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4 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc, Wednesday, January 3,1996 Pharmacist Orthocist Bowmanville Clinic Pharmacy Ltd. 222 King St. East Bowmanville, Ont. Free Deliveries (905) 623-7611 ' © j.p. Young Carollers Give Donation to Salvation Army Director at Henry Street Secondary Secondary School, Whitby, Director of Music for the Oshawa Civic Band, as well as an accomplished accomplished trumpct/comct instrumentalist. instrumentalist. Mr. Hodgins is assisted in his duties by Albert Curtis, a graduate in music at Queen's University. He has had 20 years experience in conducting, conducting, as a composer and educator. educator. A wide scope of music is provided, ranging from show tunes, overtures, big band ar- . rangements, marches and classical classical music is chosen to challenge challenge the musicians thus allowing for a continual improvement improvement of the band sound. If you have an interest in playing with the Clarington Concert Band or wish further information, please call. Join it now to enjoy the full program being offered by the Clarington Concert Band for 1996. The band program is approved approved by the Northumberland Clarington Board of Education as part of its Co-op Credit program. program. Leigh Fruciiger, Christine Pyalt and Vanessa Pyall staged an informal benefit concert concert for the Salvation Ann y just before Christmas. The girls went carolling door to door for two nights in their neighbourhood in northeast Bowmanville. Their singing raised approximately $70, which was dropped into the cookie jar they arc holding here. The money was turned over to the Salvation Army for its Christmas programs. Capsule Comments with Neale McLean, b.sc. Phm. Our first comment of I 996 is about the Mormons. Devout followers of the faith abstain from alcohol, cigarettes, tea and coffee and they have much reduced rates of cancer than the rest of the population. Mormon men have one-third the lung and throat cancer and 40% less bowel cancer. Here's an astonishing fact: In a lifetime, the average North American eats more than 50 tons of food and drinks more than I 3,000 gallons of fluid. The feelings produced by falling in love and eating chocolate arc caused by the chemical phenylethylaminc. This chemical has recently been isolated by an Australian researcher. The Australian press calls it the "love molecule" and foresees future widespread use to help people duplicate these euphoric feelings. A reminder for those who are travelling to warmer climes this winter. Carry an adequate supply of your prescription medication to last the entire trip. Carry your medication in the original labelled container and keep them with your carry-on luggage in case your luggage gets lost. If it is more music you want and you do play a musical instrument, instrument, serious consideration should be given to joining the Clarington Concert Band. The Clarington Concert Band starts its fourth season Thursday, January 11th, 7:30 p.m. in the Orono Town Hall. Over the past three years, the Concert Band has held to its aims and objectives in providing providing a vehicle for the development development of musical talent, strengthening musical performance performance as a group and creating further cultural identity for the Municipality of Clarington. It has, as well, fostered a friendly community spirit by means of its musical activities within the community. The 35 members are from Port Hope in the east, Lindsay and Peterborough in the north . and as far west as Whitby. The Concert Band does have an interesting age span It's Snow-Fun from mid High_ School to seniors seniors in their seventies. There has been great comarderie over the past three years which will no doubt continue. The band is most fortunate in having Barry Hodgins as their musical director. Mr. Hodgins is Instrumental Music in Enniskillen Family Skating At Heber Down On the weekend of January 27 and 28 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority will be hosting a Family Skating Party at Heber Down Conservation Area. Come one come all and skate in a beautiful outdoor selling. selling. Please note this evcnl may be cancelled due to weather conditions. On the day of the event please contact the Heber Down Conservation Area at (905) 655-4843 for up-to-date information. For more information please contact the Authority office office at (905) 579-0411. Directions: Heber Down Conservation Area is located in Whitby. To get there, from Hwy. 401, take Hwy 12 north to Taunton Road, turn left and travel to Country Lane Road, . . , , , , . turn right and travel north, fol- A nde down the big toboggan hill at Enniskillen Con- low signs to the day-use park- servation Area gave these slcdders quite a thrill. For the ing lot. less daring, there's a smaller hill. By Tanya Elrick Sharon lies is a women who cherishes the spirit of giving, not just at Christmas lime, but all year long. The Courtice resident is the founder and president of The Courtice Helping Hands Food Bank. She raised five children on her own, and realizes just how difficult it can be for people people to make