Legion contribution

Members of Harriston Legion Branch 296 recently presented the Palmerston and District Hospital Foundation with a cheque for $10,000 from the branch’s Poppy Fund. The money will be used to purchase a specialized stretcher with the ability to weigh an immobile patient. The technology ensures the safety of hospital staff as well as the patient, who may need medication according to body weight. “Branch 296 has continued to serve the community, along with the mandate to remember and care for veterans and their families for more than 80 years,” local Legion officials note. From left: Legion member Ron Smith, poppy chair Anne South, hospital representative Erin Kee-Lindsay, Legion member Gary Thackeray and hospital representative Leola Hartung.  Submitted photo