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PAGE 12, WHJTY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1989 Debate over debrie 1<ROM PAGE 1i into a sequence. It will look ugly until we get in there and grade and sod, says Keenan, acding that landscaping will be compele- ted ne-t sprinig along. with* the la.ying <f topseil. Prieslt says Coscan lias done; some sodding but that a lot of trees still have to be replaced. Gifldns is Rotary student of the. year Trisha Gifkins c f Anderson CVI was recently named student cf the year for .19839 by the Rotary Club of Whitby Sunrise. She was one of three . students who received bursaries frein the Rotary Sunrise club. The other students were Mark McCann of Denis O'Connor and Kim Thomp* son of Henry Street High School. Ail three recently spoke to Rotary Sunrise members about their family and their future goals. Criteria that determine awards from the 'club are: Whitby residents; -minimum- 75 per cent graduating. average; attending a post secondary insti- tution; financial need; school lea- dership. Gifkins will attend the University of Toronto, McCann will attend McMaster University in Hamilton, and Thompson will. attend the University of Western Ontario in Londoni. JIM PRIEST picks up some of the debris in Pringle Creek. Priest says debris cornes from construction by Coscan Developments on a sùbdivision ini the area. Fr.. Prom photo LETTELt Appreciation of volunteers Copy of letter to Marie Brooks Smyth, administrator Of Whitby Community Care Overview cf my Sinnmer with Whitby Community Care By Mark Davies Eight weeks ago when I joined Community Care, I wasn't- toc sure what tô expect or exactiy what my job was to be. Iwas told that I was to organize -some CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF WHITBY PUBLIC NOTICE The Mayor and Council of the Town of Whiîoy cordially invite you to attend the Unveiling of the> Memorial Plaque in memory of Sir William Stephenson, to be held at 'lntrepid Park" on Boundary Road, Whitby, Ontario, on Tuesday, August,29th, 1989, at 7:00 p.m. R. A. Attersley, MAYOR p Thousands of Canadians 1 5 % are waiting for the gift of a - O F F liIe-saving transplant. the rgula prie ofThe Kidney Foundation any nterainmnt cntreof Canada Expies: at.Sept 2. 989urges you to sign an lawnmowing and cleaning for seniors which I feel I have done successfully for almost 25 clients and 13 volunteers._ But once a client and volunteer had been set up together, very littie was necessary te make sure the job was done, thanks- te a succassful team cof volunteers. In my spare turnie, I did various other jobs such as, help eut the volunteers in the office, help organize drives for clients, calculate figures for the end of month reports, help on -several Meals on Wheels routes,> made signs, typed, photocopied, sent letters through the stamp machine, and painted some windows. I aise, learned a lot while I was here. I learned about volunteers and the need. for them in the community. Some cf the volunteers I met in the officeand on the phone have been very interesting, and al of them have a different reasen for volunteering a great portion cf their turne. Some are retired and are trying te, stay active, others have had -a troubled life,, and are starting over by helping us. Some just enjey paying back some turne to the comrnunity. I have also seen people and have been te, peeples heuses where-I amn sure they weuid net be able te survive without our care. Se I consider this summer less cf a job and more of a learning experience, where I have seen parts cf Whitby I neyer knew existed, and I neyer knew cf the high amount cf seniors in this town. I have enjoyed spencling my summer here, I have learned a lot and earned some good money, which not Many ids cen say about their summer job. -Thank you.