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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BGH Garden Street August 14 Garage Sale Geared to Replenish Resident “Fun” Fund Brockville—The Brockville General Hospital Garden Street Site garage will open its doors to the public on Saturday, August 14, with a garage sale and barbeque fundraiser for the Resident Fund. Dave Bessant, Vice-President of the Brockville General Volunteer Association, and Sherry Anderson, Director of Complex Continuing Care, Palliative Care and Rehabilitation, are overwhelmed by the community and staff support of donated items that are pouring in. “This is another example of how the community and the hospital work together to provide a quality patient experience here,” says Bessant. “All proceeds from this event will allow us to increase our ability to provide activities and entertainment for our patients at Garden Street Site.” The BGH Garden Street Site Resident Fund supports patient activities through the purchase of bingo prizes, payment of entertainers’ fees, or assistance for costs incurred on bus excursions into the community. With the fund quickly running out of assets, it was decided at the June 7th RAFFA (Residents and Family, Friends Association) meeting that a fundraiser was in order to bolster the fund. “The Brockville General Volunteer Association is providing the manpower to ticket and sell the items,” Sherry Anderson explains. “The sale will run from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and staff will host a barbeque starting at 10:30 a.m.” All the public needs to do is shop—and eat. “We’ll sell and cook,” smiles Anderson, “until we’re sold out.”
Thomas Hanson (far left), BGH staff, gets ready to man the barbeque while (l – r) Dave Bessant, BGVA Vice President, Maureen Duff and Sherry Anderson, BGH staff, look over the growing inventory of donated items for sale. For more information, please contact:
Healthy people – Outstanding Care
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