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•T h e IF P • H alto n H ills, Thursday, January 16, 2014 5 The Board of Directors of the Georgetown Bread Basket Food Bank want to send out a big THANKYOU to the community for an overwhelmingly generous response to support the food bank this past holiday season and throughout the past year. Local support from individuals, churches, schools, major area corporations, local businesses, lodges, community groups, clubs and associations were key to our ability to achieve a record breaking volume of donated food, gift cards and funds this past December. Halton Police Services organized "Cram a Cruiser" food drive allowing the community to donate over 9,000 pounds of food, surpassing last year's collection, along with $1000 in grocery gift cards. This was just one of many food drives and events over the holiday season that allowed the food bank to assist our clients and build a reserve of food for the coming months. We would also like to recognize and thank our local grocery stores (Food Basics, FreshCo, Metro, Superstore, and Walmart) who allow us to pick up your donations bi-weekly from the GBB food donation bins throughout the year, which is our main source of food. Happy NewYear! Sincerely The Board of Directors www.georgetownbreadbasket.ca A SINCERE THANK-YOU TO OUR GEORGETOWN COMMUNITY!! SAVEUPTO$600 Hot Winter Rebate Ends February 24 On a Regency 905877-8990 118 Guelph St.GeorgetownShowRoom • F U R N A C E • F IR E P L A C E • B B Q s • A IR C O N D IT IO N IN G SYSTEMS GEORGETOWN INC. Visit our showroom to see the styles and savings we can offer you! AZ & DZ Licenses, Insurance Accredited Courses 1-800-753-2284 • www.otta.ca Air Brake Courses Ontario Truck Training Academy offers a Ministry-Approved Air Brake Endorsement Course. OSHAWA LOCATION: 199Wentworth St. East Saturday Feb. 1st & Sunday Feb. 2nd BRAMPTON LOCATION: 76 Sun Pac Blvd. Saturday Feb. 22nd & Sunday Feb. 23rd Although it's been just over three years since local farmer Jim Stark died on December 29, 2010, his memory will certainly carry on, with his generous gift to Georgetown Hospital Foundation. "Jim's bequest has resulted in gifts from his estate to the Georgetown Hos- pital Foundation for a total of $820,000 to date," said Georgetown Hospital Foundation executive director K C Car- ruthers. "We received three installments over three years beginning in October 2011. "This bequest has made possible our achievement of raising $6 million toward our goal of $6.5 million for the Investing in Care - Close to Home Campaign to ex- pand Georgetown Hospital with a new Emergency Department, redeveloped Diagnostic Imaging Department and our first ever CT scanner," added Carruthers. "The bequest was received during our intense capital campaign period and is a big reason we will be able to meet an increased goal. Once we realized our initial goal of $5 million would not cover the costs of the project after all govern- ment and other hospital funding sources were accounted for, we set a higher goal of $6.5 mil- lion. Clearly this bequest makes up a big piece of that difference. " Jim had sup- ported Georgetown Hospital with gifts during his lifetime and his bequest now stands as a lasting tribute to his dedication to improving healthcare at Georgetown Hospital," said Carruthers. "He has helped achieve the most ambi- tious fundraising goal in our commu- nity's history." Stark, a longtime cash cropper and beef cattle/hog farmer, lived on the fam- ily farm on the Fifth Line, south of 15 Sideroad. In addition to farming, he also operated for 32 years as a stock drover (livestock truck driver), transporting lo- cal farmers' livestock to the stock yards at Cookstown, Ontario. Jim Stark's generosity wasn't limited to the hospital. In addition to his gift to Georgetown Hospital Foundation, he also left a substantial bequest to Boston Presbyterian Church. By TED BROWN Staff Writer Farmer bequeaths $820,000 to local Hospital Foundation JIM STARK