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economist sunsuntribune saturday sept 202003 19 j z september 202003 ifjlf please join us for our annual donor recognition reception tree lighting ceremony the evening of thursday november 27th this event will include tours and demonstrations of the new dual headed gamma camera as well as displays of additional equipment made possible through your generous donations as a donor tomsh we welcome you for additional information or to rsvp please contact the foundation at 9054727579 hallmark holiday cards personalized holiday cards are an easy way to give a gift in honour of family or friends choose from a selection of over 50 exclusive hallmark cards from a catalogue of samples these are quality cards with foil lined envelopes and choice of message the cards will show that you have made a gift in their honour to the markham stouffville hospital foundation contact 905472t7059 to order cards m iis3j the asthma coalition of york region has been recently selected as one of four groups to conduct the smokeiree homes and asthma pilot campaign members of the coalition include markham stouffville hospital asthma education clinic york region public health the lung association of york region and the asthma society of canada this is the coalitions first health promotion campaign since its development earlier this year this pilot campaign focusing in york region will promote the benefits of keeping a smokefree home especially for children children are especially susceptible because their lungs are still developing and childhood exposure to the poisons in secondhand smoke can hinder the growth of their lungs children who breathe secondhand smoke are at a higher risk of developing respiratory diseases like asthma the leading serious chronic childhood disease given that more than a thousand million adults smoke worldwide the world health organization estimates that around 700 million or almost half the worlds children breathe air polluted by tobacco smoke particularly at home in canada the statistics are also quite disturbing with ah estimated 800000 children under 12 were regularly exposed to second hand smoke m the home in 200l m fhahtymw sunday septeiriber212003 mccowan road south of highway 7 registration 830 am to 930 am warm up 930 amv race starts 10 am j v icall lukes at 9052947332 for further information v all proceeds from the run will be donated to markham stouffville hospital foundation m mm tjpcbmingevents lukes tai kwon do 1 annual charity 10k run 0 sunday september 21 2003 milne park mpsowan road south of highway 7 registration 830 am to 930 am fashions for life fashion show razzamatazzzz and all that jazz october 22 2003 600 pm le pare dining banquet ltd call 9054727373 ext 3777 for tickets bowling for beds november 8 2003 from 400 700 pm world bowl richmond hill teams of 6 welcome for more information call 9054727059 donor recognition event november 27 2003 630 pm msh lobby for more information call 9054727579 markham stouffville hospital is pleased to announce that it has been approved in principle to offer mri services in york region residents of markham j stouffville and surrounding communities will now receive this muchneeded service closer to honie in the next few months msh will work closely with the ministry of health and long term care to develop its mri business and implementation plans for the new mri service tastes of our community a multicultural event mshs outreach committee hosted its first tastes of our community event last sunday september 14 2003 the event featured live multicultural entertainment health and wellness exhibits childrens activities and authentic foods from many communities including africancaribbean chinese filipino greek macedonian pakistani south african tamil and traditional canadian m m mil ms ft ones