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Heart and Str.k. group
The Huron County Chapter of the The townships were also responsi-
ble
es nsi in Tuckersmith Townshipfrom
Heart and Stroke Foundation has sur-
passed their $53,000 collection goal for ble for some large collections as 81,404.77 to 81,429.40.
Goderich Township raised $2,977.50, "d think in general that most areas
1987' a 8129,50 rise from $2,848 in 1986. An have done well. I foresaw some areas
This announcement was made dur- $825.75 fall tookplace in Hullett that would have
ing the foundation's second annual problems. Some
post campaign review meeting, held Township as they raised $940, com- . . areas have a whole flock of new can -
in Clinton on Apri1.8. pared to last year's figure of $1,765.75. vassers and new captains; it takes
According to the county's campaign In Stanley Township there was a awhile to get going, Goldsmith said.
chairman, Barney Goldsmith, the $149.65 drop from 81,688.65 to 81,539 He discussed a few areas he was
didn't find out until the beginning of • while there was an increase of 824.63 particularly pleased with, such as Ex -
last week that they had realized their
objective.
"It's something you can be proud
of," he told the gathered group of
chairpeople and canvass captains.
Last year the foundation set a goal
of $45,000 and were $4,000 over the
mark with the 849,524.94 they raised.
Although they did not surpass their
mark in such a grand style this year,
they did raise $53,171.27.
This is a considerable raise as they
thought originally to set their goal at
850,000 before raising their sights by
$3.400.
cif the money raised, $4,115.83 came
from the Town of Clinton, a drop of
$170.49 from last year's -figure of
$4.286.32: Exeter had one of the best
collections. raising $6,633.85, up
$628.26 from the -1986 total of 85,405.59.
Although Goderich's totals dropped
.bv $28.40 from $8,827.59 to $8,799.47,
they still raised -the -highest -amount
for the county.
The largest rise in funds came from
Seaforth as $2,206.34 was gathered, an
increase of $988.84 over last year's
totals of $1,217.50. Wingham also had
a large increase of $846.78 from
$662.22 to $1,509.
• In the villages, Auburn had a 8448
rise from $527 to $975 while Bayfield
collected $1,387.64, up $410.14 from the
previous year's figure of $977.50. In
Blyth the figures weren't so positive
'as theirtotals fell from $1,546 to
$1.269.25, a drop of 8276.75. Ilensall ex-
perienced an increase of $104.88. from
$863.37 to $968.25, while Holmesville
raised $238. an increase of $78 from
$160 in 1986.
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HEART WORKERS - During the post campaign review meeting of
the Huron County Chapter of the Heart and Stroke Foundation, held
in Clinton on April 8, it was announced the foundation surpassed their
$53,000 collection goal. Present at the meeting to hear the good news
were the chairpersons for the various coverage areas and some of
their captains. Pictured above, in the front row (left) are: Walter
McClure, chairperson for the Townships of McKillop, Hullet, Morris
and Grey, and the Villages of Brussels and Blyth; Verna Kane,
chairperson for Goderich; Barney Goldsmith, campaign chairman for
the county. In the back, from the left, are: Lois Armstrong, chairper-
son for Exeter; Phyllis McMichael, chairperson for the Townships of
Howick and Turnberry; Margaret Cook, chairperson for the Village
of Centralia, and Stephen, Usborne and Hay Townships; Nico Peters,
'chairperson of Tuckersmith, Stanley and Goderich Townships and the
Village of Bayfield. (David Emslie photo)
Times -Advocate, April 22, 1987
Page 13
surpasses °63,060 t�rget
eter. he noted they do a great ,lob
every year, and were able to show
returns of $1.58 per capita this year
"That shows us there's a lot of work
to be done in Huron County," he said.
A different systefn of collecting funds
was used in Seaforth this year, as the
canvassing normally carried out
predominantly by high school classes
was stopped and a mail drop was us
ed instead.
A heart and stroke brochure along
witha letter were delivered to each
household and the net result were
returns of over $2,009, an average of
.over $2 per home.
Goldsmith explained that he would
like to see; this method in use for a se-
cond year before passing judgment on
it as he wasn't sure.. whether it was
just a one year performance. or the
sign of an effective method of
collection.
The Town of Wingham was the
third area he .was pleased with. In
1986 Wingham gathered $662 and the
year before it was about the same.
However. this year a large group of
canvassers was gathered and a three
night canvassing blitz took place that
gather $1,289. On top of this amount
are many commitments for funds
from the high school and public school
that will come in through pledges.
