Huron Expositor, 2014-08-20, Page 66 Huron Expositor • Wednesday, August 20, 2014
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letters to the editor
Hometown Heroes proclaimed as a
huge success by MP Ben Lobb
To the Editor:
I would like to take a moment to personally thank
everyone involved in our first Hometown Heroes: Raise
a Little Health charity hockey game, which took place
on July 24th at the Maitland Recreation Centre in
Goderich.
Over 800 tickets were sold, and in the end, Home-
town Heroes raised over $40,000. The funds went to
support three separate local organizations aimed at
improving health and wellness: the Alexandra Marine
and General Hospital, the YMCA Strong Kids Program
and the Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health.
Thank you to Gwen Devereaux, Karen Davis, Anne -
Marie Thomson and Brian O'Reilly for your tireless
efforts. Without your commitment, this game could
never have happened and thank you to all of the volun-
teers who helped make Hometown Heroes a success.
Thank you to Garb & Gear Source for Sports for working
so hard on the uniforms and for delivering them on such
a tight timeline, and thank you to the Goderich Print Shop
as well for delivering on all our printing needs.
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You are invited to attend
these area churches
ST. THOMAS CHURCH
21Jarvis St. Seaforth
Rector The Rev. Karine Snowdon
Rectory 519-482-9071
Church Office 519-527-1522
Sunday, August 24th
ST. JAMES ROMAN
CATHOLIC CHURCH
WELCOMES YOU
14 Victoria Street, Seaforth
519-345-2972
Sun. Mass 11 a.m.
ST. PATRICK'S, DUBLIN
Worship at 9:30 a.m.
EVERYONE WELCOME
Sat. Mass 5 p.m.
Sun. Mass 9 a.m.
FR. BRIAN McCOLL
BETHEL BIBLE CHURCH
An Associated Gospel Church
126 Main St. Seaforth 519-527-0982
Pastor Mark Kennedy
SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE 10 a.m.
Tuesday Evenings
• Youth Groups - Junior &
Senior High
6:30 to 9 p.m.
8.- EVERYONE WELCOME
EGMONDVILLE
UNITED CHURCH
Pastor Steve Hildebrand
Youth Coordinator - Laura Nakamura
WORSHIP
August 24th at 10:30 a.m.
Youth Sunday School at 10:30 a.m.
For more information view our web site
www.egmondvilleunitedchurch.com
and Like us on Facebook.
NORTHSIDE
UNITED CHURCH
MINISTER MARY FLETCHER
Welcomes you
Sunday, August 24th
at 11 a.m.
Nursery Provided
54 Goderich St. W.
6. 519-527-1449 N
www.cavannorthsideunited.ca
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
59 Goderich St. W. Seaforth
519-527-0170
Student Minister
Ian Marnoch
Lorrie Mann - Organist
Worship
Sunday, August 24th, 11:15 a.m.
All Welcome
6. Nursery Provided as needed.
Office hours: Wed. 9 a.m. - Noon
Thank you to the Kinsmen and Boston Pizza for
assisting us in our post -game reception.
Thank you to all the players and referees who took
time out of their hectic schedules to help raise money
for health and wellness. Special thanks to Ryan & Cal
O'Reilly, Boyd Devereaux, Dave McLlwain, Brett
MacLean and Kevin Czuczman, who were on board
from the very beginning.
Thank you to Sarah Hoy for singing 0' Canada, and
to our own Hometown Hero Larry Jeffrey for being our
ambassador and for participating in the opening
ceremonies.
Thank you to all of our sponsors: Red Bull, Purdue
Pharma, Unifor Local 16-0, WestJet, Telus, Interac,
Goderich Community Credit Union, Ensight Canada,
Human Potential Plus, Virtual High School, Classic
Rock 94.5, CKNX AM 920, Sifto Canada Corp., Hill &
Knowlton Strategies, Dr. Paul Gill, Dr. Mike Dawson,
Dr. Ben Pook, Dr. Dan Noel, John Baker, Bill Trick, Lisa
Thompson MPP, Microage Basics, Hurontel, the Town
of Goderich, Hyde Construction, Huronia Welding
Industrial Supplies, Lyons & Mulhern Insurance, Excal-
ibur Insurance, Talbot Realty, the Township of Ash-
field-Colborne-Wawanosh, and Gatorade.
And a special thanks to everyone who bought a
ticket and came out to see some high quality hockey.
Without such strong community support, events like
this just wouldn't be possible. We hope you enjoyed
the chance to see some of the Pros in action as well
as our future stars from Goderich and Seaforth Minor
Hockey.
We were able to accomplish all this in just eight
weeks, which goes to show the enormous amount of
support and dedication that was put forth by all the
aforementioned individuals and companies.
Thank you again, and I hope we can work towards a
2nd annual Hometown Heroes game next year. Think of
what we could do with a full year.
Ben Lobb
MP for Huron -Bruce
Resident impressed by town's
eager response
To the Editor;
I would like to thank the town boys, Doug Anstett
and Bruce Upshall for responding so quickly in the
removal of the wasp nest on Market Street. It is a busy
Don't Forget
GRADE 9
ORIENTATION DAY
AT CHSS
Wednesday, August 27th 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
• Meet the Student Council
• Play Games
• Receive Your Time table
• Find Your Classrooms
• Attend a Barbeque
street with a lot of mothers and children walking by
every day.
I felt it was a safety hazard and appreciate the town's
quick action.
Thank you,
Jerry Allin
Seaforth
Donating blood can save a life -
including the donor's
To the Editor:
After reading a letter in a previous week's paper
regarding blood donation, I was reminded of the many
ways that blood donation can change lives.
My spouse (Dale Baechler) was a dedicated volunteer
in the community, serving as a firefighter for 30 years
and delivering meals on wheels. Dale was also commit-
ted to donating blood as often as he could.
During one of his donation appointments he was
unable to donate because of low iron levels. This was
not alarming at the time, but when he made additional
attempts to donate and was turned away for the same
reason, it prompted him to see a doctor, and ultimately
led to his cancer diagnosis.
Although his life was not saved, his visit to the blood
donor clinic got the ball rolling on diagnosing his ill-
ness and likely allowed us to have more days with him.
People are often hesitant to volunteer in the commu-
nity because of the time commitment. Donating blood,
even just once, will not take up a lot of your time and
can make a huge difference. However, if the potential
to save many lives is not enough to encourage you to
donate blood, then keep in mind the life you save
might even be your own.
Val Mallough
Goderich
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