{"id":65262,"date":"2019-04-22T05:13:06","date_gmt":"2019-04-22T09:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=65262"},"modified":"2019-04-25T07:45:41","modified_gmt":"2019-04-25T11:45:41","slug":"our-town-with-grant-nickalls-huntsville-hospital-auxiliary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/our-town-with-grant-nickalls-huntsville-hospital-auxiliary\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Town with Grant Nickalls: The Huntsville Hospital Auxiliary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Each week, Huntsville\u2019s own Grant Nickalls entertains us, inspires us, make us laugh and sometimes makes us cry, but always he reminds us why Huntsville is the best place on earth to call home. These were some of the Our Town videos that had you talking the most.<\/p>\n<p>This week in Our Town, they greet you with a smile, they help you find where you need to go, and since 1955 have raised $1.9 million for Huntsville District Memorial Hospital. They are the women and men of the Huntsville Hospital Auxiliary, and their upcoming Adventures in Fashion show is raising funds for two new defibrillators. Join them for a fun night! Tickets are available online at <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tickets.algonquintheatre.ca\/TheatreManager\/1\/online?performance=1986\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">algonquintheatre.ca<\/a><\/span> or in person at the Algonquin Theatre box office.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UoamrEUBiMs?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Missed some of the Our Town with Grant Nickalls series? <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/category\/ourtown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to check out past videos<\/a><\/span>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler! 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