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4d Vol. 133 No. 35 PORT PERRY - TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1999 COry 75¢ (70¢+ 5¢ GST) ; 28 Pages Central 7 will lobby United Way for funds By Jeff Mitchell Port Perry Star Scugog's Central Seven Association for Community Living will be lobbying the United Way for funding. Central Seven wants some of the money donated | by North Durham residents to be spent in this area, said Glenn Taylor, the agency's executive director. The association for the developmentally disabled currently has a client roster of more than 110, who depend on Central Seven for varying levels of assis- tance. The majority of its funding comes from the province, while local fundraising efforts help supple- ment the budget. And despite the fact that many people who live in the area support the United Way through donations or automatic payroll deductions, the agency receives no funding, said Mr. Taylor. "We get a fair bit of money from the provincial government, but there is no pretense that the money we get is based on our needs," said Mr. Taylor. "There's any number: of people on 'our-waiting list... there are things we could do that were not doing now if we had a little bit (of United Way fund- ing)." A resolve to seek United Way funding was men- tioned by Central Seven board of directors president Pam Domingos at the agency's recent annual gener- al meeting. "We need to enter into serious discussion with the United Way," said Ms Domingos. "A great deal of money is donated by people living in north Durham, chiefly via automatic payroll deductions set up in companies like General Motors and Bell Canada, who employ so many north Agreement offered no teachers' raise By Rik Davie Stain to the Star A memorandum of agreement voted down by area secondary public school teachers would have seen no increase in wages across the board, and only slightly less teaching time for some teachers in the coming year, according to an anonymous document sent to The Star. a document, accompanied by a letter signed y & person 'who claims to be an angry teacher, laid hy terms of the agreement. The memo was the culmination. of negotiations among a team of Please turn to page 16 LJ Savings up to Patio Furniture only ] Durham' ' Largest Selection For Your Patio (4:1 10] Needs A OE SO WE RR SON SO ge Bl lB Gb i aa ISLAND POW-WOW: Native culture was put proudly on display Saturday, when a pow-wow was held on Scugog Island. The Mississaugas of Scugog band hosted the event, which attract- ed dancers and drummers from a number of JEFF MITCHELL / PORT PERRY STAR native communities, In addition, a large crowd of spectators were there, braving intense heat and then a downpour. Here, Bernard Nelson of Rama participates in the dancing, joined by a yourig companion. | P) Ce gm eee il, SRG I EG AT Cr Chia p ik fe fe avin Jos eres * AGS