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THE NEW TANNERTHURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2009 11THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2009 10 Rockwood Physiotherapy Centre 197 Main Street South. PO Box 209 Rockwood On. N0B 1K0 NOW OPEN New Patients Welcome Physiotherapy Sports Injuries Custom Orthotics Treatments are covered fully or partially by most Employee Benefit Plans They are not covered by OHIP Please call (519)856-1221 to book an appointment or (519) 833- 0606 for more information G.T. Trenton DD The Denture Specialist 519-856-1334 NO REFERRALS NEEDED CALL US DIRECT! NOW OPEN ON SITE LAB 1 HR REPAIRS FREE CONSULTATIONS! Implant Dentures Rockwood FC (Formerly known as The Rockwood Rockets Soccer Club) 2009 OUTDOOR SEASON Deadline for early bird registration is SATURDAY JANUARY 31, 2009 Visit our website at www.rkd.ca/rockets/ and follow the links or send us an email to registrar@rockwoodfc.com For more information contact Shellie at 519-856-9284 Parents can also register in person on Saturday January 31st from 9-12 at Rockwood Centennial School. PREMIER LEAGUE! Kids born in 2005 can play too!!! New name, logo for EWAG By Rebecca Ring East Wellington Advisory Group, or EWAG, is now officially known as East Wel- lington Community Services complete with a new logo. Executive Director Glenyis Betts and Board of Directors President David Robart-Mor- gan announced the changes to Guelph/Eramosa Council at its meeting last Monday. The Township is one of the name following recommen- dations from an internal and external audit that began five years ago. Results showed that many people did not know what EWAG did or even what its full name was. Stu- dents from the University of Guelph Marketing Department helped develop the new name and logo, which is intended to clearly depict the region it serves and the services it pro- vides to the community. The name change and new logo were approved at EWAGs annual general meeting last September. The next step was to apply to the Provincial government for a supplementary letters pat- ent, which was approved in November. The name and logo were then ready for the official launch on January 15. About 25 people showed up for the unveiling at Erins EWCS facility on Main St. They included Erin Mayor Rod Finney, Guelph/Eramosa Mayor Chris White, founding president Kasia Seydegart, Community Resource Cen- tre Executive Director Ron McKinnon, United Way Guelph-Wellington and past EWAG executive director Ken Dardano, and MP representa- tive Jim Smith. Guests toured the building, which includes the recently renovated thrift store that features a walk- through to the bookstore. At Mondays Council meeting, Robart-Morgan spoke about the history of the agency, which is detailed in The Birth of EWAG by Seydegart. In 1984, a group of citizens got together in re- communities EWCS serves. Betts said they were there to recognize continuing partner- ship with the Township under the new name. Betts explained that the 25- year old agency changed its sponse to a newspaper article outlining problems plaguing many communities, including unplanned pregnancies, sui- cide attempts, and substance abuse. They identified gaps in social and community servi- ces and set out to fill them as the Erin Wellington Advisory Group. Seydegart wrote, In sum, we identified the serious lack of information and services for the whole family. The founding group believed that EWAG had to bring the ser- vices to the people rather that the people to the services. Councillor John Scott com- mented that the food bank at the Rockwood facility has very limited storage cap- acity and asked if there were any plans to expand it. Betts says EWCS hopes to secure office space at the new med- ical centre that will be built in Rockwood this year, which would allow the food bank area to expand into current office space at the Church St. location. White says this de- pends on logistics and space requirements of tenants, but the Township will do its best to accommodate any needs EWCS has. Currently, the Township leases the Church. St. building to EWCS, donates $10,000 an- nually, and rents them space at Rockmosa Community Cen- tre for the Ontario Early Years Program. Future partnership endeavors could include pro- grams for seniors and youth recreation. EWCS is an important so- cial safety net and we have an obligation to support them, says White. For more infor- mation on EWCS and its services, visit www.eastwel- lingtoncommunityservices. com, call (519) 833-9696 or (519) 856-2113. MORE SPACE: The food bank at EWCS (formerly EWAG) in Rockwood is a tight squeeze. Staff had to turn away skidloads of donations from one company this week due to limited storage capacity. However, items are always needed, especially juice, pancake mix and syrup, ketchup, jam and toiletries. Shown here are EWCS workers Darci Burgess and Gill Legrow. - Rebecca Ring Photo