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The lucky ticket to a winning partnership

bboyce • May 25, 2022

PICTON, May 17, 2022 - When a community comes together in support of local health care, it’s a wonderful thing. 


The Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation (PECMHF) was humbled to receive a $2,000 gift from The Korean-Canadian Community Centre of Great Eastern Ontario.


The funds were raised through Nevada ticket sales sold by James and Annie Kim, owners of Thorne’s Variety. A portion of the proceeds from these ticket sales are donated to PECMHF on an annual basis.


James and Annie have owned and operated their convenience store on Union Street in Picton for approximately 30 years. They have been investing in our County hospital for over 24 years giving 73 gifts totaling $85,934 during that time.


“A healthy sense of community has always made the difference in allowing PECMHF to facilitate the kind of personalized, quality health care that has become a staple at Quinte Health Care Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital (QHC PECMH),” said Shannon Coull, executive director of the PECMHF. “We are extremely grateful to the Kim’s for introducing us to the partnership we have with the Korean-Canadian Community of Great Eastern Ontario.


Promoting happiness and prosperity for each family by maintaining mutual friendships and contributing to the development of the local community are among the main objectives of the Korean-Canadian Community of Great Eastern Ontario.


“We believe a strong community makes a hospital greater, and a great hospital makes a community stronger,” said James Kim. “Annie and I have enjoyed a great relationship with PECMHF since we moved to the community and took over the store and we are proud to continue to invest in our local hospital knowing it benefits so many people.”


PECMHF is indebted to the Korean-Canadian Community of Great Eastern Ontario for their contributions to worthy causes in Prince Edward County and beyond. PECMHF would like to recognize the Kim family – as well as the entire Korean-Canadian Community for helping to build on the strengths and capabilities of our hospital and its mission to advance health care to all who live in, or visit, The County.


“We have a wonderful hospital here, in Prince Edward County, and we are blessed to have a diverse population that supports it. That includes full-time residents, local businesses, visitors and seasonal residents. We are all working together and everyone has a role to play,” said Sandra Foreman, a director on the PECMHF Board.


“It is vital our hospital continues to deliver leading edge health care, which is one of the reasons we need a new hospital. The Korean-Canadian Community’s continued investment in our hospital resonates with us and we feel inspired by the impact their gifts continue to have on health care delivery in Prince Edward County,” said Coull.


The Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation is a charitable organization dedicated to raising funds to advance health care for the patients of the hospital and the people of Prince Edward County.

 

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