HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1989-04-05, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1989.
Volunteers canvass for Seaforth Hospital
The Seaforth Community Hospi
tal needs updating so a two week
canvass is being conducted across
Seaforth, McKillop, Tuckersmith
and Hullett, plus in parts of Morris,
Grey, Stanley, and Logan town
ships to raise funds for the expan
sion. The kick-off for the fundrais
ing was March 28 at Seaforth
District High School.
Approximately 330 canvassers
and captains hope to raise $900,000
by their house-to-house canvass.
Seaforth businesses and corpora
tions in business in the town will
also be canvassed for funds. Fund-
raising committee chairman, Mar-
len Vincent, feels that the commer
cial people will see that with their
donation they are building for the
future of the community and he is
confident they will give according
ly-
Though not unlike the arena
campaign of a few years ago the
hospital expansion is a bigger
project and will require more
community support. Committee
members are proposing that if an
average of 1,200 households con
tribute a total of $750 over a period
of three years, which comes to 68
cents a day, they will have no
problem. They are aware, however,
that not everyone can give that
much so the ones that can afford it
will be asked to contribute more.
A donation may be made to
immortalize the memory of a loved
one. Donations upwards of $1,000
will be given appropriate recogni
tion in the hospital, if the donor
wishes. Gifts of $3,000, $5,000 or
$10,000 will receive recognition on
a plaque and may also be recogniz
ed on a plaque on a piece of
equipment they purchase or on the
door of a room they help equip.
Anyone wishing to discuss these
avenues may contact Mr. Vincent
or hospital administrator Don
Smith.
However, any persons giving a
donation over the three years will
be recognized in a book that is to be
on public display.
Presently the building fund has
reached somewhere around the
$100,000 mark. The Seaforth
Legion has donated $10,000 and
the Seaforth Optimists have donat
ed $25,000. The rest of the money
has come from two sportsman’s
dinners, the winter interlude, the
recent Easter egg sale, and from
Goderich
hospital
gets grant
Jack Riddell, MPP for Huron,
announced recently provincial
funding of $68,500 annually to the
Alexandra Marine Hospital in
Goderich to establish its Alzhei
mer’s Support Program in Huron
County. The program will be based
in Clinton. The announcement was
made on behalf of John Sweeney,
Ontario’s Minister of Community
and Social Services.
Mr. Riddell said the ministry
resources will cover costs associat
ed with operating the program and
hiring a co-ordinator. This indivi
dual will develop support networks
for people with Alzheimer’s and
their families or caregivers, as well
as training seminars and assist in
setting up a resource library.
“This is an essential program
offering comprehensive support to
people with Alzheimer’s and their
families and friends,” said Mr.
Riddell. “The services it provides
will contribute significantly to a
better understanding of Alzhei
mer’s and an improved quality of
life for people with the disease.”
Enquiries about the Alzheimer’s
Support Program can be made at
(519) 524-8323.
residents and former residents of
the Seaforth area. There have also
been lots of others who have given
large donations to ‘help get the
kitty started’, Mr. Vincent stated.
Mr. Vincent remarked that over
80 per cent of the canvassers for
the hospital are the same people
who canvassed for the arena fund.
He is proud of the dedication this
shows and feels that as it went over
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the top then, it will again. “I’m
confident in this community,” he
said.
The proposed expansion of ap
proximately 12,000 square feet will
offer:
•Improved and modern emergency
and outpatient facilities.
•Improved x-ray department in
cluding most modern equipment
and ultra sound capacity.
•Complete fire alarm system meet
ing today’s standards.
•Expansion of the physiotherapy
department to eliminate over
crowding.
•Modern and expanded laboratory
service.
•Updating and modifying of the
inpatient areas.
•Upgrading of mechanical and
electrical services to reflect present
day requirements.
•Modern obstetrical facilities and a
new fully equipped birthing room.
•Complete air purification system
in patient areas.
Mr. Vincent believes that what
was said during the arena cam
paign still holds true. “Our fore
fathers built for us, now we have to
build for other generations,” he
said.
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