Massawippi Valley Health Centre looking for votes for The Aviva Community Fund Competition

Centre wants to equip two new exam rooms

This year, Massawippi Valley Health Centre (MVHC) has applied to the The Aviva Community Fund (ACF) competition, hoping to win funding for the equipment for two new exam rooms. The project will help complete the lower level renovation for the new health promotion/illness prevention department.

The ACF is giving over $1 million this year to fund charitable initiatives across Canada. The ACF competition supports organizations that bring people together ideas. for a long-lasting and positive impact in “Since the Health Centre opened in the community. 2015, we have had more than 16,000 patient

In order to win funding, the MVHC is appointments, done almost 3,000 asking for Canadians who care about the lab tests, had our nurses perform more Ayer’s Cliff health co-op to support it by than 7,000 consultations or procedures. voting online at https://www.avivacommunityfund.org/voting/project/view/18145. These members of our community have had the benefit of first-class bilingual From Sept. 25 to Oct. 4, 2018. Each healthcare close to home and without voter has a total of 10 votes that can be long wait times”, commented Richard used all at once, or throughout the voting Violette, President of the health centre. period. Voters can use all 10 votes to “This takes pressure off the Emergency support one idea, or up to 10 different Room.”

The top 50 ideas with the most votes at the end of the voting period will win $10,000 to fund their project idea. Winners will be announced on Nov. 20, 2018.

The Massawippi Valley Health Centre needs the community to vote in order for the project to become a reality.

Visit the idea page at https://www.avivacommunityfund.org/voting/project/vie w/18-145 to vote and stay updated on the ACF competition.