The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

PAGE 12, WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1988 I v AHEART OF GOLD . Irez Curi: By Debbie Luchuk Brooklin bas its share of s'ome of the most community-oriented people in the region, and a shining example is Heart of GoId winner Inez Curi. Shie is president' of the board of cirectors for the Durbam Association for Respite Services;1 past president of the board of directors for tbe Ajax;. Pickering, Whitby Association for Comm- 2nd Annlual Antique & Craft Show and Sale- Presented by THE SUNDERLAND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY Sunday, August 7th, 1988 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. SUNDERLAND ARENA Aduits $1 .00 Children Free Refreshments Available FOR MORE INFORMATION CAL 705-357-2427 C. 1 AMA MTIZ±HAAA4±InStockSlzes- unity Living; bost mother to developmentally bandicapped children througb the Durham Association For Respite Services program; foster parent for 20 years; and contributor of clothing and Christmas gifts to "Citizens of the World" (people in group homes with no families. Moreover, she bas worked with girl guides and 4-H clubs in Brooklin, and is actively invoived witb the United Cburch Women. Curi also finds the time to provide mn-homne care to people in temporary need of babysitting or houséwork. .She is very active in ber "speciai, grandaughter's" life (a Down's syndrome chiid), ensur- ing that sbe have as normal and bappy a life as possible. Friend Marie Williaxnson sent The Free Press a 'glowing letter about Curl's contributions to community life, nominating ber for tbe Heart of Goid Award. Williamson said in ber letter,"I met Mrs. Ifiez Curi when I moved to Brooklin two years ago. Sbe is a quiet-spoken, rnodest woman witb a real beart of gold. Sbe is involved witb belping others in so many ways that sbe truly sbould be paid for. ail she does. I1 moved to Brooklin from the "I1T DOESN'T SEEM THAT LONG," say William and Gladys Rudkin of Brooklin, who marked 60 years of marriage on June 16, with a surprise party fromn family and relatives in the Bobcaygeon area only a few weeks ago. Clean living is one ingredient to a long marriage, says Gladys, who adds with a chuckle, "Don't disagree with your husband, he's alWays right."1 Free Press photo CORRESPONDENT= .neectecLqmi~mediately .for Brooklln, AhuMyrtie and Ïrial news cail Maurice at ëh Whitby Free Press 6 r,6111 RED ROSE- NURSEARY & GARDEN CENTRE 579-8285 ;hcsQ d. N. Brooklin 655-4749 WHOLESALE OUTLET 1NTERLOCKING STONE SALES Frôfm',:99/sq ft. SOMuIi-Weave - urbs much more SEE OUR DISPLAYS @ Landscape and Design Installation N9ursery Stock lncludIng'Flowers, Shrubs and Trees cold city of Toronto two years ago. I neyer knew that people could be so warmn and kind. Inez Curl bas certainiy made my life more enjoyable knowing that she lives next door." 1When asked why sbe volunteers ber time for so many groups and people, Curi rep- lied, I guess I see a need. The deveiopmentally handicapped have tobave someone to speak for tbem. I don't think of wby, I just do it. "I didn't go out to work and I bad the time and the energy (for raising foster cbildren), and we felt that we could share some of our riches witb .others." - 1 %e Curis' first foster daughter is referred to as their daugbter; and Curi still keeps in toucb with many of the children who bave passed tbrough ber bouse- hold. Because bher granddaugbter was born developmentally handi- capped, Curi said she got involved witb the Association for Respite Services. "There seemed to be a need for parents, (of a developmentally bandicapped cbild) to havesome relief," she said. "I have a girl with me rigbt now," sbe added. "To give a few hours of our tinie is notbing compared to the bours the parents give," she said. Correspondent wanted. The Free Press is seeking a new correspondent to report Brooklin and area news. Anyone interested is asked to eall The Free Press. Evanshen i fair condition, Terry Evansben of Brooklin is now in fair condition in Osbawa General Hospital after a July 4 automobile accident in Oshawa. The condition of the, former CFL star bad been serious'until last week. He broke several bones and suffered internai injuries when the car be was driving collided with another vehicle at an intersection. 'The driver of.the -other vehicle was charged with running a stoplight. Buildings get coats ofpain Iroquois Park, the Centennial building in Whitby and the Ashburn cornunity centre Will be receiving new coats of paint this summer. Whitby council ' as give n approval to paint^ theý interior of both Whitby buildings at a cost of $17,688. iIHR Pro'ýfessional Student Painters of -Whitby a been hired for the job. .The roof and wails of Iroquois Park will be painted while the uppner and lower level corridors at Very aýýctive community life INEZCURL. 1**T4e,àNn7ffl gr Cc MIR Brooklir4 Ashburr4 Myrtle and the surrounding rural areas should be phoned to Maurice, NElce or Janice at the Whitby Free Mressor dropped in or mnailed to or 131 Brock St. N. LlN 5S1 Note: the deadline for coming events is Priday at, 5 pm for insertion the following week