Author of the article: Frances Learment
Publishing date: May 10, 2021 • 5 days ago • 2 minute read • For the fourth year in a row, Tiverton’s Shelly Parker (left) is the top fundraiser in the Huron Shores Hospice virtual hike from home May 8. She presented a $6,164 cheque and ledge sheets to to hospice board co-chair Cheryl Cottrill.
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The $73,426 – and counting – raised by virtual participants and sponsors of the fifth annual Huron Shores Hospice Virtual Hike from Home May 8 will allow for more dignified deaths in the two palliative care suites now open at Tiverton Park Manor.
Forced again this year to go virtual due to the pandemic, organizers invited participants – 131 individuals, 14 teams, and corporate challengers – to pick an activity, post it on social media, and collect pledges.