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Dean and Cindy Howell of D.R. Howell Electric Inc. Kemptville donated $5,000 to the CT Scanner Campaign. Gratefully receiving the generous gift were Deb Girard, KDH Foundation Board Director and Joanne Mavis, ED, KDH Foundation. In the photo, (l-r) Dean and Cindy, Deb and Joanne. Every day we get closer to our $2.2 million goal to bring this vital diagnostic tool to KDH. Thank you, Howell Electric, for your inspirational support!

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Past KDH Auxiliary President, Linda Carnegie, presented Joanne Mavis, ED, KDH Foundation, with a $6,857.30 cheque from the Auxiliary Quilt Raffle for the CT Scanner Campaign. Jodie Prosciak, the quilter who made the beautiful, jewel toned quilt, and who personally sold 672 tickets, was here for the presentation. Thank you! (l-r) Jodie, Joanne and Linda.

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On May 9, 2024, the Foundation was invited to a cheque presentation at the Soloway Jewish Community Centre in Ottawa. Margret Norenberg, KDH Foundation Chair (right) was presented a cheque for the CT Scanner Crossroads Campaign from Erin Zipes, (left) Vice Chair of the Ottawa Jewish Community Fund. KDH Foundation was truly delighted to be a recipient of their Annual Disbursement Fund. Every donation brings us closer to our goal! Thank you!

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Debra Amirault dropped off two cheques in memory of her late mother. She remarked that the nurses at KDH were wonderful and so very thoughtful of her and her mother which was greatly appreciated, especially during that difficult time. She explained that her late mother had fallen a few times and had to go into Ottawa for a head scan to rule out a brain bleed or fracture. She said, “It will be huge to have the CT right here, in Kemptville!”

Debra’s enthusiastic support of the CT Scanner Crossroads Campaign continues with the Canada Day Bingo she and her husband are organizing at the Royal Canadian Legion 212 Kemptville Branch. All proceeds from the July 1 event will go towards the CT Scanner, including the 50/50 draw. Doors open at noon and the fun gets underway at 1:00 pm and continues until 3:00 pm. Refreshments will be available at the canteen.

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Learn more about the Kemptville Duplicate Bridge Club Donation

On May 2, 2024, Kemptville Duplicate Bridge Club made a donation to the Crossroads Campaign. This was the second year in a row the club has generously presented $1,000 to the Foundation. Present to gratefully receive the cheque from the club’s president, Liz Robinson, was Margret Norenberg, KDH Foundation Chair and Joanne Mavis, KDH Foundation ED.

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Learn more about the North Grenville Monday Afternoon Women’s Curling League

Who knew that a fun, little idea would bring a donation to the Kemptville District Hospital (KDH) Foundation CT Scanner Crossroads Campaign, while also memorializing a recently deceased friend and curler?

Nancy Lebrun and Christiane Charron, members of the North Grenville Curling Club and organizers of the Monday Afternoon Women’s Curling League, instituted a $2 toll for each time a curler would “hog a rock”. (This meant the stone did not reach the far hog line and was removed from play.) With the end of the curling season, on March 25, Nancy and Christiane presented Kristy Carriere, KDH Foundation Coordinator, with a cheque for $377 in memory of Kim Ferris, a (past) member of the Monday afternoon Women's Curling League.

Kim’s husband, Robert, wrote a comment on Facebook, “Thank you ladies. Kim would have loved it!”

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Learn more about the Creative Hands of Petra McElrea

Early last December, Petra McElrea invited some people over to her house to see her latest charming, hand-knitted dolls and illustrated companion book, titled, “Very Special Christmas Guests at the Magic Dollhouse”. The soft dolls, loaded with personality, measure 30-35 cm tall and include knitted shoes, hats and accessories. Photographs of the dolls comprise the story book illustrations which look like water colours.

Petra exclaimed, “they sold like hotcakes!”

As a result, she donated the proceeds of $750 to the KDH Foundation CT Scanner Crossroads Campaign.

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Learn more about the Little Black Dress Event

On October 20, 2023 a night of glitz, glamour and fun realized seven thousand dollars for the KDH Foundation CT Scanner Campaign. The 6th Annual Little Black Dress (LBD) event, held at the eQuinelle Golf Club, Kemptville, was organized by Executive Director Terri-Lyn McEvoy, North Grenville Chamber of Commerce. She said, “the Chamber recognizes the importance of having access to lifesaving equipment right here in our community and we were happy to help. We were thrilled with the support from our Silver Sponsors and our guests.”

