Janet Hodgkins and her husband David Fowler have been actively involved with the Heart and Stroke Foundation for many years, with Hodgkins coordinating the door-to-door canvassing campaign in Wainfleet. Last year, the campaign raised $16,000. This year, Hodgkins and Fowler are hosting a 'Baby Boomer' themed trivia night fundraiser on Saturday in Fonthill to benefit the Foundation. The trivia questions will focus on popular music from the 1950s-1970s. The event aims to continue supporting the Foundation's research, advocacy, and public awareness efforts around cardiovascular disease, which affects millions of Canadians.

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Focus on Wainfleet
By Carolyn LoConte
J
anet Hodgkins has had three family mem-
bers affected by cardiovascular disease.
Her eldest sister suffered a shocking heart
attack at the age of 62. Her second sister
underwent open heart surgery. Her father has
endured two separate heart attacks.
Thankfully, the 63-year-old Wainfleet
resident has been lucky enough not to have
personally suffered from any heart problems.
Nonetheless, when three family members have
been directly affected from heart complica-
tions that feeling of apprehension becomes
no stranger and can take a heavy toll on the
whole family.
For the past 12 years, Hodgkins has grown
into a treasured volunteer of the Heart and
Stroke Foundation, being actively involved in
the charity’s mission to prevent heart disease,
save lives, and promote recovery. With a pas-
sion for communal power burning strong, she
has been instrumental in coordinating the
door-to-door canvassing campaign for the
Foundation in Wainfleet. Last year, Hodgkins
and her team of 55 canvassers were definitely
a mighty bunch raising $16,000. While well-
deserved credit goes towards the canvassing
team, we cannot forget that it was a collabora-
tive effort, with the money raised made pos-
sible only by the overwhelming response from
the community.
“It is a large rural area to cover, but once
you’ve started it’s gratifying because you are
able to see how generous the people around
you are,” she said of the support. “And on
top of the canvassing experience, you get the
chance to become better acquainted with your
neighbours.”
This year, Hodgkins has decided to take
her philanthropic efforts one step further as
she partners with her husband, David Fowler,
to host a ‘Baby Boomer’ themed Trivia Night
at the Royal Canadian Legion in Fonthill this
Saturday.
While this will be the first trivia night the
couple is holding for Heart and Stroke, it is
not the first one they have held for charity. In
2010, Hodgkins and Fowler put on the event to
raise money for Haiti after the horrors that fol-
lowed the catastrophic earthquake.
“If there is one thing that I do believe, it’s
that when you help others you are making a
lot of people happy, including yourself,” he
said. “And on that note, why not have some
fun while you’re doing it.”
What is most special to this trivia night is
the theme. All of the questions will focus on
the most popular music from the 50s, 60s,
and 70s. Questions will be asked and clips of
music will be played. The teams will be asked
to identify the title of the music and the per-
former.
Tables/teams of eight are available at $20
per participant. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and
the event begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Royal
Canadian Legion on 141 Regional Rd. Hwy. 20
East.
Hodgkins and her family are only a few of
the thousands of Canadians affected and liv-
ing with the traumas that have resulted from
heart complications and disease.
About 70,000 people a year in Canada die
of cardiovascular disease – including heart
attacks, heart failure and stroke, according to
the Public Health Agency of Canada. There are
an estimated 1.6 million Canadians living with
heart related disease, including 315,000 living
with after-effects of stroke.
Every seven minutes in Canada, some-
one dies of heart disease or stroke. Through
fundraising initiatives like the Baby Boomer
Trivia Night, the Heart and Stroke foundation
can continue to invest in supporting research,
promoting advocacy and increasing public
awareness.
To register, visit www.babyboomertrivia.
ca or contact Susan Chouinard, Area Manager
for the Heart and Stroke Foundation Niagara
Region, at 905-938-8800.
For more information and updates informa-
tion on cardiovascular disease, research, and
healthy living, you can visit www.heartand-
stroke.com .
Carolyn LoConte is the public relations chair
for the Heart and Stroke Foundation - Niagara
Region.
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Janet Hodgkins and David Fowler have been
longtime supporters of the Heart and Stroke
Foundation, and key organizers of the Wainfleet
canvas. They’re continuing their support by orga-
nizing a trivia night this Saturday in Fonthill.
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