Clinton News Record, 2015-01-28, Page 66 News Record • Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Huron County exercising the body and the brain
The Alzheimer Society Walk for
Memories, locally presented by
Investors Group, is a province -wide
event to raise awareness and funds for
Alzheimer's care, support and education.
Residents of Huron
County are stepping forward
on Saturday, January 31st to
support people affected by
Alzheimer's disease and
other dementias. Over the
past 19 years, Huron resi-
dents have raised more than
$530,000 for programs and
services for the more than
1,100 individuals living with
dementia in our county, and
for other critical activities
like education and public
awareness.
The Alzheimer Society
Walk for Memories, locally
presented by Investors
Group, is the most important
fundraising activity for Alz-
heimer's disease and other
dementias in Canada. Huron
is one of 65 communities in
Ontario to raise funds and
awareness, a movement
expected to gather thou-
sands of Ontarians taking
steps towards a world with-
out Alzheimer's. Supporters
can donate or register to
walk and collect pledges at
www.walkformemorie s. ca.
I've known for years, there
was something seriously
wrong with me. I just didn't
know what it was. Finally, I
had a diagnosis to this terrible
thing. My emotions have
ranged from disbelief to anger
to sadness. The one thing that
has remained constant from
the start is my desire to live life
to its fullest and with dignity.
At the bottom of my calendar
page, I have written the well-
known line, "Live each day as
if it's your last."
Blog excerpt from Mary
Beth Wighton.
Read more at http://alz-
heimerso cietyblog. c a/
Alzheimer's disease is the
most common form of
dementia, affecting men and
women of all races, religions
and socio-economic back-
grounds. No one is immune,
and changes in the brain that
lead to dementia can begin
more than 20 years before
symptoms appear. Today,
one out of ten Ontario seniors
is living with Alzheimer's dis-
ease or another dementia.
But Alzheimer's is not a nor-
mal part of aging.
"Age remains the biggest
risk factor to dementia. With
huge numbers of baby
boomers now entering the
years of highest risk, if they
live long enough 1 in 3 will
eventually develop Alzhei-
mer's disease," says Cathy
Ritsema, Executive Director
at the Alzheimer Society of
Huron County. "When you
walk, you send a message of
hope to the more than 1,100
people living with dementia
in our community, and to
the thousands who love and
care for them. When you
fundraise, you make them
the promise that help is
available now and will con-
tinue to be for the future."
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105 Ontario Street
Minister Rev. Randy Covey
1 Director of Music: Louise Dockstader
Church Office: 519-482-9553
www.clintonunited.ca
FEBRUARY 1
10:30 am WORSHIP
Annual Meeting following service
Sunday School
ALL WELCOME
Christian Reformed Church
243 Princess St. E., Clinton
Pastor Ron Luchies
519-482-5264
February 1, 2015
10:00 am - Morning Service
3:00 pm - The Family Project:
Video and Discussion
Thursday's 7:00 - 9:15 pm Girls and
Boys Ages 9 - 13 Gems
and Cadets
"0 Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your
name in all the earth!" Psalm 8 vs 1
All Visitors Welcome!
First Baptist Church
85 Huron St., Clinton 482-3598
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2015
MORNING SERVICE 10:30 AM
Lay Pastor - Wally DeWolfe
Bible Study Wednesday 7:30 PM
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BIBLE MISSIONARY CHURCH
35 Toronto Blvd., Vanastra
(519) 482-8183
FEBRUARY 1, 2015
Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 AM
Sunday Evening Worship 7:00 PM
Pastor Josh McCarthy
Everyone Welcome!
Heartland Community Church
(52 Victoria Street, Clinton, Ontario)
For information see www.heartlandemc.com
Church 519-606-1015
Pastor Charles Gingerich
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2015
10:00 AM FAMILY SERVICE:
Worship as a family with us. Then the
children enjoy their program while adults
are blessed by a message for them.
7:00 PM SHARE & PRAYER SERVICE
Expect a welcome and a blessing!
St. Paul's Anglican Church
A Congregation of the Parish of The Holy Spirit
49 Ontario St., Cinton
The Reverend Karine A. Snowdon BA, M.Div
Organist & Choir Master: Dana Prouse
Sunday February 1
Worship at 11:15 am
Followed by Annual Vestry Meeting
EVERYONE WELCOME
great way to stay healthy and
lower the risk of dementia.
Regular physical activity, like
walldng, gets the heart pump-
ing, which benefits the brain
by encouraging the develop-
ment of new cell connections,
a process the brain is capable
of doing at any age!
Walk for fun, fitness and
raising much-needed funds
and awareness. This will be
the final Winter Walk for
Memories, as the Alzheimer
Society's across Canada pre-
pare to launch the national
springtime Walk as we move
forward in our fight against
dementia. Join us, as we
celebrate 20 years and the
final Walk for Memories in
Huron County.
There are 5 indoor Walks
locally, in Clinton, Exeter,
Goderich, Seaforth and
Wingham. Registration
begins at 9:30am. Welcome
ceremonies begin at loam.
To join the Walk, donate to
the cause, or for more infor-
mation about the Walk for
Memories, visit www.alzhei-
mer.ca/huroncounty or call
(519) 482-1482.
About the Alzheimer
Society
The Alzheimer Society of
Huron County provides
information, education and
support through individual
counselling and support
groups to persons with Alz-
heimer's disease and related
dementias, their caregivers,
families, health profession-
als and the general public.
The services offered are free
of charge, but the Society
relies on community sup-
port to keep the doors open
and continue to offer the
services it provides.
Draft Huron County Food
Charter now available for
community review
Members of the Huron
Food Action Network
(HFAN) were the first to see
and comment on the draft
of a new Food Charter for
Huron County. As part of
the group's second Annual
General Meeting, local food
consultant, Joan Brady
made a presentation out-
lining the development
process and introducing
the draft version of the
charter. Once critiqued and
refined a final version will
be launched, early in 2015
and various stakeholders
will be invited to endorse
the vision.
A food charter is a vision
and often the first step in
planning for change as it
visualizes what a positive
food future could look like.
It outlines the goals and
objectives of the community
and becomes a tool to affect
and inform policy. The
Huron County's Food Char-
ter process is led by HFAN
members and guided by the
Huron Food Action Net-
work's Vision Statement:
"Cultivating a sustainable
local food system to nourish
all people of Huron County
and beyond."
A series of community
meetings were conducted
to gather input and
designate priorities for a
food charter. Discussion
included a consideration of
both the past and current
context of Huron County's
Food System and deeper
discussion of each of the
elements of a food system.
These include food produc-
tion and related resources,
processing and distribu-
tion, food access and con-
sumption and waste.
Each participant's per-
spective was recorded and
integrated into the various
values and aspiration state-
ments. These categories
include:
• A just and sustainable
food system that is rooted
in healthy communities
• An economically via-
ble, diverse and ecologi-
cally sustainable food sys-
tem, that enriches life
within the county while
protecting our precious
natural resources
• A democratic and par-
ticipatory food system
that engages and empow-
ers citizens to make
knowledgeable choices
about their food
• A resilient food system
that is our assurance for
the future
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