FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 6, 2025 – Picton, ON – The Rotary Club of Picton has once again demonstrated its continued commitment to local healthcare with a $5,000 donation to the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital (PECMH) Foundation. This contribution will support the purchase of a much-needed CT Scanner for the new PECMH.

The $5,000 gift from the Rotary Club of Picton was made in support of the PECMH Foundation’s recent CT Scanner campaign, which concluded on May 2, 2025. As part of the campaign’s limited-time matching initiative with the Paul B. Helliwell Foundation, the donation was tripled — turning the Rotary’s $5,000 gift into $15,000 of impact for the community. Full results of the Campaign will be shared with the community soon.



For over 23 years, the Rotary Club of Picton has been a steadfast supporter of our County hospital, raising an extraordinary $219,449 to date. Of that total, $100,000 was pledged directly toward the Back the Build campaign to help build and equip our new hospital to serve residents and visitors in Prince Edward County.

“This latest donation makes me proud to be a Rotarian. It is another example of how the Rotary Club of Picton lives its motto—Service Above Self,” said Shannon Coull, Executive Director of the PECMH Foundation. “The Club’s continued support helps us bring modern, essential medical equipment like the CT Scanner to our community, ensuring care can be received, close to home.”

The new CT Scanner will significantly enhance diagnostic imaging services in Prince Edward County, reducing the need for patients to travel for critical scans and enabling faster, more accurate diagnoses.

"As President of the Rotary Club of Picton, I could not be happier or prouder of all that our Picton Rotarians champion, appreciate and support for this fabulous new state of the art Hospital right in our beautiful and precious PEC." – Nancy Griffin, President, Rotary Club of Picton.

The Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation expresses heartfelt gratitude to the Rotary Club of Picton for their continued leadership and dedication to enhancing healthcare in The County.

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PECMH Foundation’s Back the Build campaign is raising $30M to help build and equip a new hospital to serve residents and visitors in Prince Edward County. For more information and to lend your support, visit www.pecmhf.ca/back-the-build.