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Greetings!
Want to talk to a volunteer about our "Image is Everything" campaign to bring an MRI to Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering hospital? We'll have a booth set up at the August 15th Free Family Fun Day at the Races hosted by Ajax Downs and Quarter Racing Owners of Ontario. The entire day is free for children, and parents wearing either MRI campaign colours will be eligible for a chance to win a $5 voucher to place on any horse in any 2010 race at Ajax Downs. Or you can talk to a volunteer at our RVC Buy a Bed campaign booth at The Guild Alive With Culture: "Taste of the Guild" taking place this weekend. We are fundraising for $5000 beds, but did you know that you can make a pledge and pay for the bed monthly alone or split between a team of friends, family or colleagues? Details about the weekend-long event can be found under Events below.
Kerry McLeish,
RVHSF Communications Officer
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H O S P I T A L S T O R I E S |  Fast-tracking emergency cardiac care
Just one day after a special cardiac care program at RVHS expanded to include the Durham region, local resident Kaleem Salam became its first patient. Getting treated quickly for his heart attack this spring has meant everything to the 49-year-old. MORE
Kaleem (in hospital bed) with Dr. Ram Vijayaraghavan (far right) and a few members of the excellent Cardiac Care Program. Photo by Akilah Dressekie |
| Parking changes at RVAP
To standardize the parking system at both Rouge Valley Health System hospital campuses, parking services are being enhanced and fees at Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering are being increased to match those at Rouge Valley Centenary. On Monday August 9th, the current system of tokens will be replaced by a new computerized system, which offers a day-pass that provides in-and-out privileges for a 24-hour period, rather than having to pay each time a vehicle enters and exits. The enhanced system will also feature hourly parking, in addition to the current daily flat-rate system, as follows:
- $4 for up to 30 minutes;
- $8 for 31 minutes to 60 minutes;
- $12 for 61 minutes to 90 minutes; and
- $16 for 91 minutes or more, which is the flat rate for the day.
For full information about Rouge Valley's parking system, please visit the parking section on the visitors information page of the website . |
| D O N O R S T O R I E S |  Former Board member buys a bed
For Ross Deebank, RVHS hospital Board member from June 2007 to June 2010, buying a bed was a perfect way to honour his parents' memory. "We decided to buy a bed in memory of our parents as both had been patients at Rouge Valley Health System and were treated so well, in facilities supported by past donations and volunteers," says Ross. "So buying a new bed to help future patients seemed to make sense and something our Mom and Dad would have been proud of." The donated bed in memory of Christopher and Margaret Deebank will share the same gift of comfort and care for future patients. Thanks to the generous donation from Ross and Doris, the Buy a Bed campaign is one bed closer to restoring comfort and health for the patients of Rouge Valley Centenary. |
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 Free Family Fun Day at the Races: Volunteers Needed
Ajax Downs and Quarter Racing Owners of Ontario, Inc. have teamed up to host a Free Family Fun Day at the Races on Sunday, August 15th -- funded entirely with corporate donations by themselves and event sponsors -- to support the "Image is Everything" Campaign to bring a permanent Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanner to Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering hospital campus. They are requesting your support in this community project. If you would be interested in volunteering your services for this special event, please contact Emily Moorhouse at 905-683-2320 x1212.  |
| P A T I E N T S T O R I E S |
 A five-year-old heroThe patients were a mom and newborn twins, but the hero of this story is big sister Jasmine. On May 12, after hearing a loud noise while she was playing, Jasmine Mayers found her pregnant mother, Andrea Preville, unconscious on the washroom floor after having a seizure. As she had been taught, the five-year-old called 911 and stayed on the phone with the operator until paramedics arrived. Thirty minutes after Preville arrived in emergency at Rouge Valley Ajax-Pickering hospital, twins Jermaine George (4 lbs 6 oz) and Jada Lily (4 lbs 14 oz) were delivered by obstetrician-gynecologist Dr. Fiona McConville in an emergency cesarean section, three weeks before their scheduled June 2 delivery date.
"We just want to thank everyone for their help, from the nurses, doctors, police and paramedics -- everyone. We're eternally grateful for what they've done for us," says dad Dave Mayers.
(L-R) Dad Dave holds little Jada; big sister Jasmine; mom Andrea with Jermaine; and obstetrician-gynecologist Dr. McConville. Photo by Akilah Dressekie |
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 Celebrity Bartender Cocktail Hours
A number of well known and local volunteers and politicians have agreed to be "celebrity bartenders" to raise money for our first MRI in Ajax Pickering. By attending one of these great locations and leaving a "tip" for the celebrity bartender, you will be supporting our Image is Everything Campaign. All "tips" are being donated by the host bar and celebrity bartender to the Campaign.
Dates/Locations:- August 11 - Steve King (Verico SGH Mortgage Inc), Waterfront Bistro, Liverpool Rd S, Pickering
- August 18 - Councillors from the Town of Ajax, Safari Bar & Grill, Randall Dr, Ajax
- August 25 - Councillors from the City of Pickering, Winston Shagwell's Bar & Grill, Kingston Rd, Pickering
- September 1 - Diana Hills-Milligan (Veridian), Casey's Bar & Grill, Kingston Rd, Ajax
- September 15 - Joe Dickson, MPP & Tom Bachelor (Tom's No Frills), Magwyer's Pub, Bayly St W, Ajax
- September 22 - Richard Lewis (boxer trainer) O'Hara's Irish Times, Bayly St, Pickering
- September 29 - Ian McCutcheon (ServiceMaster of Durham) & Terry Johnston (CKDO Radio), The Royal Oak, Taunton Rd E, Whitby
FREE Family Fun Day at the Races
Date: August 15, 2010Time: 11 AM - 4 PM Hosts: Ajax Downs and Quarter Racing Owners of Ontario, Inc. Activities: Petting Zoo, Try the Track Run, Face Painting, Wii Horse Racing, Crafts For: RVAP MRI Image is Everything campaign Location: Ajax Downs, 50 Alexander's Crossing, Ajax Contact: Katherine Craine, 416-281-7119 Scarborough Fair Condominiums BBQ
Date: August 21, 2010Time: 12 - 3 PM For: Rouge Valley Centenary Contact: Heather Montague, 905-683-2320 x1501 West Rouge Community Day
Date: September 11, 2010
Come by our booth for information and give-aways. Time: 9 AM - 4 PM For: RVC Buy a Bed campaignLocation: West Rouge Community Centre, 270 Rouge Hills Drive Contact: Ros Sagar-Lal, 416-281-7463  15th Annual Mayors' Charity Golf Classic
Date: September 14, 2010
For: RVAP MRI Image is Everything campaign Location: Deer Creek Golf & Banquet Facility SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLEContact: Heather Montague, 905-683-2320 x1501 Bill Manners Charity Golf Tournament
Date: September 24, 2010For: Partial proceeds to RVAP MRI Image is Everything campaign Location: Four Season Golf and Country Club, 1900 Eighth Concession, Claremont, ON Contact: Jennifer Collins, 905-683-2320 x1227  3rd Annual Bryson Pumpkin Giveaway
Date: October 16, 2010
For: RVAP MRI Image is Everything campaign Location: Bryson Insurance, 541 Bayly St. E., Ajax Contact: Jennifer Collins, 905-683-2320 x1227  2nd Annual FASHIONShow
Date: November 7, 2010Time: 1:00 PM For: RVC Location: Momiji Centre, 3555 Kingston Road, Scarborough Tickets: $60 each or two for $100 Contact: Ros Sagar-Lal, 416-281-7463 |
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