Hope Air has launched a fundraiser at the Goderich Airport.
All proceeds will help people who are sick, living in remote areas.
“Hope Air is a charity that brings people from remote regions, volunteer pilots fly them, to cancer treatments in the big cites so they can access their medical treatments,” said Marilyn Bruinsma. “Otherwise many would not come.”
Bruinsma said they usually come from communities that don’t have the medical services they need. Mainly Northern Ontario.
She added there’s a woman partaking in the June 5 fundraiser from Windsor, sharing her story and experiences with Hope Air as a patient.
The pilots volunteer their aircraft, their fuel, and their time to connect these people with the help they need. Bruinsma said WestJet and Porter Airlines also donate seats. In many cases, the only alternative is an eleven hour trip by bus or train and that can be very long for someone who isn’t feeling well even before the trip starts.
A silent auction was held, followed by a live auction with Huron-Bruce MP Ben Lobb and Huron County Warden Glen McNeil. Bruinsma said thanks to them, they were able to raise more money than any other fly-in across Canada last year.
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