ends meets. Working Working as a nurse for many years, she saw the growing need in her community to help families struggling to feed their children. children. "Her dream was to run a non-dcnominalional service for the needy, with no strings or politics," said food bank volunteer volunteer Gloria Dean. "She wanted to create a situation that not only helped people, but also made them feel comfortable." Dean first heard of Helping Hands while helping out at St. Vincent's Kitchen in Oshawa. A truck driver who took deliveries deliveries out to lies from the soup kitchen told Dean about the food bank. Dean took a trip out to Helping Hands with the driver one day, and has been a volunteer ever since. The Courtice Helping Hands Food Bank receives a lot of support from various churches in the region. Father Massman of St. Gregory's Catholic Church is a member of the food banks board of directors. directors. Former MPP of Durham East, Gord Mills even showed his support of lies in the Legislative Legislative Assembly of Ontario in June 1994. lie told the assembly, assembly, "local churches donate regularly to that food bank each week just to try to keep the basic commodities flowing into the homes of the needy." Welfare, Social Services and businesses such as Harvey's, Harvey's, the Royal Bank and Kentucky Fried Chicken also do what they can to support lies. "She receives help from many wonderful farmers who bring her vegetables and eggs," said Dean. "There are so many of them who arc willing to help a great lady with a great cause." Helping Hands assists a wide variety of families from Whitby through to Orpno and Port Perry. People are referred to lies by social services, Mother's Allowance and churches. People who receive assistance are given food hampers hampers once a month. The food bank is open every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The 48-ycar-old single mother spends the rest of her week cleaning up and preparing preparing packages for the people who come to her food bank, lies makes sure each hamper has something to make a complete complete meal. If a hamper contains contains spaghetti, it will also contain contain sauce. Many of her volunteers also say she always has something on the stove, such as soup. The food bank also has clothes for the needy, but there is never enough at one lime, lies must keep a waiting list. Right now she is in search of a size 42 winter coat which is greatly needed. "What makes Sharon so special is that she never needs anything in return other than the smile on people's faces," said Dean. "She is happy Ire- cause she knows she will be helping and feeding the needy tomorrow. She is not a martyr, but she is the closest thing to an angel." Dean believes lies' genuine kindness is the reason why so many people believe in her and do what they can to back her up when they can. Although she lives on disability, lies is more than happy to use her own money to help those in need without complaint or need of recognition. According to Dean, one thing lies needs is more consistent consistent volunteers. Sometimes, people will make promises they can not keep. If promises arc not kept, lies will take it upon herself to make sure the job is done anyway. lies is a women who gives from the heart, and believes it is her grandmother who made her the person she is today. lies and her sister were raised by their grandmother in Toronto after their mother passed away. She believes the importance of helping the needy was instilled in her. It has always been her dream. "It's rare to find someone such as her in your community," community," Dean said. "Good-hearted people arc put .there, . sometimes sometimes we.just don't sce.it." If you would like to volunteer,' volunteer,' donate goods, or to receive receive assistance from The Courtice Helping Hands Food Bank, call Sharon lies at (905) 433-2471. For beginners or pros, holding hands makes skaling fun. The pond at the Enniskillen Conservation Area was a popular spot for families this past week end. This trio were clearly having an enjoyable time. Courtice Food Bank Helps Make Ends Meet Clarington Concert Band Looking To Drum Up Some More Members Childbirth Refresher The Childbirth Education Association is offering a childbirth childbirth refresher course designed to meet the unique needs of "experienced" parents. It will be held on Sunday. January 28, and Sunday, February February 4, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Learn how to improve on past birth experiences, brush up on labor coping skills and discuss sibling and family adjustment. adjustment. To complement this program, program, Sibling Preparation classes lor pre-school and school-age children will also be available. This age- appropriate class for brolhers- and sisters-to-be uses crafts, songs and stories to help children children prepare lor life with a new baby, Families need to leant all they can lo ease and smooth the arrival and integration of a new family member. For more informalion, call (905) 420-3890, NEED TO KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR NÉW COMMUNITY? 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