Hospital Walk Raises $30,000

Last Sunday was a lovely day for a walk around the hospital district in support of the Georgetown Hospital Foundation. The Mayor's team was filled out with councillors. The picture shows from left to right, Mayor Bonnette, Councillors Jane Fogal, Dave Kentner, Moya Johnson and Bob Inglis. Missing from the photo is Councillor Jon Hurst. It was understandable that he missed the photo as he was out of town and actually did the walk in North Bay. He told us that it was much hillier than the course in Georgetown. Jon is a Board member of Halton Health Care and a staunch supporter of the hospital, so simply being out of town was insuffient reason to not participate.

The photo below shows the extraordinary group of people who did the 5 km walk. Doing the walk is one thing. Doing it while pushing an adult in a wheelchair is quite another. I am very impressed with those who managed to complete the 5 kms in this manner.

The purple people in the front of the photo are Paul's Peeps, the team from Armstrong Insurance. They raised the most money of any team with a total of nearly $8000. Paul Armstrong is a former Georgetown Citizen of the Year in recognition of his generosity both financially and timewise. I have personally worked with Paul on the Board of Cote Terrace Seniors Apartments and have seen his leadership and dedication first hand.

Congratulations to the Hospital Foundation for raising $30,000 for help pay for equipment that is not funded by the Ministry of Health.