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Teen drop-in centre evolves By FRANCES NIBLOCK The New Tanner Teen drop-in centre by night and youth service cen- tre by day - that is the latest proposed concept for a youth centre in Acton. The steering committee that is attempting to find a place for Acton teens to hang out, instead of on the street, thinks that expanding the proposed centre to include services for youths will make the drop-in a viable long- Call The Hew Tanner with your news tins! on EI Nino Says... HOT HOT HO7T/ *BEAT THE HEAT SPECIALS* = 150 cus OFF! $5999 term project. "Our idea is that this youth centre could be consid- ered the hub of adolescent services in Acton -- drop-in by night and service centre by day," Dowell explained in a recent interview. "We're talking with Acton High and Regional Public Health officials and various other players about what's needed, what's avail- able and whether they would be willing to pay rent to of- fer their services at the drop- in," Dowell said. "There are a number of agencies in Halton that are funded to serve the Region so our goal is to encourage them to have a presence in Acton on a regular basis, in a regu- lar place." Acton High Grade 12 stu- dent Amy French, who sits on the steering committee, said that although the drop- in component of the plan is most important to Acton, they also want additional services. "Some teens wanted a job mart at the centre and others wanted to make sure that there were councillors for teens who are having prob- lems," French explained in an interview on Thursday. Three sub-committees of the drop-in centre steering committee will report back May 20 on possible locations for the drop-in, a refined con- cept and ways to develop a realistic budget. Dowell expects the com- mittees to come back with a number of options. THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1998 STUDENT STUFFERS : Four classes of Grade 9 students at Acton High, includ- ing Kristina Mitchell (left), Mark Bailey and Jason McGuire, volunteered their time last Tuesday to help stuff 4,600 envelopes for Halton Hills Community Sup- port and Information (formerly ASSIC). Acton posties will volunteer their time next week to deliver the envelopes which include an application for the Letter Carrier Alert program, a request for community volunteers and a flyer outlining community services available in Acton. - Frances Niblock photo Credit Union starts aggressive marketing Credit Union starts ag- gressive marketing Halton Credit Union has undertaken an aggressive marketing campaign to let people know that part of their profits, 35% over the past three years, is going back to their customers. Mailers going out to every household in Acton, Milton and Georgetown and an upcoming newspaper adver- tising campaign, ask bank customers if they're getting a piece of the banks' 'profit pie'. Other simultaneous campaigns encourage current Halton Credit Union Mem- bers to refer new customers and offer incentives to new home buyers. "We' ve been quietly going about our business for the past 40 years," says Halton Credit Union CEO Peter Buwalda. "We just decided it was time to make some noise. Everywhere you go, you hear about the big banks, their mergers, their profits and fre- quently, the dissatisfaction of their customers. We're inde- pendent, locally operated and owned by our customers. We thought it was time we started blowing our own horn!" "We think people here are interested in the security and growth of their money and the level of personal service they receive," he said. "Our members rated our service as highly satisfactory so we know we're doing that right. We offer all the security and services most people need." 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