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United Way Launch/Bathtub Race Oakville. "The Way to Help the Most". Parade of Mascots followed by corporate A.J. Birchenou; and high school teams racing tubs Monenco AGR = between Trafalgar and Navy Streets in downtown Oakville. Loaned representaitves play big role Without these people, and the generosity of the compaâ€" Nicola Wilcox nies who provide them, we energetic volunteers. For information,contact Tonia Addison, Youth Placement Coâ€"ordinator at §49â€"8163. Volunteering is an effective way for students to gain work skills and experience, obtain valuable contacts and references for use in future employment and an opportunity to learn more about their community. Because the lack of availability of summer employment is still ongoing, volunâ€" teer experience can be just as valuable on a resume as paid employment. Through agency‘s and organization‘s involvement, Oakville students will ,,l:{g.x‘ have a chance to learn and develop new skills, gain insight into the variâ€" a 4* ; _ ety of programs offered, and make 6 + _ valuable contribution to the commuâ€" ie * nity. In return, organizations will gain the benefit of having enthusiastic and The Halton Social Planning Council and the Oakville x 8 Volunteer Centre is pleased to 2C_ offer the Summer Youth Volunteer Program in Oakville for the first time in many years. This program is designated to recruit ages 13 to 21 years old for a variety of summer volunteer placements. A look at agencies working with Oakville United Way Challenger Pro Am "United Way Day" at Glen Abbey Golf Club. Golf Clinic, Dennis Walters Golf Show. For further information, call $45â€"3571 Halton Multicultural Council presents "Canada Day 1994" at Coronation Park from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Oakville‘s ThirdAnnual Waterfront Festival. Red Cross Blood Donor Clinic at the Glen Abbey Recreation Centre from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Red Cross Blood Donor Clinic at Towne Chev Olds from 1:30 p.m. to 8:00 FRIDAY JUNE 24 TO SUNDAY JUNE 26 MON: THURSDAY JUNE 23 Loaned representatives are a critical part of our campaign. They are essentially our salesâ€" force. [ nited Way of Oakville is happy to welcome beA? Nicola Wilcox of Monenco AGRA aboard as a loaned representative. Reddy and the United Way welcome Lear Seating and Omron Dualtec Electronics Inc. to the Winston Park Challenge and wish them success in their United Way in house employee campaigns The United Way is very fortunate with the calibre of individuals received. All are community minded, flexiâ€" ble team players, and are already earmarked for sucâ€" cess." "The work is extremely rewarding and provides an ideal environment for developing invaluable skills and networking," said Nicola. We provide an outstanding training package, and the appropriate grounds to build valuable skills. would not be able to accomplish raising close to $2â€" million. The workshop is currently in a period of transition. At one time, all of the individuals at Speers Place Industries worked. Now, however, the program is being altered to Welcome Nicola! The 104 workers at Speers Place Industries range in age from 21 to 65 years of age. In lieu of an hourly wage, they receive a small allowance. "This is one of the more successful workshop proâ€" grams in Ontario," Yawney said. "We‘re able to bring in sufficient contract work to offset rising expenses." "I want to work," Hall said, "I am serious about work. T care." One of Yawney‘s prize workers is Robert Hall, who has been at Speers Place Industries for the past 15 years. Both conscientious and reliable, he is a fine worker who always tries his best, Yawney said. Hall loves the workâ€" shop and has numerous friends there. Yawney has received very positive feedback from his customers, who include big names like Ford, Revion, Rubbermaid, Bell Canada, and Moen. "We‘re very good at what we do," Yawney said. "I‘m very proud of this group and of being associated with them." avid Yawney of Community Living Oakville couldn‘t be more proud of the work that his c team does at Speers Place Industries. An open warehouse on Speérs Road in Oakville proâ€" vides the setting for a workshop that employs over 100 developmentally handicapped people. Among the variety of services these individuals provide are packaging, assembly, shrinkwrapping, labeling, and die cutting. BY PENNY MARCUS Special to the Beaver Speers Place industries provides work for.the developmentally handicapped Join us in supporting the United Way of Oakville. "The Way to Help the Most". We all count on our community for so many things...our livelihood, our friends, our enjoyâ€" ment of life...and our community relies on us to reach out and give the less