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n a day and age when the Iexcesses of turning 16 are celebrated on TV shows like My Super Sweet 16, a local girl wanted to go in a different direction for her milestone birthday. "They were all really excited about it because we actually got to go down there and make the donaâ€" tion." The Grade 10 Resurrecâ€" tion highâ€"school student was born 25 weeks premaâ€" ture at Chedokeâ€"McMaster after her mother, Cathy, was rushed to the hospital by ambulance. Cathy said the weather was much like it was during last week‘s ice storm on EMS crews initially wantâ€" ed to fly Cathy to Hamilton by air ambulance, but the helicopter was grounded, so Sweet 16 birthday girl raises hundreds of dollars for hospital Instead of spending hunâ€" dreds of dollars on a party and having presents lavâ€" ished on her, Waterloo‘s Sarah Fedy asked her friends to make a donation to the hospital where she spent her first few months of life. She packed up a group of 13 of her closest girlfriends into a 15â€"person passenger van last Friday, driven by her favourite uncle, Jim Young. and visited the neonatal unit at Hamilton‘s Chedokeâ€" McMaster Hospital. They dropped off more than $800. Born more than three months premature, Sarah said she wanted to do someâ€" thing for the next generation of preemies to give them the same chance at life. "There‘s just so many other babies who need help," said Sarah. "I thought it would be better to give them the money to help. 12 * WATERLOO CHRONICLE + Wednesday, March 7, 2007 March 3. 1991 MEMORY FOAM BED TOPPERS ® Promotes deep resitui sieep ® Refieves back pain and aching joints ® Heips reduce stress uks VI§CO_ELAST|C MEMORY FOAM Continued on page 17 By Bos VrBANAC Chronicle Staff * Greater comtort ® Less tossing and turning © Gives pressure retef We Custom Cut Foam ... For Everything! ... JUST ASK! Sweet 16 Sarah Fedy looks over some of the pictures of her as a preemie as she celebrated her milestone birthday. She decided to celebrate her 16th birthday by getting her friends and family to donate to the neonatal unit at Hamilton‘s Chedokeâ€"McMaster Hospital LIFESTYLE ' The Foam Store for all your camping and RV needs FOAM CUSHIONS AND PADDING for all marine applications In addition, she will detail some of the events being planned for this special Waterloo year. The meeting will start at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend, and there is no admission charge. For information, email rychmills@golden.net or call 519â€"742â€"4990. Waterloo‘s sesquicentennial is in the spotlight at the next meeting of the Kitchener Waterloo Camâ€" bridge Regional Post Card Club. The story of Waterloo from Village Crossroads to Smart City will be the topic March 14 at Doon Her itage Crossroads Hall of Fame building. The City of Waterloo‘s heritage collection curator Anne Chafe, will use many postâ€"card images to illusâ€" trate Waterloo‘s century and a half. Meditation classes with Buddhist nun Kelsang Kunden are held Monday evenings from 7â€"8:30 p.m. at the Kitchener public library. Classes are $10 each or $35 for five classes. The event is hosted by the Kalpa Bhadra Budâ€" dhist Centre. For more information, visit www.KalpaBhadra.ca. To contact the centre, email info@kalpabhadra.ca or call 519â€"837â€"8077. As a benefit for the Alternatives journal, Junoâ€" award winner Sarah Harmer will be at the Princess Cinema this Thursday following her docuâ€"concert film Escarpment Blues. The event will run from 7 to 9 p.m. * Tickets are $15, which includes a free issue of Alternatives and a discount on a subscription. and are available at the Alternatives office, the Princess Cinema and Old Goat Books. The event showcases leisureâ€"time activities at the cottage, home or away. The KW Cottage Home and Leisure Show 2007 is here to help create the great escape. Enter to win a kayak from Paddle Shack. Show hours are Friday, 1â€"9 p.m.; Saturday. 10 a.m.â€" 6 p.m.; and Sunday, 10 a.m.â€" 5 p.m. Admission is $5, $4 for seniors and students. and children 12 and under get in for free. For more information, call 1â€"800â€"561â€"5076 Discount coupons are available at www.regionalâ€" shows.com. The annual KW Cottage Home. Travel and Leisure Show is being held this weekend at Bingeâ€" mans in Kitchener. Home show this weekend Postâ€"card club celebrates city‘s sesquicentennial Singer supports journal Meditate every Monday 360 Trillium Dr. Kitchener ERGONOMIC SEAT PADS & BOLSTERS FACTORY OUTLET 519.748.1491 _ (Fomgor â€"â€"_â€" NEW HOURS: Mon. â€" Thurs. 8â€"6, Fri. 8â€"4 [ ® MEMORY FOAM PILLOWS 4f