Bridgton Hospital accepts grant

BRIDGTON — The Bridgton Hospital Guild has received a grant of $30,000 from the Kendal C. and Anna Ham Charitable Foundation.

The grant check was presented to Guild President, Sandra Weygandt, by the Ham Foundation Executive Director, Robert Murphy, along with Board members Alan Ordway and Edna Fadden. The grant will be used for the renovations completed at the Guild Thrift Shop located on Main Street, Bridgton.

The Bridgton Hospital Guild is a not-for-profit organization that supports the Bridgton Hospital through various fundraising efforts including the Twitchell Café located on the hospital campus and the thrift shop. Run solely by hard-working and dedicated volunteers, the organization plays a pivotal role in purchasing capital equipment for the hospital, making a yearly donation to the hospital.

The Kendal C. and Anna Ham Foundation, located in Conway, NH, was established by the late Anna Ham. The Foundation benefits Bridgton and Mount Washington Valley NH nonprofit organizations.