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maa "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" "DENIMS" Bulletin Boards 4 | * Binders e Zippered Binders * Organizers Portfolios Underarm Carrying * Lunch Boxes * Pencil Cases "It pays to advertise... Advertise where it pays..." The Port Perry Star & Weekend Star Call (905) 985-7383 Stoxchouse Folk Ant R.R.2 Oakwood - Corner of Hwy. 7 & 46 (2 miles east of Manilla) OPEN September 19th & 20th HOUSE 10:00am to 4:00 pm * classes for new & experienced painters * 10 weeks, 3 hr classes, moming & e: * large selection of new pattems _ cel Lp * reasonable prices for supplies "% Jennifer Currie For more information call Business Ladies - Mandy Cheesman 985-3891 Daytime Ladies - Linda Perry 985-8602 Childrens - Tara Bailey Taylor 985-9479 Men & Mixed - John Bredin 985-7046 Stonemoor Day Care Centres Inc. 399 Queen Street, Port Perry 985-081) Nursery School Registration taking place now! TIE QBN EIR IAT] )S5-() Business women find mutual support, clients 'Network' celebrates first year By Heather McCrae Port Perry Star It's been a year since the Scugog Womens' Networking Breakfast Group began. A group of 12 women unofficially formed the group by word of mouth last spring. But as the numbers increased each month, serious thought was given about starting a Womens' Networking Breakfast group in Scugog. "There are now 33 mem- bers, but we've had as many as 68 different women out to our break- fasts since our inception last fall," said co-chair Carol Gray. Ideally, the goal is to get a roster of about 40 women. The network is primar- ily for women in business who work out of their homes: "This way we learn who you are and what products or services you have to offer. It's also a way of promoting business and retaining the economy in Scugog," said Marlene Bray-Trewin, one of the " co-founders. The breakfast meetings, which often include a guest speaker, are held the last Friday of each month, except December, from 8:15 to 10° at the Winchester Arms on North St. in Port Perry. If the Friday falls on a long week- Carol Grey, Marlene Bray-Trewin, and Joan Pumphrey are founding members of the Scugog Womens' Networking Breakfast Group, which is cel- ebrating its first anniversary. It's an association of local women in business who network to discuss their challenges and opportunities. end, the meeting is bumped ahead a week. Over the past 12 months many guest speakers have shared expertise in their field. "We've had guests speak on self-motivation, how to negotiate effective- ly, massage therapy, nutri- tion and how the baby boomers will be controlling business in the nineties," Registrar Joan Pumphrey said. At the Sept. 26 meeting, members are asked to bring a sample of the prod- uct or service they sell. "It's a mini trade show, so we can better acquaint ourselves," Mrs. Gray said. All three women are also members of the Third Thursday Breakfast Networking Group in Oshawa. After seeing the benefits of belonging to a group of this sort, it was decided to form one in Scugog. "We're pleased with how it's grown," Mrs. Gray said. Women in all fields of business are invited to join the local network. Some businesses already repre- sented are accounting, real estate, journalism, fash- ion, make-up, natural health care, astrology, flo- ral design, chiropractic, match-making and travel. A newsletter is sent out often with articles of inter- est submitted by members. A membership fee of $15 covers speakers' gifts and other operating expenses. And members pay $10 for their breakfast each month. At the Sept. 26 meeting all guests are invited to a free breakfast with no obli- gation to join. Health department to continue Hep B shots Three years of health department staff vacci- nating Grade 7 students has meant hepatitis B immunity for 20,000 Durham Region children. As the 1997-98 school year commences, this tra- dition of protection will continue. Children develop excellent immunity with hepatitis B vaccine, reaching 99 per cent between the ages of two to 19 years. Grade 7 chil- dren in Durham Region are almost uniformly pro- tected (95 per cent receiv- ing three doses of the vac- cine). School vaccination clinics begin at the end of September. Students will be receiving a hep- atitis B vaccination infor- mation package this month. This national initia- tive began because a British Columbia teenag- er died of hepatitis B. Her parents wanted to stop other parents suf- fering the loss of their loved ones to this pre- . ventable disease. Now almost every province in Canada provides volun- tary immunization of Sldren against hepatitis For further informa- tion contact the Durham Region Health Department at 723-8521.