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It s volunteer week The Acton Free Press Wodnesday Apr Tribute to just five of Actons volunteers Volunteer centre set for Acton A volunteer centre Is being established in Acton The need for a Volunteer Centre in North Halton has been outlined In three studies In which local service agency staff community volunteers and the general public were questioned The large majority of those questioned Indicated a need for a Volunteer Centre The results of these studies promoted the recently formed North Halton Social Planning Council to strike a steering com mlttee of six people to work towards establish a Volunteer Centre In North he steering com first met on March and in the short time since the committee has succeeded in out lining the alms and ob jectives of the volunteer centre securing part time shared spaced in Acton Georgetown and Milton and helped to promote an all Canada Volunteer Week April in The North Members of the com have attended conferences on vol in and Peel establishing useful contacts and obtaining necessary information on funding publicity and the step by step operation of a volunteer centre The aims and ob jectives of the North Hoi ton Volunteer Centre in dude promoting vol recruiting vol and placing them in appropriate volunteer agencies up to date records on com needs for vol tin leers and community resources The committee decided that one central phone number should be avail able for all residents of North Halton to use to contact the Volunteer Centre but that the centre must have space In Acton Georgetown and Milton where Inter viewing of Interested vol unteers and meetings with local agency staff could take place Part time space and the use of a phone has been promised by the Acton Community Ser- Centre The steering com mittcc is currently working out budget proposals seeking alter native funding sources and volunteer staff and taking all the necessary steps towards estab lishing the Vol un leer Centre as a working real Anyone interested in helping to work towards this goal Is asked to call the Acton Community Service Centra This week Is Volunteer Week In North Halton April to May set aside as a week of appre ciation for the hundreds of volunteers who the many community programs possible In tribute to all volunteers Joy Gwlilam of the North Volunteer Centre Steering committee randomly selected some examples of outstanding citizens who give a lot to the community Following is a brief out line of the services five ore giving to make this a better com munity in to live Carol Clark Is a house wife with two children and is busy helping her husband in his business However she still finds the time to contribute a lot to Acton Carol used to be a cub leader knit for the Cancer Society knit or the Leper Society and served on Murray Memorial board working extensively in the area of programs Now a member of the board of the North Social Planning Council Carol is also on the steering committee for the North Halton teer centre She also knits for the Mennonite Central Committee World Relief Sale held in May in New Hamburg and the Save he Children Craft Sale in Toronto A Block Parent she is also active in school work and every Wednesday drives for the Meals on Wheels program The First Brownies while all resi dents of Erin Township are active in Acton volunteer work Age six fighters Hla sports involvement includes minor hockey coaching and managing aa two years of executive work has also coached minor ball and was the founding president of the Acton Industrial Hockey League A volunteer firefighter for years Herb chaired the firefighters muscular dystrophy campaign couple of times He was also the ROLLER SKATE at ONE OF ONTARIOS MOST LUXURIOUS ROLLER CENTRES groat skate place bus 8214461 The first Osprlnge offer their lime toward the Meals on Wheels program In back leader Helen Lisa Slubblngton and Kelly Brawn to nine the members have been busy for three years now doing crafts and other little favors for special occasion for Acton Meats on Wheels patrons Under the direction of Helen tho girls also help deliver Meals on Wheels during school holidays The Brownies sing for a sen iors group in Erin and make for hospitalized children In Guelph Catherine McGllilvray Is another busy home- maker and mother of Board teachers OK contract method Teachers and Heltons Board of Education will be ready lo start contract bargaining by midMay after adoption of new tough bargaining methods Halton Board of Education formally approved recommenda lions from the Improved Negotiation Process committee Thursday at Burlington The main teacher groups Elementary Association and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation also gave the package approval It a a harder type of bargaining and not necessarily shorter president Ron Ness said Sledge hammer bargaining was used last year according to salary committee chairman Bill Herd has used the adversarial method in previous years I dont believe we could continue with OSSTF as we had last year said Herd be a complete disaster He also urged the board to give the salary com a chance Ed director Em Lavender previously characterized the setting of the environment and relationship as the most important factor in the new negotiations process Other major points in the new process are the selection of each team of negotiators training them and supplying them with common inform a lion on such topics as salary grids and com parlaons Herd comments about the disaster were extremely honest said Ness The board and teachers started searching for new ways of reaching agreements after a high school teachers strike In was narrowly averted Ness went on to say he hopes negotiators will work towards the June 15 deadline set in the im proved negotiations process report Registering patients at the Breast Examination Clinic on Saturday at Clinic are Sharon Caswell and Susan Johnson members of the Ep- Chi Sorority which sponsored Ihe event In conjunction with the Acton Branch of the Cancer Society CANADIAN ODEON THEATRES A GEORGETOWN 3 the Varie dinner theatre TOM KNEEBONE Ml WEND Stirring ALISON Mm LEO with AND ANGUS DIRECTED TV 7335 H mil awards educators The Ontario Public School Men Teachers Federation presented four Diamond Jubilee Awards to two of them to Acton A posthumous award was received by the family of McKcnzie- Smllh Middle School principal Gary during a dedication ceremony at the school last week An award was also given to John Simpson Mr Dawkinss sue cesser for his efforts in education That present ation was Thursday dur ing Halton Board of Educations regular meeting Trustee Florence cares and Education director Em Lavender also received awards PAUL HOWRD HAS CIRRHOSIS OFTHE LIVER If you were told that what think That he drinks too much tin third 1 irest killi r in I hey allies Not just alt Last in Canada million people hjrfsunu Nome of tan be Irtatid hut thin is no known tun Medical hi rti are working to infill these diseases But fought with money Your tax deductible will have an immediate in combat Ihe moil increasing iause dealh Canada Paul Howard is eightyears old Please to liutl and others three who has found the time for plenty of volun teer work over the past decade Catherine is very active with the Acton cancer branch working on the daffodil campaign and has chaired the vice to patients and education programs She also drives patients to treatment centres She is the vlcepresl dent now and will assume the top post later of the Acton Scout and Guide Mothers Association Mrs McGillivray has worked in fund raising catering and assisted In running the organization She a school teacher member and past president of a wo men group at Trinity United Church and helps organize fund raising efforts like and the fertilizer sale Catherine is also an ad hoc member of Trinitys Mission and Outreach Committee In the past she has given her lime to deliver Meals on Wheels and working on a parent ad committee at When it comes to knocking on doors for donations Catherine is ready willing and able She has canvassed for cancer the blind Red Cross mentally retarded and heart fund Looyenga is only earsold but spends many hours giving to tho community When theres a blood donor clinic the Toronto and District Christian High School student Is on hand to take of children while parents give blood For two years now she been volunteer worker at the Ac Ion Lions Indoor Pool assisting Instructors in giving lessons to children Saturday mornings She UNITED CHURCH and KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH YOUNG PEOPLE present A Religious Musical COOL IN THE FURNACE SUNDAY MAY 3 800 pm KNOX CHURCH MAIN STREET NORTH ACTON GUELPH AIR SERVICES is hosting a LETS TALK FLYING NIGHT Tuesday May 5th at 745 pm Come out to the Airpark and learn with no obligation whatsoever how to obtain your PRIVATE PILOT LICENCE Complimentary Refreshments After FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PHONE Guelph Air Services 8242680 1 MILE EAST OF ON THE NO takes swimming lessons herself 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