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"For every five dollars that a class donates they get a rose, and we put it in the showcase. When people walk by they look in the showcase and see how well they are doing." said Hamilton. According to Hamilton, this campaign really caught the interest of the students at Bluevale because it was unlike any other held at the school. Organizers decided they would attempt to get each student in the school to donate one dollar to the campaign. Classrooms could work together to raise money, and the more they raised, the more recognition they would receive. E;h month “Torch';_;anlsuevale'a fundraising program, a cause to financially support. Because February was Heart Month, the group thought it appropriate to donate money to the Waterloo Regional Cardiac Rehabilitation Foundation‘s Hardy Hearts program. So with the help of student council members Jane Hamilton and Bzung Tran, concepts on how to raise money for this heart disease rehabilitation group were developed. DIFFERENCE Chronicle Staff Students at Bluevale Collegiate Institute in Waterloo are a hearty bunch, and they take their fund raising efforts very much to heart. Bluevale students are all heart Indiratdntome i uie :o insl io s lc3 Beryl Pflug, a student activities coâ€" ordinator at Bluevale, who assists the students in their efforts to raise money for the charity. "So that equals $30." The goal was to fie? each student in the school to donate one dollar, "One class bought six Bzung Tran ) and Jane Hamilton headed Bluevale collegiate‘s cam?:glgn to n('l:oflmomyl‘ormrfly Hearts. hopefully raising $1,415 for Hard: Hearts. Wflonatiom have fayllen slightly short of that, it wasn‘t by much. Campaign organizers are pleased with the $1,348.83 raised, and Hardy Hearts was able to purchase an extra exercise cycle with the funds. Nelll Locidey photo WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1991 When asked what Bluevale students get in return for their efforts in the fundraising program, Hamilton and Tran thought for a moment and answered together, ‘"selfâ€"satisfaction" "It‘s satisfying to know that we are doing something for other people," Hamilton said. "It feels really good to be doing something like that. It‘s good for community spirit." Donations made to Hardy Hearts are the organization‘s only source of income. Because it is an organization that deals with heart disease rehabilitation it isn‘t eligible for funding by the Heart and Stroke Foundation, a group dedicated to the research of heart disease. Total donations in 1990 reached $8,000 said Jacqueline Sharratt, a founder of the Hardy Hearts program These donations go towards the purchase of equipment such as exercise cycles, rowing machines and heart rate moniters. There is hope after a heart attack â€" that is the theme behind the fundraising campaign for the Hardy Hearts program, in which Powell now participates. Tran said organizers were a bit worried when campaign dollars sat at $900 with only one day left in the campaign. But in the final hours, Bluevale students showed their community spirit. Perhaps it was the shock of having someone so close to them suffer from a heart attack that inspired the students to support the campaign. Last year Bluevale teacher John Powel] suffered a heart attack. "It definitely made people more aware of it (heart attacks)," said Hamilton. Business and Personal 380 KING ST. N., WATERLOO preparation. 2. Convenient office preparation. 3. Fast pickâ€"up & delivery service, back to you within 24 hours. 3â€"WAY TAX PREPARATION SERVICE 1. Personalized inâ€"home SERVICE Wedding arrangements Cerarmies. wicher and workroon EGGETT EXCLUSIVE asses in florai design _ a o Creative Floral ) ® 746â€"4891 afe Custom made floral designs to suit your personal taste Fresh Floral Service 725â€"5149 298 Marsland Drive VV;“&D Waterloo sermcr **~ ie * %fl’@:‘ é\\\\«‘ â€" PAGE AS