b'placed in the patients eye and that the procedure was nottoleratedwellespeciallywhenthepatientwasinMeet our new sales pain or distress.Enter the future of eye-carerepresentative tonometers, one that does not require an-esthesia and is much less distressing to the patient, nowhereatPortPerry Hospital because of your community support.iCare tonometer********************************************* Id like tonish with a message about another kind of donationOn April 7, we took part in National Green Shirt Day inspired by 21 year old Logan Boulet, who died tragically in the Humboldt Broncos hockey team Paddles up, Port Perry! accident.Logan went on to save six lives as an organRYAN ROGERSdonor.If you arent yet an organ donor, or you want to Paddles up, Port Perry! check that you are registered for organ donation, visit Port Perry fun and fundraising is on the horizon, andyourworkplaceteam,yourbeadonor.ca. Its as easy as that. Some of you may recognize this familiar face from wed love your help.After a hiatus of two years due toextended family, your friends atSincerely, covering many events from his years with the CAPS COVID, the Port Perry Dragon Boat Festival is back! Thethe gym, sports team, or any group, and for June 18, turnRachel Agnoluzzi, CEO, PPH Foundationnewspaper, both as a writer and photographer. event is an amazing day, enjoying Port Perrys waterfrontthem into Dragon Boaters. I guarantee youll have a great Ryan joins us to take over from our sales represent-with a bit of healthy competition for long time paddlersday and can help raise some funds for two important localative, Yianna Souchleris, who is now home enjoying and novices alike.causes. No experience required! her new baby daughter.Mark your calendars for June 18, start to put your teamVisit pphfoundation.ca or call our oce at 905-985- We wish Yianna all the best and hope you will help together, and register up to 20 paddlers, or enter in the7321 ext. 45580 to learn more.us welcome Ryan aboard! MaryAnn Fleming, Publisher new Community Intro Team category for up to 12 pad- ***************************************** dlers, at alkame.ca/festivals/port-perry. In other exciting news, the project to bring CT to Port The Port Perry Festival has a long history, dating backPerry continues on track with late fall 2022 as the goal. to 2004 when the Dragon Flies Breast Cancer Survivors asThe project team has done their due diligence to select the52nd Annual Canoe the Nonquona breast cancer fundraiserrst organized it. Bill and Carolright CT option for our hospital andapprovals arenal Gondor and Lively Dragon took on the event a few yearsunderway so that construction planning can begin. Saturday June 4later with bene ciaries becoming the Port Perry HospitalThe Here for You campaign included funding to ensure Foundation and Scugog Lake Stewards. otherhighneedmedicalequipmentwasntdelayedin In 2019, the event transitioned to the care of Alkamethe course of bringing CT to Port Perry.One small but Dragon Boat out of Pickering, Owners Katy and Scott havemighty piece of equipment has just arrived, a state-of-the-demonstrated a strong commitment to bringing dragonart tonometer used in emergency eye-related visits.When boating to our community, along with the fundraising thatEmergephysicianDr.Westbrookbroughtthisneedto takes place for our hospital and our lake. This year, Scugogmy attention, I learned that eye concerns in Emerge were Township has generously waived permit fees to help thea frequent occurrence, that as part of an eye assessmentA RACE FOR ALL festivalnd its feet following COVIDs impact. inter-ocular pressure was used to rule out glaucoma, andGreen Shirts, l-r: Amanda Martin, Occupational Therapist; RachelAGES!Now we need your help by getting involved.Wranglethat our tonometer at Port Perry required anesthesia to beManns, Manager, Medicine and Jane Heath, Respiratory Therapist.Registration at the Latcham CentreFriday June 3,6 - 9 pm Saturday June 4,7 - 10 amFirst boats in the waterSaturday morning at 8 amRegistration $60/canoe, kayak or SUP.All participants are encouraged to seek additional sponsorship.A prize will be awardedto the personwho raises the most money.(Prize donated by ) Also at Latcham Centre on Saturday BBQAWARDS CEREMONY - 2 PMFor more information:museum@scugog.ca or call 905-260-2017 www.scugog.ca/museumFOCUS - MAY 202225'