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Rotary Club of Powell River donates to Brave Hearts program

HEARTY DONATION: Rotary Club of Powell River recently donated $1,200 to the Brave Hearts program for 10 new heart-rate monitors for its participants.
Rotary Club of Powell River

HEARTY DONATION: Rotary Club of Powell River recently donated $1,200 to the Brave Hearts program for 10 new heart-rate monitors for its participants.

Brave Hearts is a rehabilitation program established by local volunteers in partnership with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) and designed for people who have had a cardiac event.

[From left] City of Powell River manager of recreation Neil Pukesh; city employee Melissa Furlotte; participants Albert Legault, Catherine Morris and Phil Sayers; fitness specialist Roche Rossouw; participant Colleen Cox; VCH registered nurse Leah Head; Rotary representative Monica Peckford; VCH registered nurse Giselle Reyes; and Rotary representative and previous participant Ron Salome.

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