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The Canadian Statesman, Bowman ville, November 12, HOT Page 9 Durham College and University Centre Receives $100,000 Durham College and University Centre has been presented with a substantial substantial monetary commitment from Pickering area business business leaders in support of the Creating Futures Campaign. On Tuesday, November 4, at the Pickering Civic Complex local businesses Coughlan Homes, Tribute Homes and The Lcnbrook Group joined forces to make a presentation to Mayor Wayne Arthurs and Louise Farr, Vice-Chair, Communications, Ajax and Pickering committee, Creating Futures Campaign. "Durham College and University Centre is enormously enormously grateful to Coughlan Homes, Tribute Homes and Lcnbrook for their outstanding donations," donations," commented Joyce Marshall, Chair, Durham College Board of Governors. "We commend Mr. Jerry Coughlan, Mr. Howard Sokolowski, Mr. Al Libfcld, and Mr. Gordon Simmonds for their visionary leadership in recognizing the importance importance of the Creating Futures goals. We also thank Mayor Wayne Arthurs for personally making this happen". Pickering's Mayor B & P Club Learns About Moving On And Moving Up The Bowmanville and Professional Women's Club has rediscovered "the best kept secret in Clarington", according to Gail Rickard, Dean of the Centre for Individual Studies. The Courticc-bascd CIS supports 300 students who attend at differing limes and seek credits in the following following areas: cooperative education, business and life skills, computers, and adult basic literacy. Students can also obtain their grade 12 equivalency credentials. Gail pointed our that all students must have a secondary school level diploma today to cope and succeed in a world where many will need to change careers four times in their lives. Therefore, a commitment to lifelong lifelong learning is essential. Students at the Centre for Individual Studies range in age from 15 to 90 years. The CIS offers full classes and self-directed studies. The staff of approximately nine people work in partnership with the students. Teachers help students, students helping other students, and students help teachers. Two graduating students, Pat Lake, now a published author, and Renee Bruce, currently studying Science at the University of Toronto, gave glowing testimonials of the program and staff at CIS. The theme of moving on and moving up continues at the November meeting with guest Siri Brown, of the Intercede Diversion Program. Siri will speak to this pre-charge diversion program for first-time offenders. The 'penalties' these individuals serve help the move on by giving back to society and move up by reducing .the probability of repeating misdemeanours. We welcome guests at our meetings and invite you to join us on Thursday, November 20, 1997 at Silks Cafe, 73 King Street West, Bowmanville. A social time begins at 6:00 p.m. and is followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. For dinner reservations, please call Helen.pevitt at 623-3915 by Monday, November 47. : ' "IC 1 - ' 1 ■ ; Pat Adams THANK YOU! I'd like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank everyone for your confidence and trust, JIM SCHELL ©J.p. is coming to town Santa Parade Special: Verticals and Mini Blinds Now... 40% to 50% OFF Plus... Lots of in-store specials! Drapery orders taken now guaranteed delivery for Christmas. mother mod CUSTOM DRAPERIES & INTERIORS "COMPLETE DESIGN SERVICE" Visit our Showroom 134-15 King St, W., Bowmanville 623-2826 Wayne Arthurs is "extremely pleased with the leadership shown by Pickering area businesses...SI businesses...SI 00,000 is a substantial substantial financial commitment. I anticipate that other business business leaders will step forward forward to'contribute to the Spotlight on Small Business Clarington is a municipality municipality that is comprised of over 1,500 businesses. Most arc small businesses providing excellent and often unique products and services to the public and/or other businesses. At this month's Clarington Business Group Breakfast Meeting, some of these businesses will be featured in the Group's always popular Spotlight on Business in Clarington. This month's Spotlight on Business promises to be bigger and better than ever before. Small businesses businesses will be setting up displays around the room. Five businesses will also be making brief presentations presentations to the Group. And in an effort to promote area businesses doing business with each other, representatives representatives from some of the larger businesses in and around Clarington will be on hand to learn more about what local small businesses have to offer. This meeting will take place on Tuesday, November 18 starting at 7:30 a.m. at Silks Café, 73 King Street West in Downtown Bowmanville. Space is limited. Please book early to avoid disappointment. disappointment. Call 697-3132 or email collis-reed@sym- patico.ca to register. The ; Clarington Business Group is an informal association of small business people dedicated dedicated to the sharing of Bowmanville Toastmasters Toastmasters and friend?, including some charter members, from numerous centres joined B' o w m a n v i 1 I e Toastmasters for their 10th Anniversary , Celebration on November 4, 1997. Congratulations from the Province were read, and Councillor Larry Hannah presented a plaque from the Municipality of Clarington commemorating commemorating the milestone. President and Chairman Toastmaster Connie Nelson commented commented on the great pleasure it had been to observe the growth in confidence and capability of members who have benefitted from the club. The highlight of the evening was guest speaker Ray Pons. He challenged us to keep testing ourselves ourselves to discover strengths we had no idea we possessed. This accomplished Toastmaster was warmly introduced by Toastmaster Irene Konzelmann and graciously thanked by Toastmaster Carol Wonnacott Area Governor. The evening concluded with the presentation of the year's awards to Toastmaster Connie Nelson, T.M. Marilynn Dow, T.M. Denise Marck, T.M. Irene Konzelmann. Toastmaster Irene Konzelmann also garnered garnered the Toastmaster of the Year. Come and join us any Tuesday evening 7:30 - 9:30 at "The Darlington Hydro Information Centre". For more information information please call 623- 2243 ot-623-3527. experiences, knowledge and resources, so that all businesses may learn and succeed in Clarington - now and in the future. You can stay informed about upcoming Clarington Business Group Events as well as other information of interest to small business business by visiting the Clarington Business Group's web page at: http://www3.sympatico.ca /collis-rccd/CBG.HTM Briefly Rotary Donates $2,500 to Safety Village •The Rotary Club of Bowmanville has donated $2,500 to the Kids' Safety Village in Whitby. The kid-sized village has been teaching children how to stay safe on the streets for the past three years. Last year, an estimated estimated 13,000 children from across Durham visited visited the Safety Village. Fiddling for Kids Mark Sullivan, Canada's current 18-and- under fiddle champion, performs in a variety show at the Metro East Trade Centre flea market in Pickering on Sunday, November 23. The 15-year-old fiddler from Bowmanville is scheduled to take the stage along with thrccichampion step dancers at 11 a.m. Sullivan is one of several several entertainers involved in this fund-raiser for the Hospital for Sick Children. Partial proceeds from the sale of his tapes and CDs will be donated to the hospital. hospital. His latest CD of old time fiddle music was released in May. Bowmanville Remembers A Remembrance Dinner was held at the Bowmanville fe Legion Branch 178 on Saturday night to honor those who died while defending Canada's freedom. Members of the head table (middle photo) include: Nyhl Sheehan, Gussie Mitten, Gene Mitten, Jim Connell, John Greenfield, Lorraine Greenfield, Bruce Taylor, Phyl Rose, Diane Howarth, Walter Park and Doreen Park. Also pictured (top photo) are Legion President John Greenfield with Fred West, a veteran of the First World War and a special guest at the dinner. 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