Feature Article January 22, 2004
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Desert Lake Resort campers help cancer patientsCampers at Desert Lake Resort continue to provide outstanding support to the patients of the Kingston Regional Cancer Centre and their families. Every year these dedicated vacationers conjure up new and creative ways to donate money to People Helping People. A grand total of $5,635 was raised in 2003.
People Helping People is a fund that provides money directly to cancer patients, thus lightening their load so they can dedicate more energy to fighting the disease. If a patient needs taxi fare to get to chemotherapy, the money is there. If they need money to hire a housekeeper or a babysitter, it is provided.
Bottle drives, charity dinners, and horseshoe tournaments provided fun and funds! A local artist, Barry Lovegrove, not only schooled vacationers on how to paint with watercolours, but donated the artwork for raffle and raised $120. Once again, Amanda Knott-Smith challenged the waters of Desert Lake and raised $353 in her swim the lake initiative. Many campers shaved their heads for charity, including the youngest fundraisers, Ben and Brad Gow, as well as Tiffany Vaughan, who donated her locks for wigs for kids. June Price, a local nurse raised an astonishing $1,231.
Simone Glendenning continues to donate, not only her hair, but also her time and energy to this worthwhile cause. She looks forward to working with Desert Lake Resort vacationers and People Helping People again in 2004.
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Photo: Marni Pedersen, Manager of Desert Lake Resort presents cheque
for $5635 to Patricia Smith, Kingston Regional Cancer Centre,
Development and Community Relations.
