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1 r Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowman ville, March 20,1991 7 It v - a the room ■ ni #18 8iBs»aa«« ME; : _ i .LuourOIAO^g, ^-rd*^ e, t c ' w Swe* 9 " „aaIM IS G.M. Se£s Pace zeP/i $5,000,000 Goal General Motors employees employees have promised to contribute contribute $5 million towards Oshawa's hospital campaign during the next five years. The GM employee target was announced last Friday, March 15, during a kick-off for the company's "Setting the Pace" campaign at the GM administration building. Don Thornton, chairman of the Board of Governors of Oshawa General Hospital, explained that "the need for this modernization and expansion expansion program is becoming becoming clearer with each passing passing year. Rapid population growth in Oshawa and Dur ham Region alone makes it mandatory." The hospital board chairman chairman noted that GM employees employees and their families form the single largest group of residents using the services of the hospital and he encouraged encouraged them to "renew the 80-year commitment between between GM and the Oshawa General." The redevelopment and expansion project now under way at Oshawa General Hospital calls for the spending spending of $106 million over the next five years. Included in the redevelopment is an expanded expanded emergency and urgent urgent care facility, a new chil- V- Don Blight, vice president and director of operations operations for General Motors of Canada, and John Sinclair, Sinclair, President of CAW Local 222, unveil the sign which reveals- the employees' objective in the fund raising campaign for Oshawa General Hospital. As illustrated illustrated by the speedometer above, the target is $5 million. The goal was announced on Friday, March 15, during ceremonies at the GM administration building. w dren's ward and renovated and expanded out-patient facilities facilities as well as a new intensive intensive care unit. A goal of $20 million has been established for fundraising fundraising within the Durham Region. Speaking at the news conference called to announce announce the GM commitment, commitment, GM's president and general manager said that a successful employee campaign campaign "would require the best efforts of everyone here today." "I have no doubt that we'll get those best efforts because GM employees - both hourly and salaried - fully realize the importance of the campaign, said George Peapples. The GM president is also chairman of . Oshawa General's "Setting "Setting the Pace" campaign. John Sinclair, president of CAW Local 222 expressed confidence in reaching the objective. "I know that the GM team will play a lead role in reaching the target goal," he said. Don Blight, vice president president and director of operations operations for General Motors of Canada, also stressed the importance of teamwork in fund-raising for the hospital. He noted that a contribution of just $3 per week by each employee through the payroll payroll deduction plan will "put us over the top." Mr. Blight, and Mr. Sinclair, Sinclair, who are co-chairmen of the GM employees' campaign, campaign, unveiled a speedometer speedometer sign representing the $5 million target during last week's news conference. Toastmasters Inspire an Audience representing Bowmanville on April 7/91 at the next level level of the Canada Day contest. contest. His winning speech will follow this column: By Pat Pingle Bowmanville Toastmasters Toastmasters met Tuesday, March 12th at St. John's Anglican Church. The Royal Toast was given given by TM Neapole. Presiding Presiding at the head table were TM MacGillivray, TM West, TM Nelson and TM Pingle. TM MacGillivray chose "Age is No Excuse" as his theme. TM Kropf sparked the Business Session to win the Spark Plug award. TM Neopole responded spontaneously to the Table Topics subject, "The Geography Geography Match," to win this award. Inspire your audience was the objective that TM Leetooze aimed to meet through her speech, "Conflicts "Conflicts in Goal Reaching." TM Kropf gave her best performance for her impromptu impromptu speech, "New Orleans Orleans -and All That Jazz." Toastmasters were entertained entertained with descriptions of alligators, bayous to a closure closure of blues & jazz. TM Kropf won the Best Speaker's Speaker's award for her excellent presentation. TM Christl earned the Evaluation award for evaluating evaluating TM Kropf's speech. TM MacGillivray will be i nftW CADILLAC CONDITION CRITICAL! By TM MacGillivray If there was a button I would push it ! ! ! My fellow Canadians, I come to you with a heavy heart. Our Canada today is a country in turmoil, being torn by internal strife. High unemployment, record rates of bankruptcy, both personal and business, and above all, a complete lack of faith in our government to perform, are only part of the cause of this turmoil and strife. There seems to be no hope, no direction. There is no teamwork. The political chaos we see today is because of a total lack of this key ingredient to accomplishment. Very rarely, if ever, is anything of any real importance importance accomplished by individual individual effort. Now remember, remember, I