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PAGE 8, WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1982, WHITBY FREE PRES COUNTY TOWN CARNI VAL SECTION PeerPerryfinalsts'are mvolved 'SjORT'S PHARMACY LTD.9 I 65 BaldwlnSt., BrooklIn I 655-3301 IPresent this coup on to Short's Pharmaëy Ltd.I &%-m % M M I I I I 'I The social higblight of the year in Whitby has- become the presenta- tion of the Peter ýPerry. Award to the town's out- standing citizen by the Whitby CbamI4er of Comflmerce- for 2 I ilE Eyearly passes I This year, the ev to Cullen Gardens, Whitby moves back to the B Draw on Aug. 02182 denahore Pavilion al Name ..................... a one-time appearas at the Earl of Durh Address.................................. >Restaurant. Phone ......................... .......... Tbe award will SUiI testing question. I d_____ r SINCE 1898 vent- Hey- after Lnce ham Tues. and Wed. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Thurs. and Fr1. 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Sat. 9:30 a. m. - 3 p. m. National Trust You cn bank on us. M________ presented tomorrow nlght startlng- with a cocktail hour at 6:15 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. After 'the cèermony, there wii be dancing to Sammy and the Capris. Tickets for the event are $20 apiece. and can be obtained by calling the'chamber's office in the Centennial Building: The chamber has con- tinued it new tradition of announcing the finalists for the award the week prior to the event. This year's finalists are: _Joyce Cox, Mandy Crawford and Marion Irwin.* 1The Peter Perry Award is named after the man considered to be the founder of Wbitby and was instituted foilowing a speech by the late Judge John E. Pritchard at Whitby centennial celebrations in 1955., At tht tune, the judge spoke of the service ren- dered to Whitby ýby Peter Perry and said there were still many Peter Perrys lef t in Whitby. The Chamber of Com- merce, -inspired by his remarks created the award to be presented annually to Whitby's outstanding citizen. The first winner was Donald A.> Wilson who re 1ceived thé award in 1956. S This is the 'second year that Joyce Cox has been placed among the finalists for the Peter Perry Award. A resident of Whitby for, tbree decades, she bas devoted ber time to many services in the commumity for. more than loyears. After ber husband was elected to <Whitby Town Council in 1969, Cox was told that the Whitby branch of the Red Cross Society needed someone to look after its loancupboard. She found that re- quests were often made when there was no one available to, open the vault in tbe Centennial Building where the society's supplies were kept. Mfter managing the cupboard for three years, Cox took on the responsibiity of or- ganizing the blood donor clinics. The 'public relations campaign she- under- took increased contribu- tions to the blood clinic greatly. Cox' retired from this job' in 1961, af- ter nine years. Aside , from collecting blood,' she also collecta money for the United Way as a canvasser. She is also a canvasser for the Cana- dian Cancer Society. A teacher by pro- BEST W ISHES to the WHITBY COUNTY TOWN CARNI VAL from the staff 6f Wesley's World Travel 185 BROCK ST. N. esieygsWHITBY ~frY ~ Corneroff Dock à Mary Travel i,. Stay Young... Have Fun .. Travol JOYCE COX in ber basement. Cox describes herself as a "people person"y and enjoys tbe variety of ber i4unteer work and values tbe contacta she hds made. TJe second finalist for th$ ygar's Peter Perry A4>d ta stili an Amecancitizen al- though she bas lived here since 1964. Many Crawford was one of the first to get in- volvedwhen the Whitby Arts' Incorporated was formed in 1967. Before the old Whitby CNR railway station was acquired as, an art gallery, Crawford was involved in planning and publicizing the acti- vities of the Wbitby Arts which were held in the Centennial Building.- ,For 1975 to 1978, Craw- ford was a key person assisting Joy Thonipson in co-ordinating the Whitby Arts Bali, a major fund raising pro- ject and was also one of the committee wbich organized their lOtb an- niversary party at In- verlynn. She served as a mem- ber of the board of directors for 10 years before retiring in 1978 witb the position of, vice- president. Wben the Provincial goverrnent decided to create a Senior Citizens Week la Ontario In the early 1970's, the Whitby Recreation.-Department asked Crawford to plan tbe town's activities. Crawford was also one of the founders of Whitby Comrnunity Care.. In 1977, sbe was asked to be a meînber of a temporary commnittee formed to see if Commn- unlty Care services were noeded. Af ter the service was established in 1978, Crawford served as a member -of the board CONT'DON Pr,12 1.4 4 National Trust, 352 Brock StreetS outh Whitby e 666-1800 - 686-2520 (Ajax) ACTIVITIES WHITBY 668-3304 Hwy. 2 and ThlcksonRd fession, Cox taught at. 'what is now known as R.A. Sennett. Public School, and at, E.A. Fairman Public School. .Although she retired from teaching in 1973, she returned to- R.A. Sennett te play the piano for music classes when tbe sehool could not find anyone to fill this position. For the past two mon- ths, she bas been teach- ing severely bandi- capped children at a school in Ajax operated- by the Ajax, Pickering and Whitby Association for the Mentally Retard- ed. A member of St. Mark's United Church, she bas taught Sunday School for many years and served on the past- orial comnxittee that sought a replacement for the Rev. John Smitb when he retired in 1980 after 27 years. She bas also been an instrumental part of tbe St. Mark's Quiers who bave made their home 1