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Ceremony Marks Ganaraska Forest Renewal The Independent, Canadian Statesman Weekender, Bowmanville, Saturday, May 21,1994 13 Many In Store Specials ^ The ceremonial planting of an oak tree to replace the first tree planted in the reforestation project 50 years ago was performed by Cathy Richardson, H.R.S. Ryan, Roy Foster, along with Boy Scout Ron Sykes and Girl Guide Jennifer Patrick. A program bn Saturday, May 14, marked the celebration of the Ganaraska Forest's renewal. June 18th is M&M Meats Annual Charity BBQ Day Mac Voisin, founder and presi- receives a burger or hot dog and a dent of the 130-store chain M&M drink for a minimum donation of Shops, has declared Saturday, June $1.25 The barbecue party runs from 18 as Charity BBQ Day - Canada's 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at every M& largest barbeque party. On that day at M Meat Shops store across the coun- every M&M Meat Shops location try. across the country, franchisees will be hauling out tire barbeques and spatulas to flip burgers and hot dogs for the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation Foundation of Canada (CCFC). "This will be our sixth annual Charity BBQ Day event," comments Voisin. "Every year the event gets bigger and better and the amount of support we receive from communities communities across the country increases with it." M&M Meat Shops inaugurated Charity BBQ Day in 1989, at that , time raising over $50,000. This year's goal.is $400,000. "Since 1989, M&M Meat Shops has collectively raised more than $1 million for the CCFC," says Michael Howorth, the foundation's National Executive Director. "Charity BBQ Day is our largest single fundraising event. We can't thank M&M enough for all that they continue to do for us." Crohn's disease arid ulcerative colitis are two forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). More than 200,000 Canadians suffer from IBD and its incidence in Canada is among the highest in the world. To date, there is no known cause or cure. The Crohn's and Colitis Foundation Foundation of Canada is a non-profit volun- 1 tary medical research foundation dedicated dedicated to finding the cure for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) by raising increasing funds for medical medical research. The foundation also provides provides education programs for individuals individuals with IBD, their families, health professionals and the general public. On Charity BBQ Day, the public Weapons Amnesty Solicitor General and Minister of Correctional Services, David Christo- pherson, has announced a three- month provincial weapons amnesty to enable people to voluntarily surrender surrender firearms and other weapons to police. He made the announcement at a breakfast to launch Police Week in Hamilton. The amnesty will run from June 1 to September 1,1994. "Our goal is to reduce the number of firearms in Ontario," Mr. Christo- pherson said. "We hope to help get as many guns as possible out of circulation. circulation. We encourage anyone with a firearm or other weapon they don't want, to go to their local police station station and dispose of it," he said. The amnesty will allow people to turn in firearms and other weapons to police. If the possession of the firearm firearm was illegal, criminal charges would not be laid. Weapons will be destroyed in the manner prescribed by the Police Services Act. 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