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Four organizations in Pictou County are the recipients of funding from the Aberdeen Health Foundation’s newest endowment. The Children’s Aid Society (CAS) Endowment Fund was established through a $1 million gift from the former Children’s Aid Society of Pictou County....

The Shoppers Drug Mart Tree of Life Campaign has raised critical funds for women’s health initiatives in Pictou County. The Tree of Life Campaign is national in scope, but  funds raised at the Pictou County stores are directed  locally. The campaign offers patients,...

Miracle Day is the first Wednesday in December - that's the day CIBC Wood Gundy Investment Advisors and CIBC's wholesale banking arm donate their fees and commissions in support of children's charities. This year, Howard Anderson and Dave Whittemore of CIBC Wood Gundy...

A train set, colouring books, puzzles, and story books are all part of a delightful gift the Aberdeen Health Foundation recently received for the pediatric unit. The thoughtful gift was presented by Mae Bigney, of Teach Me Educational Resources Outlet at Highland...

“To four generations of our family, the Point 44 sandbar was a very special place. With limited public access, it was exquisitely quiet and pristine. Although only a few hundred yards offshore, the beauty and peacefulness made it seem as if one’s troubles were miles...

The Kinette Club of New Glasgow continues to support our community, always looking for an opportunity to improve the lives of others. They recently heard about the Sandbar Mental Health Endowment and wanted to learn more about the needs in the community and made a...

Susan Malcolm, Executive Director of the Aberdeen Health Foundation said, "Gifts from our community, like Investors Financial Group, help us provide consistent financial support for health care initiatives in our community." Investors Group Financial Services Inc....

Bain Langley Palliative Care Education Endowment

“Thanks to the Bain Langley Palliative Education Endowment, we as health care providers have been given the opportunity to further our education, which in these times of fiscal restraints would not otherwise be possible.”
~ Bonnie Mason

Palliative Care Unit Endowment

“There is such a misconception that Palliative Care is only about dying. It is really about helping patients to live as well as they can for as long as they can.”
~ Maggie McGee

Legacy Giving

Even though Don Horne was raised, as he describes, true to his Scottish roots – to work hard, save every penny, and never buy on credit – today Don is giving his life’s legacy away with gusto, and in his own words he’s “having a ball”.

Sandbar Mental Health Endowment

“New Hope gave me a reason to get up and get dressed three days a week. It stabilized an unstable situation. When I was diagnosed I realized that I had a real problem with real solutions.”
~ Cora Lee O’Laney

Medical Equipment Endowment

“Today, I am back to full health and leading a normal life thanks to the state of the art CT Scanner, the diagnostic imaging staff at the Aberdeen Hospital and the care of my neurosurgeon.”
~ Peter Crawford