweeter than ever. Customers of Tim Hortons’ annual Smile Cookie Campaign helped raise $13,007 for the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation (PECMHF). Topping the 2021 result by $2,735, this is the best Smile Cookie result that has been raised locally to date. “This year’s […]
Picton Kinsmen’s ‘drive’ for new hospital raises $15,000
The Kinsmen Club of Picton has scored a hole-in-one for the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation’s (PECMHF) Back the Build campaign. After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the club’s annual golf tournament came back stronger than ever uniting 96 golfers who demonstrated their community spirit, generosity and commitment to philanthropic causes […]
Donation honouring late Wellington artist a testament to hospital’s value
Artists within Wellington on the Lake (WOTL) recently came together in support of local healthcare and to honour the memory of a fellow resident and friend. When Betty Grieve died in 2020, her husband Gil (now deceased) had many of her unfinished paintings in his possession. His wish was to use the paintings to […]
County’s Master Gardeners award children learning to sow and grow
The growing fields belonging to Hagerman Farms for the past 100 years on Loyalist Parkway, just outside Picton, seemed an appropriate location to announce the winners of this year’s Children’s Garden Award. Located across the road from the iconic farm stand, it’s an area few get to see, excepting the many farm workers who tend […]
