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13 receive Rotary’s highest honour for ‘Service Above Self’
Picton Rotarians bestowed 13 of the club’s highest honour – Paul Harris Fellowships – to Rotarians and community professionals in recognition of outstanding contributions that exemplify the service club’s motto – ‘Service Above Self’. Members met at the Waring House Monday to make the presentations, named in honour of Rotary International’s founder. “Each time we […]
County residents walk for loved ones and caregivers fighting Alzheimer’s disease
Nearly 100 people walked in memory, and to honour, grandparents, parents, siblings and friends with Alzheimers and dementia and those who care for them. Walks roll out in communities across Canada in May and June, uniting people with one common mission: a world without Alzheimer’s disease. While aging baby boomers are about the push Alzheimer […]
Help Sonrise students gather household supplies for Almost Home
Grade 4 and 5 students at Sonrise Christian Academy in Picton have started a community outreach project collecting household supplies for Almost Home in Kingston. Almost Home is a not-for-profit organization that offers inexpensive housing to families who have loved ones staying at Kingston General Hospital for an extended period of time. The students were […]
County hikes up Hospice Prince Edward fundraising by more than $25,000
Photos and story by Sharon Harrison The eighth annual Hike for Hospice Prince Edward got under way under glorious sunshine and warm temperatures Sunday morning. About 175 participants raised $25,264, although donations are expected to continue to trickle in during the coming weeks. Hike for Hospice is the major fundraising event of the year for […]
Municipal grants assist more than 20 local organizations
More than 20 local organizations have been named recipients of municipal Community Grants for this year. “These organizations are doing outstanding work for our community,” said Mayor Steve Ferguson. “With support from the Municipal Community Grants Program, hundreds of volunteers are helping deliver a variety of programs and services that simply would not be possible […]
Auxiliary shows 50,000 ways they love Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital
Community members who shop at, or donate to the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary have helped raise $50,000 for priority medical equipment needed at Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital. The generosity of the volunteers with the PECMH Auxiliary in donating $138,179.46 during the 2018/19 fiscal year has purchased several pieces of medical and supportive […]
Picton Kinsmen auction pumps $7,000 into fund for County charities
An auction by community, for community, added almost $7,000 toward the many donations Picton Kinsmen will make this year supporting County groups and organizations. The Kinsmen’s 9th annual charity auction saw more than 200 items and services donated by businesses and individuals from across the County sold off in draws, silent and live auctions. The […]
100 People Who Care PEC helps the healing begin
When the Heal with Horses Therapeutic Centre was named this quarter’s recipient of $11,800 from 100 People Who Care PEC, the membership was thrilled. “When the vote was counted and announced, there was a big cheer in the room,” said founding member Richard Byers noting many of the group’s 118 contributors knew about Heal with […]
Remembering the good old school days at Pinecrest and Queen Elizabeth
The year 1968 marked the end of the Picton Public School Board after more than a 100 years. Chairman W.W. Evans noted in a 1968 commemorative Picton Public Schools yearbook, that a new County Board will assume educational policy. “Naturally, it is regrettable when long-established institutions are replaced but this 1967-8 board is proud of […]
Centennial tea honours 100 years of community support for County’s hospital
While much has changed over the past 100 years in Prince Edward County, one thing that remains constant is the community’s support for its hospital. Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital staff, physicians, volunteers, board members and local politicians met Wednesday to mark the centennial of the opening of the County’s original nine-bed hospital, on Hill […]
