The dinner had 16 volunteers from ESSC. Who spent the evening rushing about as they helped at the door, serving tables and much more. The volunteers included Gabrielle Thibault, Zoé-Pier Thérrien, Caley Stewart, Danie Paré-Paul, Heidi Newberry, Kathie Nadeau, Cédrick Morrissette, Vanessa Morin, Eve Laroche, Audrey Laporte, Maude Hérault, Rianna Gervais, Zachary Dubé, Alexia Desrochers, Abbie Dawn Bruyère and Gabrielle Beaudoin.The CLSC Pontiac Foundation held a fundraising dinner and dance on April 21 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, raising over $35,000 before their expenses. President of the organization, Anne Amyotte, said she was thankful for everyone’s support and is looking forward to what the foundation will achieve with the money raised.
Donald Teuma-Castelletti
FORT COULONGE
April 21, 2018
Supporters for the various Pontiac centres local de services communautaires (CLSC) attended an evening of music, food and dancing on Saturday, all waited upon by some local young volunteers.
The Knights of Columbus Hall in Fort Coulonge saw around 180 guests on Saturday night, raising over $35,000 for the CLSC Pontiac Foundation at the organization’s fundraiser dinner and dance, featuring local rockers The Blast as entertainment.
“This fundraiser hopefully will help us have money in the bank, so we can help more programs,” said CLSC Pontiac Foundation President Anne Amyotte.
Amyotte said the evening had a special focus for their fundraising, which was to support the purchase of an ultrasound machine for the CLSC Mansfield location.
“I don’t think they have anything right now to diagnose internally, if somebody comes in,” said Amyotte, of the need for the machine. “So it will be an instrument they can use when the x-ray department is closed.”
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