TIIEIIEKALD Wednesday May I Pages New hospital committee April to April 1991 was designated in Canada as Organ Donation Awareness Week Organ and tissue donation has been called the greatest gift of all the gift of life Hie recently formed Organ Donation Committee of Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital is actively in volved in promoting and increas ing awareness both the Hospital and in the community of the need for organ and tissue donation The Committee will also develop policies procedures and protocols for the Hospital regarding this important issue DISTRICT ME HOSPITAL On Wednesday April 1991 the Hospital held its first formation and awareness session for the Hospital staff on the pie Organ Retrieval and Ex change Program MORE Guest speaker Christina Marshall Regional for the MORE program gave a slide presentation of the program and discussed how the Georgetown and District Hospital could participate in the Regional program The meeting also heard from a recipient who described the remarkable changes in her life since receiving a donated lung The Organ Donation Commit tee of Georgetown and District Hospital is planning an information session for the Georgetown community to in crease awareness of the issues in volved in organ donation Cur rently there are over people waiting for transplants in On tario Georgetown and District Memonal Hospital is a 112 bed primary acute care and long term care facility As a primary health care provider the Hospital is committed to identify ing health care needs for Hills and developing programs cooperation with other health agencies Established in 1961 Georgetown Hospital celebrates its anniversary this year Local business wins award Meat processors from across Ontario competed for top honors at the Annual Cured Meat Com petition held in On tario on Apnl 13th in conjunction with the 11th Annual Convention of the Ontario Independent Meat Packers and Processors Member firms provided entries in five product categories ing Ontario finest port products were Ron Vice President Quality Control Caravelle Foods Al Professor Michigan State Umver sily Rod Graham Chef Consul tant for the Ontario Pork Pro ducers Marketing Board and Sandy Forsyth Promotional Consultant Catherwood Con Milting Bill representing The Olde Smoke House s Custom Meats of Georgetown placed first in the Black Forest Ham category The Smoke House Al s Custom Meats is a member of the Ontario Independent Meat Packers and Processors lion the only provincial trade organization representing the meat processing industry lor II garden ii gallery SEED POTATOES Choose from early mid season or latematuring varieties 5 pound bags SAVE ground cover much cu bag Reg NOW SAVE LAWN EDGING WHAT A DEAL Cobra Lawn Edging Reg SUPER SPECIAL I 7J Say I saw it in The Herald Sale prices in effect until closing Wednesday May 1991 i Cavans garden gallery H WY 24 WEST OF ERIN 8332117