{"id":212762,"date":"2025-12-18T16:41:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T21:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/?p=212762"},"modified":"2025-12-18T16:41:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T21:41:29","slug":"district-receives-largest-private-donation-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/district-receives-largest-private-donation-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"District receives largest private donation ever"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The District Municipality of Muskoka has received an extraordinary $500,000 donation,&nbsp;one of the&nbsp;largest private gifts&nbsp;ever made to the municipality.&nbsp;The donation is&nbsp;a major boost to Muskoka Paramedic Services just in time for the holiday season.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The anonymous donation will be used to strengthen emergency response&nbsp;and patient care&nbsp;across Muskoka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis incredible act of generosity is a true gift for our entire community,\u201d said District Chair Jeff Lehman. \u201cThis donation will directly support our paramedics and help ensure they have the tools they need to continue saving lives across Muskoka. We are deeply&nbsp;honoured&nbsp;by the trust placed in us.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The donors shared that their decision was\u00a0based on\u00a0a belief\u00a0in helping others and giving back to the community.\u00a0\u00a0The\u00a0donation will be used to support priority equipment and vehicle investments for Muskoka Paramedic Services. These enhancements will directly\u00a0benefit\u00a0front-line paramedics and reflect the donors\u2019 intent to strengthen emergency care across the community.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are beyond grateful for this support to\u00a0our\u00a0service. It is humbling to\u00a0witness\u00a0such remarkable generosity from our community,\u201d\u00a0said JC Gilbert, Chief of Muskoka Paramedic Services. \u201cThis gift\u00a0will make a meaningful difference for both our paramedics and the people they serve.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about Muskoka Paramedic Services by visiting&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.muskoka.on.ca\/paramedic-services\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.muskoka.on.ca\/paramedic-services<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The District Municipality of Muskoka has received an extraordinary $500,000 donation,&nbsp;one of the&nbsp;largest private gifts&nbsp;ever made to the municipality.&nbsp;The donation is&nbsp;a major boost to Muskoka Paramedic Services just in time [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":207569,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-212762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - 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