By John Campbell, Community Press
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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 in the ointment represented by the OMB hearing.

With good reason: It’s “been a remarkable year for Bridge Hospice,” outgoing chair Dr. Cheryl Gibson said. “At last year’s annual meeting we had $40,000 and a dream … We now have over $200,000, and we hope to start building this year.”

Continue reading OMB hearing on rezoning for hospice set for May 25

BY MOYA DILLON, THE INDEPENDENT
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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, this year all proceeds will be donated to The Bridge Hospice.

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Goal only has $88,000 left to raise

BY MOYA DILLON, THE INDEPENDENT
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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 group’s Annual General Meeting, held on Sunday, April 25 at the Warkworth Town Hall Centre for the Arts.

“Now we’re over $200,000 and hope to start building. This has been a remarkable year for The Bridge Hospice.”

The volunteer initiative wants to raise $350,000 to build a residential hospice in Warkworth. So far the group has succeeded in collecting $138,500 and has also received pledges totalling more than $60,000, bringing the fundraising total to $205,581.

Continue reading Bridge Hospice group aims to start construction

Northumberland Today – 26 Mar 2010
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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 of the plans for a residential hospice to be built in Warkworth later this year.

Background music for the evening was provided by jazz vocalist Chelsey Bennett of Campbellford, accompanied by Rob Phillips.

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By John Campbell, Community Press
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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 Saturday in Warkworth to thank its supporters and to share its plans for Northumberland County’s first residential hospice.

Unlike the controversy over where a new bridge is to be built in Campbellford, neither the site – nor the purpose – of Bridge Hospice is in question. It’s a one-acre serviced lot at the end of the Old Hastings Road at the north end of the village. Construction of the 1,500-square-foot facility is expected to begin in the fall with the opening to follow in the spring of 2011.

Continue reading Reason to celebrate: hospice one year from opening

By Ray Yurkowski, EMC
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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, Ray.

“You know mom, if you want to, you can afford to do this,” he recalls telling his mother. “I think it might be a good thing and the donation is because she’s always believed in supporting the local community.

“If she thinks something is right, she says ‘let’s do it,’” he adds.

And this isn’t a first-time act of benevolence from the local philanthropist. She helped out financially to bridge the gap between upgrading the Trent Hills Venture Van, which provides rides for anyone who is physically or functionally disabled, and the fund raising to pay for it.

Continue reading Warkworth to be home to community residential hospice

Capital campaign aims to raise $350,000

BY MOYA DILLON, THE INDEPENDENT
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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 treasurer Martin Hare as he received the donation during a presentation at the Warkworth Community Nursing Home, where Ms. Richardson is resident.

Continue reading Planned Warkworth hospice gets $50,000 boost

By Sue Dickens for The Community Press
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Warkworth – The Bridge Hospice is one giant step closer to reality Monday after receiving a donation of $50,000 from well-known local author and historian Aureen Richardson.

A target of $350,000 has been set and hopes are the hospice will be up and running this fall.

“It’s a much needed facility. I know what benefits this can provide for the community,” Dr. Bob Stephens, chair of the hospice’s fundraising campaign, said in accepting the cheque.

The hospice, which will serve the needs of the dying and their families in Northumberland County, has quietly been raising money the past year.

When approached by Stephens to see if she would be interested in donating to the hospice, Richardson’s response was: “If there are good things I can do I will help and I think this is a good thing.”

She has donated to worthwhile causes in the past such as the Heart and Stroke Foundation, and a Venture Van, for those with disabilities who need transportation in Trent Hills.

Continue reading Local historian and advocate for people with disabilites donates $50,000 to hospice

By John Campbell, Community Press
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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 a fundraiser. The fifth one took place last Saturday and drew 100 entrants from across Ontario, including Ottawa, Toronto and Guelph.

That’s a far cry from the eight people who turned out for the first run staged five years ago.

Continue reading Record number participates in fifth annual hospice run

Nearly $100,000 raised to date

BY MOYA DILLON, THE INDEPENDENT
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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 of The Bridge Hospice’s board of directors, before accepting a cheque from Ms. Roy, one of the stars and organizers behind Steel Magnolias.

“I’m a fundraiser, I like to do this kind of stuff because I have fun doing it,” Ms. Roy said of the production.

“What better way to take people’s money than to entertain them? We are all going to be in a facility like this some day, so it’s a very good cause.”

Continue reading Warkworth’s Bridge Hospice receives $6,000 from community play