The 101-year-old shows no signs of slowing down. For the past six years, he has volunteered regularly at the Heart of the Valley Long Term Care Centre in Middleton and cooks for the monthly supper club.
MIDDLETON, N.S. — After the gathering at the Heart of the Valley Long Term Care Centre in Middleton sang Happy Birthday, there was quite a surprise for a 101-year-old volunteer.
Born and raised in Burgeo, Newfoundland, his volunteerism began as a child. After Sunday School, he would deliver cake, cookies and soup to seniors and shut-ins. On his 101st birthday, Aubrey Ingraham, centre, received news at the Heart of the Valley Long Term Care Centre in Middleton that he would be the first veteran honoured as part of the town’s Remembrance Day banner campaign. Ingraham, who regularly volunteers at the centre, was joined for the presentation by resident’s council vice president Wayne Orgill, left, and president Rita Winger.
Ingraham said one thing he credits his long life to is that he worked hard when he was young, and he doesn’t drink or smoke.Ingraham thanked everyone for coming to the unveiling. He shared a prayer he wrote about 35 years ago when he was the president of the Contemporary Club. Heart of the Valley Long Term Care Centre resident’s council president Rita Winger thanked Ingraham for everything he has done for the residents at the facility.
Keith said he couldn’t believe that anybody could be as good as Ingraham. When he read a book written by Ingraham’s daughter called Burgeo Boy 100 Years, he found out that all his observations about Ingraham were correct. He said the long-term care centre approached the Legion with the idea, and the honour “couldn’t go to anyone more deserving than him.”
— Ingraham served in the Merchant Navy is the Second World War and on several ships before and after the war. A couple of notable examples include the Cable Ship Lord Nelson, which laid trans-Atlantic communications cables, and the SS BA Peerless, which transported petroleum products from Thunder Bay, Ontario, to Maracaibo, Venezuela.
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