Thank you, Southern Alberta – Care from the Heart Radio-a-thon surpasses goal
LETHBRIDGE — The final tally is not official, as all donations have not been counted but, as of 10:00-pm Thursday night, the 2019 Care from the Heart Radio-a-thon had surpassed its goal of $230,000 by more than $5.000.
Among the major contributors were Lethbridge Costco ($76,662.88), Balog Auctions ($49,416.42), Tim Horton’s ($18.033) and Shopper’s Drug Mart ($14,164).
In the past nine years, the Care from the Heart Radio-a-thon has raised $1,960,000 for a multitude of hospital needs, such as state-of-the-art healthcare equipment, various programs and special projects.
Donations during this tenth annual event, puts total Radio-a-thon donations over the past decade at just under $2,200,000.