Attending the cheque presentation were Chamber Directors Tina Murray, Lisa Hale, Will Pearl and Vice-Chair Allen McEvoy and from the KDH Foundation, Margret Norenberg, Foundation Board Chair and Kristy Carriere, Foundation Coordinator.

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Earlier this year, Herb Cloutier of J.A.M. Productions and Bob Windsor of Blackwind Studios (and Eddy and the Stingrays) collaborated on a fundraising effort for the Kemptville District Hospital Foundation, bringing together a group of 13 local songwriters to record original songs in Bob Windsor’s Blackwind Studio.

Bob added his musical magic to the numbers and a full-length album/CD of exclusively local, exclusively original music was completed.

All participants have 100% donated all their efforts to realize this wonderful, artistic vision with the understanding that 100% of the sales would go directly the KDHF efforts to raise funds to bring a CT scanner to our local hospital.

Pay what you can - if you set your price above the suggested $10, your additional dollars will also go to support KDHF.

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What do you do with pumpkins after Hallowe’en? Why not “chuck’em” with a hand-made “trebuchet” and raise money for a good cause?

Peter Verbree, maker of the wooden catalput, organized this event for the Foundation to support the CT Scanner Campaign. It was held November 4, 2023, on the grounds of Ferguson Forest Centre, near the dog park.

A Friend of Ferguson Forest and a Board Member, Verbree was helped by his son, Nicholas, and his “great friend” Wayne Noseworthy, as well as staff at the Ferguson Forest.

The event drew a number of curious and delighted bystanders. They watched the trebuchet, with its counterweight, swing its long arm and throw the pumpkins a great distance into the field.

Verbree thanked Jim Burridge at B&H for “donating some pumpkins to start the fun” and Ferguson Forest Centre for permission “to do the chucking on their property”. The event raised $195 for the Crossroads Campaign.

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In late August, Judy Littau presented the Foundation with a cheque for $3,187.50, the proceeds from this year’s Fourth Annual “Donate for Dustin Golf Tournament” held on June 21, 2023. This donation, along with the generous proceeds from last year’s tournament, represents a total gift of $11,787.50 which Luttau has directed to the CT Scanner Crossroads Campaign.

COVID-postponed in 2020 and 2021, the tournament is in memory of her son, Dustin Littau, who passed away in 2017 at age 31 with cancer of the blood. The Littau and Virgin families have been very committed to raising awareness of the lifesaving act of donating blood and the importance of stem cell registry through the golf tournaments held in Almonte.

The next and final Dustin Golf Tournament is scheduled for June 21, 2024.

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Six-year-old Gracie Garvin decided she wanted to "support the community and help people feel better."

She set up a lemonade and popsicle stand in her driveway during a recent community garage sale with a sign that read, "Donations to the Kemptville District Hospital".

At the end of the day, Gracie had raised $650!

Gracie said that it would be much better if people didn't have to go to Ottawa for (CT scan) treatment.

Thank you, Gracie!

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Barbara Larry has been a KDH volunteer for five years. She volunteers weekly in the Café and Gift Shop and at Hey Day, the Auxiliary’s huge annual community garage sale, which she says is “lots of fun” and she“can’t miss it.

Recently, Barbara made a generous donation of $2,500 to the CT Scanner Campaign. She asked, "Why should our hospital equipment not be updated? It is so important to attract new doctors who expect us to have a CT Scanner. Besides, I may need it tomorrow!"

Barbara remembers her husband’s need for a CT scan 10 years ago and that they had to drive into Ottawa for the appointment. “Just think about it,” she said, “having a local CT scanner means not driving that distance or having to find parking or anything else in a big hospital.”

She also shared that visitors to the KDH Café and Gift Shop have said they like how KDH is “calm and cool” and well organized, with volunteers who greet patients and help them navigate their way to appointments.

A CT scanner will provide KDH with critical, urgently needed patient care equipment. Barbara emphatically said, “We need that!”.

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On July 24, 2023, the profits from the 2022 International Plowing Match (IPM) & Rural Expo, held in September 2022 at the Kemptville Campus, were distributed to 40 charitable organizations throughout Leeds and Grenville.

The KDH Foundation received a cheque for $21,000 from the 2022 IPM Board of Directors.

A total of $165,000 was distributed to hospitals, community youth groups, community support organizations, IPM partners, and food banks.