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18 + WATERLOO CHRONICLE + Wednesday, February 6, 2008 SHOECRAFTERS =â€" Hours: Tues.â€"Fn. 9: 30amâ€"5.30pm, Sat. 9:30amâ€"4 pm B Plenty of FREE Parking . \wwummwwm used under boanse. © Bosion Paza inteenationa inc. 2005 Failen foot arches are repositioned to their natural bearing 597 King St. N., Waterloo 519â€"880â€"1828 Visit Waterloo‘s Boston Pizza during February 2008 To help us raise money for We Custom Buitp Birkenstocks To Incivoge Your OrtHotic THeRapy. KidSAbility Bir«enstock«s * A Range of Comfort Footwear to Suit Your Orthatic Needs + COVERED UNDER MOST HEALTH PLANS * Expert Fittings Serving the Kâ€"W community since 1985 338M 1 ) URT ad VA# | Sun Life Financial recently announced a $100,000 donation to the Grand River Hospital‘s Child and Adoâ€" lescent Inpatient Psychiatric unit. This is the first major gift toward the next phase of the hospital foundation‘s Architects of Care leadership gift proâ€" gram. The donation will assist in enhanceâ€" ments to the unit including an obserâ€" vation area, a classroom and outdoor recreation area. Sun Life donates $100,000 to hospital "Sun Life Financial is proud to supâ€" port the Grand River Hospital in proâ€" viding muchâ€"needed services to the Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo community," said Dean Connor, the president of Sun Life Financial Canada. "Mental health is a critically important issue for us all, and we‘re pleased that our donation will make a difference in the lives of youth The Foundation for International Development Assistance, a Waterlooâ€" based nonâ€"governmental organization, is the recipient of a $10,000 donation from the Rotary Club of Waterloo to support a watershed management and _ irrigation _ reconstruction Local Rotary Club supports project in Haiti living with mental illness." According to Children‘s Mental Health Ontario, one in five Ontario youth struggle with mental health issues, yet few of these young people receive the attention of a mental health professional. Support for the CAIP unit is one example of how Sun Life Finanâ€" cial is partnering with the community on healthâ€"related initiatives. Working with community partners, one of the goals of Sun Life Financial‘s philanthropy program is to help build healthier futures for individuals, famiâ€" lies and communities with a donation strategy that focuses on healthâ€"related causes. With this donation, the CAIP unit will expand from eight to 12 beds, and will move from the ninth floor to the first floor of the Kâ€"W Health Centre. system in Haiti The project, which is launching conâ€" struction in February, will ensure food security and improved incomes for 1,240 families in the area of Haut St. Marc, Haiti, by enabling access to water to irrigate their fields. Gary Thede, the president of the Rotary Club of Waterloo, said that supâ€" port of such a project is in keeping with one of the primary mandates of Rotary International to focus on providing access to water for the poor. Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the western hemisphere. Although it receives adequate rainfall, the mounâ€" tainous terrain, impenetrable soils and limited resources combined with culâ€" tural constraints compound the ability "The new CAJP unit will provide a much improved environment for our children," said Dr. John Heintzman, the chief of psychiatry and medical direcâ€" tor of psychiatry and mental health. "With lots of light, adequate space and youth friendly decor, the environâ€" ment will help staff provide comfort and support to children, teens and their families during crisis periods of their lives." In many cases, the onset of most mental illnesses occurs before the age of 18; early intervention with children improves their prognosis and can avoid longer term mentalâ€"health issues, or reduce the severity as they reach adulthood. The CAJIP program will continue its role in its new facility as a leading regional resource for chilâ€" dren‘s mental health. of the country to effectively manage this natural resource. â€" FIDA executive director Betsy Wall praised the commitment and leaderâ€" ship of the Rotary Club of Waterloo for contributing to a project that is underâ€" taken by a motivated and responsible commuirtity in rural Haiti. The members of the Rotary Club of Waterloo are local business leaders and professionals who choose to make a difâ€" ference in their community and world. Established in 1963, the club has provided over $2.2 million in support to various local and international organiâ€" zations through its fundraising efforts. It meets every Tuesday at 6:15 p.m. in the Laurel Room at the University of Waterloo.