fortunate a helping hand. We can do this through the United Way. the way to help the most is proud to support the UNITED WAY in helping the community. "All are welcome to attend our upcoming Monenco AGRA ‘Fun Run‘ announced coâ€"ordinator Bob Greisbach. "We‘re hoping to spread our enthusiasm for United Way out to others, have lots of fun, and come home with more money for United Way at the end of the day." The run is their 2nd Annual, to be held Aug. 19th, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Registration is required. Pm ns o nee es ce ce es Oe For a second yéar; : Monenco AGRA has provided | CQ If income tax receipt desired, please till in address United Way with a Loaned Representative and sponsored | ‘s?'w this page. In addition, they are ; Cfty/fown . ic 1 _â€"__ PostalCode sponsoring and participating i il[], the Ugnitedeay pGol% 1 Return entry forms to Judy Poaps at: 1 is .: s i Monenco AGRA Inc. n Tournament, joining in the / 2010 Winston Park Drive, Suite 100 3 Winston Park Challenge, runâ€" ; . _ Oakville, Ontario L6H 5R7 2 ning their inâ€"": : :: â€".. .00 c t n l yiwel. ooo O e 1 house employee campaign, and organizing their onâ€"site "Fun Run." Patiently, they have waited to work their way up the waiting list to enter a team in the United Way Bath Tub Race and have just received confirmation of their entry for this year. That‘s dedication! Monenco AGRA is still a relatively new company to the Oakville area, establishing themselves here in 1991. Since then, they haven‘t looked back! Each year, their enthusiasm seems to grow as they become more and more entrenched in the community. In addition to involvement in the Junior Achievement Program, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Oakville Waterfront Festival, they are a strong supporter of United Way of Oakville. "It is the supporting companies â€" such as Monenco AGRA â€" who are the pillars of our strength in the community," said Mack Gould, executive director for United Way of Oakville. "Their reliable and consistent commitment to us is a cornerâ€" stone of our success." Instead of performing contract work, some individuâ€" als are being taught reading, writing, and social skills. The workshop is evolving into a day program, as many newcomers are not suited to a work program. Rob Hall hard at work at Speers Place Industries. accommodate new individuals with increased personal Work elsewhere may give employees the doldrums, but not at Monenco AGRA! Monenco AGRA Fun Run Aug. 19th To enter, fill out the form on this p'age and forward to Bob at Monenco AGRA, 2010 Winston Park Drive Community Living Oakville united way Iof Oakville Reaches Out... Monenco AGRA Corporate Challenge Name: 5.0 Km Fun Run for: Q $8, or Q Donation of $ 2.5 Km Fun Walk for: Q $5, or C Donation of $ DATE: START TIME: PLACE: Fun Run / Walk on behalf of: (please make cheques payable to United Way of Oakville) united way of oakville Company: (Note: Signature of a waiver form will be required) "They‘re my best friends," ers at Speers Place Industries. player on the field with them." But Yawney would prefer not to think about such posâ€" sibilities. He will continue reaching out to meet the needs of the developmentally handicapped in any way that he Where would these individuals be without Speers Place Industries? According to Yawney, they might be sitting aimlessly at home or, in some cases, walking the streets. Many would end up institutionalized, or requiring daytime residential services. Community Living Oakville does have job placement officers who provide counseling and coaching to assist clients who decide that they want to move to outside work. While the government is shifting towards workplace integration for the developmentally handicapped, Yawney wants the option of a workshop left open. He said that Speers Place Industries protects many from the discrimination that still exists in the outside world. \ ""Many misconceptions regarding the developmentalâ€" ly handicapped are still out there," he said. Yawney said that the government is cutting back on workshop funding. While the workshop may eventually be phased out, a day program that will accommodate changing needs can be phased in. Unlike the workshop, which can in part pay for itself, however, a day program would need full funding. "The direction we are moving in is toward clientâ€"cenâ€" tered services," Yawney explained. "We must look at the individual needs of each client, and shift away from a‘ productâ€"focused program." Return entry forms to Judy Poaps at: Monenco AGRA Inc. 2010 Winston Park Drive, Suite 100 Oakville, Ontario L6H 5R7 2nd Annual 19 August, 1994 12:00 Noon Monenco AGRA Building, 2010 Winston Park Drive, Oakville Yawney said of his workâ€" "We‘re a team. I‘m just a June 22, 1