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E it) “all bicycle ls :Aiullmg lulu kitchen, , r-Waterloo on June t H and " to help ram: ?l'. money tor the Heart and f Stroke Fouruiattutt of Iq Ontario. 's' lhe Kitchener-Waterloo glimmer Is lumping In [any 5 (we! 5110.000 for life saving ; heart and stroke research. Heart and Stroke Foundation seeks riders for Big Bike event . The Foundation current- ly supports four "scarch teams at the tlmversity of Waterloo. y)-r,irt.lpiApi,,rl-/ypy,1, N Puma - Earn An Additional 30% Tax Credit q Flexible RRSP Loans at 4.25% . Fully Independent Financial Advice [he Heart tk Stroke Big Hum ndv h alt cvvnl In." etnphasues team mount [mu and umprmtlun " gmups pedal together, Parm'lpanlx arc asked In rolled a nnmmum of 550 Ill pledges to ride the bike and 9am pun-s harmed on umhu was"! and pledge totals. Last year, local teams Including the Region of Walerluu. Conestoga Rovers, Grand River and lit. Mary's Hospitals look part in the KW event, 1n addition In the public 1450 Victoria Street North, Kitt:itnvr579-4460 Victoria Star Motors Inc. My generated by haung a team ride the Big Hum, orga- nuununa benefit from greater employee harmony and renewed team spirit for- luwlng this wild and [any went! [he KW Chapter of the Heart and Stroke launder tron is now recruiting [our panies. service clubs. high schools and church groups to form teams of 29 riders to participate in the Big Bike for Stroke event. CMEkn"'gcd"if"4EsE J reams must register by T-Bone Steaks. . . . . Butterfly P0rkChops.....,.. Fresh Pork Sausage . . . . . . Smoked P0rkChops............... Deli Sliced Smoked or Cooked TurkeyBreast..,.......... Pine River Onion & Parsley Cheese SPECIALS on now to April 23rd Our beef " cut from Canals: grades AA. AAA May 1 to reserve their hpot, Anyone Interested should call Kathy at fi71-9fi00 or email her at kgauci@htfon.ca. [he Big Bike for Mroke Is one of the Foundattotfs most successful fund rais- on. attracting more than t.600 tttamy arm» the province. [his year. the Big Bike is looking In raise more than $4 million in Ontario for life-saving heart and stroke research. U.49o. '7.9%, s2.79m. '4.4%, s6.99o, s6.69m). lhe Heart and Stroke Foundation In committed to protecting the health at mil- hum of Canadians at risk of heart disease and stroke, ihe Foundation Is lead- ing the way towards greater understanding the rum causes of these diseases. which Is critical because almost 40 per cent of Cana- diam are expected to devel- op some form of heart dis- Kids support loud hank Continued from page " Selby said One of Selby's biggest fans during his time in the buggy last winter was five- year-old Victoria Hynes. "She saw Jeff's picture on the front of the Chronicle that week and decided to draw a picture for him," said Victoria's mother. Denise. "l remember her asking me at dinner one night if there are people who don't have any dinner. I told her that there were. and she asked if we could help them for Christmas." the family visited Selby in the buggy and made both food and cash donations. Victoria also presented him with a picture she drew of herself with Selby in the buggy, warming his heart during a bitterly cold week. "" wVic toriaSlurJ um ease and stroke over their lifetime. lhe knowledge gamut! from this research comin- ues m result m earlier ding “059$. better lrealmenls. and better information for Canadians In m1- to protect their health. For information and tools fur everyone to get and stay healthy. visit www.heartandstroke.ca. his efforts. Since then. the two have stayed in touch, So when Victoria heard Selby was doing another event In support the food bank. she asked her mom if they could help. Denise, who is heavily involved at Mary Johnston school, thought it would be 110211 to get Victoria's class involved in making a ban- ner for the sale, Kindergarten teacher Jane Walker agreed the pro- ject would be a great lesson for the kids. "It's a helpful way to teach kids that they can help other people," Walker said. Denise agreed it's good to teach children at a young age that there are others out there who may not be as fortunate.