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* Volunteers are needed to assist lé,ders in running groups for chilâ€" dren who have witnessed abuse, or whose parents have separated or divorced. Male volunteers would be preferred to work with children aged 6 to 13. Individuals must have some understanding of children‘s developmental issues and an ability to relate well to children. Groups meet Mondays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. for an eight to 10 week sesâ€" sion. Contact Halton Family Services: Colleen Robins at 845â€" S811. A very worthwhile volunteer experience awaits anyone willing to give a special needs child the opportunity to participate in a recreâ€" ational program with Oakville Parks & Recreation. Volunteers accompaâ€" ny the participant to provide support and encouragement enabling them to develop to their full potential. Good communication skills, special eds awareness, and experience xd'Bliss, or sign language would be helpful. Times are very flexible, any day, including evenings or gne:kcuds. Give two hours of your to share the fun with a special child. Contact Carol Gall at 338â€" 4242 At the holiday season our oughts turn to children and their onderful look of anticipation of hat special treats are in store for m. Many special needs children Halton also have expectations are year round. The excitement f learning a new skill, making a \ iend, or enjoying a recreational ctivity can be theirs if volunteers +. A Resource Aid to the Resource Teacher can offer a wonderful dpportunity to get involved with their integrated program for seven special needs preschoolers. As an §sistant, you would be involved both inside and outside on the playâ€" ground, also help organizing the toy cupboard, and integration inventory. Volunteers 16 years or older should bring an enjoyment of working with children with special needs. A knowledge of child development is an asset. Choose from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. or 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., Monday tfimugh Friday. Students considerâ€" ing a career in childhood education or related careers may wish to conâ€" sider this placement. Contact Sedgewick Child Care Centre: Brenda Walters at 825â€"6264. m'wiiling to help. Give the gift of me that will keep on giving. Make your New Year‘s resolution! w '.fi“‘d SA | (738.. â€"_â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" . Another group activity that proâ€" vides interaction with boys aged 6 through 13 years is through a unique new project from Big Brothers called "The Big Bunch Group." There is still one group that is in need, 6 to 8 years. Activities could include: skating, bowling, swimming; to visiting a museum, Science Centre, or buildâ€" ing a bird house. Time involved is twice a month, Saturday mornings for a maximum of 2 hours every other week. Leaders are expected to provide a role model and male comâ€" panionship to boys from father absent homes. All volunteers would be expected to go through the Big Brothers normal application proâ€" cess. Contact Wendy Pietrandtuono at 847â€"7276. This week, our Seniors‘ Grey me Awards for ‘93. For those l1 lacking years and street smarts emake our ranks, We‘ve got our on you out there. We grannies gramps. Here‘s our Hall of e for your past year‘s perforâ€" ces: Loudest Foghorn: Sheila opps, reâ€"cycled MP, for her blurt lec. 29, 1993 â€" The Halton Social Planning Council and Volunteer Centre is a United Way Member Agency. siving the ift of time Teachers‘ Money Matters invites you to one of a series of five : FREE gnancial planning workshops to be held in ichmond Hill, Metroâ€"Toronto, Ottawa, Burlington and St. Catharines on Saturday a\otm'ngs in January and February. These orkshops will be conducted by Fred Allen and Sal Pengelley former elected members of the Teachers‘ Superannuation Commission. For more information on these workshops please See the display advertisements in the Sunday, Jan. 2nd, issue of the Toronto Star or the Monday, January 10th issues of the St. Catharines Standard and Hamilton Spectator or tall 1â€"800â€"263â€"5478 toll free. Callers from the Metroâ€"Toronto area should call 731â€"1164. TEACHERS est of ‘93 collect Seniors‘ Grey Dome Awards on the PM‘s day off: "I‘m in charge here!" rules Best Acrobat: Don Blenkarn, exâ€"MP, he of the dayâ€"after election beef re golf club killing his freebie membership, now that he doesn‘t count anymore. Worldâ€"class footâ€"inâ€" mouth feat. Best Vanishing Act: Triple threat â€" Mel Hurtig, book promoter; Maude Barlow, selfâ€"promoter; Robert White, antique ideas proâ€" moter. Our resident antiâ€"Yanks. Zapped by GATT and NAFTA, i.e. the rest of the world. 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West (Bronte) Oakville Also: 16 Martin St. (Milton) (905) 875â€"1010 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Best Santa Claus: CEO John Mayberry. Despite Big Steel‘s woes, he kept DOFASCO‘s mass staff Christmas party tradition alive: "We won‘t let the kids down." Worst Santa Clauses: Teachers‘ federations, screwing up kids‘ fall/winter semesters with their dippy walkouts. Best Highâ€"Wire Act: Bobby Rae and his deathâ€"defying aerialists. The Queen‘s Park Wallendas. How many trick bikes will they mount on their singleâ€"strand lifeâ€"line? Deepest Public Trough: Dead heat â€" Gerald Caplan‘s education probe and Monica Townson‘s "fair tax" charade. Multiâ€"million dollar offers you... The way to go! throwaways. Looking for their open minds to other folks‘ ideas? From him, the gabby leftist flack? From her, the obscure government handâ€" picked economist? 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