From Auctions to Hospice
Posted by Dave MacDonald
The biggest fundraising challenge ever set by Courtenay Rotary Club has been successfully completed.
On Tuesday, the club was able to present a symbolic cheque to Comox Valley Hospice Society for $150,000 - money raised over three years, principally through a series of online and live auctions.
Hospice president Maureen Swift said the money raised was a major boost to the appeal for funds towards building the proposed ten-bed hospice in the grounds of Glacier View Lodge, but Rotary¹s involvement had also been invaluable in a second way by keeping the project in the public eye.
Pictured at the handover ceremony at the Best Western Westerly Hotel are, from left, Art Meyers, Bob Thiesburger, Audrey Craig, Maureen Swift and Courtenay Rotary Club president Robert Buckley.
Hospice president Maureen Swift said the money raised was a major boost to the appeal for funds towards building the proposed ten-bed hospice in the grounds of Glacier View Lodge, but Rotary¹s involvement had also been invaluable in a second way by keeping the project in the public eye.
Pictured at the handover ceremony at the Best Western Westerly Hotel are, from left, Art Meyers, Bob Thiesburger, Audrey Craig, Maureen Swift and Courtenay Rotary Club president Robert Buckley.