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PAGE 14, WEDNESDAY APRIL 20, 1983, WHITBY FR EE PRES$" Cancer Society campaign begins The annual April cam- paign for Canadian Can- cer Society funds is now underway. Thousands of daffodils have been sold, canvassers are prepared to knock on every door in the town of Whitby, and the Kiwanis Club- is making early preparations for its an- nual Great Bike Ride for Cancer. In Whitby the Cancer Society campaign in- volves many people. About 200 Beta Sigma Phi sorority girls organ- ized and ran the Daffo- dii Festival for teh Oshawa and Whitby paigns. Each year two of their girls volunteer to act as co-convenors who, along with one representative from each of the 12 sorority chapters, form the Daf- fodil Festival Commit- tee. Beta Sigma Phi is a womenps -cultural and social organization which was organlzed by Walter Ross in Kansas during the depression years as an avenue for brightenîng up the lives of women who were des- tined to be in the home on an ongoing basis. There is, however, no connection between this group of women and the sororities of college fame. Because money was scarce in th-ose days, attempta were made to provide some fun for women as econo- mically as possible. Meetings would be held in the women's homes and would feature pro- gramns which would be interesting to women and help to inform them and make them better people. The "sisters",0f the sorority chapters were bound to help one another in times 0f need, to be a true friend, and to improve their own persons. Sorority has exlsted over the years and still provides a unique avenue of l"sis- tership" for women. As well as cultural and social pursuits, the sorority undertakes at least one service project each year. For the past six years in Whitby, the local Beta Sigma Phi girls have undertaken the Daffodil Festival for the Cancer Society as their service project. As well, each individual chapter will often un- dertake small service, projects of their own. . Because the Daffodil Festival has grown so much, the sorority girls have had to enlist the help of other people. The Whitby Lionesses and Kinettes have joined the girls in their selling on the street corners and in plazas on the Thursday, Friday and Saturday. As well they have been joined by about forty senior ladies who mann- ed selling stations from card tables in several local banks. Following on the heels of the Daffodil Festival comes the Residential Campaign, in which 500 volunteers are involved. Sometime during the month of April they will attempt to knock on every door in the town of Whitby seeking a dona- tion- to the Cancer Society campaign. These volunteers are headed up by some 35 zone captains, each of whom organizes the canvassing in a certain area of town. The zone captis in turn are responsible to four resi- dential vice chairmen, who along with the resi- dential chairman, head up the door-to-door campaign. The resi- dential chairman, Marg Horton, emphasizes that "the work done by the four vice chairmen is extremely important to a successful cam- paign". This year the four residential vice chairmen are Leona Vallance, Judy Nel- mann, Connie Roy and Roberta Hall. Whitby's goal for the 1983 campaign is, $55,000. 0f this total it is hoped that $38,000 will be raised through door- to-door canvassing. The remaining $13,000 will be raised through special events. Special events chairman, Marion Irwin, stresses that "the Cancer Society hopes that several Whitby organi- zations will consider submitting funds which might be or have been raised through some special effort". Special events can be large or small. In the past, donations have come from children who have held backyard or sidewalk sales. Women's organizations have made contribu- tions to the April cam- paign from funds they've earned through their money-raising projets. This year a local travel agency, Wesley's World of Travel, 185 Brock St. N., has come up with a dif- ferent approach. For every airline' ticket or holiday package booked during the month of April, the agency will make a donationi to the Cancer Society. Report' fro m Q ueen'9 s Park rWA, By The lion. George Ashe, MPP (PC - Durham West) Ontarîo Miiiister of Revenue, At this time of the year, many of us take a dloser look at the exterior of our homes and contemplate whether or not this will be the time for major repairs. Unfortunately, this is also the time of year that some unscrupulous salesmen attempt to convince homeowners to proceed with costly and unneces- sary repairs. Earlier this month, Alliéd Aluminum Construc- tion Company Limited of Toronto was fined $7,000 in provincial court for leading a consumer to believe that expensive roof repairs were required for her home. This company involved the elderly consumer in a home renovation seheme and was subsequently given one of the stiffest penalties ever levied under the Business Practices Act. The fines were imposed on April 6 against Allied Aluminum Construction Company Limited and resulted from the sale of a $2,420 roofing contract to a Toronto woman who thought that she was receiving a reasonable quote for necessary repair work. Fortunately, the contract was discussed with neighbours who alerted the Mimistry of Consumer and Commercial Relations when they learned that the contractors had charged the woman an exor- bîtantly high price for the repairs. This company also faces charges of misrepre- sentation under the Business Practices Act in a separate incident which involves an elderly couple, and two of its salesmen have been charged with fraud. Actions taken against Allled Alwninum and some of its employees are the firat relating to question- able home repair sehemes this spring. But each year, dozens of Ontario residents fail prey to fast- talking salesmen who canvass neighbourhoods on a door-to-door basis. While it is true that anybody may become the vic- tim of unethical renovation firms, elderly home-, owners, who like well-kept homes and may be unable to do maintenance work themselves, are usually the easiest targets. There is certainly a lesson to be learned from the experience of these homeowners. When considering any home repairs, it is important to consider the advice of the Ministry of Consumer and Commer-. cial Relations: Shop around. Find out what you are paying for and read the contract carefu1ly, before signing it. REGISTER, CONTINUOUS, CARBONUZED & MISC. Startiiig M-ay 2d you nmay neyer nieed another.., batik account. Ask for detaiJls at VqCFORlA AND GREY Whitby:. 308 Dundas St. W. 668-9324 Toronto LUne 683-7189 Mtmh<Lr canada 1 kps.%it I nsuranccrx rin> dhe Doctor Joseph O. 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