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May 4, 2011

An Evening Good for Your Heart is Good for Local Cardio Rehab Program

Leeds/Grenville: Laughter and red wine—benefits for the heart will fuel a benefit for the Brockville Cardiovascular Program June 8th.

The Brockville Cardiovascular Program (BCP) Committee will host a fundraiser called “Laughter for the Heart” at the Brockville Memorial Centre on June 8th. Two successful annual benefits for the BCP, the annual wine tasting and the comedy night with international funny-man Jimmy Keys, have been combined this year to produce a very special evening good for the heart and soul.

The BCP operates at the Charles Street Site of Brockville General Hospital. Recovering cardiac patients from Brockville and surrounding area no longer have to travel to Ottawa or Kingston to access information, or to get support in making lifestyle changes toward a healthy recovery.  Brockville Cardiovascular Program offers individualized programs of exercise, education, and counseling with the assistance of a multi-professional team including a kinesiologist, a dietician, a nurse, a respiratory therapist and a pharmacist.

“This program gets no funding from the Ministry,” says Sherri Hudson, Co-Chair of the Brockville Cardiovascular Program Committee. “We operate on an annual budget of approximately $130,000—all from generous corporate and private donations.”

The BCP has been very successful in its first two years of operation, graduating 185 patients from its six- and twelve-week programs, with another 30 through home programs.

“We are very fortunate to have this cardio rehab program in our community,” says Hudson. “The community has not only supported the program, but the generosity of local individuals and businesses has allowed it to expand over the past few months.”

The wine tasting will run from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at the Brockville Memorial Centre, followed by the show with Jimmy Keys from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. Tickets are $75.00 per person, and may be purchased at the RipNET offices on Water Street in Brockville. You may call RipNET at 613-342-3946, ext. 282 or e-mail at bcp@ripnet.com

BCP Committee Co-Chairs Sherri Hudson (l) and Denise Grant toast to the third annual fundraiser for the Brockville Cardiovascular Program set for June 8th.

For more information, please contact:

Joan McLaughlin Executive Director Brockville and District Hospital Foundation 613-345-4478 mcljo@bgh-on.ca

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