Health 41 | Thursday, June 9, 2016 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com "Connected to your Community" Gutsy Walk raises $102K in Halton The annual Gutsy Walk in support of Crohn's and Colitis Canada took place Sunday (June 5) and Halton was one of several locations across Canada raising funds for research. Locally, the walk was held at the Bronte Heritage Waterfront Park where 292 participants raised $102,424. Across Canada, events raised a total of $3.2 million. Clockwise from above: Cameron Rolph, 17, of Milton, was the Halton ambassador for the Gutsy Walk, and was joined by approximately 30 family and friends all wearing bright orange T-shirts. His team raised close to $6,000 for the cause. Pictured from left are: dad Mark Rolph, Ryan, 11, Josh, 14, Cameron and mom Christine. Cameron officially starts the walk by cutting the ribbon. Three members of the team Red Hot Chili Poopers take part in the pre-walk warm-up; from left, are: Julia Dermit, Faith Tesser and Ella Croke. Team She's Got Guts was one 39 that took part in the Halton walk. | photos by Graham Paine Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or www.facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) CCAMRE collecting donations to fill hospital care package en route to Guatemalans in need The Canadian Central American Relief Effort (CCAMRE) is asking people for donations to make a care package it is sending to Guatemala in July more impactful. The non-governmental organization run by volunteers to help improve the quality of life for people in Central America is collecting hygiene items, towels, blankets, linens, plastic storage containers, Ziploc bags, water bottles, baby and children's clothing (no winter clothing required), dental items, educational materials and children's plastic flip flop sandals. Residents interested in contributing to the large cargo container, that will include a variety of equipment from the old Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital (OTMH) on Reynolds Street, can drop off items at a number of locations in Milton, Burlington, Hamilton, Mississauga, Brampton and Toronto. For exact addresses, email info@ canadiancamre.org call 905-8498350. Collection until mid-June The items will be collected until mid June so an official packing list can be created and sent to the Guatemalan government. "Please make sure all the donated items are without tags and or packing material, clean, in good repair and you make a complete list of all your items to present to the volunteer donation collector in your area," said Hilda Rossi, CCAMRE president and founder. The hospital equipment from the old OTMH legacy site will be given to the General Hospital in Zacapa, Guatemala. Other items donated will be distributed in the Merendon Mountains of Guatemala where CCAMRE has carried on its humanitarian work for 17 years. CCAMRE is also collecting monetary donations that will go towards the shipping cost of the large container. For more information, visit canadiancamre.org.