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a al eels Present during the turning of the sod for the Stephen B. Roman Wing of the hospital were members of the former residents family. From left, Mr. Roman's son David, grandson Thomas Mudd, wife Betty and daughter Angela Roman, - & * Scugog Township area businesses and residents donated more than Son $2.5 million towards the expansion of Community Memorial Hospital, which would have not been possible without the help of some major contributions. Jerry Taylor (right) Chairman of the Building Fund Campaign gives a special thanks to some of those individuals and organizations. From left, Earl Mayes and Alan Bertrand, representing the Port Perry Rotary Club who pledged $50,000, Jim Grieve, of Port Perry IGA pledged $25,000, David Swain of Bell Canada $8,000, Marva Collinsof the Royal Bank $15,000 and Mary Cannon, president of the Hospital Auxiliary, who pledged an amazing $75,000 to the hospital expansion project. Kent Farndale, Chairman of Bd. of Directors, shows one of the "designer hard hats" used for the sod turning. - Visitors to the official sod turning registered and received name tags prior to the ceremony. dream. true, hs From Page 1 kicked offin 1988. "Without. your help this 'wouldn't have come The hospital eX ansion has been something tha dreamed about and contemplat- ed for many years. Many felt it "would never happen. But after more than nine ap- provals from the government, the day finally arrived. Rodd Foster, who served as the master of ceremonies, said the day was one which has been long awaited by many people. "Our moment of triumph has arrived," hesaid., "Six years of planning and re- 'viewing are about to material- 1ze." Rodd Foster acted as Master of Ceremonies. Jerry Taylor, Chairman of the Building Campaign, praised the many people behind the ni at has been. RRR RR Ny BN I Perry Star that the expansion meant a lot to her family, many of whom were in attendance. She said she was pleased that her husband's name would be remembered in Scifgog for eter- 4 's.a very historic occasion," 8hesaid. |, FE The hospital expansion is ex- pected to be completed by the fall of 1994. Gary Herrema, Chairman, Region of Durhai,. ,, scenes who made the expansion possible by getting involved in the fundraising endeavor which raised $2.7 million. 1 "I believe that our campaign had to be the largest campaign Scugog has ever taken on," he said. "We wouldn't be here if it wasn't for people like we have in ourcommunity."" Speaking on behalf of the hos- pital staff Dr. Bob Allin, Chief of Medical Staff, expressed the importance of the project for the community. "It's really a big day for all the citizens of Scugog," he said. "Thereis a very bright light at the end of the tunnel. Durham East MPP Gord Mills, Chairman of Durham Re- gion Gary Herrema and Mayor Howard Hall represented the various levels of government. The 24,165-square foot ex- pansion will feature an en- larged rehabilitation centre, a larger emergency department, an expanded kitchen and cafete- ria and provide a larger area for laboratory and health records. It will also include more than 10,000 square feet of renova- tions to be conducted simultane- ously. al The new wing will bear the name of Stephen B. Roman, a well-known businessman and entrepreneur who lived on Scu- gog Island for a number of years. Ta Mrs. Roman told the Port Kent Farndale assisted with the sod turning from the cab of a construction backhde. Please recycle this newspaper INL, AS Le ---- a -------- a ----------