Wednesday, November 24, 2021
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Local photographer's creations to benefit Hospice For the second year in a row, a Leamington woman has turned her hobby into a fundraiser for the Hospice Erie Shores Campus. Linda Enns started taking photos of nature and animals a couple of years ago and last year launched her first fundraising calendar. “I want to give back what my family received from the hospice,” says Linda Enns. Linda’s husband Dave passed away in June of 2016, only three weeks after the hospice opened, and Linda and her family received the utmost care during Dave’s short time there. “It was a compassionate, caring, loving and heart-warming experience,” said Linda. She took a year to get ready and then began volunteering at the hospice. The COVID pandemic put a temporary halt to her volunteering Linda Enns displaying her second annual fundraising campaign for the Hospice Erie Shores Campus. but she’s happy to report she’ll be resuming her volunteer duties very soon. thing more. She produced a full colour and allow the person to write their What started out as a peaceful She began getting up early in 2021 calendar and printed 500 own personal message inside. hobby of taking sunset photos the morning to capture sunrises of them, not knowing what to ex“I’ve found my passion,” she locally, began to turn into some- with her lens too. pect. said. “It’s calming and peaceful.” “I’m not an early riser,” They sold out. To top it off, she’s already got she said. “So this was an What she did know, was that all photos ‘in the can’ for 2023 and adjustment.” of the proceeds were going to go 2024, with her series for those Eventually, Linda’s pho- to the Hospice Erie Shores Cam- future years already planned out. tography began to encom- pus, and those proceeds totalled “I have a special spot in my pass pictures of nature and a whopping $13,000. heart for Hospice,” she said. animals, and eventually, She hopes that the 2022 calErie Shores Health Foundation she had a lot of photos. endar and picture cards go over CEO Christine Colautti, is thrilled as well as they did last year. with Linda’s commitment. This year’s theme is local “Linda’s pictures, along with her birds and she spent time at spirit, are beautiful,” she said. Hillman Marsh, Point Pelee “Our community is blessed to and even her own back yard, have Linda supporting our local capturing the wildlife. hospice.” "Anyone blessed to have Linda has also, once again, HOW TO E decided to venture out a lit- crossed paths with Linda knows PURCHAS tle more into the fundraising she has a true gift that makes Calendars and Greetings Card side and has produced a se- you want to be a better person,” $20 each ries of greeting cards called added ESHF Donor Relations CoCards for a Cause. The cards ordinator Tracy Oswald. AVAILABLE AT have her photos on the front Cindy's Home & Garden and are blank inside to acPeanut Centre Nursey commodate any occasion or email Linda at dlenns@bell.net Linda E nns Ph otog
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