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INTERIOR SILY/DRIESIN 158 fl oz 44Pi^j INTERIOR ENAUfl ^UBBABLE/WALL AND TRP ULTRA WHITE 26-02 UNITED WAY MEETING Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, March 18th, 1981-5 Stresses i m portance of volunteerism Mel Garland, President of Durham College, outlined the importance of volunteerism to the society when addressing addressing the annual meeting of the Oshawa - Whitby - Newcastle United Way on Monday night. The annual meeting was held in the Guild Hall in the Hpliday Inn, Oshawa. In opening his address to his audience Garland outlined the many volunteer activities in today's society including such as Parent-Teacher Association, Association, through the church, social agencies, youth work as scouts and Big Brothers, and donations of blood through the Red Cross saving many lives each day. He also spoke of the use of volunteers in education and as well those working with United Way, the Cancer Society, Heart Fund and many, many other such organizations. Garland said one half of Canadian adults are present- ly involved in volunteerism and another fifth have been involved ip the past. He said only one-third of all Canadians Canadians have never been involved in volunteer work. Garland stated that volunteerism volunteerism gives individuals opportunities opportunities to show responsibility responsibility and to relate to the larger community. "They are able to enhance their sense of personal worth in working freely to meet society's needs," He said the world is becoming complex, big, impersonal impersonal and alienating to the individual. ' 'Volunteerism holds the key to the solution", he said. He said becoming too dependent on government funds brings with it the loss of autonomy and creativity. He said the loss of autonomy would destroy the effective participation by volunteerism and agency work. He said it was important that the United Way continue. Garland said the United Way involvement was mainly a North American activity with the first United Way * being organized in 1887 in Denver, The speaker said it was in 1940 that the Oshawa Win-the-War and Community Fund was established when half of the agencies were related to the war effort. Garland said that all volunteer volunteer organizations do ' need funding and that over the years a multiplicity of campaigns campaigns were instituted to canvass ( for funds for each organisation. There has been a transition to an efficient fund raising organization from Community Chest to Red Feather and finally to the United Way. Garland also spoke of the contribution of the volunteer in the Third World countries where poverty and illiteracy D.&R. Custom Fencing and custom chain-sawing 983-5005 , or 983-9027 Orono.Ont; were prevalent. Here he spoke of UNICEF, CAN- SAVE, International Red Cross and paid special attention attention to our Canadian University University Service Organization which has almost 7,000 volunteers volunteers abroad. The speaker referred to the assistance provided by students students of Durham College to volunteer groups in the Region Region of Durham. Volunteerism is a Canadian tradition, said Garland. "We have only to remember the barn raisings, harvest ' and quilting bees of early settlers where they helped each other to meet the rigours of those early days," he said. "It is caring, sharing and helping. These are the very essence 61 a jfiBfilfed"lïfe"71îe' claimed. Mrs. Bill Todd keeps store booth at the Frolic with many including home-made soap all went to add interest to the .at the Orono Fish and Hunt interesting items on display ■ and a host of other items. It event. Looking for good advice and great paints? come to the right place TOUR SHEKWIN-V nilflMS RECULER Rolph DOMINION * i - Hardware ORONO, ONT. 983-5267