The Bridge Hospice

RBC Employee gives $500 Donation to The Bridge Hospice

Vicki Vannieuwenhuyze an employee at RBC Campbellford, received a $500 grant in recognition of work as a volunteer. She donated the money to The Bridge Hospice and presented the cheque to Madeline Conacher, centre, chair Communications and Marketing for The Bridge Hospice. Campbellford’s RBC manager, Dianne Mechetuk was on hand for the presentation.

The bank’s employee volunteer grants program recognizes employees for the good works they do in their personal time by volunteering in their communities. Employees who donate more than 40 hours per year to a charitable organization
can apply for a grant of up to $500 for their organization.

Winter Newsletter Dec 2011- Jan 2012

Chair’s Report

It’s been some time since our last newsletter and so much has happened since then! As
any of you who have checked our web page or driven down Old Hastings Road know, the hospice is well on its way to completion. It looks wonderful on the outside and the inside is also approaching completion.

We owe such a huge debt of gratitude to the Build and Design Teams, the Board and its committee members, and the many other volunteers who have put in seemingly endless hours to make this dream come true! Volunteer hours in the month of November alone totalled over 800 hours. The many hours of hard work are paying off and we look forward to being able to show the final product to our many supporters and to the wider interested public.

The most frequent question I get asked these days is some version of “When is the hospice going to open?” …report continued – see links below

Click here to read the rest of the Winter 2011 newsletter in PDF format.

As always, you can read our current and past newsletters by visiting our Newsletter page.

Warkworth Legion Donates $1000 to The Bridge Hospice

Every year the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 380 Warkworth donates the money that they make from their Poppy Fund to a local charity. Since the mid 1990’s, numerous local charities have benefited from the Legion’s generosity. This year, The Bridge Hospice is the grateful recipient of this money.

Peter Horne, Chairman of the Poppy Fund, said that they were inspired to donate the Poppy Fund to this very worthwhile community cause and they look forward to the opening of The Bridge Hospice in the spring of 2012.

Brenda Partridge representing The Bridge Hospice receives a cheque from long time Legion members : Peter Horne, Poppy Chairman(on left) and Len Kenny, President, Warkworth Legion (on right). Editors note : Picture was taken at The Bridge Hospice front door.

Runway 2011 Fashion Chic – A Fabulous Success!

Event raises $5000 for The Bridge Hospice

Fashion Show Models (from left) – Gerhardht Marzinski, Terry Roy and Rob Savage. Fashion photo by Mark Hoult. Cheque photo by Ross Roy - Click either image to view larger.

Bev & Ross Roy orchestrated another fabulous fashion event at the Warkworth Centre for the Performing Arts. The sold out event took place on Fri and Sat Oct 21st and Oct 22nd, 2012.

There was an amazing variety of models and the clothing was supplied from several local Northumberland clothing stores – Trentmendous! from Warkworth and
Dragon Fly & Gina Boyd Boutique from Brighton. Many exciting brand names and wearable clothing for all occasions!

The audience was also entertained by the beautiful Lemmon Sisters and some very funny skits, a sort of Dolly Parton and Willy Nelson theme compliments of Bev Roy & Gerhardt Marzinski. There was much laughter and audience participation.

Behind the scenes, there were eight dressers helping with the many clothing changes. All in all it was an incredibly sophisticated and professional event. Numerous phone calls and emails of congratulations poured in after the event.

And best of all, there was $5000 raised for The Bridge Hospice. Many thanks to Bev and Ross Roy and all the people that helped put together this great event.

Gore Mutual Insurance Company Foundation $1000 Donation to The Bridge Hospice

Gore Mutual Insurance Company Foundation in cooperation with Newman Oliver & McCarten Insurance Brokers Ltd., is proud to make a donation in the amount of $1000 to The Bridge Hospice. Funds will be used to build and equip a hospice in Warkworth, Ontario.

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