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Vol. 10, Issue 14, December 3, 2005
Chapleau General Hospital Annual Christmas Card Campaign
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he Chapleau G e n e r a l Hospital Foundation is once again seeking your support this holiday season. The seniors in the Bignucolo Residence are very pleased to be able to enjoy the outdoors in the new Courtyard and are looking forward to its completion next spring. T o d a t e $88,000 has been received, but we have further to go to reach our goal of $150,000.
To do this we need your support. Please watch for our Christmas Card Campaign card in your mail in the next few days. Fill in out and drop back in the mail to us, or you can make a donation at the Chapleau General Hospital, Chapleau Village Shops, Collins Home Hardware, Royal Bank or Northern Credit Union. Help our seniors enjoy a better quality of life in
Chapleau. We thank you in advance for your assistance. All donations are gratefully accepted. La Fondation de l'Hôpital Général de Chapleau demande votre soutien encore une fois pendant cette période des fêtes. Les personnes âgées de la Résidence Bignucolo sont très heureuses d'avoir accès à une nouvelle cour clôturée et se réjouissent à la perspective de l'achèvement des
travaux le printemps prochain. Nous avons reçu 88 000 $ jusqu'à maintenant, mais nous avons encore beaucoup de chemin à faire en vue d'atteindre notre objectif de 150 000 $. Nous avons donc besoin de votre soutien. Au cours des prochains jours, vous recevrez par la poste notre carte de la campagne de cartes de Noël. Nous vous demandons de la re m p l i r e t d e l a retourner par la poste.
Vous pouvez aussi faire un don aux endroits suivants : Hôpital Général de Chapleau, Chapleau Village Shops, Collins H o m e H a rd w a re , Banque Royale ou N o r t h e r n C re d i t Union. Aidez nos personnes âgées à jouir d'une meilleure qualité de vie à Chapleau. Nous vous remercions à l'avance de votre contribution. Nous vous sommes reconnaissants de tout don.
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Public School students turn over a new leaf
Vo l u n t e e r p a re n t D a v i d C o c k b u r n accompanies the students from the Fruit and Vegetable group. By Shelley Martel s part of a 4 week program aimed at educating students about healthy snacking and implementing this knowledge into their daily lives, Mrs. Betty O'Hearn's class had a weekly visitor to their classroom. Robin Greer, of the Chapleau Northwoods Heart Health Coalition, spent 1 hour every Friday, at the Chapleau Public School making
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learning about nutrition and snacking fun. The first week was spent discussing what types of things the students are eating and how they rate as healthy snacks. Robin presented a 27 item list of everday healthy snacks such as light popcorn, whole grain crackers, and yogurt tubes. They made a chart of healthy snacks and of course brought in healthy snacks for the kids to sample.
“Some of the kids had never been exposed to some of the things we tried and once they gave them a try, they liked most of them. The only things which really didn't go over well were tomato juice and raisins,” reported Robin Greer. Week 2 was spent learning about juices. The students were taught how to look for 100% fruit juice. The third week the group talked about shopping and menu planning as they munched on tangerines supplied by Robin. They made a shopping list for the following week when they would visit the grocery store together to make their health smart purchases. Betty and Robin, as well as two v o l u n t e e r s , accompanied the class to Valu-Mart to gather what they needed from their list. The class
was split into groups and each group was responsible for a particular food group. Once back at school, the class snacked from a big buffet of bagels, lean meats, fruit and juices. The Heart Health Coalition had supplied each of the kids with litterless lunch kits to help them fill their lunch boxes with the appropriate amount and portions of snacks. The program encouraged them to eat the snacks that they brought even if it wasn't particularly healthy and ensured them that it is alright to have unhealthy snacks on occasion. Betty O'Hearn is very proud of her class's achievements. “Little people are very enthusiastic, they were right on board with the program,” she shared. “There is definitely more physical activity among the children.
Less access to sweets allows them to learn and concentrate better.” Robin and Betty both commented on how parents have been very supportive of the program. As an added bonus, parents have reported better attitudes, behaviour, and habits at home
since the program began in the school. Chapleau Public School has shown interest in expanding the healthy snack program schoolwide and the Northwoods Heart Health Coalition plans on co-ordinating a program with our other schools next.
Healthy Snacks Co-ordinator Robin Greer with students choosing lean meats