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Lengthy Lake Ice Fishing Derby organizers just lately introduced $10,000 to the Edgar J. Paradis Most cancers Fund and $12,000 to the Northern Maine Medical Middle capital marketing campaign. From left are: Donald Raymond, Most cancers Fund board member; Travis Man, Fund chairman; Paul Bernier, chairman; Corey Daigle, 2022 derby winner; and Ryan Pelletier, treasurer.
(Courtesy of Northern Maine Medical Middle)

Lengthy Lake Ice Fishing Derby organizers just lately introduced $10,000 to the Edgar J. Paradis Most cancers Fund and $12,000 to the Northern Maine Medical Middle capital marketing campaign. From left are: Donald Raymond, Most cancers Fund board member; Travis Man, Fund chairman; Paul Bernier, chairman; Corey Daigle, 2022 derby winner; and Ryan Pelletier, treasurer.
(Courtesy of Northern Maine Medical Middle)

Organizers of the Lengthy Lake Ice Fishing Derby just lately visited Northern Maine Medical Middle to current representatives from the Edgar J. (Man) Paradis Most cancers Fund with a present of $10,000, and likewise gave $12,000 to the Northern Maine Medical Middle Basis.  

FORT KENT, Maine — Organizers of the Lengthy Lake Ice Fishing Derby just lately visited Northern Maine Medical Middle to current representatives from the Edgar J. (Man) Paradis Most cancers Fund with a present of $10,000, and likewise gave $12,000 to the Northern Maine Medical Middle Basis.  

The donations got here on account of the excellent success of the Lengthy Lake Ice Fishing Derby.

The Edgar J. Paradis Fund has acquired greater than $110,000 from the Lengthy Lake Ice Fishing Derby, which suggests Derby planners have supported most cancers sufferers and their households for greater than 17 years by their beneficiant donations.  

 An surprising donation to the Edgar J. Paradis Fund was from Corey Daigle. Daigle donated his whole $800 in derby winnings to the fund. This act of kindness and generosity is sincerely appreciated.  

The $12,000 acquired is a portion of the current whole $60,000 pledge of assist to the Northern Maine Medical Middle capital marketing campaign for its four-story enlargement mission. This enlargement has now been accomplished, with sufferers and staff alike experiencing a state-of-the-art facility. 

Travis Man, Paradis Fund board chair, acknowledged, “On behalf of the EJP Most cancers Fund we wish to thank the Lengthy Lake Fishing Derby for his or her continued assist of the fund.  With this beneficiant donation it permits us to proceed to help our native residents acquire the care they want.  We’re extraordinarily grateful.”  

Man concluded, “The board members of the EJP Most cancers Fund extends our deepest because of organizers and to everybody who took half within the fishing derby.”

The Lengthy Lake Ice Fishing Derby is Maine’s largest money prize ice fishing derby and Northern Maine Medical Middle is joyful to assist this annual occasion.