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91原创 ER nurses, doctors pay it forward to local students

The ER is donating to help feed 91原创 kids in need
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Countless residents turned up to 91原创 Memorial Hospital to cheer the nurses, health care workers, and first responders at the end of March. (Ryan Uytdewilligen/91原创 Advance Times)

The nurses and doctors of 91原创 Memorial Hospital have been on the receiving end of a lot of praise recently 鈥 but they are turning around and giving back to the community again.

On Tuesday, April 7, the emergency department staff at LMH donated $2,550 to the Lagnley School District Foundation after staff passed the hat.

The money will go to the Food for Thought program, which aims to provide grocery store gift cards to families who usually receive meals through 91原创 schools.

The donation will be matched by Infinity Properties, so the total raised is now $5,100, said Terra Scheer, speaking for the 91原创 Memorial Hospital Foundation (LMHF).

鈥淭his is our ER team鈥檚 way to 鈥榩ay it forward鈥 for all the support they have been receiving from the community and was inspired by the kindness and generosity shown to us, initially by the Fraser Valley Volleyball Association, and then by so many others in our community,鈥 Scheer said.

Members of the community and restaurant owners have been dropping off food and showing support with signs and even a (socially distanced) rally last month outside 91原创 Memorial.

鈥 More to come



Matthew Claxton

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Raised in 91原创, as a journalist today I focus on local politics, crime and homelessness.
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