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Volunteer Karen Harrison SECTION A THE HERALD Werfaesday April Pan Enjoys meeting people By CHERYL Staff It Is a tough Job that not everyone likes to do But cancer canvasser Karen Harrison does not mind ding tbe pavement and knocking on doors asking people or money For the past eight years the Georgetown resident has been an area chairman captain and can vasser for tbe April Cancer Cam She in charge of the section of Georgetown which stretches from Ctndebarke Terrace to Moore Park The area la divided into six cap tains sections under whose direc tion canvassers work In when Mrs Harrison became a chairman canvassers col leded in her area This figure baa increased In seven years collected in 1887 Tbe figure show the growth of Georgetown Mrs Harrison said There have been a number of new houses built in tbe city Generally most areas have had be same captains the chairman said It Is kind of a challenge for the captains to beat their figure for the next year Canvassers are asked to visit at least 10 houses although many do mora I find I get very few refusals Mrs Harrison said Cancer Is something that has touched everyone In some way whether through a family member or friend The chairman asks canvassers to fill out a card so the Cancer Society can keep track of who has been In volved Host people are familiar with the daffodils she said Families who donate are given a facts pack filled with tidbits of information about cancer Mrs Harrison has been involved with canvassing since high school At that time five dollars was a big deal Mrs Harrison said Now she finds the average dona Harrison said the Karen Harrison At that time she was campaigns with Childrens Association Someone was probably a member of the Cancer Society and asked if she would join the Georgetown woman said I have always been a Joiner I always feel someone has to do the Job and not everyone wants to Mrs Harrison does not mind can vasslng In general I like meeting people and I do not mind knocking on doors and asking for things Mrs Harrison has also been in Association Red Cross March of Dimes Heart Foundation and United Way In her area Mrs Harrison is responsible for approximately BOO houses two large apartment buildings and three small ones In general the chairman said people are generous When she first started canvassing the Georgetown native found most people gave one or two dollars lot of people pooling their time Mrs Harrison said Itlsnotjustoneperson During campaign the chair man donates approximately 10 hours a week to volunteer work As the captain Mrs Harrison will correlate all be results of her area St everything Into one box and the Society will make the deposit The daffodil has come to represent Ihe symbol of hope and faith that cancer can be beaten In the early 50s when April was adopted as the cancer month teas became a popular way to raise money One afternoon volunteers decorated the tables with daffodils which created an atmosphere of faith and hope that cancer con bo beaten In 1956 volunteers began giving restaurant patrons daffodils for the generosity when they donated From there they realized the sale of daffodils could generate money Daffodil day is now the worlds largest User of daffodils Growers In British Columbia where the daf fodlls come from have to arrange their schedule to otisfy the Cancer Society need As well as working for the Cancer Society and keeping up with her two sons who are both heavily into hockey Mrs Harrison Is a special education teacher at Harrison Public School Mrs Harrison who was bom and raised in Georgetown has lived in the city for years A ceremonial rlbboncaltlng was held at here cutting the ribbon are from left Kim Middle School last Tuesday to celebrate the new Trustee Bruce Durrani Trustee Dick and addition to he school Tbe evening program Principal Ray Morrison and Jennifer also included entertainment from be recorder club three students represent the different grades at of be school play Annie Seen He raid photo school choir and the Vehicle struck April at a 1980 grey GMC driven by a 48yearold Georgetown woman was revers ing southbound out of a driveway at 109 turned too wide and hit a red Ford parked across the street Home prices increase in Georgetown Who are these buyers of Georgetown houses and why are they making home prices skyrocket According to a spring as housing report issued by Royar the price of Georgetown homes has in creased an average of 19 2 per cent over 1987 A twostorey home now sells for Thats a whopping 35 per cent Increase over last year price tag and mora than three months ago Compare this to Burlington where a storey home is or Bramp ton and Mlsslssauga where the same borne would sell for The increase in price Is probably because of supply and demand the Influx population from Toronto and Mississauga said Georgetown Century realtor Housing tax might also be on Issue The average Mississauga homeowner pays about tax per year Toronto residents pay about Paying about tax per year Georgetown residents are luckier or smarter Executive twostorey homes in Georgetown average The same house in Brampton would go for and in Milton for Milton overall increase In housing prices is a third of Georgetown increase at Just over six per cent Georgetown Is not Ihe most place to live in Ontario Its detached bungalow prices ore lower than Brampton or Mississauga Georgetown bungalows go for on average In Mississauga youd pay 172 in Brampton Townhouses at are a cheaper buy in Georgetown than in Mississauga but are more sive than Brampton where the average townhouse goes for Milton are priced at JUS Rentals in Georgetown end to be higher than those of other towns and cities outside Metro Toronto Bungalows In Georgetown rent for an average a month making In all rental categories Georgetown rates in be top three most expensive rentals In Ontario excluding Metro Toronto People coming out of Ihe large cosmopolitan areas want to live In a rural well facilitated town People don t mind the drive from Georgetown because you re only minutes from tbe airport realtor Dave said DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC TRENTON CHURCH STREET GEORGETOWN ACROSS FROM LIBRARY AND CULTURAL CENTRE 8772359 Tourism seminar planned The Halton Hills Tourism Commit tee is pleased to announce a Noon Hour Seminar on Tourism Marketing May 2 For any small business getting the MOST for your advertising dollars Is very Important our speaker will tell you how to squeeze the most out of your advertising budget Before entering tbe Real Estate Business Mr Blundell was Involved with the York Region Tourism Com mlttee This committee started with a budget and now spends over half a million dollars on Tourism Promotion One of tbe key ways of squeezing more from your advertising dollars Is coop The Seminar will feature a variety of methods of combining a number of advertisers to make a larger impact in various media Steve of The Olde Hide House wlQ present the Committees or coop advertising The House is the largest advertiser in Halon Hills whose ads appear in all types of publications radio and TV They successfully bring in over 300000 customers annually which at tests to the effectiveness of their advertising If you own or operate a business in Hills you owe it to yourself to attend The Tourism Marketing Lun cheon May at noon at The North Halton Club To reserve a space call Farmers speak on SHARE The women of St John United Church Georgetown held their Easter Thonkotfering meeting on April After delicious desserts and coffee the meeting opened with Ihe worship service The theme of the devotional was the Resurrection of Nature Special speakers were three representatives of a very worthy local organization of farmers in Peel and Halton Counties namely SHARE Sending Help And Resources Everywhere Mr Neil Armstrong of Mayficld Peel Coun ty gave a general explanation of aims of SHARE Through their generosity the SHARE Agricultural Foundation has given agricultural assistance In South and Central America and In Africa to people of lowest economical level who are witting to help themselves For example one initial project was the very valuable gift of a herd of purebred Holatefn cattle to the people of Colombia and oversee ing of their Introduction to reel and the follow up supervision of crossbreeding programs to im prove the production of local animals Mr and Mrs Hugh Milton area fanners spent two years living among people of Colombia donating their time and expertise to getting the SHARE program off the ground They gave an excellent slde and talk illustrating the way they take trips of up to six weeks to areas where projects are under way Church leaders schools and or are beneficiaries of SHARE s assistance All money donated to SHARE Is directed to their special projects CUSO gives some assistance in checking out the progress of projects Through their participation in the SHARE program the native people have experienced better nutrition and an improved standard of 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