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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2009-10-21, Page 24Page 24 The Huron Expositor • October 21, 2009 News Radiothon campaign will continue until end o From Page 1 As well, he says anyone who missed sending in their donation on Satur- day will have the opportunity to con- tribute until the end of November. "People still have a chance to par- ticipate and that $50,000 has his- torically been the final number that carries on past the day," he says, em- phasizing that the total has always grown as the radiothon campaign continues for the month following the event. "We're very, very pleased with the results. Being part of the larger event with all of the hospitals through- out the region is always a tremen- dous opportunity," says Lavoie, who chaired the radiothon event for the entire region. The total raised for 15 community hospital foundations on Saturday was $596,265. "Again you have an opportunity to make those donations and help that number grow so that we can meet the needs and equip our hospitals for the respective hospital projects," he says. • Dr. Heather Percival, who was in- terviewed at the CKNX radio station during the Saturday fundraiser, said the new digital x-ray machine pro- vides amazing images that can now be read day or night since the images can be sent to a radiologist in Europe from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. "He's in Europe so it's during the day for him," she said. "The technology is amazing com- pared to 10 to 15 years ago when pa- tients had to carry their x-rays with them," said Percival. She added that the new technology is a draw for recent medical school grads since they have been trained on the latest equipment. Percival said she knows local peo- ple are giving as much as they can towards the local hospitals, adding that one of the benefits of being a doctor in a small town is the ongoing support from the community. "There is nothing better than liv- ing in a small town. People will bring you a coffee in the middle of the night if they think you look tired. We re- ally appreciate the support the com- munity gives us - it makes our jobs a lot easier," she said. At the Seaforth Legion; traffic was steady all day with local residents coming in to make their donations and to enjoy the entertainment by plenty of local talent. ,; ;: Some of the larger donations re- : ived included $2,000 _the Va- nastra Lloiis; Club, $1500" from the Seafortif loins Club, $5,000 from a :l November Susan Hundertmark photos Above, a medically -challenged Don Morton keeps track of the donations coming hi to the Seaforth Legion while at right, Grace Doimage participates in a square dancing demonstration. Below, Mary Coyne accepts a donation while at bottom left, Sam Steep and Brooklyn Dayman belt out a tune and the Brussels Pipe Band performs at bottom right. • number of local church groups, $800 from the Seaforth TD -Canada Trust Bank employees, $620 from Total Im- age, $1,000 from Smith Construction and $1,000 from McKillop Mututal. Challenges came in, encouraging others to donate, from various groups including the volunteer firefighters, service clubs, hospital kitchen staff, stepdancers, hospital board mem- bers, real estate offices, councillors and mayors, Legion Ladies' Auxilia- ries, educational assistants, camp- grounds, bowlers, horsemen and people with red hair. "There were a lot of good and inter- esting challenges but it's always dif- ficult to know if pledges come in as a result of a challenge or not," says Lavoie. He adds that one Seaforth-area woman made a donation of $10 for each of her 35 grandchildren and that a minor hockey player chal- lenged other players to donate at least $5 each. "It was a good day and campaign efforts will be continuing until we've raised, the balance of the cost of the digital x -rad machine," he says.