Cathedral ALS Fundraiser

people gathered on the steps of the cathedral for an ALS fundraiser
Back row: Dennis Porter, Bob Sexton, Warwick Buckingham; middle row: Rowena Laing, Katie Watton; front row: Deborah Howe, Dean Catherine Short, Cheryl Power; in the front: Ray and Valerie Pretty
By Dr. Doreen Helen Klassen
Photography: 
Dr. Doreen H. Klassen
sign for ALS fundraiser
Sign made by Rick Short

On Saturday, July 30th the vestry and parishioners of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Corner Brook held a barbecue in the Canadian Tire parking lot to bring awareness of, and provide support to, the ALS Society of Newfoundland and Labrador in honour of Ray and Valerie Pretty, following Ray’s recent diagnosis. BBQ costs were covered by generous donations from vestry members and others, allowing all funds raised to be donated directly to the ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) Society of NL.

The success of this venture was obvious on September 28th, when Dean Catherine Short and the vestry presented a cheque for $3,069.28 to Cheryl Power, the Executive Director of the ALS/SLA Society of NL, which has its headquarters in Corner Brook.

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