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Leonora Spicer’s bequests to the Hamilton Foundation, Salvation Army, Scott Mission, United Church (for medical missionary work) and Red Cross exemplify her lifelong concern for the disadvantaged.

Born on a farm near Lowville, she trained as a Registered Nurse at the Hamilton General Hospital and worked there until she married Harry S. Spicer, remembered as a successful Hamilton investment counsel.

Mrs. Spicer also supported the Royal Botanical Gardens creating arrangements for their sales and providing funds to develop a sheltered garden, known as “Spicer Court”, at the south entrance of the Headquarters.

Excerpt from 1989-1990 Annual Report