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Photo by Dave Sykes
Gala affair
Bluewater Mayor Bill Dowson, right, was one of many celebrants at a special
reception for donors and volunteers involved with the CT Scanner for Huron
County Campaign. The evening of celebration was held November 19 at the
Blyth and District Community Centre.
Underpinning frill -field digital
mammography in Huron
_ Carolyn Parke -Mintz
special to the signal -star
Several area businesses are getting be-
hind "From the Bottom Up..."— a fund-
raising project in support of the "Keeping
Abreast" campaign recently launched by
the Alexandra Marine & General Hospital
Foundation in Goderich to bring full -field
digital mammography to Huron County.
Schaefer's Ladies Wear in Goderich,
Christine's Clothes Closet in Wingham,
and European Addition in Exeter will be
making donations to the $550,000 cam-
paign over the next four months.
For every pair of briefs, each bra and
swimsuit sold, these three stores will con-
tribute to "From the Bottom Up...".
Storeowners Louise Schaeffer, Chris-
tine McGrath, and Allison Wedlake read-
ily recognized the importance of having
state of the art mammography available to
Huron County women.
Full -field digital mammography trans-
mits high-resolution images of breast
tissue to a computer. Such enhanced im-
ages can be further manipulated, thereby
allowing more thorough examination and
interpretation.
These superior quality mammograms
are especially important in screening
younger women:
Some of the benefits of having full -field
digital technology available are earlier
detection of breast abnormalities, lower
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between medical specialists, hospitals
and cancer clinics, as well as more conve-
nient, local access.
"We're so pleased to have these Huron
County businesses taking part in our ef-
forts and sharing our vision," reports
Heather Glenister, Executive Director of
the AMGH Foundation.
Glenister reports that a Steering Com-
mittee has been put together to spearhead
the "Keeping Abreast" campaign and that
there will be several fun events coming up
in the New Year.
"Never doubt that a group of smart
women put together in a room can come
up with innovative ideas," laughs Glenis-
ter. "I'm just trying to keep up."
Inherent to the main goal of the cam-
paign is education and encouragement of
women to be proactive about their health.
With one in nine women living to age
85 expected to develop breast cancer,
increased use of Huron County's Breast
Screening Program by more women
is definitely an objective of "Keeping
Abreast".
"We'll be taking the message through-
out the county about the importance of
regular screening and early detection,"
Glenister says.
While lingerie and swimsuits are some-
times difficult to choose as presents, gift
certificates can be the answer to giving
something special to that special some-
one—and getting them from Schaeffer's
Ladies Wear, Christine's Clothes Closet
or European Addition means a donation
to a significant project happens too.
Women's health issues are everyone's
issues. Full -field digital mammography
needs to happen. With the help of Hu-
ron County residents, service .clubs and
companies, such as these three forward -
thinking businesses, it will.
"Mammograms are really sort of
a gift. You can either catch some-
thing early or count your lucky
stars because nothing was discov-
ered. Either way, you're ahead of
the game. "
-- Charlotte Ross