Elmvale & District Lions Club Donate $100,000 to Hospice Simcoe

Elmvale & District Lions Club have donated $100,000 to the Hospice Simcoe
Capital Campaign and in doing so have taken the lead in raising the final
million for the completion of Hospice House.

This gift is the largest donation ever given by this 35 member club,
surpassing previous donations by $50,000.

When asked why this sizable donation, Murry Turax, club president had this
to say, "The members of the Elmvale & District Lions Club, are very
enthusiastic about the donation of $100,000 to Hospice Simcoe. We believe
that Hospice Simcoe is a very worthwhile endeavour, it is our privilege to
help bring solace and comfort as well as dignity in the final days of
resident's lives at hospice Simcoe. The Lions motto is "we serve" and we're
proud to serve the residents of Simcoe County."

Hospice House is a ten bed residential hospice, the first in the North
Muskoka LHIN. The residential hospice will provide care to individuals who
are dying and their families in a home-like caring environment. Our spacious
private rooms enable family members to stay together.

Hospice House will be staffed twenty-four hours a day by trained
compassionate volunteers and a professional palliative care team. The
emphasis is on caring not curing and assisting residents to live with
dignity and comfort in a place that feels like home. Within this setting,
residents and their families are supported physically, emotionally and
spiritually, allowing them to live their life as fully as possible.

Faith Orlando, Manager of Resource Development at Hospice Simcoe feels
encouraged by this tremendous gift, "I feel confident that this campaign
will finish strongly with the support such as the Elmvale & District Lions
Club has shown. We are hosting tours of the nearly completed building and
community residents are in awe of what the local organizations, individuals
and business are contributing in order to achieve the campaign goal of
$3,600, 000. The outstanding amount to complete the campaign is $900,000,
and I'd like to let others know it isn't too late to get involved and help
your friends and neighbours by contributing to this wonderful facility."