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Community invited to send-off for marathon runners
By Susan Hundertmork
Expositor Staff
Although donor forms
haven't yet been received by
the community, Seaforth
Community Hospital has
already raised $3,600 so far
in its Running for
Excellence campaign.
"One individual has
sponsored Dr. (Carolin)
Shepherd $50 a mile for the
26 miles, which is $1,300
all together," says Selena
Anderson, fundraiser for the
local hospital foundation.
Shepherd. along with
Faye Murray and Lynn
Devereaux. is running in the
Boston Marathon on April
16 and the three have agreed
to use the event to raise
money for the hospital's
planned "comprehensive
seniors' assessment centre."
The seniors' centre,
Seaforth's project while
each of the eight Huron -
Perth hospitals plan their
own centre of excellence,
could include an indoor pool
for exercise, physiotherapy
and arthritis treatment and
the addition of services such
as departments of nutrition
and 1 itness for seniors.
Local people are heing
asked to support the
hospital's centre of
excellence project by
pledging $26 for one runner,
$52 for two runners and $78
for all three runners.
A send-off "walk -along"
is planned for Sunday, April
8 at 2 p.m. when the
community is invited to
meet the runners, listen to
speakers talk about the
importance of incorporating
Andy Bader photo
Despite less than ideal weather conditions, the Maple Syrup Festival was held March 28
north of Staffa. Sponsored by the Hibbert United Church and Spring Valley Products of
Staffa, the festival included all -you -can -eat pancakes and sausages, as well as free
wagon rides to the bush.
Hop-a-thon sees children
raising funds next week
for Muscular Dystrophy
Spring is coming and so is the Muscular
Dystrophy Association of Canada's
(MDAC) Hop-a-thon. During the season,
many able-bodied children will help
children with a neuromuscular disorder by
hopping and raising funds for the Muscular
Dystrophy Association of Canada.
Seaforth Co-operative Children's Center
will hold their event on April 9-12 as 9:15
a.m.
The Hop-a-thon is a fun group activity
for young children. It is designed to
educate children about physical
disabilities, while at the same time
improving their counting, coordination and
creativity skills, and most of all - about
helping others and having a 'hopping'
good time doing so.
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All funds raised through the MDAC
Hop-a-thon will be used to fund research
programs and to provide much needed
services to the hundreds of thousands of
people across Canada living with a
neuromuscular disorder.
Neuromuscular disorders affect children,
men, and women of all ages, cultural, and
socioeconomic backgrounds. Some
disorders are hereditary; others are not.
They can strike anyone, at anytime, and
there are currently no cures.
MDAC works in partnership with people
affected by neuromuscular disorders to
contribute to their quality of life. We are
committed to empowering individuals,
mobilizing community resources, and
providing direct assistance.
NOTICE
For the convenience of our clients
SEAFORTH
VETERINARY CLINIC
will be open
THURSDAY EVENINGS
by appointment only
Please call for appointments
519-527-1760
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(NC)—Avoid carrying extra weight
in your car. like bags of salt or heavy
power tools. Lighter cars use less
fuel. NC
CoveAI is doing the
walking or running into a
daily routine and join a two -
kilometre walk around town
in support of the three
runners' trip to Boston.
"These three women have
done a lot of work preparing
for the Boston Marathon
and it would he great for
people just to he there to
motivate them for their big
day. It's a big race," says
Anderson.
The runners began
visiting local schools this
week, starting at Seaforth
Public School on Tuesday
and continuing at Huron
Centennial tomorrow
(Thursday), Seaforth
District High School on
Friday and St. James on
Monday, April 9.
The school visits are also
stressing the importance of
walking or running and
students will be invited to
integrate running 26 miles
into their phys. ed. classes
by running laps until the end
of the month.
"By running the 26 miles
in laps, students will have a
chance to enter a draw for
free running shoes, a
knapsack and t -shirts," says
Anderson.
"I think it'll be fun for
kids to focus on what it's
like to train for a marathon,"
she says.
While the students are not
being asked to raise any
money for the hospital
campaign, Anderson says
She hopes parents might he
encouraged to sponsor the
runners.
Hospital staff at Seaforth
Community Hospital has
also begun their own "walk -
along" by sponsoring
themselves to walk or run
26 miles by June 21, with
the• money raised going
towards the seniors' centre
project.
"The staff came up with
the idea themselves. They
want to see the centre of
excellence idea succeed and
they want to get healthy at
the same time," says
Anderson.
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FITNESS IS FUN....
Tuesday and Thursday Mornings
Beginning on April 17, 2001 - 9:00 - 10:00 am
Drusilla Leitch will take you through a great low impact workout
using tubes, weights and some steps. This will be a 10 week
program.
Thursday Morning Line Dancing
Beginning on April 19, 2001 from 10:00 - 11:00 am
Drusilla Leitch will instruct Line Dancing to the oldies but the
goodies. Come out for a fun time and learn.
Monday -Wednesday and
Thursday Evenings
High Impact Aerobics with
weights & steps'
Beginning on April 16, 2001 from 7:30 to 8:30 pm on Monday nights and 7:00 to 8:00 pm
Wednesday and Thursday.
Koe will take you through the paces during this great I hour workout.
REGISTRATION FEES FOR ALL CLASSES
$40.00 FOR I TIME PER WEEK $70.00 FOR 2 TIMES PER WEEK $95.00 FOR 3 TIMES PER WEEK OR
$5.00 PER CLASS IF PAYING WEEKLY (Classes may be cancelled if not enough participants registered)
ALL CLASSES ARE HELD AT THE SEAFORTH & DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRES
CALL THE COMMUNITY CENTRES AT 527.1272 TO REGISTER OR FOR MORE INFORMATION.
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Order your Coven-A/I"" building and take advantage of the
Spring Rebate Program
only available from April 2nd lathy 2001.