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Wednesday January Seniors Page SB Pen friends for seniors an excellent idea By Herald Special Do you like to write letters Since I am such a poor letter wnter I hesitate to ask but I am aware that there are many of you who really like to write and receive letters at other times than Christmas In the December Issue of To day Senior a magazine which is published for seniors and which is available at some of the news stands in Georgetown I found a column entitled Fen friends for Seniors The federal government has launched this program which is called The Canada Day Seniors Pen Friends Program for want of a better title is my comment which is jointly sponsored by the Department of the Secretary of State and the Seniors Secretariat The program offers to match up Canadian seniors living in parts of the country so that they may share information and putune friendship about their own locale and life It is hoped in this way that seniors may get to know their country better Seeing the country through someone else eyes gives one a far different perspective than a short tourist stay which hits the gift shops and advertised beauty spots So far over applications have been received If you are interested in the pro gram you are asked to fill out an application with your name ad dress and preference of type of pen pal for example it is possi ble to ask for a province or a language or a gender For information to Bon me Clingen Secretary of State Room Eddy St Hull or call Annual flower show The Garden Club of Toronto is hosting its 37th annual flower show March at the Civic Garden Cen in Toronto at Lawrence and Leslie Called Gateway to Spring the show a beautiful walk through show awash in forced pussy willows forsythia and tulips seen ted by hyacinths and apple blossoms The club has added many new at traction as well These include com classes for miniature Ian topiary flowering bulbs plants in a birdcage and blooming plants in a bag Other areas of interest include flower arranging and a shopping area which offers anything from twig furniture to garden sculptures and dried Admission to the show is for adults for seniors and studen ts for children and is free for children under five The Civic Gar den Centre will be open from am to p m Wednesday to Satur day and from 10 a m to p m on Sunday Passive Reducing Solon JANUARY SPECIALS NO GST on TONING Toning Toning Hrs 83 Toning Hrs EXTAA 5 BONUS HOURS FOR NEW MEMBERS 8734907 Georgetown Commun Support Service Division PUBLIC MEETING February 1992 710 Halton Region Police Station Guelph Street GEORGETOWN PURPOSE To provide YOU with an opportunity to tell the Government of Ontario what YOU think about proposed changes to the LongTerm Care system in Ontario LongTerm care refers to a broad range of personal care support and health services provided to people who have limitations that prevent them from participating in everyday activities The people who use LongTerm Care services are usually the elderly people with disabilities or people who have a chronic or prolonged illness FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL HALTONPEEL COMMUNITY HEALTH SUPPORT SERVICES OR 18005654213 2564 There are other letters you might like to which are not for your own enjoyment but for the service of individuals and of the world I am speaking of Amnesty International Recent ly I had the opportunity to hear a former Accounting teacher in Kenya who gained his freedom from jail and torture because of the letters which were written by Amnesty Interna tional He emphasized that these letters work struggles on behalf of people jailed for issues of cons cience by the simple process of writing letters letters to tnes and governments and in mates of jails to let them know that the world is watching and the world cares for freedom and freedom of speech and violence against prisoners of con science If you are interested in this kind of letter writing you may get information by phoning YOU PAY WHEN YOU PURCHASE ANY ONE OF THESE SPECIALS ENGINE TUNEUP Check Spark Plugs Distributor Cap and rotor H T Wires all filters emission set to specs PARTS EXTRA IF NEEDED COOLING SYSTEM WINTER IS HERE Includes drain flush of cooling system Inspect all belts hoses Refill system up to litres of antifreeze WINTER WIPERBUOES 1 JUG OF WINDSHIELD WASHER ANTIFREEZE BRAKES Front or Rear Supply install Brake Pads or Shoes Machine rotors or drums Inspect hydraulic components Top up master cylinder road test MOST DOMESTIC CARS LIGHT TRUCKS Plus PST only Most domestic cars light trucks Offer Ends Jan 31st 1992 CAPITAL 2 LOCATIONS ACTON GEORGETOWN MAIN ST HWY 8532370 8731626