Angela Lawson & John MacKinnon honoured her late father, Harry Lawson, by asking for donations to the Cancer Centre in lieu of wedding gifts. More than a hundred gifts totaling several thousand dollars have been made as a result.

"Eleven years ago my dad, Harry Lawson, was diagnosed with CL Leukemia. After dealing with the shock of the diagnosis, he tackled this, as he did most things in life, with a proactive approach. Through the many ups and down he was always very thankful for the care and support he received during his many visits to both the Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario and Kingston General Hospital. When Dad died in January 2008, we wanted to honour his belief in the wonderful care of the Cancer Centre and the Kingston Hospitals and to keep the possibilities of research alive. John and I decided that one way of doing this was to ask for donations to the University Hospitals Kingston Foundation in lieu of wedding gifts. He was an incredibly positive person and we wanted to continue this positive approach in his name."