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Halton Hills Make a Wish to aid stricken children MIL official Bryan Lewis has received the assistance of Ken Bellamy publisher of the Georgetown Independent and Tbe Acton Free Press Constable Rod Beau mont safety officer of Halloo Hills Police Department and Arend Roos owner of Roos Travel in Georgetown to form a steering committee to organize a nonprofit organization called Make a With of Ilalton Hills Make a Wish of HUls is a Don- profit organization with one goal to brighten the lives of children stricken with serious and illnesses It is done in a simple way It tries to grant every child it can his or her single special wish Questions and answers will tell you just how this organization works How can we start Make a Wish of Halton Kill During April of 1983 Bryan Lewis approached Publisher Ken Bellamy and Roos to see if their companies could offer assistance in formation of Make a Wish of serving Georgetown and Acton Once the organization s aims and goals were explained they offered their valued and full support Constable Rod Beaumont and his close association with children was sought and again he too time permitting was willing to assist in formation of Make a Wish We could like to have a doctor clergyman and a few other interested and willing people to complete a committee that would oversee tbe operation on Make a Wish We will have officers fund raisers volunteers whose sole purpose will be to gather resources to begin granting wishes Does any other group do What Make a Wish don No other group we know of is dedicated solely to granting wishes for children with serious and life- threatening illnesses Whats more work that Make a Wish does in entirely voluntary Virtually every penny we can muster is devoted to making childrens wishes come true Other than tbe cost of a child wish the only expenses forseen at this time is letterheads envelopes and thank you cards efforts to put a wish into reality are all voluntarily Who don Make a Wish of help Any child of Hills under 18 who has been diagnosed with a serious and lifethreatening illness could have a wish granted by Make a Wish The childs disease condition background and situation dont matter are the physicians and familys permis sion to help and the resources to do so Haw da yea granting a what We will start by creating a bank of resources money volunteer time and talent empty seats on airplanes accommodations at motels or resorts and to forth Virtually any type of contribution is useful Wish children can be referred to us by almost anyone doctors friends or relatives service agencies families A special committee reviews referrals interviews potential wish recipients and tries to fulfill wishes as quickly and com pletely as possible What sort of wishes arc granted Most wishes will be simple ones often involving trips away from tbe hospital Similar groups have fulfilled wishes ranging from trips to Disneyland to a day on a farm from tickets to a football or game to a visit by a favourite athlete We dont know what wishes will be asked to but the fact is most children dreams are ones they could fulfill them selves in lime These children simply cant wait That is why wo are so deter mined to make their special wishes what ever they are come true OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION We will cooperate completely with doctors wishes in fulfilling his young patients dream We will try to submit press releases and other publicity materials so the donors and people involved get the recognition they deserve What sort of contributions are needed Anything and everything Time Personal Help Facilities Equipment Money Continued on l newsmakers Georgetown Acton Wednesday June 8 REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD Comfort part of a delegation to Britain on social issues by Anne earn The women of Greenham Common live in almost primitive conditions camping in rude shelters and cooking on open fires But their vigil an anti nuclear demonstration which has continued for the past two years goes on Comfort observed on a recent tnptoGreat Britain Comfort and nine other church officials from several denominations across Canada had been invited to Great Britain by a group of church officials there to observe the churches participation in areas of social concern They were there for three weeks and the highlight of the trip was a brief visit to the Women for Peace demonstration at the United States Air Force base at Green- ham Common near Newbury about an hours train ride west of London The delegation had gone there to present a banner from an antinuclear group in London Ont Comfort watched and took while the women received the climbed the fence to hang it up and were hauled down by a couple of police officers When they realized I was taking pic tures the police got mad at me and me a communist and said a few other things Comfort described Things are pretty polarized over there around the nuclear issue He described the existence of the protesters as Troglodite The protest has been going on for two years ana the whole action has become a rather issue for But they still get support On Easter Sunday they had 17000 women protesting at the air force base Although the protesters rotate many of the women Comfort saw had been camped there living in crude shelters throughout the winter The trip was an interesting one During his East London observing some Comfort been very involved in the tgn grams there Comforts room was broken Into and his passport and airline ticket stolen Replacing the ticket was no problem but there was a lot of confusion around the passport Churches In England were surprised that Canadian churches are so active in social issues Comfort said The churches there particularly the Anglican Church are trying to go about things more diplomatically They organize ratepayers groups to help Improve housing in slum areas and they provide meals to people in the inner cities who are unemployed but you the man on the street if he sees the church doing any thing hes say No The churches are active in areas of poor housing unemployment racial unrest Third World problems and In Community development he said We saw some pretty grim things in the slum areas In large cities unemployment can run as high as to TO per cent Comfot said In areas where there are several ethnic groups living the problems take on a different dimen sion riots complicate other everyday Issues of health housing and employment Along with the dropins free lunches and programs to ease racial tension the churches also job training pro grams funded by the government and try to provide employment opportunities through church renovations and other activities he added And even in England the churches fight apathy particularly in the poor housing sectors In East London the government owns 98 per cent of the housing and a lot of it has become rundown and turned into a slum People living there are apathetic and have low expectations