Just in time for World Heart Day this Tuesday, September 29, the Chapleau General Hospital Foundation is pleased to announce a $10,000 donation from Canadian Pacific (CP) to our For the Heart, From the Heart Campaign.

The donation was made possible through CP's Community Investment Program CP Has Heart that provides funding from $500 to $50,000 to organizations that aim to improve the heart health of people in communities all over North America.

"At CP, we know that a railroad may serve as the arteries of a nation, but at its heart is community," said David Marchioni, trainmaster, Chapleau. "That's why investing in the communities in which we operate in and through is so important to us. Through our community investment program CP Has Heart, CP has donated $10,000 towards the purchase of a telemetry machine which will ensure Services de santé de Chapleau Health Services has the very best cardiac equipment."

"CP is a great community partner. We are so grateful for this significant donation," said Chapleau General Hospital Foundation Chair John Branchaud. "We are now one step closer to covering the new telemetry machine, which is a very important piece of equipment in our hospital."

The Foundation launched the For the Heart, From the Heart Campaign in March 2020. So far the Foundation has secured over $57,000 and has purchased a new ECG machine and vital signs monitor.

The Foundation needs to raise approximately $16,300 more in order to reach the $74,000 campaign total and cover the telemetry machine.

For more information on the For the Heart, From the Heart Campaign or how to donate, please call Lindsay Briscoe at 705-864-1520 ext. 1053, or email lbriscoe@sschs.ca.