Greenwoods Eldercare Society

Photo: Greenwoods resident Bill Hogg (seated) reads the winning ticket name, Bonnie MacPhail at the bench raffle draw on September 11th. Behind (left to right) are Robert Steinbach from Country Grocer, sponsor of the bench; Wayne Glover, Vice Chair of the Greenwoods Eldercare board; Mel Ferrabee, Chair of the Greenwoods Family and Resident Council; and Brenda James from the Family Council. We have a winner! Monday, September 11th was the festive draw ceremony for this year’s bench raffle at Greenwoods, and the prize went to Bonnie MacPhail of Brinkworthy Place on Salt Spring. Greenwoods resident Bill Hogg drew the name from the tickets sold this year. Bill is going to be celebrating his 100th birthday later this year. The annual fundraising raffle of a beautiful garden bench to benefit Greenwoods Eldercare has become a celebrated tradition on Salt Spring, now in its twenty-fifth year. The 2023 garden bench was once again created by island artisan Luke Hart-Weller of Coppe…