did not say by an individual, but.. . individual individual £2brL On any occasion when any person receives fame or fortune for some great accomplishment, accomplishment, you can be certain there was a dedicated dedicated team of individuals. Our government today reminds reminds me of a story. It's about a person who was visiting visiting a hospital for the criminally criminally insane. The visitor was astonished when he noticed that over a hundred inmates were being watched by only a few guards. The visitor asked the official official who was showing him around, "Don't you fear that these people will overpower your guards and escape?" The reply was, "No, you see, lunatics never unite' r ... No teamwork. Charles Kettering, who invented the electrical switch for your car, said, "We are just at the beginning beginning of " progress in every field of endeavour." If there is a future for Canada, these future generations generations of Canadians will look back on us, what we have, and what we are, and wonder at our complete disregard disregard for the potential greatness which we leave lying lying dormant within us. It is the decisions we make today that determine the future of this country, and I ask you tonight, is it too late to begin something great? William James said, "Compared to what we ought to be, we are only half ... James was right. We are not even coming close to utilizing our real potential. We Canadians live in a rapidly changing world, and the rate of innovation in this rapidly changing world is accelerating. accelerating. The most striking striking aspect of obsolescence today today is its suddenness, and the only insurance against this threat is creative people. people. The human resources of a country will determine if it survives and prospers, or follows follows the path of obsolescence obsolescence and ruin. Tonight, I send a message message to those who would aspire aspire to the leadership of Canada. The message is clear. It is not the person who is the strongest, craftiest, shrewdest or -- most popular. popular. For Canada, the person of the hour will be the one who can handle the complex problems that are created by this accelerated rate of innovation innovation ... and not worry about getting re-elected. Canada is a mosaic of multi-culturelism. People from all over the world have immigrated here. They come from far and wide and they have transformed us. As each of us learns to respect respect the differences in our various cultures, Canada will become an even more intere sting and vibrant country. William Fry said that Canada is a colonial nation, a supplier of raw material to others, first Britain, then America and now the Pacific Rim. This is said to be because of circumstances. Of circumstances, George Bernard Shaw said, "People are always blaming circumstances circumstances for what they are." Napoleon said, Circumstance, Circumstance, Hell, I make them." I call circumstances the chatter of the masses. I leave you with this thought. - Small minds talk about people. - Average minds talk about events. - Great minds talk about ideas. Fellow Canadians, be part of the teamwork to put Canada back on the path to innovative ideas... Future generations of Canadians Canadians are waiting, and we will be judged. 72 Hero Addresses Students He is best known for scoring scoring the winning goal in each of the last three games of the 1972 Canada-Russia Series. Series. The wins gave Canada a much-celebrated victory in the country's first head-to- head match with the Russian Russian team. Paul Henderson shot the "Goal of the Century" as it has been called since. Now he is the director of Athletes in Action and Executive Ministries in the Toronto area. On Thursday, April 4, he will be the guest speaker at the Knox Christian School Fundraising Dinner. Mr. Henderson will address address the challenges of being a Christian within an athletic, athletic, professional sports setting setting and challenge guests to a life of Christian witness and commitment. Paul Henderson retired in 1981 from his professional professional hockey career after 18 years. From there he attended attended seminary in Birmingham, Alabama. In 1984 he returned returned to Canada to minister minister to athletes and businessmen. businessmen. Tickets to enjoy the gourmet gourmet roast beef dinner and guest speaker can be obtained obtained from the school office at 623-5871 or from Rose Devries at 623-0164. There is limited seating and tax receipts receipts are available. K. D. SLOAN INCOME TAX Computerized Income Tax Returns and Related Services Bowmanville open'fridaysonly Call Fridays for a Friday Appointment Pet Food Specials Puppy Chow Growth Formula Puppy Chow Growth Formula Dog Chow 8kg 20kg Low Cal 8kg 3 1 3 1 00 OFF SO OFF OO OFF 50 OFF Offer valid until March 30/91 WELCOME FEEDS (formerly Vanstone Mill) 116 KING ST. W., BOWMANVILLE 683-5777 • Bated on Compuiearch national reglilralloni (or the 12-month period through December 1990 (or Chevrolet and GMC trucks combined, • Custom Applications • Tissue Analysis On Request • All Chemicals and Fertilizers • Soil Testing On Request HUNC0 FARMS SUPPLY Ltd. 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