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SECTION A THE HERALD April It Jeanette Crimes heads transportation committee for Cancer Societ Steering for a good cause Herald Still Writer Retired men are be lack- bone of the Hilton Hill committee says the commit tee Crime says the majority of her 18 volunteer driver are retired men Since cancer doesnt pick a particular euon In which to bike finding driven some time get tight at this time of year when many driver like to holiday in Florida Mrs Crime matches up volunteer drivers with cancer patient needing rid es to Torontos Princess Margaret Hospital which specializes In cancer Ita a great help or people who would have no other means getting down there and or whom public transportation isnt conve nient the Organizing ride or just over a year Mrs Crime was herself a cancer patient four year ago She say It Isnt advisable for cancer patient to drive themselves to treatments When I was taking treat I would drive down with my husband One day it may not affect you another day It might she said If someone it feeling nauseous they recommend taking Gravol but It can make you very sleepy and they dont advise you to drive after- Driver are paid 19 50 a trip to cover their gas expenses The money comes from the local cancer drive now underway Former cancer patients make really good volunteers because they can relate more Crimes said Patients might ask What radiation and I can tell them how It affected me have some Idea of what theyre talking about at least the volunteers have been affected by cancer she said If they haven undergone treatment themselves theyve known someone who has Treatments at the hospital take two to three weeks and involve daily trips to Prin cess Margaret If patients are very 111 they can slay overnight at the hospital lodge but space Is limited and restricted to those who live too far away to go home at night Following treatment pati ents are required to go every six months for our years for checkups Then they only need to go once year Working with the Princess Margaret staff Mrs Crimea tries to arrange appoint ments or Georgetown cancer patients for the same day and around the tame She said Its hard to tell how long one patients appointment may take and other patients in the same trip may end up waiting several hours for an appoint ment to finish for the ride Luckily very few rides are cancelled because of the weather Mrs Crimes said Only once has that happen ed since Ive been doing this youd like more inform ation about the local cancer unit and Mrs Crimea trans portation committee phone Tag days and raffles Fundraising plans for three area group were recently approved by town council Halted Hills Jills Club will be selling lottery ticket en behalf of the Ontario Gymnastic Federation and Ihe Squadron of the Itoyal Air Cadets Georgetown will bold tag day May and Meanwhile representatives of the Help the organization a group which contributed to when it began operating lost year ha been prmlUed to sell raffle tickets in the community J j Town Country DRY CLEANING 8770387 HALTON HILLS SHOPPING CENTER iXyilZ Jeanette Crimes does her basinets by phone a with the Georgetown Cancer Society and spends lots of lime en the line arranging appointments at the Princes Margaret Hospital and rides or Gewgetown patients has volunteer drivers willing to lake cancer patients down free far or check ops photo ASSOCIATE TAX CONSULTANTS Income Tax Return Preparation Any Yuletide spirit left The Christmas Seals campaign which helps fund a wide variety of health care programs fell short of It goal chairman C reported last week the campaign closed March 31 with total contributions of 119073 ID an increase of 1 per cent over 1380 Donations help finance family asthma programs smoking withdrawal clinics pulmonary unction testing and smoking and health education For more information contact the Lung Association at Did Your Antenna Take a Winter Break or a Spring Break or just Quit So fix It Why bother thing Go cabin and gel best out of your TV set You It la and the appearance WHY NOT CALL US FOR COMPLETE BUFFALO BUFFALO TORONTO GLOBAL 7 BUFFALO TORONTO HAMILTON KITCHENER TORONTO TORONTO TORONTO 4 LOCAL On Your Converter BARRIE LONDON BUFFALO BUFFALO TORONTO Is HOUSE OF COMMONS AND MORE Halton Cable An Evening of Dance Tickets arc still available or An Evening Dance featuring the Brian Foley Dance Company April at m Call or information about the special presentation at Georgetowns John Elliott Theatre SEA THE WORLD The Canadian Forces needs candidates to train as sailors and even it youve never tat bat on a ship you could qualify The Force will pay you to loam any one of nine too a technical sea trades Youll find in the navy different demanding and rewarding For mote tha Canid Employment Centre Quelph SI on Ihe first Wednesday each month 4 go p or mall call collect SI Canadian Force Recruiting Centre MM stmt Will UP 1HI in a Sm is Tote