This was the 16th year for the campaign
An annual campaign to raise money for Hospice of Windsor-Essex has raised surpassed its goal.
The Face-to-Face campaign, which ran from August 15 to September 30, raised $105,000 for the Fairley Family Transportation Program which provides 9,000 rides to patients and their caregivers to go to medical appointments and treatment.
The goal was to raise $90,000.
The Face-to-Face concept is simple, to collect $10 from 10 people.
Hospice Executive Director Carol Derbyshire says the service is free for the patients and caregivers, thanks to this campaign.
"I think when people are going through such a tough time, they don't need to be worrying about spending $30 this week just on rides to get where I need to go," she says.
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The program is named after John Fairley's family who says the total is incredible.
"A surprise and again every year, you never stop under estimating the generosity of Windsor-Essex," he says. "I think my parents would be very proud today."
In the past 16 years, the campaign has raised, in total, more than a $1-million.