Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honour and congratulate Paul and Dion Oram of Glovertown in my riding.
On Wednesday, May 16, Paul, at age eight, returned to the Janeway Children's Hospital in St. John's to ring the bell of hope after five years cancer-free. There were other reasons to celebrate, too, as Paul and his father reached their goal of raising $50,000 for the Children's Wish Foundation.
When his father asked him what he wanted to do to celebrate his five-year anniversary, Paul told him that he wanted to give the gift of making five other children happy. They set the goal of raising $10,000 per wish. The family spent seven months raising funds, and they set up an online auction, which raised over $35,000.
I would like to congratulate Paul for being five years cancer-free and to thank him and his father for their contribution to the people in our community and our province.