Hikers take part in 2018’s Hike for Hospice. (Chad Ibottson/Gazette File Photo)
The Rotary Club of Picton’s annual Waterfall Tour continues to surprise and delight. The mainstay event of a County Easter Weekend saw almost 6,000 visitors.
Rotarian Murray McBain reported both Jackson’s Falls and Cape Vesey were busy. The club raised approximately $15,000. Rotarians presented $5000 of that amount to the Back the Build Campaign for the new Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital. Funds will also support other key Rotary projects including support for Ukraine and international clean water projects.
Up next is the Lilac Ride on Sunday 25 May. This event features three marked courses (25km, 50km, 100km) and will take riders along some of Prince Edward County’s most beautiful cycling routes including Big Island, Northport, and Green Point.
For more information, visit Rotary.
The annual Hike for Hospice celebrates its return to Bloomfield this month.
Since the pandemic, the fundraising event has either been a virtual or a hybrid model. In 2025, organizers and interim Executive Director Linda Veenstra are thrilled to see the live version return.
“We are still encouraging people who want to do their own thing — walk, hike or bike in support of Hospice Prince Edward — to do that. But we are also eager to get back to the roots of the live event and come together in person, to celebrate and support our residential hospice,” she said.
Hikers will muster at 11 a.m. at Bethany Christian Reformed Church on Main street before hiking west along the Main Street sidewalk. Everything culminates at 12 p.m. at Bethany where there will be a complimentary BBQ and entertainment by Telegraph Narrows.
Nearly three quarters of Hospice Prince Edward’s budget comes through fundraising, including the Hike event, the Val MacDonald Memorial Golf Tournament, memorial donations, and bequests.
Hospice offers free-of-charge caring and compassionate professional palliative care services. But Ms. Veenstra said that’s only part of HPE’s offerings. It also sends out trained volunteers to provide respite care for family caregivers seeking a break from their duties. Its team of volunteers is trained in providing grief and bereavement support.
“Our volunteers are not professionals but they are people with training who can sit and have conversations with families or individuals and help them work through their journey.”
Visit the Hospice for more information or to register.
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