The 100 Mile District General Hospital Auxiliary bake table at the May 6 South Cariboo Farmers' Market was overloaded with donated goodies that were quickly snapped up.
This is our first major fundraiser of the year, auxiliary volunteer Joyce Bueckert says.
She adds all the baked goods were donated by auxiliary and generous community members.
"The response has been great. We sold a lot in the first two hours."
All the money collected goes back into purchasing equipment for the hospital.
The auxiliary has a centrifuge – an instrument used in nearly every lab around the world to separate two immiscible substances – on order at a cost of $10,000.
The auxiliary has also purchased a bariatric chair cushion at a cost of $1,000.
This hardworking group also maintains and operates the gift shop in the main lobby. In the adjacent hallway, there is a framed display of lists of all the equipment the group has purchased over its decades of fundraising activities.
The next fundraiser is the annual garage sale in the hospital parking lot, June 4. Donations of items are welcome.
For more information, call Mina Elsworth at 250-791-6750.