Our Thankful Thursday celebration recipient this week is a lifelong advocate of local healthcare.

Barbara Melara is a current member of the Brant Community Healthcare System Foundation Board of Directors and an active humanitarian, spending most of her career in the social service field working with children, youth, adults and families in a variety of settings.

On Sunday, June 10 Barbara organized and hosted a Fashion Fundraiser at her home featuring fashions from Retail Therapy Mobile Boutique. Attendees shopped for stylish, affordable clothes while being serenaded by Brantford’s songstress Joan Minnery all in support of local healthcare.

Daniela Schmidt, owner of Retail Therapy Mobile Boutique donated a portion of the proceeds from the Fashion Fundraiser to the Brant Community Healthcare System (BCHS) Foundation.

Thank you, Barbara, for your tireless support of local healthcare and the good of the community around you!