(PEMBROKE — Pembroke and Area’s first Coffee Morning was a huge success with 30 gatherings raising over $6,500 in support of advancements at Pembroke Regional Hospital. A sincere thank you to everyone who supported the fundraiser, especially our dedicated and enthusiastic hosts:
Brum’s Dairy, Physician Wine and Cheese hosted by Kirk and Lynda Dobbs and Dr. Sylvie Cantin, Frances Lemke Cooperators Insurance, Frank Carroll Financial, Fresco’s, Grace Weisenberg and Shelley Sypes’ Euchre Party, Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Pembroke Hyundai, Janna’s Café, JJ’s Restaurant & Tap, Local Book Club Night, Mandy’s Pizza, Meridian Credit Union, Moncion Metro, Northern Credit Union (Pembroke and Petawawa), OK Tire, the Daily Observer, Anonymous Book Sale, PRH Pharmacy Department, Runge Stationers in Petawawa, The Nook Crêperie, Ullrich’s, Upper Ottawa Valley Chamber of Commerce, Wesley United Church, and Wilkie’s Fresh Baked Breads. A big thank you to the Eganville Leader, MyFM, the Daily Observer, the Petawawa Post, Star 96, and Whitewater News for their promotional support, and to Janna’s Café, Ottawa Valley Apparel and Calla Bean for our gift basket items.
“This event was a tremendous success, proving that those loonies and toonies really do add up. We hope the Coffee Day will grow over the years as we all pull together to strengthen and expand our health care services so that regional families have optimal care closer to home,” said Nancy Warren, Executive Director, PRH Foundation.
For more information about Pembroke & Area’s Biggest Coffee Morning and other fundraising initiatives by the PRH Foundation, please contact Claire Johnson at (613) 732-2811, extension 6129 or by email at [email protected].