of their living condi tions The church groups try to raise those expectations Comfort also spent some time in the Midlands observing church program there About a year ago English church officials had Invited a delegation from Canadian churches to observe and provide an Im partial report on church activities in Great Britain Comfort received a call from the moderator of the United Church asking him to be one of the to members of the delega tion which included Anglican Roman Catholic and United churches At that time I refused because I was planning to spend a year in Zimbabwe When the Zimbabwe trip didnt materialize I was asked to Join the delegation as one of the 10 chosen had dropped out The visit will be reciprocated in the future with a delegation of British officials from churches coming to Canada wee teas pater coarse tad mbwt i can lean aw ricks asnl bat that dorsal me a a education oral pa which crafts sad parts Board l EdswatlaB Is aba hi the act with far grate Jakas dag than la Dog days time for technology Remember the good old days when summer camp meant pure recreation It s a sign of the times when the usual components of these programs are combined with high technology at a computer day school John librarian at George Kennedy School Georgetown is offering such a program for young people aged 9 to 15 at the farm There is also an evening course for adults The organizer claims computers arc very motivating although demanding They love it he says of childrens reactions to computers The key to the program offered each Week from July 11 to August is the individual attention pants receive From novice to ad vanced calibre students each will be tested and instructed at their level of knowledge A maximum of students will be accepted Into each class but as many as participants will be part of the course each day The other half day will be devoted to sports and crafts No transportation is provided to the camp which costs a week however help organize car pools The first of the adult programs which run from to 30 Monday to Thursday starts July 11 The fee is for two weeks of classes The initial course is an Introduc tion to word processing and is ideal for adults getting back into the work force and requiring these skills according to No previous experience is necessary however for either that or the other two adult courses For further information about tbe computer camps Mr can be reached by calling or by writing to RR Erin glider pilots like wafting One group besides gardeners and anglers who come out of hibernation each year at this time is the glider pilots anx ious for another season of soaring over Southern Ontario Gliders in this part of the country need dry fields so that gliding activity can start again at clubs like the Soaring Society Each weekend and holiday from April to November the Erin glider pilots tow their sailplanes up for practice and cross country filghts as well Instructional flights for new members and Introductory flights for visitors Some of the club members camp at the field on the week ends but many drive in for the day as it is usually less than an hour by car from where most members live A few pilots fly their own gliders but most use the clubs single place or two sealers when their turn comes to fly Club members also fly the tow plane to pull the gliders up for their flight When the weather conditions are not good for glid ing there are other activities such as driving the tractor to cut the grass run way maintaining the club house and lying equipment Glider flying is a fun way to fly it Is relatively easy and inexpensive compared to powered flight Club membership provides the training new members need to obtain their glider pilots licence Glider flying also has its challenges learning to control on aircraft in flight then flying solo is an experience pilots always remember Keeping a glider In the air by finding rising air currents can be a challenge because every day the weather conditions are different and the pilot must I earn to find the lift or he will have to return to the field to land After experience is gained there are tasks the glider pilot may undertake to earn badge awards for height gain dura tion and crosscountry flights The soaring season In Ontario Is never long enough for a glider pilot to accomplish all the challen ges of soaring flight At the end of the days flying the club members return the gliders and the tow plane to the tie down area Then theres time to relax The Erin Soaring Society is located on Amaranth Concession Road west of OrangevUle about 10km north of Highway Members are there most weekends and holidays until November and visitors are always welcome at Erin Soaring Agricrew readies to assist local farmers by Jane Mnller What consists of four people costs about half the minimum wage per hour and will do anything from plucking chickens to haying and picking vegetables The answer is an Agricrew A program sponsored by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food conjunction with the Ontario Youth Secretariat is designed to assist local farmers during their busiest season The four member crews will do anything but use creosote or drive farm vehicles on public roads or work at second storey construction or higher These four restrictions leave this group of laborers open to most tasks farmers require of temporary Available fro- June 27 to Aug 19 the will work for one employer for a maximum of five days at a coat of 0 per The program seems very popular Last year we had to turn away some people explained coordlnator Judy Wilkinson Baok Early Responsible for crews In and Peel Hiss Wilkinson said she already has Jobs set up for August She advises fanner who want to utilize a crew to book at toast a week In advance It is to the farmers advantage to book early she said There are three Agricrews available In and Peel In this the programs sixth season of operation There no lack of students applying for Jobs which ended up with about a split between tbe males and females The willingness of the students to work in agriculture makes the teams an asset to the farmers who hire them according to Miss Wilkinson Probably farmers are more confident because they are hired as a team to do arm work she said General clean up and painting jobs are needed for rainy days when Inside work Is required to keep the busy The local Is made up of Burling ton residents Bruce Bowker Paula foreman John Fisher and Acton resident Shirley Murray The 20yearold coordinator said she was looking for enthusiasm an ability to accept responsibility and work with a team in selecting members Experience with arm labor was also a requirement for candidates aged 16 to Town receives 9850grant The Town of Hills has received in grants from the Ministry of Munici pal Affairs and Housing under a program called Municipal Acton 85 Tbe management systems grant cover for computerized cemetery records for a bylaw enforcement and licensing records system and for a works dep data base