Hospital gift shops continue to provide for patients
Photo of Northumberland Hills Hospital. Courtesy of Northumberland Hills Hospital Facebook.
By: Cecilia Nasmith, Northumberland 89.7 News
The two retail outlets run by the Northumberland Hills Hospital Auxiliary continue to bring in a steady stream of revenue – all for the benefit of the hospital.
Auxiliary Chair Selena Forsyth reported on November's net revenue at the December hospital board meeting. The Little Treasure Shoppe, their gift shop at the hospital, brought in $11,904. Petticoat Lane, their thrift store in Cobourg, brought in $19,069. That's a total of $30,973 for one month.
As for their latest capital project, Forsyth said, it's the privacy curtains in patient rooms – a $225,000 initiative to replace the ones that were installed when the hospital opened in 2003.
NHH Foundation Chair Gavin Ivory said that, for this fiscal year, their fundraising totals stand at $2.1-million though, with a target of $4.5-million, they still have work to do.
Fortunately, a number of events are on the horizon, from Galalicious, the Spry Family Christmas event and JJ's Steak & Burgers Christmas tree raffle to the annual Light Up A Life appeal now in progress.
