Hospital auxiliary: 90 years of sunshine

BY KIRSTEN BOLTON FOR THE LADY MINTO HOSPITAL AUXILIARY SOCIETY This special two-part 90th anniversary series recounts the storied history of the Lady Minto Hospital Auxiliary followed next week by a spotlight on how it works, what it funds and its impact in the community today. Fifty years ago, the Driftwood found itself correcting an astonishing misunderstanding. A published report had left some Salt Springers with the impression that their local hospital auxiliary had raised $1 million. Despite its tireless efforts for decades, it had not. Instead, in 1976, that figure represented the combined work of hospital auxiliaries across all of British Columbia. Half a century later, that correction has acquired a certain irony.

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