The annual Light The Way Radiothon is being held today on Bayshore Broadcasting’s 98 The Beach (97.9 FM).
Funds raised will go to the Saugeen Memorial Hospital Foundation for the purchase of a new X-ray imaging machine that costs $510 000.
The current machine is 15 years old, is in service 24 hours a day, seven days a week and sees 11,000 patients each year.
Hospital Foundation Executive Director Tracy Murray says in a statement, “Since the government does not fund the purchase of medical equipment for the hospital we rely on support from our community to ensure the hospital can stay up to date and continue to provide high quality care for all of our residents and visitors.”
The Foundation notes, 2020 has been a challenge for charities that have cancelled their fundraising events during the pandemic, which makes the direct mail letter for Light the Way that much more important this year.
If you would like to donate, the number to call is 519-832-4483