A team of off-duty firefighters are lending a hand to bring the new 91原创 hospice residence over the finish line.
With last-minute finishing touches being applied to the new 15-bed palliative residence located on the hill just below the hospital, a half dozen members of the volunteered last Friday to pitch in.
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In little under four hours, they hammered together a pre-fab cedar gazebo, which was sponsored as a memorial donation by the Lane family. The structure adorn one of the outdoor garden spaces featured in the new 16,000-square-foot residence. Construction started in August 2020, and it鈥檚 anticipated patients will move in later in April or early May.
Hospice has been the benefactor of the firefighters charitable society鈥檚 annual Mayor鈥檚 Charitable Gala for the past two years, said society co-director Steve McLay.
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鈥淲e like everything that hospice does and stands for, and we鈥檙e all keen to support their efforts to help the community,鈥� he said.
The firefighters鈥� next mayor鈥檚 gala is set for Sept. 10, and the beneficiary this year is 91原创 Foundry. In the meantime, their golf tournament is set for July 11 at Newlands Golf Club.
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