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4 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, March 22,1994 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" > PORT PIRI STAIR COMMUNITY J. PETER HVIDSTEN / PORT PERRY STAR Frank and Marg Baxter are getting into the swing of things for the Rotary's "Oldies Dance" coming in June. They are seen here practicing some of their old steps. Blood clinic exceeds target A blood donor clinic held in Port Perry last week exceeded its expected goal. According to Bill Henshall, chairman of the Fidelity Lodge 428 Blood Donor Committee, the clinic on held March 16 col- lected 168 units of blood from 177 people. This year's target was 150 units. "I'm very pleased with the people that came and supported the clinic," Mr. Henshall said. Despite exceeding the target, Mr. Henshall said it fell short of last year's figure of 203 units. Mr. Henshall blamed the cold weather and snow for the de- crease. Two clinics are scheduled in the months ahead at Port Perry High School on May 9 and at the Masonic Lodge on June 15. gog Spring Food Drive. shelves. April 1 or Saturday, April 2. Donations needed during food drive "Givingis Sharing" is the theme of this year's Operation Scu- The local food bank, which has become more and more heavi- ly relied on due to high unemployment and high mortgage and rent payments, needs help from the community to restock its A variety of food is always needed by the bank, but high pro- tein food is always in great demand including foods such as soups, stews, beans, meat, fish, peanut butter, powdered milk, Kraft Dinner, rice and cereal products. Food donations can be made any day to the drop boxes provid- ed at both Port Perry IGA and Dowson's Valu-mart. Donations can also be dropped off aT Scugog Fire Depart- ment halls in Port Perryor Caesarea. Volunteers will be on hand at the Hall #1 on Crandell Street in Port Perryon Thursday, March 31 and Friday, April 1 from 1- 6 p.m. and Saturday, April 2 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Donations at Hall #2 can be dropped off between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on I'riday, Epsom Public School raises $5,000 towards new playground equipment By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star Epsom Public School is one quarter of the way closer to achieving its fundraising goal of $20,000 to be used for new play- ground equipment for the rural school. Students had been using the same playground equipment for 15 years, but it was declared ir- reparable as it did not measure up to safety standards at the be- ginning of the present school- year. It has since been torn down. . A committee of parents was formed to come up with strate- gies for raising funds for a play- ground which would be open to all. The playground will be in the school yard, within the fenced-in area. The committee's goal is to raise $20,000 to build a quality playground, which meets safety standards, and have it ready by the beginning of the next school year. | Students at Epsom Public School have already undertak- en many forms of fundraising. Students collected $1,000 from the sales of chocolate bars, pic- ture frames and magazines, and $1,800 was raised at a recent skate-a-thon held at Scugog Arena. Two future fundraisers will include a talent auction and a yard sale. Many residents have already donated items to the charity auction and organizers are ex- pecting a large variety of inter- esting items. The auction will be held on April 29 at Neil Bacon Auctions on Highway 12. On May 28 a yard sale will be held on the Epsom School prop- erty. Interested vendors can purchase a sale table for $20. Proceeds from the two events will go towards the playground equipment fund. Anyone wishing to donate an item to the auction or anyone wishing to buy a table at the yard sale can call Epsom Public School between 9a.m. and noon. or call Marion Meyers at 985- 9822. Other . fundraising events such as the selling of chocolate bars and Canadian Living Cookbooks are also underway and donation jars will be dis- playedinlocal businesses. The committee is reaching out to three areas of the commu- nity seeking help in its fund- raising efforts. The community is hoping to garner support from the immediate school communi- ty of students and parents, the local business community and the public. Corporate donations are also being sought. A plaque, recognizing all of the donors will be displayed at the completed playground. Officials pleased with $15,702 collected for Heart and Stroke Scugog Township residents donated close to $16,000 during Heart and Stroke month in Feb- ruary. Although the amount collect- ed was down by approximately $1,000 from last year, the local chapter is pleased with the out- come of the annual door-to-door Rotary invites nostalgia buffs to "oldies dance" It's time to dig out your "white bucks and saddle shoes," and start practicing the jive, twist and continental. If the nostalgic sounds of the '60s and '60s rekindle fond memories for you, then you won't want to miss an "Oldies Dance" planned for the Scugog Arena on June 4. The Port Perry Rotary Club has acquired the services of CHFI FM98 co-host Erin Davis as guest DJ to spin all the most popular tunes of the '60s era for local nostalgia buffs. In addition to plenty of great music, the arena will be decorat- ed to reflect a time more than three decades ago when hot cars, malt shops and greased-back hair was the rage. On display on the arena floor will be a variety of vintage cars (courtesy of members of the Cruisin' Classics Car Club) and those attending will be able to compete for prizes as best dressed guy or gal in '60s era clothing. Organizers have also planned to have hairdressers available to add the final '560s touch to your costumes. With the popularity of "oldies" music on the increase, many young people love to listen to the sounds their parents hold so dear. So it doesn't matter if you're young or old, Saturday, June 4 promises to be a fun-filled event and a great way to remi- nisce and remember some of your fondest memories, no mat- ter what your age. Tickets for the "Oldies Dance" are $20 each and will be avail- able at Irwin Smith Music, Port Perry IGA or from members of the Rotary Club. fundraising campaign. Through these donations, as well as by the Roses For Hearts coin boxes placed in local busi- nesses, residents of the town- ship raised $15,702 for Cana- da's #1 killer. "We are pleased with the re- sults. We were close to our goal and we feel the amount raised is pretty good for the economy we have," Mrs. Bourgeois said. With Scugog Township hav- ing an estimatec population of 18,000, donations evened out to approximately $1 perresident. The local chapter, co-chaired by Gwen Taylor, Dorothy Bour- geois, Joyce Storry and Judy Smith had 21 area captains and 140 canvassers covering door- to-door collections in Green- bank, Port Perry, Prince Albert, Seagrave, Manchester, Robin- glade Estates, Castle Harbour, Scugog Island and the Ridges. No canvassing was done in Epsom, Utica or Blackstock as money is raised for the founda- tion through Jump Rope For Heart skip-a-thons at the local schools. In Canada 76,500 people died . as a result of heart disease or strokein 1991. Through research and educa- tion, funded by donations, this number has been cut by 50 per cent over the past 40 years. In 1991 an estimated 32,496 lives were saved through medical ad- vancements made possible by these donations. Mayors Hall, O'Connor take the plunge in support of swim club Many have said politicans are all wet, and now two area may- ors have proven the point. Uxbridge Mayor Gerri Lynn O'Connor and Scugog Mayor Howard Hall will take to the pool later this month to raise money for alocal swim club. The mayors will swim two lengths of Uxpool to raise mon- ey for the Uxbridge Swim Club and are looking for sponsors for the event. This is a feat in itself ag May- or O'Connorisanon-swimmer. Members of the club are also taking part in the fundraising drive on March 27 when team members take to the water to swim 200 lengths. The team hopes to collect $20,000. Last year it raised $17,000 during the event. The money will be used to fund the team's program includ- ing pool rentals, meet fees and coachingexpenses. Nancy Hannah, communica- tions officer for the team, said the team's expenses are contin- uing to increase as more and more of the members compete in national and international events. Upcoming meets in- clude Regina, Vancouver and Barcelona, Spain. Mayor Hall became involved in the cause after Uxbridge's mayor issued the challenge re- cently. He said he took up the challenge because many Scugog youths are team members and use the pool. "Some of our kids use the pool and are part of the team. I think it's a neat way to raise money," he said. People interested in pledging money can contact Scugog's Clerk Earl Cuddie. A receipt for Income Tax purposes will be supplied.