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North Kawartha Medical Center: Your Health, Your Community ► by Cal Taillefer Summer has definitely come and gone and so has part of our population, as a result our campaign will slow a bit until Spring. However, that does not mean that we are not accepting donations or that things aren’t happening---in fact, the location is currently being cleared of trees, the new sign is up and the project tender will soon be awarded. Can this mean that the shovel will be in the ground shortly? We hope so! Meanwhile, on the campaign front, you may have noticed that our thermometer is over $130,000 and that is not counting several product or gift-in-kind donations. So far, our community has done this on our own with no help from foundation or government grants (we are still watchful and hopeful). We can be proud and thankful for the participation. Now, just when Winter is around the corner and visions of those sugar plums come as we sense the Christmas Season, another face of generosity has appeared: Starting on December 1, Christmas trees will be sold for $10 each at N.H. Wilson Building Supplies, with all of the proceeds going to the Medical Centre. The trees will be available Monday through Saturday. We thank Kim and Joyce Dunford and their staff, as well as Gerald Watson who is supplying the trees. Jeannie, Katie, and I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all the best of the Season and may Santa be good to you and to our campaign. Community Care Offers Protection to Senior Citizens By Roy Allen Community Care is concerned about the well being and safety of our Senior Citizens. We should all have a reasonable means of communication in times of emergency. For your protection, Trent Security Services in partnership with Community Care offers a personal distress alarm service for elderly and physically challenged people, for those who live alone and for those who have medical problems. This is a home support service that allows you to send a signal to the Trent Security office here your request is monitored and relayed to family and/or friends and if necessary, the local emergency services. The protection that Community Care offers is one of the finest. Because this is a partnership service, the cost has been made affordable, at less than 50 cents per day. Remember your safety is Community Care's concern. For further information, please contact the Coordinator of Community Care in Apsley, Peggy Downey, at 656-4589.	Possible Pandemic At the regular council meeting of Nov 2nd there was a presentation from the Peterborough County on their preparation for a possible pandemic. The outbreak of some cases of Avian Flu in the far east has put the World Health Organization on alert. We were assured that all plans for this possibility were in place and that a vaccine to cover our area would be handled efficiently by North Kawartha Health Centre. Dr. Humphries has asked each community to identify those people with any level of medical training who are willing provide backup help as part of the contingency plan. Those who wish to help should leave their name and phone number at the Community Policing Office - 656-4431. Pictured above are Sandy Welsh, Dr. Rayes and Dr. Humphries. How the United Way Helps in the County By Len Lifchus United Way Member Agencies help county residents cope with unexpected and unforeseen challenges, as well as with day-to-day living. This is a true story from Community Care, an agency that depends on funds raised by our Annual United Way Campaign. There was a gentleman living alone in a remote location who was having dizzy spells that caused him to fall. Several times his neighbours found him hours later cut, cold, and unable to get up. Each time, 911 was called and he was whisked off to the hospital. His neighbours soon strongly encouraged him to ask for help from Community Care. We were able to provide him with a Personal Distress Alarm. Now when he feels dizzy, he just pushes a button on the small device that he wears and one of his neighbours comes to assist and assess the situation. He also qualified for regular homemaker assistance, which we arranged for him. He is now far safer in his own home and everyone who loves him is much more confident that he is safe to continue living on his own.

North Kawartha Medical Center:

Your Health, Your Community

► by Cal Taillefer

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    Summer has definitely come and gone and so has part of our population, as a result our campaign will slow a bit until Spring. However, that does not mean that we are not accepting donations or that things aren’t happening---in fact, the location is currently being cleared of trees, the new sign is up and the project tender will soon be awarded.
Can this mean that the shovel will be in the ground shortly? We hope so!
    Meanwhile, on the campaign front, you may have noticed that our thermometer is over $130,000 and that is not counting several product or gift-in-kind donations. So far, our community has done this on our own with no help from foundation or government grants (we are still watchful and hopeful). We can be proud and thankful for the participation.
    Now, just when Winter is around the corner and visions of those sugar plums come as we sense the Christmas Season, another face of generosity has appeared: Starting on December 1, Christmas trees will be sold for $10 each at N.H. Wilson Building Supplies, with all of the proceeds going to the Medical Centre. The trees will be available Monday through Saturday. We thank Kim and Joyce Dunford and their staff, as well as Gerald Watson who is supplying the trees.
    Jeannie, Katie, and I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all the best of the Season and may Santa be good to you and to our campaign.

Community Care Offers Protection
to Senior Citizens
By Roy Allen

    Community Care is concerned about the well being and safety of our Senior Citizens. We should all have a reasonable means of communication in times of emergency. For your protection, Trent Security Services in partnership with Community Care offers a personal distress alarm service for elderly and physically challenged people, for those who live alone and for those who have medical problems. This is a home support service
that allows you to send a signal to the Trent Security office here your request is monitored   and relayed to family and/or friends and if necessary, the local emergency services.
    The protection that Community Care offers is one of the finest. Because this is a partnership service, the cost has been made affordable, at less than 50 cents per day. Remember your safety is Community Care's concern. For further information, please contact the Coordinator of Community Care in Apsley, Peggy Downey, at 656-4589.