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4 HEALTH CARE - Thursday, October 27, 2011 NEWS AND INFORMATION FROM GEORGETOWN HOSPITAL OCTOBER 2011 Children's eBook Benefits Georgetown Hospital Upcoming Foundation Events As of October 31st - John MacDonald's Book "Halton's Heritage" will be available in the Hospital Gift Shop. Partial proceeds from the book will be donated to the Foundation. A book signing is being planned for December...stay tuned! November 3rd - Fall Fashion Show at the Club at North Halton. Tickets for this exclusive `ladies only' evening can be purchased through the Foundation Office by calling 905-873-0111. December 3rd - The Annual Christmas Ball Fundraiser will be held at the club at North Halton. All proceeds raised will go to the CT Scanner and ER Expansion project. Call the Foundation Office at 905-873-0111, ext. 8220 for more details. December 21st - Second Annual Hockey Heroes Challenge ­ Staff vs. Physicians. Georgteown Hospital staff and doctors will take to the ice during the Jr. A Raiders game to play their own game and raise money for the hospital. Circle your calendars ­ tickets will be available soon! Raffle Winners Announced At the Walk for Georgetown Hospital in September, eBookGuides4Life.com Co-Founders Lori King and Christine Maiorano donated $100 to the Georgetown Hospital Foundation. The sum represented a portion of the sale proceeds for the launch of Halton Hills Mayor Rick Bonnette's children's eBook, "The Incredible Adventures of Goon Sharoon." The eBook is also listed for sale at: www.eBookGuides4Life.com or www.GoonSharoon.com with all of the proceeds benefitting the Georgetown Hospital. At Noon on September 30th, the Georgetown Hospital Volunteer Association (GHVA) held their raffle draw for the Handmade Quilt called "Nightfall" donated by the Canadian Federation of University Women-Georgetown Quilters and a Victorian Doll donated by Elizabeth Taylor of Georgetown. The winner of the quilt was Gisela Lamb of Georgetown. An astounding 1,413 tickets were sold, raising $2401. Special thanks to the Georgetown Quilters for selling 315 of the tickets. Dianne Oliveira of Mississauga won the Victorian Doll with Ticket #61 out of the 126 tickets that were sold to raise $221. All proceeds from both raffles will go towards the GHVA's $250,000 commitment to the Georgetown Hospital redevelopment project. Thanks For Lyons' Donation of $260,000 Last month, the Georgetown Hospital Foundation received one of the largest single donations ever made to the Hospital, a bequest of over $260,000 from Mr. John Lyons, who passed away in August 2010. Mrs. Lyons, her daughter Shelley, her sons David and Don, and Don's wife Carol visited the Foundation office to deliver the bequest in person and express their appreciation for Georgetown Hospital (GH) and that they would be able to support it in this way with an astounding financial contribution. On behalf of the staff, physicians and volunteers at the Hospital and every community member served by GH, the Foundation would like to extend sincere thanks to the Lyons family for their overwhelming generosity. The gift of $260,885 will go toward the Foundation's Investing in Care ­ Close to Home campaign that will help fund the construction of a new ER, the acquisition of a CT Scanner and the redevelopment of the Diagnostic Imaging Department at Georgetown Hospital. Patient Safety Expo Order your Poinsettia Today Pre-orders for the Georgetown Hospital Volunteer Association's Annual Poinsettia Sale will take place during the month of November. Plants are available in red, white and pink at a cost of $11 each. Purchases at Georgetown Hospital will also be possible on December 1, 2011 in the Boardroom. Contact the Association office for more information: 905-873-0111, ext. 8250. Living Healthy Seminar Please join us at the following FREE Health Education seminar provided by Halton Healthcare Services. Displays start at 6:30 p.m. Seminar starts at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 16, 2011 Discussing Diabetes: Diagnosis, diet and preventing complications Colette Sewell, Jan McRae and Heather Eagleson, Diabetes Educators, Halton Diabetes Program Georgetown Hospital, 1 Princess Anne Drive, Georgetown Reserve a seat by email at healthpromotion@haltonhealthcare.on.ca or by phone at 905-878-2383, ext. 4379. Please join us for Halton Healthcare Services' (HHS) 5th annual Patient Safety Expo. These one day Expos will showcase up to 60 quality-safety displays. The expos provide an opportunity for HHS staff to share and communicate patient safety initiatives with colleagues across the three HHS hospitals, raise awareness of patient safety concerns and solutions amongst physicians, staff, volunteers and the community, and celebrate our achievements. Join us for a fun day of learning and vote on your favourite display! Georgetown Hospital Thursday, November 1, 2011 10:00 a.m. ­ 4:00 p.m. Activity Room Oakville-Trafalgar Mem. Hospital Thursday, November 3, 2011 10:00 a.m. ­ 4:00 p.m. Auditorium Milton District Hospital Tuesday, November 10, 2011 11:00 a.m. ­ 4:00 p.m. Classroom