CPDMH Hospital

Cyclists raise money for Carleton Place Hospital

On Saturday June 26, 25 cyclers braved the rain to participate in the 1^st Annual Century Tour organized by Jenny Andress, a personal trainer with Heritage Fitness Community Centre. The event offered cyclists a 50 or 100 kilometre route which started at Heritage Fitness and travelled through the Mississippi Mills area including Appleton, Almonte, Clayton and, in the case of the 100 km ride, Pakenham. The race was organized on behalf of the Carleton Place & District Memorial Hospital (CPDMH) Foundation and raised $1342.

“I originally wanted to plan an event where people would have to challenge themselves while striving to reach an attainable goal and I thought it would be neat to see the response we would receive if we planned a bike event,” stated Ms. Andress. “I am very pleased that in our first year we had 25 people participate in the ride and it’s always a bonus if we can do something that benefits the Carleton Place Hospital.”

“This was an amazing event and I’m really glad that I decided to participate,” stated Chantelle Troy, Manager/Community Relations Officer of the CPDMH Foundation. “It was a challenge but very doable and I would like to thank Jenny and Heritage Fitness for organizing this event on our behalf.”

“We were a little disappointed to see the rain on Saturday morning but all of the riders completed their ride and at the end, they were very proud of their accomplishment,” stated Casey Carswell, Director of Programs and Services for Heritage Fitness. “I would like to thank everyone who responded to Jenny’s challenge and helped us to once again pull off a great event in support of the Carleton Place Hospital.”

“We don't just want this to become another annual event on Heritage Fitness’s calendar, we want this to become the BEST annual event in the area! So that means we have already started thinking about next year and the possible changes we need to make to ensure the ride is more comfortable, more fun, more...better! ,” continued Ms. Andress. “Completing this ride is a great goal so with all that in mind, we have set the date for 2nd Annual Century Tour for Saturday, June 25, 2011!

The CPDMH Foundation and the organizers of the 1^st Annual Century Tour would like to thank the following businesses and individuals for their help with the event:

§ Cathy O’Reilly

§ Doreen French

§ Heritage Fitness

§ Joan Frapper

§ Keisha Simpson

§ Kevin Price

§ Kenzie Simpson

§ Peter Leithead

§ Steve’s Your Independent Grocer

§ Susan Andress

§ Teagan Simpson

Carleton Place Hospital receives a gift from Heritage Fitness

The Carleton Place & District Memorial Hospital (CPDMH) Foundation is pleased to announce that the Hospital has received a gift of $5000 from the Heritage Community Fitness Centre. The gift was presented to the Hospital Foundation during the recent 3^rd Annual Get Active! Community Fitness Challenge.

“This is another wonderful gift from Heritage Fitness and on behalf of the Foundation, I would like to thank Kevin and his team for their continued support of the Hospital and its needs”, stated Norma Hamilton, President of the CPDMH Foundation. “We are honoured that Heritage Fitness has taken such an active role in helping with fundraising efforts on the Hospital’s behalf and we are especially grateful for their help with the Fitness Challenge.”

Heritage Fitness opened a little over three years ago and at that time, the facility named the Hospital as its charity of choice. Since then, Heritage Fitness has donated nearly $15,000 to the Hospital’s equipment needs, has hosted events for the Hospital that has raised more than $25,000 and has contributed to many other events held on the organization’s behalf. The recent gift given by Heritage Fitness will be used to purchase surgical equipment for the Hospital's orthopedics program.

“We firmly believe that strong community support is vital to having a great community hospital and it was a very easy decision for us to name the Carleton Place Hospital as our charity of choice”, stated Kevin Price, Owner of the Heritage Community Fitness Centre. “We are very proud of the contribution we have been able to make in the last three years and we would like to thank our membership community for making this possible.”

Moving forward, Heritage Fitness has plans for further expansion and has purchased the remaining acre of land that runs alongside the outdoor sprint track on the North-East side of the building. This land will accommodate substantial new construction that will allow Heritage Fitness to better serve the needs of its growing membership community. The expansion is expected to create more space, better traffic flow, and allow for new equipment purchases down the road.

Great results from ‘Girls Night In’

The Carleton Place & District Memorial Hospital (CPDMH) Foundation is thrilled to announce that ‘Girls Night In’ hosted by the Heritage Community Fitness Centre has raised $1400 for new equipment for the hospital.

“This is the second time that we have held the ‘Girls Night In’ fundraiser and we are very pleased with the results we were able achieved on the hospital’s behalf”, stated Casey Carswell, Director of Programs and Services for Heritage Fitness. “We had a very fun evening and I would like to thank all the ladies who came out in support of the event.”

Girls Night In was held on March 6 in celebration of International Women’s Day. The event provided information on women’s health issues that was both fun and educational. Some of the evenings activities included an introduction to meditation, women’s health seminar, bra-fitting, and of course a spa room.

“This was a great evening and I would like to thank Casey and her team for organizing the event and directing the proceeds to our hospital,” stated Chantelle Troy, Manager/Community Relations Officer for the CPDMH Foundation. “We are very appreciative of the relationship we have with Heritage Fitness and we would like to thank the organization for everything they do on our behalf.”

The CPDMH Foundation and Heritage Fitness are now working together to organize the 3^rd Annual Get Active Fitness Challenge which will be held on Wednesday April 14. The event asks teams of 5 people to collect pledges for the Foundation and each team members then spends 10 minutes exercising on a treadmill, elliptical trainer, or stationary bike. Distances travelled and calories burned are tracked and prizes are awarded for the most funds raised, most calories burned, most spirited team etc. To register you team for the event please contact ctroy@carletonplacehosp.com or click here.

Heritage Fitness and the CPDMH Foundation would like to thank the following businesses for their support with the Girls Night In event:

Chop Chop Catering

Christine Gamble

Dr. Nicole Legate

Elegance Spa

Equator Coffee

Graham’s Shoes

Joyce Menyasz - Gold Canyon

Kate Collins - Juice Plus

Leah Hicks

Louise Devenney

Photography by Louise

Saje

The Carleton Place BIA

The Granary

Townend Sports Medicine

Victoria Anstett - Avon

Contact: Chantelle Troy, Manager/Community Relations Officer 613-257-2200 ext 856

e-mail: ctroy@carletonplacehosp.com