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Alzheimer Soc
The annual
Alzheimer Society
of Grey -Bruce
Walk for Memories
held Saturday, Jan.
31 was a huge suc-
cess.
"The response to
our annual pledge
walkathon was
way beyond our
most optimistic
projections," said
Deborah Barker,
executive director
of the Alzheimer
Society of Grey -
Bruce.
"The Grey -
Bruce. community,
heard our message,
understood our
needs, and
responded with
incredible generos-
ity," she said.
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iety's Walk for Memories is a huge success
Walks in Owen
Sound, S augeen
Shores and
Hanover raised a
total of $67,600.
"That is an amaz-
ing 80 per cent
increase from the
$38,000 raised in
2008," Barker said.
The Walk for
Memories, an
annual indoor
walkath on, is one
of the Grey -Bruce
chapter's major
annual awareness
and fundraising
events. It comes at
the end . of January,
which is Alzheimer
Awareness Month.
Funds raised are
used to support
information, edu-
cation, support and
counselling servic-
es for individuals
with Alzheimer's
disease and related
disorders, and for
rtheir families and
caregivers.
'The need for
our services has
been growing
faster than our
financial ability to
provide those serv-
ices," Barker said.
"Over. the past few
months we have
been telling the
community about
our fnancial situa-
tion, and obviously
the community
heard that mes-
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tors approved a
budget that
required $90,000
more donations in
the 2008-09 fiscal
year than were
received the previ-
ous year.
"Our plan was to
tell our donors
about this need,
and if necessary,
fund the deficit
from our small
accumulated sur-
plus," `Barker said.
"Funding our oper-
ation this way is
not sustainable In
the long terra, but
we felt it was the
right decision in
the short term."
The chapter has
applied for
increased provin-
cial health funding
to support expand-
ed outreach and
counselling servic-
es, Barker said.
"While no decision
on this request has
been announced,
we remain hopeful
that our application
will be successful."
Currently less
than one third of
the chapter's annu-
al budget is
financed thrcgh
government fund-
ing or other outside
sources. The bal-
ance comes
through the gen-
erosity of our
donors, through
donations and sup-
port of our special
event fundraising.
In Grey -Bruce
there are. 2,500
adults aged 65 and
older who have
been diagnosed
with Alzheimer's
disease ora related
disorder. However
it is also known
that 65 per cent of
those experiencing
memory loss or
cognitive impair-
ment do not seek a
diagnosis. This
means the true
number of individ-
uals affected
exceeds 700 in the
two counties.
"Our awareness
and outreach pro-
grams in recent
years have been
very successful in
reaching individu-
als earlier in the
progression of the
disease and
increasing num-
bers of families are
coming forward,"
Barker said.
."Since April 1 of
last ` year we have
provided service to
more than 300
individuals and
families, and that
number continues
to grow."
The Owen
Sound Walk this
Health unit has first case of
The Huron . resident.
Influenza, or "the
flu," usually comes.
with a with high
fever, headac i e,
sore. 'throat, cough,
and head/muscle
aches. Most 'peo-
ple are sick for 2-7
days, although the
cough can last for
weeks.
In seniors and
people with chronic
health problems
(like lung or. heart
County Health Unit.
has confirmed its
first case of
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disease or diabetes),
influenza tan lead
to complications
such as pneumonia.
Matey people
confuse other flu
like illnesses that
cause coughs and
sniffles with true
influenza.
Influenza
tends to be more
serious.
Influenza should
not be Confused:
with the. ”stomach
flu" or..viral gas-
year raised
$33,000, the most
ever. In Hanover
walkers raised
$20,000, up 100
per cent from last
year and up 33 per
cent from the pre-
vious high of
$15,000 in 2007.
The Saugeen
Shores, which is in
its second year,
raised $14,600, up.
more than 300 per.
cent from the
$4,000 raised in its
inaugural year.
"The 2009:
Alzheimer Society
of Grey -Bruce
Walk for Memories
is, by far, the most
successful aware-
ness and fundrais-
ing special event
ever run by the
Ibcal chapter,"
Barker said. "We
are gratified, and
humbled = b
response."
troenteritis that is.
also common at this
time of year.
Symptoms of stom-
ach flu usually
include vomiting
and diarrhea, not
the .breathing -relat-
ed problems you
see with influenza.
It's not too late to
get a flu shot from
your doctor's office
or the health unit.
Once it arrives,
influenza usually
nza
stays around the
community for 10-
12 weeks. The bug
often keeps many
children home from
school and turns up
in long-term care
homes.
The health unit
recommends that
people stay home if
they're sick to
avoid infecting oth-
ers and to seek
medical attention if
necessary. •t
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Jan. 27 marked Literacy Day In honour of it, Canada set out to beat a world record, in
reading that is! Groups all over the country registers to participate in this amazing
challenge, including our very own students and teachers at .Brookside Public School.
For 30 consecutive minutes, the students got to sit and enjoy five Robert Munsch books
being read to them by their teacher. Grade 3 teacher April Schumacker reads to her
Grade 3 class. Just one of many classes participating at Brookside Public School.
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