Donation inspired by Newspaper coverage

Lothar and Helen Witt.

When Helen Witt read about the arrival of the MRI machine at Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering hospital, she instantly knew she wanted to support the Image is Everything campaign.

The Pickering woman said she read about the big MRI event on Aug. 29 in the Toronto Star and she decided that the $425 in coins she had collected over time would be put to good use helping her community hospital. Her and her husband Lothar visited the Foundation the week of the event to drop off the coins and they even got a sneak peak of the MRI in the suite.

Ms. Witt added that she understands the need for the MRI in west Durham because Lothar needed an MRI in 2003. "We wanted to thank Rouge Valley for the care" Ms. Witt said.