FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Leading Ontario Winery Leads Battle Against Deadly Disease
VAUGHAN, ONTARIO, June 13th, 2007 – Magnotta Winery Corporation and
its President & CEO Rossana Magnotta are in the midst of a crusade
across the country building awareness and funds in support of Lyme
Disease, the fastest growing infectious disease in the world.
Magnotta says, “Lyme disease is a bacterial infection caused by the
bite of a tick and is affecting millions of people worldwide.
Referred to as the ‘ticking time bomb’, it’s one of the top ten
misdiagnosed diseases in the world.” She says “children, teens and
adults lives are being severely altered by this debilitating and
painful disease, and they don’t have to be. When properly diagnosed
and treated early, Lyme disease is curable.”
Lyme disease is a hidden epidemic that has now been found in all
provinces in Canada, and with global warming, will only continue to
spread. Canada is years behind in research, diagnosis and treatment
and information provided to Canadian doctors and the public is
completely inadequate.
Magnotta says the worse is yet to come for Canadian taxpayers “The
emotional and financial costs to deal with this widely spreading
disease will be enormous to Canadian taxpayers if we don’t do
something to increase awareness and create diagnostic and treatment
facilities in Canada. People do not need to suffer and possibly die
from this disease when a simple test can diagnose it and it can be
treated.”
The battle against this deadly disease has now become a personal one.
She has traveled across the globe in hopes of finding a cure for her
husband Gabe who battles Lyme. “This disease has touched our family
in a way that has changed our lives forever. No-one should have to
endure what we went through. The quality of our lives, not just my
husband’s, has changed forever, and no Canadian should be denied a
simple, reliable diagnostic test and treatment.”
To launch Magnotta’s long-term campaign to support Lyme Disease and
CanLyme, Magnotta has released a 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon Special
Reserve VQA with portions of sales going directly to support CanLyme.
Lyme Disease will also be the featured charity of this years
Magnotta Brewery True North Classic Golf Tournament on June 18, 2007,
with all proceeds benefiting CanLyme. Magnotta has plans to take the
lead on many more Lyme disease awareness and fund raising campaigns
across the country.
PRESS CONFERENCE PRIOR TO GOLF TOURNAMENT:
Mon. June 18, 2007 - 11:30 AM SHARP
Thornhill Golf & Country Club, 7994 Yonge Street, Thornhill, ON
For more information, please contact Rossana Magnotta at
Toll free: 1-800-461-9463 or E-mail: mailbox@magnotta.com
