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T he O akville Beaver, W ednesday Novem ber 26, 2003 - O Germain reads Dickens at Walton Memorial leagues to help me read the story for an adult audi ence," wrote M addren who continues to coordinate the C B C 's D ickens' readings. "At the same time, we could raise money for caus If Charles Dickens were alive today, he w ould no es that connected with D ickens' ow n values: the poor doubt approve. and the hom eless, education and health care." CBC Radio, which provides personalities as guest That first reading in Toronto attracted close to 400 readers across Canada for charity com m unity readings people. of Dickens' fam ous tale, A Christmas Carol, is send "I saw that evening as a one-shot deal, but by pop ing Russ G erm ain to Walton M emorial United Church ular dem and, it has becom e an annual event," wrote in Bronte on Sunday. Nov. 30. Maddren. Bom and raised in N ew L iskeard. O ntario, "Soon, word began to spread and over a period o f Germain graduated from the University o f M anitoba about six years, the reading becam e a coast to coast in 1966 and w ent on to a 36-year career in broadcast effort as I encouraged other CBC stations to get ing, 29 o f those with CBC radio and television. involved. At the same time, folks from other com m u Germain, and costum ed readers from the church, nities began to inquire about how they could jo in the will be reading selections from the fabled story to project, and it is still growing to this day." raise funds for charity, in keeping with a tradition G erm ain participated in his first reading in 1990 started by D ickens him self. and he is as enthusiastic about the story today as he CBC R adio's first reading was in D ecem ber 1989 w as then, and believes D ickens' m essage is as rele w ith host Judy M addren. Initially, " I read the w hole R uss G e rm a in vant now as when it was penned in 1843. story o f D ickens' A Christmas Carol to my children," Dickens wrote the book in six weeks after visiting she wrote in her producer's notes. "It took three nights, but I was the industrial town o f M anchester to speak about the need to educate am azed to find that all four children paid rapt attention. very poor children. He wrote the book out o f necessity - he needed "W hen I did a little research, I discovered that D ickens had cut the money - and was inspired by the notorious poverty o f the `hungry for story down to a m anageable hour and tw enty m inutes so that he could read it in one evening for fundraising," she continued, adding the short ties.' A week after its publication, the book sold 6,000 copies. A decade ened version allow ed tim e for some seasonal music as part o f the pro later, he began public readings o f his 80-m inute precis o f the book to gram. raise funds for education and hospitals. "I found that there was som e interest from several C B C Radio col Proceeds from readings o f D ickens' A Christmas Carol m ust support local charities - charities that would mesh with D ickens' principals - children, lit eracy. w orking poor families, universal education, and health care. "M any o f the current readings bene fit food banks, others donate proceeds to shelters, hospices, literacy or school breakfast p ro gram s," concluded Maddren. G erm ain, and four costum ed readers from the church, w ill be reading . D ickens' shortened version o f the story. Dressed as D ickens' characters for the reading, w hich starts at 7 p.m., will be John Leard, Nancy Clark, David King and Evelyn Quist. D avid Janzen, moderator, will also be in costume. Choir director Linda Fletcher and members o f the Walton Choir will enter tain with Christm as carols. Proceeds from the event will go to the O akw ood Public School All Star Reading Program to prom ote literacy. Tickets cost $12 per person. This presentation is suitable for children aged 10 and up. W alton's Outreach Com m ittee organized the reading. For inform ation and tickets call Patti S m art-L eard at 905-827-2852, the C h a n ta l A yotte · Special to the Beaver church at 905-827-1643 or O akw ood Assisting Russ G erm a in o f C B C rad io w ith th e reading o f excerpts from C h arles D ickens' A Christmas School, 905-845-0412. The church is at Carol a t W alton M em orial U nited C h u rch will be D avid K ing, D avid Ja n ze n an d Jo h n L eard. 2489 Lakeshore Rd W., at Bronte Road. 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