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Whitby Free Press, 14 Feb 1979, p. 3

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Two topi es of be feat annual annivere Whitby The a: held Fe] the the& Building South. Follom new boa the reE commit w 1be a C ommun ity Care, olocal speakers'on the subjeetof "lWe are What 4 general interest will We Eat."Ilý' tured ai. the first One of the two panelists meeting and first wilI be Mary Lisko, author of -sary celebration of The Happy Cooker, The Community Care. Happy Looker, and The ,nnual meeting w1.11 be Cooker With Class. Mrs. àb. 21 at*7:30 p.m. in Lisko has conducted work- tre at the tentennial shops on nutrition and cook- g, 416 Centre Street 'ing. with seniors at the Oshawa -Senior Citizens' ing the election of. a Centre., ard of directors, and . The other panelist will be ýading of year-end John Knight, D.C., a Whi tby ttee reports, there chriopractor who believes in a panel discussion on' "Nâtural Gond Health"' WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY,FEBRUARY.14, 1979, PAGE 3 holds first anniversary party on Feb. 21 Following the panel dis- cussion, there will be the cutting of a birthday cake to celebrate the first year 0f CommunityCare, a service established in February 1978 to help the elderly live inde- pcndently 'in their own homes as long as possilble. After nine months of opér- ation. hy October 1978, Comimunity Càive had -163 clients and 123 votluntëer- on file. Volunteers haver driven ap)proximately 3,000 miles to take senior citizens to medi- cail appointments. Ata a ecent meeting of the Whitby Rotary Club,, Stant Mason of Whitby Community Care, said in the first month of operation, Community Care completed 24 assign- ments for' r'ine clients. Eleven months later, 464 assignments were being completed for 66 clients. For the whole firsi. yea'r, 3,600 assignments were completed, for more than 600 clients, he said. Volunteers in Whitby i tre store. robbed gav e 28,000 hours of service Iîrst anniversary celebration and drove 15,000 miles in the of Community Care. For year, said Mr. Mason. further information, contact Co-ordinator Marie Brooks The public is invited to the at 668-6223. MARIAN AUTO 25 Grenfeil St. Oshawa 728-5179. A 'Reliable" Sports Car? The Fiat X-1/9 cornes with amazing new warranties. Fiat X1/9 FIAT RELIABILITY Fiat is the only import that gives you both: a a 2 year/40,OOO kiiometer power train warranty a a 3 year unlimited mileage corrosion perforation warranty O See us for full defaifa ,O Includes: Removable hard top with Integral roli bar-Disc braites on ail 4 wheeis-Tinted glass-Safety door iocks-Radiai piy tires-Eiectric rear window detogger MATCHING, THE PICTURES Staff member Bea Johnson and Miss Mary Hopkins, 70, a former resident of Ashburn, examine some of the 224 photos of rcsidents and staff of Fairview Lodge in a "Match the Picture Contest". A total of 112 residents and staff for the past two weeks have had present day photos and baby pictures of themselves posted on the wall of a corridor in Fairview Lodge. Much interest bas been shown in trying to match up the pictures, and today during the Lodge's Valentine Carnival, first and second prizes will be awarded to the residents and staff who made the most correct matches. Today's Valentine Carnival is an event for all of Fairview Lodge to help beat the winter blahs, and the ",Match the Photo" contest has been the highlight. Contest forms were provided, for staff and residents to take a crack at matching up, the pictures. Free Press Photo

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