County boosts new hospice care centre
Every Moment Matters campaign receives $175,000 to complete county’s $350,000 pledge
Peterborough County Council presented Hospice Peterborough with a cheque for $175,000 on May 16.
This is the final cheque for their pledge of $350,000 to the Every Moment Matters Campaign and the new Hospice Peterborough Care Centre.
“We are so grateful to Peterborough County Council and the residents of the County for their commitment to hospice care in our community,” ,” says Linda Sunderland, executive director, Hospice Peterborough.
“Their contribution to the Every Moment Matters Campaign and the Care Centre Project has helped make the dream of a hospice residence for Peterborough City and County a reality.”
Hospice Peterborough offers 25 programs and services free of charge to residents of all ages living in Peterborough and surrounding communities who are living with or affected by life-threatening illness and grief.
Garage Sale
The Kawartha Wildlife Centre (KWC) is holding a fundraiser June 2 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Otonabee Animal Hospital, 3881 Wallace Point Rd. The event includes a garage sale, vendor sale, live music, canine nail trims, and a barbecue.
KWC is a non-profit wildlife rehabilitation centre which will care for sick, orphaned and injured native Ontario wildlife. There will also be a booth set up at the event where you can learn more about the organization.
Road trips
Activity Haven has some exciting Haven Express road trips coming up.
An excursion June 9 includes a visit to the Peony Festival in Oshawa for the afternoon, followed at 4:30 p.m. by a Medieval dinner and horse show at the Exhibition Grounds in Toronto. The bus departs at 11 a.m. and returns around 8 p.m. The cost is $75.
Trips later in the summer include a visit July 12 to Kingston Penitentiary with a guided tour of the facility, and a Mystery Bus Tour to a surprise destination happens Aug. 9. This trip has proven to be a very well received in past years.
Sign up for any of these trips at the office. For further information
call 705-876-1670. Activity Haven is located at 180 Barnardo Ave. New members are always welcome.
Relay for Life
The Canadian Cancer Society presents Relay For Life Peterborough on Saturday from 5 until 11 p.m. at Kenner Collegiate Vocational Institute, 633 Monaghan Rd. This nationwide event for all ages is held to celebrate survivors, honour those who have died, and raise funds to fight all types of cancer.
Nearly one in two Canadians can expect to be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, so let’s help lower those odds by participating in this event.
For more information, to take part, or to donate visit the Relay
for Life in Peterborough Facebook page.
Golf Tournament
Activity Haven’s fifth annual golf tournament that takes place June 2 at Heron Landing Golf Club, 2361 Lansdowne St. W. The event begins are noon with a shot gun start.
The registration fee includes 18 holes of golf, a cart rental, a delicious dinner and snacks. There will be a men’s and women’s longest drive contest and Merit Travel will award a trip for two for a hole in one.
The cost is $360 per foursome. Call Activity Haven at 705-8761670 for more information and to book and secure your spot.