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Whitby Free Press, 23 Oct 1991, p. 9

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WHI8YFEE RE8, Em~SnfYo7lcR 28,191, PAM 9 Recently, at the Ontarlo Mardi cfd Dîmes 1991annual tgênrimetinj in Teroto,. an, a;:ad was given te Whitby volunteers fer- their wintér fiund-raising campoJn ii. 'award .is openled annually Wà thé coenmunty ta acive hé secondighestper capîta donioens ma omunit' withi a population gréatér=ta 109000. Tihe award. was.accepted on, behlfoé'f thé Whitbhj Lionese Club who.ralsed a total c 600 Jack McLéflanof Whitbyws honouréd with a %pécal award cf menit fr bs outsdan-di-g contribution as a, volunteér in -thé Ontario *,Marh of. -Dîmes fund-raiuing= an»a Six-and-ahI sai, a idiv* accident mape MceIian's spine, oevering th nervé. Hé was paralyzéd.,from thé néck down- and lent bis cough reflex. Following thé accident, hé spént two yearsiii a surgical intensive haspital. Theon hé began thé tédious process df rebuilding his lifé. Although hé dépends on machinés tW miction fluid fiom his lungs during thé day and a véntilator Wo do his breathing at night, hé hasnt let bis disability slow hum down. With Seé assistance fromi thé Rangers 2nd in first aid. competition in Toronto* Members of thé Arapaho Rangers of whitby -finished secn in a provincial fhrst, aid competition held Oct. 4 in Toronto. Erin Thomas and Elizabeth Houlas, with Catherine Schwartz as alternatewereé second in thé intérmédiaté section of thé girl comrde nhéld by St. hnAmbu ancé. Thé thrée had réachéd thé provincial compétition after win- ning thé, area compétition. P. l i Homeseminars S trday.Oct 26. 9-4 Pm Drywafl, Taping & Finlshing hands-on - - to register cati g Home Hardware Ig~I701'Brmck StN., Whltby L....J 430-0344 The Durham Board of Education.willnomlinatetwo representatives to the Whitby Public Library Board fora three year term, reffective December 1, 199 1. Ontanio March of Dimes, hé sàtrtd bis' own d*ésktop publisbing buiness, Flair Flyes ~'e may bé thé only entrepreneur who operates a business froe bis WMhy Général Hospital ronm. With thé usé of *a mouthpiecé, hé abéto."d.gii flyes for smaf coepais.: Remarkabyq with thé uné of'a fox machiné and a phoné, he bandicap is virtull Hée,<moestratd bie skill in bis tradé by wriina direct, mal ~a 1 orlthe Onimo MÎrc _,o Dîme 1wintér fund-raising camnpaign. Thé résponse froim bis appeal lefttéris proofofits effectIvéess. Donationâ cf more than *200,000. bavé beén recéved seo far. It is due t. this am"ain contribution towands fund-raising that McULéIan was honounéd with a spécial awand of merit. JACK Me.lanaccepta hie award froii hnourary chairunan Veronica 1 -- o fi e nd l y s e r viic e Tennant. nlori .iiie r t adic Interested persons should submit an application to: Mary Wylie, Communications Manager, The Durham Board of Education, 555 Rossland Road West, Oshawa, Ontario, LUJ 3H3. Applications must be received no later than Tuesday, Novembcr 5, 1991. MeLellanWtb "ývolunteers honoured,-

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