PICTON, January 10, 2025 – The Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation (PECMHF) was honoured to be a beneficiary of a special documentary film screening at Picton’s Regent Theatre on November 24, 2024.

Executive producers David Hatch and Bernie Finkelstein presented representatives with the PECMH Foundation, with a donation of $5,696.00, representing the funds raised from screening their feature-length documentary film, Atomic Reaction. Lisa Thompson and RBC Wealth Management and Dominion Securities sponsored the presentation of the film.

The funds raised will Back the Build for the new hospital underway in Prince Edward County.

Directed by Michèle Hozer, Atomic Reaction is a compelling documentary that investigates Canada’s significant involvement in the Manhattan Project and its role in the creation of the world’s first weapons of mass destruction and the fallout 75 years later. The film was produced in partnership with CBC’s Documentary Channel.

“The foundation is proud to be the beneficiary of this special screening made possible by these incredibly accomplished County residents,” said Shannon Coull, executive director of the PECMH Foundation. “Prince Edward County is a community that gives back generously by utilizing unique skills and talent. I am constantly amazed by the people who come forward with creative ways to make a huge impact. People like David, Bernie and Michèle make this County a wonderful place to live, work and play. We are also grateful to Lisa Thompson and RBC Wealth Management and Dominion Securities for sponsoring the screening.”

“It was a real privilege to come together with Michèle and Bernie in our hometown theatre to raise funds for our new hospital,” said Hatch.

PECMHF’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 backthebuild.ca.

The Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation is a charitable organization whose mission is to raise money to advance health care for the people of Prince Edward County and the patients of the hospital.

Atomic Reaction premiered on CBC GEM on January 10, 2025. More information on Atomic Reaction can be found by visiting https://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/why-this-town-in-the-northwest-territories-was-called-the-village-of-widows-1.7362052.

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Pictured in the lobby of the Regent Theatre in Picton from left: Peggy Payne, chairperson of the PECMH Foundation Board; David Hatch, executive producer of Atomic Reaction; Bernie Finkelstein, executive producer of Atomic Reaction; Sally Cowan, Back the Build campaign cabinet member; Shannon Coull, executive director of the PECMH Foundation; Libby Crombie, Back the Build campaign cabinet member; Janet Cluett, associate at RBC Wealth Management and Dominion Securities; Sherry Tait, secretary on the PECMH Foundation Board; Nancy Parks, Back the Build campaign cabinet chairperson; Briar Boyce, senior development officer; Lina Rinaldi, chief nursing executive at Quinte Health and John Galway, executive director of the Regent Theatre.

Photo credit : Anne Munro