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Oakville honours its top volunteers By Wilma Blokhuis BEAVER FOCUS EDITOR At first glance, one would think Oakville's gone punk with its annual Volunteer of the Year Award. Cory Ferguson, 23, one of the two recipients sharing the Adult Volunteer of the Year award sported a tuft of dyed blue hair, some piercings, a goatee, black leather jacket accented with protest buttons, patchwork shorts, and boots made with steel toes on the outside. His co-recipient Giselle Webber, 20, wore black. He is on his way to becoming a tattoo artist at Way Cool Tattoos in Toronto; she is about to enroll in political science at the University of Toronto. Together they are founding members of Youth Against Hate, a peaceful group that tackles racism, sexism, culturalism and sexual orientation, with information, education and support, says their nominator Scott Millar, youth worker at the Oakville YMCA. As volunteers, they've run the Y's coffee houses for youth, held the last Saturday of each month, for more than 18 months. "These coffee houses attracted about 150 to 200 teens for a punk rock show," says Millar. "I started these coffee houses four years ago and met Cory and Giselle at one of them. They approached me about running the coffee houses and it's work­ ing out very well." "They provide a strong and positive image for youth and adults," Councillor Kurt Franklin, him­ self a former Volunteer of the Year, read in announcing their nomination. "They are reliable, resourceful and treat people with consider­ ation and respect." Selecting a winner in the Adult category was a "tough deci­ sion," said Mayor Ann Mulvale in mak­ ing the announce­ ment. "The Volunteer of the Year Awards committee had a real­ ly tough job." The announcement was followed by shouts of surprise and loud applause from the standing-room-only crowd at Town Hall on Monday night. Mulvale said the recipients encompass every­ thing the award stands for. "We celebrate the chal­ lenge they give us, that we should not judge peo­ ple by their cover. The committee chose well. Cory and Giselle represent harmony and peace. And they challenge us to keep us accountable." Both were surprised to be chosen from a field of 11 nominations. 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Hot Just R Promlsal _ Oakville m azoa 1291 SPEERS ROAD North side between 3rd Line & 4th Line 905-827-4242 ■ L<s>iS B SPEERS 'D- corrpartion at MudaS and Toyota's puMstod 19W Manufactmrs X * 1999 Manta Protag* S t 19W Mazda B3000 Vf and 1998 Mazda 48 month, at 5218.52 par month. C08 ■ $392.98 lor a tool of $10,392.98. , 1 1 U , eMLSTlAAOO) t. 515J62. hctedaa aae. dap. <* $1L597, which mctuda* aac. dap. o< $250 and down paymant of $1795 (tedudaa frt and te$l05&Jbteltew^igtekKitorthe "I'm very surprised," said both Ferguson and Webber. "We started Youth Against Hate in the summer of 1977 to fight racism, sexism and homophobia through education, raising aware­ ness and raising money," continued Ferguson. "Right now we're raising money for a trust fund for the sons of two mem­ bers of an anti-racism group who were killed in Los Vegas last summer." Because of a growing number of nominations in past years, it was decided to add a third award for Group Volunteer of the Year. That prize went to the Oakville TVafalgar Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, which is celebrat­ ing its 50th anniversary this year. "This is a great honour for the auxiliary," said Carol Kirkwood, president, adding she was pleased her group won. "It is very meaningful to us, during our 50th year, to be chosen. We've come a long way from the day Lady Baillie had a few ladies at her home for tea and formed the aux­ iliary." The OTMH Auxiliary consists of over 800 adult members, both active and inactive, and youth volunteers. This group "provides an invaluable service to the community," said Mulvale in announcing the winner of the group category. "They contribute to the social and economic health of the community, and its physical health." The auxiliary has raised more than $2 million for the hospital, noted the mayor, "to buy new equipment that will help with early diagnosis. This auxiliary makes substantial pledges and always delivers." Auxiliary members assist patients coming to and leaving the hospital, and provide services with a "friendly smile, encouraging word and compas­ sionate company," says their nominator Carole Daniels, volunteer services manager at Halton Healthcare Services' Oakville site. "These volun­ teers lessen the anxiety, loneliness and pain expe­ rienced by patients and their families during their time in the hospital." There were six nominations for the Group award. (See 'Nominations re flect. . . ' page B2) Get in. Be moved. [NATIONAL I [CELLULAR i Personal Communications Centres Erin Mills Town Centre, Mississauga (905) 820-9200 422 Speers Rd. Oakville, (905) 338-9200 Oakville Place, Oakville (905) 815-9200 Square One, Mississauga (905)276-1 Woodbine Centre, Etobicoke, (416)679-9200 3105 Unify Dr, 829Unit #29 Mississauga (905)828-9 1490 Dundas S t E Mississauga (905) 848-2555