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Lion's Club donation helps island health care

St. Joseph Island Lion’s Club presented the North Shore Health Network Auxiliary with $5,000 to help pay for a portable digital x-ray
SooToday Staff
2018-06-29 Lions Club x-ray donation
Left to right: Auxiliary volunteers Donna Smith, Christine Thomson, Shirley Pringle, Grace Burmaster, and Joan Clute (chair); Lions Club members Paul Young, Mike Trainor, Dale Kingsley, and Ian Gauld; Auxiliary volunteers Barb Jackson and Sally Wismer. Photo provided by Teresa Parker

NEWS RELEASE
MATTHEWS AUXILIARY SITE COMMITTEE
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On Saturday, June 23, representatives of the St. Joseph Island Lion’s Club presented the North Shore Health Network Auxiliary, Richards Landing – Matthews Auxiliary Site Committee with a cheque for $5,000 to help them meet their commitment to donate over $100,000 toward the purchase of a portable digital x-ray. The total cost of the x-ray, $182,000, was paid for with donations received by Auxiliary Site Committee and the NSHN Foundation.

The Auxiliary Site Committee and their volunteers were thrilled to receive the generous donation provided by the hard working members of the St. Joseph Island Lion’s Club.

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