For the sixth year running, the Guichon grandkids set up a roadside stand to sell corn and potatoes in support of Delta Hospital.
This year the stand was held in late August at the Back Roads Family Farm Market run by Danielle and Alicia Guichon. Despite the stormy conditions that caused havoc throughout much of B.C. over that weekend, they were able to raise a record $4,730, bringing their fundraising total to over $19,000 since 2010.
"We love bringing our cousins together in memory of our grandma, Lorraine Guichon, who received such amazing and heartfelt care at Delta Hospital," says Alicia Guichon. "It's a way for us all to catch up, while giving back to the community that we love.
"Throughout the day we had a number of people stop by and share with us their own stories of the wonderful care they had experienced at Delta Hospital, which just reinforced for us why we choose to support our hospital."
This year, the Guichon grandkids also gave customers a free cob of corn for every cob purchased, their way of thanking those who support Delta farmers.
"The show of support for our hospital and the Guichon grandkids' fundraiser was amazing, given the windy conditions, power outages and rain that affected so many Delta residents that weekend," says Veronica Carroll, executive director of the Delta Hospital Foundation.
"We are so honoured that this group of young cousins go to the effort every year of fundraising for our hospital - and have so much fun doing it."
Funds raised will go towards supporting the Delta Hospital expansion project that will see the medical imaging and laboratory departments double in size. The Delta Hospital Foundation is only $700,000 away from raising the $12.5 million needed to complete the project.
