Mount Forest Lions Club presenting a cheque to the Louise Marshall Hospital Foundation. (Provided by Amy Van Huss)
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CKNX Healthcare Heroes Radiothon nears $500,000

The 22nd annual CKNX Healthcare Heroes Radiothon brought in almost $500,000 in donations.

A total of $488,221 was raised to support eight local hospital foundations in Saturday's Radiothon. Those include the Clinton Hospital Foundation, Hanover and District Hospital Foundation, Listowel Memorial Hospital Foundation, Mount Forest Louise Marshall Hospital Foundation, Palmerston and District Hospital Foundation, Seaforth Community Hospital Foundation, Walkerton and District Hospital Foundation, and the Wingham and District Hospital Foundation.

The funds supported projects like an Ophthalmic Lift Chair and Surgery Kit, an Ultrasound Echo Machine, Endoscopic Reprocessors, a Chemistry Analyzer, and an MRI machine.

To date, the CKNX Healthcare Heroes Radiothon has raised more than $14 million.

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