"Considering--the---population of
Wingham, that's a pretty tot tur-
naround. I'm certainly happy to see
that -change,'' he said.
While he was happy with -the way
collections went. Goldsmith said
there is still something that bothers
him, and that is just how serious heart
and stroke troubles are. • It is still the
number one killer. There is still very.
very heavy incidence of it."
He added that while great strides
have been made in technology. there
is still a long way to go.
People are always saying the foun-
dation is forever asking for money.
and the reason they are asking for
money is because they are fighting for
a great cause. he explained. He told
Would like more heart money
keptto work on Huron projects.
The first Heart to Heart program
for tluron County was launched in Ex-
eter last spring with the skilled hand
of Dr. John Goddard at the helm. The
pilot project was the model for well
received Heart to Heart courses in
Clinton and'Goderich; as well as a se-
cond Exeter program which began
earlier this month. Looking back on
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hindsight. Goddard has concluded
that the program is_ very good. but
could be even better.
One area where . Goddard sees
possibilities for better serving heart
patients is improvement of facilities
for physical rehabilitation, a prime
factor in successful recovery of those
who have suffered a heart attack or
undergone heart surgery. Goddard
said people are told to embark on a
systematic exercise program to
gradually strengthen their damaged
hearts.
"This is fine, but where are they to
do it Goddard asked.
The doctor answered his own ques,
tion by proposing the creation of a
physical rehabilitation centre at
Vanastra to serve the heart patients
in Huron County. He advises that all
the facilities are -there - a gym. bad-
minton and volleyball courts and a
swimming pool. -
Goddard also recommends one ses-
sion of the Heart to Heart program
devoted entirely to a discussion of the
participants' medications. Last year
he added an extra night to the pilot
program, and brought in pharmacist
Trevor Wilson to explain the various
drugs, their purpose and the side ef-
fects. This proved to be the most
popular, the longest and the liveliest
of all the sessions. Goddard had to
finally impose a curfew at midnight.
Goddard makes no secret of his
.contention that the Ontario Heart and
Stroke Foundation should put more
money into the Heart to Heart
program.
The program has been devised to be
self-supporting. The Foundation pro-
vides 8300 "seed money for the in-
itial project in each commuhity. This
is to pay the facilitator, and cover
costs of all hand-out material.
. Participating couples are asked to
pay 830. but no one is turned away
because of inability to pay. If all
works according to plan. the fees of
the ideal number of 10 -couples taking
a Heart to Heart course put 8300 back
in the kitty to fund the next program.
Goddard found this sum inade-
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quate. Among the handouts he provid-
ed were copies of a hardcover book
given to all heart patients discharg-
ed from St. Joseph's Hospital in
London.
Goddard tfsed his 8200 facilitator's
fee to purchase gold pens for each of
the specialists who presented the
various topics.
"Presenters should be thanked in
concrete fashion, and gifts should not
be solicited from business people who
have already given to the Heart Foun-
dation", the outspoken doctor stated
emphatically. -
Goddard had zeroed in one one of
the suspected weaknesses of the pro-
gram. Gordon Baxter, 1987 chairman
of the Huron County Heart to Heart
committee, had been one of those who
conducted a feasibility study of the
pilot project prior to its implementa-
tion. He admitted to "a slight concern
that funding might be a problem in
future."
Bruce Shaw, a former president of
the Huron chapter of the Heart and
Stroke Foundation, has seen the
organization grow from being
directed out of the London -Middlesex
office to an autonomous body during
his seven yearsv' involvement. Shaw
said the local chapter has been
frustrated from the start by the pro-
vincial organization's concentration
on research. Hi agrees rgsearch into
the causes. treatment and hoped-for
eventual eradication of heart disease
is commendable. as is the miniscule
three to five percent of budget spent
on administration. but he would like
to see more funding and encourage-
ment from the Toronto office for post-
cardiac care.
"Research is important, but we
`lave to look after the living who have
been successfully treated", Shaw
said 'People are being sent home
from hospital and don't know what is
nextr, or how to cope.
During the last campaign. over
$55,000 was collected in Huron. Shaw
would like to see more money coming
back in for programs like Heart to
Heart.
Shaw also bemoaned the lack of
coordination among the Ontario
chapters, noting the Huron chapter
could have had its Heart to Heart pro-
ject in place a year earlier if it had
been given official access to the Lon-
don Heart to Heart program. Drafters
of the pilot project for this area were
left to their own resources. With no
policy of information exchange
among Ontario chapters. "some good
things going on are missed". Shaw
said.
