Dedicated volunteer canvassers for the Heart and Stroke Foundation (HSF) in Greater Sudbury & North Bay, will again brave the cold this February 2016 for the annual Heart Month canvassing campaign.
The Foundation is racing to save lives because every seven minutes heart disease and stroke takes the life of a Canadian and devastates another family. With the help of donors in our community, together we can end this race and successfully cross the finish line. Every donation makes a difference, every dollar counts.
Each year, more than 100,000 compassionate Canadians join the Heart Month canvassing campaign. Funds raised go to research, advocacy and health promotion initiatives to prevent disease, save lives and promote recovery. Last year with the help of generous donors and volunteers, the Foundation raised nearly $10 million across the country during Heart Month, of which $92,343 was from the Greater Sudbury and North Bay Area.
“Volunteers truly are the lifeblood of the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Every step they take brings a survivor closer to home,” says Dr. Roberta Bondar, Canada’s first woman astronaut. Dr. Bondar is also a neurologist and renowned photographer, and this year she joins the Foundation as the Honorary Chair of Heart Month, lending her time and support to the Foundation’s volunteer and fundraising programs.
“Canvassers will not only be helping raise funds, but will also provide critical information about heart disease and stroke,” added Dr. Bondar. “This February we’re focusing on helping Canadians recognize the signs of stroke so they can help if they witness someone having a stroke. We’re very grateful for the support we had from the Greater Sudbury and North Bay communities last year and hope you will support us again.”
The Heart Month canvassing campaign is one of the Foundation's most significant fundraising programs of the year. For more information, or to volunteer as a canvasser in either Sudbury or North Bay, please visit www.heartandstroke.ca/help or call 705-585-4774.
