All Entries in the "cheers" Category
PECM Hospital Auxiliary honours long-serving, dedicated volunteers
Applause and cheers rang out as the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary honoured its volunteers, Sunday, during a gathering at the Picton Golf and Country Club. More than 70 auxiliary members attended the celebration of dedicated volunteers. There were some 50 awards handed out, recognizing both hours of service and years of volunteering with […]
Bakers, tasters and buyers raised delicious donation tally for hospital
People who bake, taste and auction sweets at the annual Picton Fair Bake Off Challenge have helped raise more than $34,000 for the County’s hospital over the past 14 years. This year’s 14th annual challenge united more than a dozen bakers, three judges and 30 bidders who have a sweet spot for the Prince Edward […]
Night of the Monarch event celebrates successes on County’s south shore
More than a hundred supporters gathered at the Night of the Monarch event to celebrate Ontario’s first new conservation reserve since 1999 – Monarch Point. The South Shore Joint Initiative (SSJI) event last week also marked the fifth anniversary the County’s leading environmental advocacy non-profit. “Far too many people across Canada and around the world […]
Community helps Wellington Rotary to Back the Build of the new hospital
Rotary Club of Wellington members “dig” helping to build a new hospital in Prince Edward County. Members presented $15,462.42 to the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation (PECMHF) this week – representing proceeds of their recent ‘Dig It’ fundraising dinner and dance. “Everyone dug deep to raise these funds, and our club agrees that our […]
Hats off to Hospital Auxiliary Crafters and OPP for keeping County kids warm
The Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Craft Group continues its annual tradition of crafting items for the Keep Kids Warm campaign. This week the group presented 150 hats and mittens to the Prince Edward County OPP detachment which runs the program along with community partners at the Belleville Police Services, OPP – Central Hastings […]
Donations to hospital going toward funding $2.8 CT scanner
As the Thanksgiving weekend approaches, the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation notes it is grateful for the continued support from members of the Royal Canadian Legion in Wellington. On behalf of the Branch 160 Poppy Fund Committee, Peter Campbell presented $2,000 this week – from funds raised through the 2022 Poppy campaign. Branch 160’s […]
Wellings community celebrates milestone of donations to the County’s hospital
Residents and staff at the Wellings of Picton 55-plus community are celebrating a cumulative giving tally of $50,000 raised for Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital (PECMH) over the past eight years. “This is an incredible milestone. It represents 32 contributions, dozens of caring donors, and thousands of lives touched at our County hospital,” said Shannon […]
8th tournament taps in $52,780 ‘fore’ the hospital
Supporters of the eighth annual Teeing Up Fore Health Care golf classic scored a hole-in-one raising a record-setting $52,780.84 for the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation (PECMHF). Realtors at RE/MAX Quinte Ltd. in Prince Edward County teed up support in June’s sold-out tournament for the hospital foundation’s Back the Build equipment campaign. This year’s […]
Community Living honors inspired support
Community Living Prince Edward recently brought together more than 180 community members for its fourth annual Inspiring Possibilities Celebration barbecue at the Elks Lodge Hall in Picton. People and families supported by the organization, employees, partners and volunteers gathered for food and toe-tapping live music by The Desperados. Community Living Executive Director Susan Treverton noted the […]
Athol Day family fun returns at Cherry Valley Park
Story and photos by Sharon Harrison Athol Day has been on a long hiatus but was back with a bang with a new format boasting a host of activities, games and fun things to do, see, watch and eat Sunday in Cherry Valley. While the community fun event, hosted by the Athol Recreation Committee, was […]
