The family of Kendyl Smith-Trimm, a young girl who bravely battled cancer, has raised a staggering $66,500 in her memory for the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO).
Pat Trimm and Cheryl Smith handing a cheque of $66,500 to CHEO staff in honour of Kendyl Smith-Trimm. The family of Kendyl Smith-Trimm, a young girl who bravely battled cancer, has raised a staggering $66,500 in her memory for the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario .The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News App
It's with that inspiration that her parents started the Kendyl Smith-Trimm Caring for Kids Endowment Fund to help raise essential funds to support families and children battling cancer and other illnesses. "We can't express our gratitude to the community for their support. Businesses big and small - We never expected the turnout we did. It's a very close-knit community," Pat said.
Megan Doyle Ray, the CHEO Foundation's director of estates and legacy guidance, said the money will go into an endowment fund that will preserve the funds in perpetuity for CHEO patients and families. John Ashton, the veteran character actor who memorably played the gruff but lovable police detective John Taggart in the 'Beverly Hills Cop' films, has died. He was 76.This Monday, Sept. 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a federal statutory holiday and day of remembrance for the Indigenous children who never came home from Canadian residential schools, as well as those who survived them.
Monday marks the fourth Truth and Reconciliation Day in Canada, a day officially designated by the federal government to honour the victims and survivors of Canada's residential school system.What is open and closed this National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
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