All proceeds to ORA International
(Orphans & Refugees Aid, & Haiti feeding program)
Musical Program Coordinated by Susan Butler and featuring music of all ages.
Volunteers needed, sandwiches, sweets etc.

Call Brenda Burns at Dr. Hudson’s office 627 -2729 or hudson679@hotmail.com or Susan Butler at 622 – 1780 or bb2@nb.sympatico.ca

“The idea came from employees that wanted to organize a community event to help victims of the tragedy in Haiti. This supper will reunite people from the community while lending a hand to a good cause”, indicates Marie-France Doucet, General Manager of Le Pays de la Sagouine.

Certain characters such as Citrouille, Noume, Peigne, Mariaagelas, les Chicaneuses as well as musicians from Le Pays de la Sagouine will be present. All the profits will go to the Rotary International and the Canadian Red Cross.

“This disaster has touched a lot of people and they need our help. We didn’t hesitate when Le Pays de la Sagouine asked us to collaborate to this event. This initiative is very important for the Town of Bouctouche,” mentions Bouctouche mayor, Aldéo Saulnier.

Daniel Allain, president of the Bouctouche Rotary Club: “We are pleased to collaborate to this fundraiser. One of our missions is to help international causes and this fits in very well with our objectives.”

Tickets for the event can be purchased through Le Pays de la Sagouine’s ticket office at the cost of $10 per adult and $7 per children by calling 506-743-1400 or 1-800-561-9188. There will also be a take-out service available.

Miramichi Region Hospital

The Miramichi Regional Hospital Foundation has launched a new Annual Campaign called “Histology – A Little Tissue,  A Big Issue”  with a goal to raise $100,000 to purchase a slide stainer and coverslipper for the Histology Section of the Lab Department at Miramichi Hospital.

The new equipment will assist staff to complete slide preparation in record time with assured accuracy and consistency.  Patients will benefit by having faster, more efficient and more effective services.

The Histology section of the Lab Department at Miramichi Hospital is the first place that testing takes place for any patient biopsies, from moles to limbs.  Detection of cancer is the most common, and early detection is often the key to a cure.

“The acquisition of this equipment will definitely shorten the amount of time it takes to get slides to the pathologists, thereby improving patient care and the overall efficiency of the histopathology process,” said Dr. Dariusz Strzelczak, Staff Pathologist.

“Patient biopsies are sent to the histology lab for processing. Once processed, the tissue ends up on a slide which must be stained and covered with a precisely measured coverslip that protects the specimen and offers clear visibility for review by the pathologist,” said Peggy Martin, Lab Manager.

“An automated slide stainer and coverslipper offers the most advanced technology available to make staining and coverslipping as effortless as possible.  Staff will achieve precious labour saving time, increased productivity and volume, and more efficient results as two instruments are paired in one workstation and slides are automatically moved through precision robotic engineering,” Martin added.

“The Miramichi Regional Hospital Foundation is extremely pleased to commit to assisting the staff of the Histology Section in their efforts by launching this exciting new annual campaign,” said Chairperson Steve Myles.  “The success of achieving this equipment will assist us in our common goal of enhancing local patient care.”

If you or your organization wishes to support the Miramichi Regional Hospital Foundation in its efforts to purchase this important piece of equipment for Histology, call the office at (506)627-7555.