Heart & Stroke Foundation Goldeyes Toques

Goldeyes Team Up With Heart & Stroke Foundation To Raise Money In 50th Anniversary Year

Goldeyes fans looking to keep their ears warm can do so and help the fight against heart disease and stroke at the same time.

In partnership with the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Manitoba in its 50th anniversary year, the Goldeyes will begin selling red toques on February 1 to coincide with the beginning of Heart Month. The toques are available at the Canwest Park merchandise store, the Heart & Stroke Foundation offices in Winnipeg and Brandon, all Boston Pizza locations in Manitoba, St. Vital Centre and at the Ironman Outdoor Curling Bonspiel that runs this weekend at The Forks.

"We're very pleased to team up with the Heart & Stroke Foundation to commemorate a very significant anniversary," said Goldeyes general manager Andrew Collier. "By doing so, not only do we get to sell an attractive winter merchandise item, but, at the same time, we help to raise money and awareness for an organization that has been a very important member of the community for 50 years."

The toque, which sells for $15 (taxes included) with $5 from each one sold going to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, has a Goldeyes script logo on the front while the back features the wording Heart and Stroke Foundation of Manitoba below the foundation's 50th anniversary logo.

"Ten Manitobans die every day from heart disease and stroke. Partnerships with community organizations such as the Goldeyes are working to help us change that statistic," said
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Manitoba CEO Debbie Brown. "Every Manitoban that buys a toque is helping us achieve our mission to eliminate heart disease and stroke and reduce
their impact through the advancement of research and its application, the promotion of
healthy living and advocacy."

Heart disease and stroke are the number one cause of disability and death in Manitoba and Canada. Almost 40 per cent of Canadians will develop some form of heart disease or stroke.

Volunteer canvassers will go door-to door in Manitoba in February as the Heart & Stroke Foundation has set a fundraising goal of $778,000 for its residential campaign, a jump of $26,000 from 2006, when $753,000 was raised.