Author of the article: Todd Hambleton
Publishing date: Jun 16, 2021 • 20 hours ago • 4 minute read • With Children s Treatment Centre president Don Fairweather (foreground) are board vice-president Carole Cardinal-Lortie and board member Dave Michaud. Photo on Wednesday, June 16, 2021, in Cornwall, Ont. Todd Hambleton/Cornwall Standard-Freeholder/Postmedia Network Photo by Todd Hambleton /Todd Hambleton/Standard-Freeholder
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It was a virtual conversation, marking 25 years of the Children’s Treatment Centre of Cornwall and Area.
And there was this recurring theme: it would be tremendous if there were no longer any need for the CTC, but that likely will never be the case.
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“The CTC is an organization that is close to our heart,” said Hagen. “Some kids in our community really need that type of support that might not be available somewhere else. The Children’s Aid Society is in charge of making sure that kids are safe, but there exists several sorts of abuses that can only addressed by the CTC.”
In 2020, fundraising efforts included a lot of different approaches, including a late-summer month-long effort to raise money at a local law office. The initiative spearheaded by Guindon had 20 per cent of proceeds from will and/or power of attorney appointments being donated to the CTC. Guindon, a junior associate at McDonald, Duncan, Dore LLP, figured that when everything was added up, well over $1,000 would be raised.