b'Extremely grateful for our volunteersDear EditorHelping others during time of need For National Volunteer Week, April 24April 30, Dear Editor we would like to express our immense gratitude to the Emmanuel Community Church (ECC), Port Perry isOak Ridges Hospice Volunteer team. Our volunteers are reaching out to the community to help support the peoplean integral part of the hospice team and help provide of Ukraine during this time of great need.compassionate care and support to our residents and Our hearts and the hearts of many aches for thetheir loved ones by giving of their time, skills, and people of Ukraine. ECC would like to support them bothexpertise. From the day we opened, they have been by prayerfully andnancially. You too can help by prayingour side with open hearts and caring hands, supporting for Ukraine and if you would like to helpnancially, youus in so many ways. From supporting our residents and can drop oyour donation at the church, located at 1680families by holding their hands or providing a friendly Reach St., or at PPPrint, 201 North St. here in Port Perry. visit, preparing a home cooked meal, or providing a If you wish to make your donation through thewarm welcome at our front door, to working behind church, you can place your gift in a sealed envelopethe scenes planting beautiful gardens, sharing dcor and place it in the secure mailbox located outside theexpertise, supporting fundraising initiatives and main entrance beside the front doors. Cheques can beplanning special events to fund all the special work we made out to Emmanuel Community Church with thedo - it all has a tremendous impact on the individuals we memo line: For Ukraine. 100% of all funds designatedserve. Over the last year, approximately 80 volunteers in this way will go directly to Ukraine relief e orts.donated nearly 8000 hours of support to Oak Ridges For more details, please reach out to Lana Crosbie atHospice. We are truly grateful for each and every one PPPrint lana@ppprint.ca or call the church oce atof them!So, to all the Oak Ridges Hospice Volunteers 905-985-4441 or email oce@emmanuelcc.ca. reading this: thank you so much for everything you Lets help make a di erence in the lives of so manydo to help bring compassionate hospice care to our su ering great hardships in Ukraine! community - we could not do this without you!!Please take a moment and pray.! Cheryl Genereaux, Coordinator of Volunteer ServicesDear Heavenly Father,More letters on page 29Thank you for all the blessings You have poured out over me, my family, and my community. I begin this new day with a grateful heart.I pray for those who are lacking necessities: food, clothing, clean water, shelter and more. You know the needs, Lord. I lift up all those who have lost their home to war, naturalRE-OPENEDThe Pub, 136 Water St., Hyland Family disasters and other circumstances.Restaurant, 1866 Scugog St. and Haugens Chicken & Lord, my heart breaks for the many who will go to bed cold andRibs Barbeque, 13801 Hwy 7 & 12.hungry tonight.RE-OPENEDCamilles Corner Gift Shop, four Please use me, this community, and others around this world tovolunteer Auxiliary ladies, are back after an almost two do what we can to help those in need, especially in Ukraine. year hiatus due to COVID restrictions are now open May you protect them andll them with courage, hope and peace.again at 451 Paxton St., within the Port Perry Hospital. Thank You for Your love that extends to every corner of my community and to the ends of the earth!All pro ts support the hospital.In the hope- lled name of Jesus I pray, - Amen. Lana Crosbie,UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP/ MOVEDNot only has Emmanuel Community Church, PPPrint Phil Ferreri taken over the scissors from Rick at Barber Ricks Stylist, at 50 Water St., Port Perry, the shop is also moving just down the street to 94 Water St. Welcome Phil T O VOLU N T and good luck and enjoy your retirement Rick. pleaseS E E Please make us aware of who is opening, movingTELLE R R S or closing in Scugog, by submitting the information US.E to us at: focus@focusonscugog.com HCEKAPRIL 24-30 E MARCH 2022 ERRORW NA ERTIONALNTE Barry Oke called to make us aware of an VOLU error we had published in our March Nothing teaches hope,kindness, courage and compassion issue. On the International Womens Day page 13, like helping others. under 1963, we had Beth Oake and this should have Thank you to all read Beth Oke. Please accept our apologies.our Scugog volunteers.FOCUS - APRIL 202219'