The annual Handbags for Hospice is a major fundraiser for Rotary Hospice.
7th Annual
Handbags for Hospice
Thursday, October 16
Best Western Plus Arden Park Hotel
The sold out event raised over $134,000.
Our community truly came together to make Handbags for Hospice unforgettable. From the laughter and generosity to the shared love in the room — thank you for showing that there’s no mountain high enough when we come together for compassionate care.
PRESENTING SPONSOR
GOLDEN TICKET SPONSOR
EMERALD SPONSOR
DIAMOND SPONSORS
ENTERTAINMENT SPONSORS
Stratford Landscaping
Swanson’s
Jewellers
Zehr
Insurance
AUCTION ITEM DONORS
Malt Staging & Design | Famme & Co. | TD Agriculture | Wightman Telecom
Magest Building Systems Ltd. | Dr. Patricia Nascu
WINE CRATE DONORS
Sunrise Health Services | Boshart Industries Milverton | OnStage Dance
IN-KIND SPONSORS
Best Western Plus The Arden Park Hotel | Poppin’ Kettle Corn
Rheo Thompson | Stratford Flower Shoppe
2025 AUCTION DONORS
Alley Cat Cat Cafe
Nancy Altenburg
Amoura Nails & Spa
Anna Mae’s Bakery
and Restaurant
Annie’s Seafood Restaurant
Anonymous
Appleberry Lane
Athens Greek Souvlaki
Avon Nails & Beauty Spa
Bargain Beautique
Barista’s
Benessere
Betty’s Bookshelf
Beyond Day Spa
Black Angus Bakery & Catering
Joan & Doug Blowes
Blyth Festival
Boxxy’s Boutique
Bradshaws & Kitchen Detail
Brch & Wyn
Brenda’s Place & Bakery
Brittney Bakes
Broken Rail Brewing
Bungalow
Burnt Brydges Wood Co
Buzz Stop
Judy & Dave Campbell
Camp-Out RV
Canadian Tire, St Marys
Canadian Tire, Stratford
Chris Cantlon
Chuck’s Roadhouse
City Pizza
Coles and Keys Optical
Cora Couture Boutiques
Corner Store Candy Co.
Cowbell Brewing Co.
Crabby Joe’s
Craigowan Golf Club
Crawings
Curry Zone
D & A Nail Bar
Danielle O’Connor Jewellery
Debbie Deichert
Designs by Cate
Distill
Domino’s
Downie Street Bakehouse
Drayton Entertainment
Driverseat
Dublin Mercantile
Dunny’s Source for Sports
Ellis Home Hardware
Building Centre
Elora Mill Restaurant
Floral Treasures
Food Basics
Foodtastic
Fore! Everyone Golf
Betty Fulcher
Fundamentals Books & Toys
Gadsbys Clothing Co.
Gallery Indigena
Holly Galloway
Gene’s Restaurant
Gilly’s Pubhouse
Gino’s Pizza
Global Pet Foods
Illume Wellness Spa
Jessica Goodhew
Gourmandise
Gourmet Chef at Your Table
Grace the Boutique
Groenestege Home Hardware
Gruv
Harmony Jewelry & Co.
Harvey’s
HCC Social Agency
Heather Ringland Designs
HH Delea and Company
Andrew Hodes
Conner Hodes
Peter Hodes
Deanna Horton
Hotel Lux
Illume
Inn the Orchard
JENN & Larry’s Ice Cream Shoppe
Jillian’s
Jobsite Brewing Co.
Joe’s Diner
Juve Day Spa
Klomps Home & Garden
Lauren Whitney Lifestyles
Lily of the Valley Esthetics
London Nationals
Lynn River Farm
M&M Meats
MacLeods Scottish Shop
Mark’s Work Warehouse
Mary Brown’s Chicken
Sheila McCarthy
Jane McDonald
Melanie B. Floral Designs
Mercer Kitchen, Beer Hall, Hotel
Mia Nail & Spa
Milbank Family Furniture
Millbank Cheese & Butter
Modo Yoga
Mone-Thai
Montana’s
Mr. Sub
Nail Garden Spa
Needles Home Appliance Centre
New Orleans Pizza
Shane Norrie
Northern Birdhouses
Oasis Spa
O’Grady’s Clothing & Accessories
Olive Your favourites
Opulent Outings
Jennifer Otter-Leaney
Pang Van Oosten MPC
Patron Farms
Perfect Son Tanning Salon & Spa
Pet Valu
Petals and Foliage
Pino’s Pizza
Pita Pit
Pizza Bistro
Quehl’s Restaurant & Catering
Roxy Rae
Rapunzel’s Hair Design
RBC Foundation
Recipe Unlimited Corp.
Resonance
Rhumba
Doris Richardson
Rodite Method
by Nurse Madelaine
Romeos Corner Cafe
Salon 5010
Samsonite
SBS Metals
Sensations Salon & Day Spa
Brent and Teri Shackleton
Shackleton’s Real Estate
& Auction Co.
Shakespeare Pies
Shakespeare Pizza
Shoppers Drug Mart, Huron St
Sinclair Pharmacy
Sirkel Foods
Sobeys
Soup Surreal
Stilettos & Sawdust
St. Marys Golf and Country Club
Stone Home Creatives
Stratford Air Services
Stratford Municipal Golf Course
Stratford Tailoring & Alterations
Stratford Warriors
Lucie Stuart
Sunshine Drugs - Jackson’s Guardian Pharmacy
Swiss Chalet
Taylor’s Delicatessen
Terra Nova Spa
The Ashborne Café
The Barkery
The Bayley Group
The British Touch
The Butcher The Baker
The Company, Courtney Teahen
The Floral Cup
The Flour Mill
The Flower Shop and More
The Gentle Rain
The Green Room
The Health Store
The Livery Yard
The Milky Whey
The Perth Farmhouse
The Soup Whisperer
The Spa Near the Tracks
The Touchmark Shop
The Urban Barber
The Wardrobe
The Wine Lab
Tito’s Pizza
Towne and Country Cheese Shop
Ryan Tuer
Donnalene Tuer-Hodes
Marg Van Nynatten
Dianne Walkom
Walmart
Anne Walsh
Watson’s Chelsea Bazaar
WestJet
White-Balmer Shoes
Whiter Smiles Dental
Hygiene Clinic
Wills and Prior
Worth Beauty Collective
Zehrs
Zenfire Pottery
2025 Committee Members
Katelyn Aitcheson
Ann Benjamin
Barb Coffey
Elsa Fahraeus
Kelley Jacobs
Cathy Krizman
Brittany Petrie
Marilyn Pickering
Kerry Ramsay
Teri Shackleton
Julia Simpson
Donnalene Tuer-Hodes
Carla Vancea
Katie Van Nynatten
Marg Van Nynatten
Staff: Louise, Lucie, Sally & Pippa