**TADH FOUNDATION NEWS RELEASE**

The Knights of Columbus Council 11568 of St. Joachim’s Church in South Porcupine presented the TADH Foundation with a cheque for $22,900 today. Their charitable work seeks to change lives and this legacy continues through this donation. These funds will be used towards the purchase of a new Accuvein in Day Surgery of the Timmins and District Hospital in addition to the final installment of the 2018 pledge of a neo-natal ventilator.

The ventilator purchase was achieved through the joint forces of five Knights of Columbus councils, St-Joachim #11568,St-Eugene the Mazenod #11383, Ramore #8622, Theriault #6808 and Iroquois Falls #2641, and Filles d’Isabelle/Daughters of Isabelle Cercle #1353.

Bob Partington, noted “Council 11568 hosts various fundraising events throughout the year, this donation is the result of proceeds from 2019 bingo events at Jackpot City.”

Barb McCormick, Manager of Donor Relations, TADH Foundation “the generosity of our community continually amazes us! The St Joachim Knights now have a lifetime cumulative giving of $35,350. A plaque commemorates this group’s achievement and will now be recognized as Associate donors on our Giving is Receiving donor wall in the TDH promenade.”

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