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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 27, 2011
Believe in Hope Fashion Show Supports Palliative Care
Brockville—The Believe in Hope Fashion Show recently donated $1358.60 to the Brockville and District Hospice Palliative
Care Service.
Show creator and organizer Rebecca Bush says that donating part of the proceeds of the event to palliative care is one
way to give back to an important service in the community.
“The Believe in Hope Fashion Show raised $3200 this year,” says Bush. “Along with this donation to our local palliative
care service, we donate to the Canadian Cancer Society.” Bush also uses part of the event proceeds to purchase and
deliver gas and grocery coupons to help area cancer patients.
The event is a personal matter for the Algonquin college student, who lost her mother to cancer in December of 2009. The
idea started with a high school science project that included 10 hours of community service, and grew—with community
support—into a fashion show and silent auction hosted at South Grenville District High School (SGDHS).
“Local businesses lent clothes for the show,” Bush explains, “some donated items, and some did both.”
With Bush now in college studying Hospitality and Tourism, she brought fellow SGDHS student Brody Fahrngruber on board
this spring to train to take over the reins for next year’s event.
“It’s important to keep the show going, and to continue to support community services,” says Bush. “My mother and my
family were helped by this palliative care service when we needed them the most.”
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Admiring one of the T-shirts created for the Believe in Hope Fashion Show are (front row, l – r) event hosts Brody
Fahrngruber and Rebecca Bush with BGH staff Cheryl Rennick, Patricia Howlett, (back row, l – r) Leslie Leeder,
Deb Bennett, Sandra Thompson, Charleen Findon, and Elaine Watters.
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