On a positive note. Shaw mention-
ed the Culinary Hearts. Jump Rope
for Heart and CPR courses that have
been sponsored by the Huron chapter.
and later used as model programs
elsewhere in the province. Most of
this has been accomplished through
volunteers, actively supported by the
Huron chapter, board members.
"The. present board consists of
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have ever worked with. There's not a
shirker among them", Shaw
remarked.
Anne Sinclair, speaking front the
public education department of the
provincial office of the Ontario Heart
Foundation. explained that because
the F(eart Foundation was founded by
physicians, "a disease bias rather
than a prevention and well bias" has
always existed. However, she argued,
"doctors can make a good case of
keeping 20.000 'people alive".
Kelly Sheard. director of com-
munications in the Toronto office of
the Foundation, insists the organiza-
tion's mandate is to eliminate heart
disease through research and educa-
tion. Sixty percent of the budget is
allocated to research, and 30 percent
is spent on education. The Foundation
works with health units and boards of
education in endeavours like Heart to
Heart,'health fairs and blood pressure
screening clinics. Sheard hopes to see
Heart to Heart programs sponsored
by local chapters right across Ontario
soon. The Ontario Foundation is put-
ting more money into additional
material for leaders and participants
next year, Shearcf promised.
"Huron County is well served in
tangible and intangible ways,"
Sheard maintained. adding that in
southwestern Ontario, Huron County
runs a close second to London in at-
tention and effort from the provincial
organization. He cited the number of
pilot projects tested in the county.
"Huron County is a leader in the
program development area. and has
super volunteers. It is a positive
model for other chapters," Sheard
said.
All those interviewed are working
toward the same goal, which could be
summed up in an old rhyme written
by that prolific auther, anonymous:
"Good". "Better". "Best". Never
take a rest, untityour "good" is "bet-
ter" and your "better" is "best".
There are no losers. The winners
are the cardiac patients of the present
and the future. as' welt as those who
are saved from the trauma of a heart
attack. through the equally important
weapons of education and research
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Continued from page 12
Smits and Yvonne Vanderberk. The
feast of Our Lady of Good Counsel.
Patroness of the CWL, will be
celebrated at 11 a.m. mass on Sunday
May 10 I Mother's Day( with the in-
stallation of the new' CWL officers and
awarding of 25 years pins.
President Thea Stokkermans
thanked all the members for their
support over the past two years and
Father Morrissey commended her on
her performance as president. The
next meeting will be on May 25 at 8:30
p.m.
Elections immediately followed the
general meeting. The new CWL ex-
ecutive includes Thea Stokkermans
as past -president; Roberta Walker as
president elect; Rita Smits as first
vice president; Margaret Brewer as
second vice pres.; Carol Luther as
secretary; Yvonne Vandenberk as
treasurer; and Sally Johnson as cor-
responding secretary.
After the elections new president
Rose 'Vanbruane presented Thea
Stokkermans with a past -president's
pin, and Rose recieved the presideht's
gavel. Father Morrissey con-
gratutfated the new executive.
the group that they can convince peo-
ple to contribute if they have a cause.
"I think when you make collections
for a very valuable cause, you should
be spirited," he said. "You should
raise your sights and the sights of the
people you work with. Look up "
There were others at the meeting
who echoed Goldsmith's enthusiasm
for the foundation. One was the co-
ordinator for the • Huron County
Chapter, Joan Van den Broeck -
She said she feels her worst sense
of loss in the fact that she can't meet
with all the people that are out work -
ingfor the cause and give them her
thanks.. -
"Without you.- there would he
nothing, absolutely nothing. You are
the important people in the founda-
tion," she stated.
The regional manager.- Jane Vin-
cent, also naa some good things to say
t
about Huron County.
"I would like to thank the Huron
County Chapter. there are a lot of ex-
cellent things that come out of the
chapter. You come up with some
super ideas - Please keep the ideas
coming. you're worth listening 10.
she told the group.
Overall. she noted that things are•
looking good for the foundation this
year. and that while some chapters
need a push. many like Huron Coun-
ty are doing very well
The President of the f luron County
Branch. Stan Connelly. concluded the
meeting.
"In leavinghere tonight. none of us
are untouched by the sorrow of heart
disease; at the same time. each of us •
in this area are making it better foe
research development " Ile added
that through their efforts, "Someone
close to us will be living a hit loneer '•
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