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I I J Â THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, NOVEMBER 15,2000 PAGE A11 Christian women host silent auction CLARINGTON - Claring- ton Christian Women's Club will host a live, silent auction Nov. 21. The auction is slated for 7:30 p.m. at the Howard John son Hotel, Liberty Street and Hwy. 401 in Bowmanvillc. Guest speaker Peggy Bauman of Elora will issue a personal challenge to those attending to 'Be Your Best.' Admission is S6.95 inclusive, inclusive, which includes dessert and coffee. To reserve, call Margaret at 434-2745 or Penny at 983-6324. Proceeds will support support Canadian Missionaries. ' t t Safes RON PIETRONIRO/ Statesman photo Vanessa Giuliana and Jessica Langley are the Puppet Patrol Co-ordinators for Durham Regional Regional Police. On the Puppet Patrol Kids get important safety message It's dht we i <1 Help us make sure no child wakes up Christmas morning to find Santa has passed them by. Give to the Statesman's annual Toy Drive. It's hard to be seriously safety conscious when you're main responsibility responsibility in life is to have fun. The Durham Regional Police Community office volunteers have successfully addressed this important fact of life by bringing safety messages to Grade 1 and preschool age children via the 'Puppet Patrol.' There is only one problem. The puppets are so popular, the patrol can't keep up with the demand. "We go into the elementary schools, to Brownies, Sparks and Beavers," explains Vanessa Giuliana, 20, the volunteer co-ordinator of the Puppet Patrol. "We do events in the community. We do short skits about safety for kids (concerning) fire, bikes, about talking to strangers, ■ crossing the street and calling 911." "We pretty well do what they (the organization) wants us to cover," adds Jessica Langley, 19, a volunteer who started with the patrol a year ago. "It could be fire safety at Christ- , mas when there are,candles around or summer bike safety, or about not walking on frozen ponds," "It (the Puppet Patrol) was started five years ago by Sara Tarbuck, who is now a Durham Regional Police officer," officer," says Ms. Giuliana, who, along, with Ms. Langley, also plans a career as a police officer. The program is free and is a hit everywhere. Booked solid through to March 2001, children are learning important information that could j keep them safe and perhaps even save ' their lives. And they are having fun : with the colourful puppets that are al- '!i most as big as they are and of a qual- y ity not unlike the famous Muppets. But there just aren't enough volunteers volunteers to fill all the requests Durham schools and other children's organizations organizations have submitted for the puppets puppets to make an appearance. "Last year we went out to a lot of elementary schools during the day - two to three times a week - but this year, we've been going out only once a week to nighttime events," says Ms. Giuliana. "We do need volunteers. "On Halloween at my house, I 1 ; brought out the puppets," she adds, tii "The children (trick or treaters) were f saying, 'Hey, mom, it's the Puppet ; Patrol.' So they know us ... some- Free Internet training at library CLARINGTON - The Clarington Public Library is offering free beginner beginner and intermediate Internet training. Beginner training will be at the Bowmanvillc branch on Thursdays 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. and at the Courticc branch on Wednesdays from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Intermediate training will be at the i;i Bowmanvillc branch on Thursdays !| 1 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.tn., at the j' Clarke branch on Wednesdays front 1:3() p.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the Courticc I 1 .branch on Fridays from 1:30 p.m. to 1 3:30 p.m. and at the Newcastle Village Village branch on Tuesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. To register call the Bowmanvillc Branch at 623-7322, the Courticc Branch at 404-0707, the Clarke . Branch at 983-5507, the Newcastle 1 Village Branch at 987-4844. times kids will talk away to the puppets and we can't put them away in front of the kids ... and they like dancing with them." Anyone who enjoys working with children and is able to commit from six months to a year of their spare time to the puppet patrol patrol can apply to the Durham Regional Police volunteer office by calling 579-1520, ext. 3669. Volunteers Volunteers should be flexible in the hours they can devote to the program, have a background background in set design or theatre theatre arts and if possible, have their own transportation. transportation. Because of the demand, new requests for the Puppet Patrol to meet with children's children's groups should be in writing and sent to the Durham Regional Police Service volunteer co-ordi- nator, 77 Centre St. N„ Os- hawa, Ont., LI G 4B7. Everyone who brings in a new unwrapped toy, will be entered in a draw for one of 7 Company's H Coming "Chocolate Everything" Cookbooks. ($19.99 value) ° r " r p 4'„ t; Stte Canadian Statesman 62 King Street West, Bowmanvillc Toys will be collected by the Salvation Army, Bowmanville. 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