Thursday, November 21, 2002

Donor Wall Unveiled At Regional Hospital
Note: The following brief has been compiled from major stories which appeared over the past week in the Amherst Daily News

UPPER NAPPAN (Staff) - Five years of hard work, dedication and commitment were celebrated here Nov. 21 with the unveiling of the donor wall at the new Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre.

"It's here, it's a dream that came true," the first chair of the former Highland View Regional Hospital Foundation, Roger Bacon, said during the unveiling ceremony.

"It's been a long while since we started and we would not be here tonight if not for your tremendous support and effort over five years," the former premier said referring to the community's support for the $7.5-million Above & Beyond Campaign.

The donor wall, which is located in the main foyer of the new hospital, represents all major contributions to the building campaign and included the names of all those who made monetary donations of $1,000 and above as well as the manes of the members of the Above & Beyond campaign cabinet.

Some names were left off the list out of respect to donors requesting anonymity while a pair of donors wanted their names placed in different sections of the hospital.

The wall categorizes donors as leaders, patrons, founders, benefactors and builders while all donations to the former Highland View foundation and the new Cumberland Health Care Foundation will be included in a Book of Honour to be made available for viewing in the foundation office sometime in the new year.