12 Days of Giving - Day 5

“On the fifth day of giving, my law firm gave to me,
Help for Heart and Stroke.”

On our fifth day of giving, we are pleased to be donating to the Heart and Stroke foundation of Canada.

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For over 60 years, Heart & Stroke has been dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke. Their work has saved thousands of lives and improved the lives of millions of others. Learn more about their story. Everything they do is aimed at these collective impact goals: • Improve the health of people in Canada by decreasing risk factors for heart disease and stroke • Reduce the death rate from heart disease, stroke and vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) of people in Canada
Heart & Stroke donors and volunteers have been fueling medical breakthroughs over six decades!

                               $155B invested in life-saving research since 1952
                               75% decline in heart disease and stroke death rate since 1952
                               750 researchers currently funded by Heart & Stroke

Heart & Stroke’s research strategy is founded on a commitment to excellence. Donors’ dollars are invested in the best science, as evaluated by competitive peer review, and seen through some of these research breakthroughs

1954 - Dr. Wilfred Bigelow performs first successful open heart surgery in Canada, using a technique developed through a Heart & Stroke grant.

1976 - Dr. Henry Barnett conducts first clinical trial using Aspirin to prevent strokes. 

1983 -  Dr. Robert Côté performs a clinical tool that measures neurological deficits following an acute stroke. The Canadian Neurological Scale is now used all over the world.

1990 - First genetic link to premature heart disease is discovered.

2005 - The gene responsible for heart arrhythmias is found.

2009 - World’s first in-utero surgery to correct congenital heart defects is performed in Canada.

2019 - Discovery of a molecule linked to 1 in 5 cases of heart failure creates potential for preventing this debilitating condition.

For a limited time, one-time donations to the heart and stroke Foundation will be matched dollar-for dollar by Manulife!

Your Generosity Helps Break Down Barriers

Heart & Stroke’s selection as our day 5 charity has been made by three of our caring staff. Our Real Estate Manager, Julie Saliba, our Financial Clerk, Joanne Stross, and our newest addition to the team, our Administrative Assistant; Client Relations, Hilary Nixon, so we will be making three separate donations. Julie’s family and herself have personally witnessed the effects of heart disease and stroke with both her sister and father being affected. Joanne’s husband unfortunately passed away at the age of 46 from a stroke. With donations being made the Heart & Stroke, they can keep developing new technology so people don’t have to live with the devastating effects of strokes and heart attacks.

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