Maple Leaf Marinas pumps more than $10K for hospital

MLM Fundraiser Cheque

 

Aug 13, 2020

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From right to left – Derek Lubert – Vice President, Maple Leaf Marinas | Christine Baguley – Philanthropy Officer, GBGH Foundation | Dave Rozycki – President, Maple Leaf Marinas

For the entire August long weekend, Friday July 31 to Monday, August 3, five participating Ontario marinas – Bay Port, Beacon Bay, Paragon Marina, South Bay Cove and Wye Heritage  – donated ten cents for every litre of fuel sold to the Georgian Bay General Hospital Foundation.

By the end of the weekend, the five had almost achieved 100,000 litres and would have if Mother Nature hadn’t rained on the parade. Nonetheless, the final tally showed that the fundraiser of $8,593 from 85,593 litres of fuel surpassed its $10,000 goal helped by a $600 donation from an anonymous boater and a further $1,407 from Dave Rozycki, President of Maple Leaf Marinas.

Maple Leaf Marina fuel dock  Fuel Dock Fundraiser

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