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By John Campbell, Community Press Warkworth – The Bridge Hospice is just $88,000 – and an Ontario Municipal Board hearing – away from realizing its dream of building Northumberland County’s first residential hospice. More attention was paid at the hospice’s annual general meeting last Sunday to the organization’s hugely successful fundraising efforts than the fly [...] BY MOYA DILLON, THE INDEPENDENT WARKWORTH — Guests can have a great time while supporting a local cause at this year’s Black and White Ball. The annual Warkworth event is celebrating its fifth successful year in the community. Although funds raised from the gala normally go to the Warkworth Town Hall Centre for the Arts, [...] Goal only has $88,000 left to raise BY MOYA DILLON, THE INDEPENDENT WARKWORTH — The board of the planned Bridge Hospice in Warkworth celebrated a successful year of fundraising that has them just $88,000 short of their goal. “A year ago we had $40,000 and a dream,” said board chairwoman, Dr. Cheryl Gibson at the hospice [...] Northumberland Today – 26 Mar 2010 The Warkworth Town Hall Centre for the Arts was filled to capacity on Saturday evening, March 20 for an elegant wine and cheese reception hosted by The Bridge Hospice. The hall was transformed by Bev Roy and her decorating crew into an upscale night club for the unveiling [...] By John Campbell, Community Press Pauline Faull, Lynda Pecora and Rosaleen Dunne set the project in motion. All have an extensive background in palliative care. Warkworth – There’s one proposed Bridge in Trent Hills that hasn’t divided the community but has brought it together instead. It’s Bridge Hospice which held a wine and cheese reception [...] By Ray Yurkowski, EMC Warkworth – Long-time Warkworth resident Aureen Richardson has donated $50,000 to the Bridge Hospice project and their fund-raising drive to build a three-bedroom hospice at Warkworth. It was a year ago when area icon and Order of Canada honouree Dr. Bob Stevens approached her with the idea says Richardson’s son, [...] Capital campaign aims to raise $350,000 BY MOYA DILLON, THE INDEPENDENT WARKWORTH — The Bridge Hospice’s capital campaign is off to a good start thanks to a large donation. Lifelong Warkworth resident, historian and author Aureen Richardson presented members of The Bridge’s board with a $50,000 donation on Jan. 25. “This is our largest cheque yet,” said [...] By Sue Dickens for The Community Press
Dr. Bob Stephens, chair of the hospice s fundraising campaign, accepts a cheque for $5,000 toward the Bridge Hospice from local author and historian Aureen Richardson. Photo by Sue Dickens/For Community Press Warkworth – The Bridge Hospice is one giant step closer to reality Monday after receiving [...] By John Campbell, Community Press Warkworth – When proponents of a residential hospice in Warkworth first reached out to the public for support, they knew it was a long-term undertaking – much like a marathon race. Their dream is drawing closer to reality and helping it along has been a run held each year as [...] Nearly $100,000 raised to date BY MOYA DILLON, THE INDEPENDENT WARKWORTH — The Bridge Hospice in Warkworth is one step closer to reality thanks to a donation from the recent community performance of ‘Steel Magnolias’. “We are very grateful to Bev (Roy) and the rest of the cast for their generosity,” said Dr. Cheryl Gibson, chair [...] |
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