HURON COUNTY – The Wingham, Goderich, Clinton, and Seaforth hospital foundations have each received $500,000 thanks to a generous legacy donation from a local family.
The late Don and Cliff Schultz lived and farmed in the East Wawanosh area their entire lives.
A press release from the Wingham and District Hospital Foundation (WDHF) said, “The pair was committed to their farming enterprise and worked together seemingly with one mind to manage their 600-acre farm, mixed livestock, and custom farm work.”
Upon retirement, the pair became “dedicated collectors,” collecting everything from toy tractors to full-size international farming equipment and farming memorabilia, amassing over 80 big tractors and over 3,000 toy collectables.
The collection was sold after Cliff’s passing in 2013, and the farm was sold after Don’s passing in 2019 at 83.
The estate of the late Don and Cliff Schultz recently presented four local hospital foundations with more than $500,000 each as part of a legacy donation. Pictured, back row (from left): Darren Stevenson, Clinton Public Hospital Foundation; Les Caldwell, estate executor; Ron LaVoie, Seaforth Community Hospital Foundation; and Kimberley Payne, Alexandra Marine & General Hospital Foundation. Front row (from left): Jack Vincent, estate executor and Nicole Duquette-Jutzi, Wingham & District Hospital Foundation. (Submitted photo)
“Both Don and Cliff, as well as their late parents Reg and Irene Schultz, all made use of the services provided by their local hospitals. They were grateful to have healthcare available close to home,” the release said.
“The brothers felt strongly that the community of Blyth and the surrounding area was a wonderful place to live and work. They were able to build a prosperous life for themselves in the community and wanted to share that prosperity back to the community through this generous estate gift to the four local hospital foundations, as well as three other small local charities.”
The Shultz brother’s legacy gift will provide up-to-date medical technology and facility improvements, “safeguarding local healthcare for many generations to come.”
“Estate gifts, like that made by the Schultz brothers, serve local patients and put live-saving tools in the hands of the professional, compassionate caregivers who keep our families, friends and neighbours healthy.”
