RATION conPo nee lag Days y \ AW Port Perry Hospital Auxiliary volunteers will be holding their annual ‘Tag Days’ for Lakeridge Health Port Perry this week be- ginning on Thursday. The canvass will take place from Thursday to Saturday, June 2, 3, 4 at selected locations around town. It will be hard to miss the smiling ladies in the coral smocks, who hope they will once again be blessed with the support and ~t generosity of the community as in past years. This is a major fundraising for the Auxiliary and they are hoping to raise about $12-$15,000 from their three day blitz of the community. Tag Days are a major fundraiser for the Auxiliary and require a major number of volunteers to make them success- ful. Approximately 125 time slots need to be filled during 1) the three days of the campai; . This year the Auxiliary has a to purchasing the following for the hos] ¢ 2 fetal heart nce for the New Life entre * 1 wireless fetal heart monitor system ° 2beds with floor pads * 7specialty sleep surfaces * 3 medication carts as * 1 washer/disinfector AUXILIARY . h There are always other new items or replacement _— esis — items that the Port Perry Hospital needs so, as fund rais- " ing progresses, the Auxiliary will continue to work with per : Sy Lakeridge Health to best equip our hospital with the most \ needed items. Canvassing can be fun. Volunteers get to talk and joke with many lovely people who come by to donate. Whatever the outcome, the Auxiliary truly appreciates the Deve chair Ruth Spearing and voluntesr Ruth Marcon! support from the community and they look forward to greet- ign) ge zen here in Snir coral smocks. ing everyone on Tag Days. Photo by J. Peter Hvidsten The No.1 method of early detection of prostate cancer? ' ° our ° You're Sittin’ On it! A simple PSA test and a rectal exam can save your life GET SERIOUS. GET GOING. GET YOUR PROSTATE CHECKED. folks at for Dad www.MotorcycleRideforDad.org FOCUS - JUNE 2011 13 JUNE FOCUS. 40 pages.indd 13 5/24/11 8:52:20 AM