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Aberdeen Health Foundation’s CAS endowment is providing funds to Summer Street for a 12-month health and wellness pilot project. The program will provide information and promote healthy living to Summer Street’s clients via presentations, demonstrations and guest...

Do you have someone close to you with a mental health problem or illness?   Families Matter in Mental Health 11-Week Group Program Education - Support - Coping Strategies for Family & Friends   Cafeteria, 2nd floor NSCC Stellarton Campus 39 Acadia Avenue...

This past summer, the Aberdeen Hospital once again partnered with the Chignecto-Central Regional School Board offering co-op placements for three students from Pictou County entering Grade 12 this September. Each student had to complete 200 hours of placement in a...

Community Cupboard’s new garden is feeding families and fostering food security For six years now, the Maranatha Bible Church Community Cupboard program has provided supplies of clothing, bedding, dishes and non-perishable food items to anyone in need. This year, with...

Donation from Pictou County’s Police agencies gets creative Kay Desborough is the type of person that takes matters into her own hands. Where there’s a need, Kay steps forward. Kay has been one of the organizers behind a group of about two-dozen quilters and sewers...

2015 Recipients Five organizations in Pictou County are receiving funding from the Aberdeen Health Foundation’s Children’s Aid Society (CAS) Endowment. The endowment was established to support projects that alleviate risk, prevent crisis, and enhance the potential for...

As Women Alike Abreast A River Dragon Boat team prepares for the Race on the River, the Aberdeen Health Foundation is celebrating receipt of the donation from last year's event. More than $36,000 has been donated to purchase new equipment for the lab at the Aberdeen...

The Aberdeen Health Foundation received a wonderful gift for Women & Children’s Unit from St John’s the Baptist Church CWL group. Each year in May CWL has their Annual Respect for Life fundraiser and this year’s funds have been used to purchase items for new...

Palliative Care receives gift from Sobeys staff and Sobeys Atlantic By now, people may have heard of Ian Bos, who on May 21 started a walk across Canada in memory of his father. His goal was to raise awareness and money for palliative care across the country. Awed by...

Aberdeen Health Foundation is one of several groups who receives a portion of proceeds from the Pictou County Antique Car Club's Annual Show & Shine. This year's donation to the Aberdeen Health Foundation is being directed to the Women & Children's Unit at the...

Thanks to Shoppers Drug Mart Tree of Life Campaign With the combined efforts of Shoppers Drug Mart, its employees and customers, we now have two new bassinets for the Women & Children’s Unit at the Aberdeen Hospital. Shoppers Drug Mart’s Tree of Life fundraising...

On Saturday May 16 over 42 people gathered for a day of fun, fellowship, and learning, all while raising over $2,600 to support the Aberdeen Health Foundation for the Oncology Unit – Client Fund. Annie Corbin and Elaine MacKenzie have spent countless hours preparing...

Don & Margaret Cameron were both born in Pictou County in 1920. They were born into quite different circumstances. Don was born in Scotsburn to Aubrey and Nancy (MacBain) Cameron. He was the youngest of six children. Don's family were buffeted by the economic...

Join Dr. John Hamm as he hosts an evening dedicated to blood pressure. Several other health care practitioners from different areas of expertise will also contribute to the discussion - physician, pharmacist, dietitian, social worker, and physiotherapist. Learn how to...

Today is McHappy Day and the team at McDonald's in New Glasgow is working hard and giving back to their community by  promoting donations to the Aberdeen Health Foundation for the Women & Children's Unit to help fund new bassinets for our babies. Pictured left to...

Please join us Thursday, February 26, 2015 for our Annual General Meeting, with a special presentation by Frances Campbell, President, Women Alike Breast Cancer Survivors Society, and Rick Muise, Vice Chair, Pictou County Prostate Cancer Support Association. Frances...

Being a role model, teaching children healthy relationships, assisting children with special needs develop life skills, helping children who have experienced trauma to heal, and providing resources and training to parents and caregivers – these are just a few of the...

For the 9th year in a row a group of friends have come together at Christmastime to host an annual fundraiser for the Mental Health Unit at the Aberdeen Hospital. Held on December 1, the group raised $9,500, and donated several boxes of personal items helping to fill...