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Almost shut down Contact Centre crisis because of funds shortage j By TAYLOR Herald writer The North Contact Centre is short of both funds and volunteers to man Its 14hour distress phone and without cither one those the centre could be forced to close Its doors permanent In the six years since the began operating the distress line has been open continuously hours a day without a holt Last week for the first time It appeared like that the service would have to be shut down for few hours because there t enough volunteers to answer the phones enough voiunteersuere found and the service was able continue uninterrupted But the situation Is more critical thin that A spokes man for the centre Cathy Hulley said that unless lo volunteers enlist in Hie fall training program the centre will have to reduce its 24hour a day service because there won t be enough to handle the calls And without additional funds the centre may have to close down permanently by the end of December Mrs said the contact centre needs hundreds of dollars to bo put into the centre operating budget Al though the centre Is and staffed by the money Is needed for the operating budget including rent and facilities Because of the nature of the contact centre where leers must remain the centre can hold fund raising cents where members organize public vitles way other can Mrs said File iolunlecri must remain nonvmous so con be protected from possible rassment and so thai callers on be assured that Ihe service is entirely confidential Mrs said The centre now has about answering phones but needs at least to run through the holiday season Mrs said The centre has had many good young volunteers but sever al the younger ones marry and move away and the last training course bring out as many new volunteers as the centre had hoped volunteer needs to be caring person who lias a minimum of 12 hours a month to the Mrs said The new would also find It helpful to attend the monthly meetings where volunteers provide stance and support to each other and ways of handling different problems firs en phasized that specific problems of who call the centre arc not discussed it meetings except the most scleral of terms and that extreme care is taken to iti the Callers but they can she added Mrs she feds is need for Hit service the centre A volunteer who kno Mrs said Id In the ing 1 j year of opt ratio has gone from ills leach volunteers what say an We don make judgements young people drugs say tell me how into this situation tte encourage them talk lOUHSt Volunteers lake J week training course one night a week before Ihey go a phone and once they compute the training course Ihey have an experienced volunteer with ll cm when actually begin inswenng the phone Mrs said One of the hardest things for volunteer lo leirn if how take the calls home with them Mrs said Volunteers have to be something like doctors and learn to dissociate themselves from the calls at the end of a shift she sold from lonely people who call on a rigular Mrs Hulk said Some the calls are from people v ho are ll and some arc from people just looking for information The calls for information range from questions about social vice in the area people to know show s are pi me at local movie lire Mrs said the centre doc discourage people from for any reasons bee those calling with a routine Inquiry w ill feel able lo ill if they should be in distress centre calls from Georgetown Acton Hamilton Richmond Hill lira m ilea and number of relo lively distant phces Mrs ley said When telephone operator a call from in distress who needs to talk lo someone immediate ly he or she has a list of Ihe phone numbers of distress centres in the urrounding areas The operator goes down the list until she reaches a free number DON T a agency from their area Irs said don I an agency who lives In Toronto Another of the which the pubhe periodic me ills to tain people to make sure they are in j health If the person answer the phone the contact centre has i number call so that a neighbour friend can check on the and make sure the person is all The contact centre also does some work for other roups including the Big lira behalf BARGAIN HUNTERS Six families eot together Drive The soli attendance and featured the u a garage sale on Judging by Items to be found household Ilea toys clothing and all sorts of Herald photo Let us put your wedding in bloom The day Is ap And the arrangements are being made Call us for bouquets cor sages flowers for church or table center pieces We have everything to make your day a beautiful occasion Mill Street Hills 8776901 September Now for people with a bigger hunger there a burger You see wo started with our new 6 to a pound burger more burger than bun then doubled the meat To a full pound And there a broad In between thia one Instead It a all beef Tender dolloloualy cooked To try with Just about anything you could want from to cheese to pickles Come see how It stacks up your hunger while It a half the regular price At a participating DAIRY QUEEN BRAZIER store Dairy Queen brazier it BURGEE PRICE Gueiph St at Dr What II it be this winter Another push to get you started or a loan to get you going If money is the only thing standing betvwen you and a newer car here s why you should talk to us about a Loan Flexible interest rates On approval we llnlor a re payment plan that won strain your budget We make all the arrangements with you before you go car shopping The money is ready when you are Get the whole amount you ned usually within 24 hours ROYAL BANK organization the Anonymous on Wheel and Mothers Self grants from the federal and provincial in the is now funded entirely at the local el Mrs said llie federal out Rnnt r swimmer students who records on loejl for three ye runil Mi said hut this year the request The provincial gave the centre grant to opcr lie an information service distributing and pamphlets but the centre exe cutive decided to forego the grant the centre ted extra work for the volun teers didn seem to be reaching the general public said the centre is to local industry service clubs church groups sororities the towns Hills and Milton duals to funds to continue the operation of the centre LOSS People feel the loss of the contact centre If it l there she said Mrs said anyone wishing to mike a donation the contact centre can send the donation lo the North Contact Centre Post Office Box Georgetown Anjone wishing to a as a volunteer can call the contact centre at feel its worthwhile we be it she said is some kind of satisfaction it of this work BARBS MEATS Steaks SIRLOIN PORTERHOUSE T BONE a WING STEAK Roosts RUMP BOTTOM ROUND SIRLOIN TIP TOP ROUND Chuck EXTRA LEAN FRESH GROUND FILLERS MIXED SALAMI ib ORDER YOUR FRESH TURKEY FOR THANKSGIVING TILSIT ROUND ib Moore Park Plaza 8771766 GOING OUT OF BUSINESS LIQUIDATION SALE TOWNE SEWING CENTRE GEORGETOWN OUR GOING OUT OF BUSINESS SALE CONTINUES IT IS OUR INTENTION TO SELL EVERYTHING TO THE BARE WALLS AS QUICKLY AS 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