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Whitby Free Press, 19 Oct 1988, p. 36

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PAGE AB, WH1TBY FREE PRESS, Durham Moves, OCTOBER 19, 1988 1928 FORD - Around the world in 15 months. A 1928 Model A that 's been around One of the more interestirig cars on display at the Canadian Automotive Museum in Oshawa is a 1928 Ford Model A, for it has been around. The Model A is owned by Stan Guignard of North Bay Who, for 15 months, from 1983 to 1984, travelled around the world in the car. Guignard, who was the founder of the Dionne quintuplets museum, drove the car as part Of his effort to raise money for the cancer society. According to museumn general manager Jack Innes, Guignard would raise money for the society in a country and the money would stay in that country. He raised more than $300,00 during his 15 months, in such places as Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, Europe and New Zealand. Guignard had a special reason for his trip -. his wife and mother both died of cancer. According to Inmes, during the Model A's 25,000-mnile journey, it had a fiat tire, a waterpunxp and generator problem., "That was it, the car performed perfectly," said Innes. Guignard began hs trip on June 1, 1983 from Toronto. While in Australia he met a woman who would later become his second wife. The car, which is covered with stickers and decals ýfrom almost every country he visited, was donated to the museum in 1986. Innes explained that Guignard was on his way back from the Vancouver Expo when he stopped at the museum. He decided to loan the car to the museum, where it sits prominently in the front window. "It is an ongoing reminder that the cancer society - does need money," said Innes. Brewers extend, campaign The Brewers of Ontario recent- ly announced the extension of,,a public awareness campaign to include an outdoor billboard initi- ative promnoting the responsible use of alcohol. "The* outdoor advertising is the latest addition in an extensive ar- ray of responsibe use programs sponsored by the brewers, both as individual companies and jointly through their provincial and na- tional organizations, "says Rich- ard Scully, chairman of the Brew- ers of Ontario- The biliboards, which depict family scenes calling on people to "Please Drink Responsibly," sup- port a television campaign which is on network and private sta- tions across the province. 'While Ontario statistics show that the rate of accidents involv- ing drivers over the age of 21 who had been drinking declined from about 550 in 1979 te 273 in 1986, the Brewers believe much more cari be done in promoting individual responsibility," says Scufly. The campaign is based on ex- tensive testing which showed that Ontarians respond most favorably te a message that describes the benefits of responsible use in "real world" situations. "The resuit has been a theme that encompasses responsible use at home, in the workplace, at play as well as behind the wheel," Scully says. "We are encouraging Ontarians to consider what re- sponsible use means te, them and what the personal rewards will be for observing it." The Brewers of Ontario have sponsored the continuing "Think Before You Drink" campaign for 15 years, focusing on discouraging people from drinking and oper- ating a moter vehicle or boat. Unti Nov 30t/88 The decline in the problems of L e L Philip urry Bld etunkalcohol abuse. particularly im- $149wO 0'---Lakonte refrbisingpaired driving*, have shown that attitudes can change and that __________________________progress can be made," says Scul- OPENMONAY T FRDAYFROM9:OAM T 5:OPMly. We believe the efforts by the OPE MONDAYTO RIDY 9OOA TO5:OPMbrewing industry can make furth- er positive gains in reducing alco- hol abuse."

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