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SAREE TL PERL Tara MacDonald has been working at Port Perry's Community Memorial Hospital as a teen PORT PERRY STA hat J ing people'. volunteer for more than two years and she says Teen volunteers are still R -- Wednesday, October 15, 1986 -- 11 she does it because of "the good feeling of help- Haid oi, candy stripers at heart! Pr NES ea i so she figures the time she invests in being a "teen volunteer" will pay off in the years to come. See story for more on Communi- ty Memorial Hospital's hardworking youth. OCTOBER is VCR MONTH PICTURE PERFECT T.V. mis weeks SPENITH Free VR 1810 - direct access tuning - wireless TV/VCR remote - built in cable converter sg4 9800 - 14 day/4 event programming CASH & CARRY - auto rewind and power on FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL: 72 WATER STREET 985-9500 PORT PERRY, ONT. Join Us OCT. 21 y to NOV. 2 TWO WEEKS ONLY! Nii iiiidd daa) z In the dining room -- We will be displaying 15 Local Paintings by artist Les Parkes PLUS A SPECIAL UNVEILING OF THE "Original 1884 Building of Emiel's Place" will be held on THURS., OCTOBER 23rd - 7 P.M. Wine and Cheese will be served until 10 00 p.m iel'a "Place QUEEN STREET, PORT PERRY - 985-2066 rt at POR IOI rr TIP TITOIILSS ; a \ 3 (OPI I II ITI ra Pr They're not called candy stripers anymore but the Teen Volunteers at Port Perry's Community Memorial Hospital still wear red and white smocks and they still work hard as they ever did, bringing good cheer to patients and staff alike. Lynda Honey, who is in her 11th year as the coordinator of the Teen Volunteers, says the name was changed four years ago to accom- modate boys who were signing up for the job. "The kids preferred it," she says. There are not boys working at the hospital at the moment, but there The Ux Everyone is Welcome "PRESENT TENSE" A contemporary musical presentation by ridge Baptist Young People OCTOBER 25th - 8:00 P.M. -- UXBRIDGE MUSIC HALL -- OCTOBER 26th - 6:30 P.M. -- PORT PERRY BAPTIST CHURCH -- have been in the past. Presently Lynda has 16 volunteers on her roster and could use two more to help on weekends and afternoon shifts. The job, she claims, isn't a dif- ficult one. Teen Volunteers pour ice water, hand out meal trays, feed pa- tients that need assistance, clean beds, make beds, deliver flowers, assist with the kids in pediatrics, and just keep patients company. "They put charts together and walk patients," Lynda adds. 'Just anything to assist with patient care when a nurse isn't needed." Free Admission ORT AUTO GLASS & TRIM wo RRY ---- B Complete Upholstery HB Windshields BOAT TOPS -- BOAT SEATS B Sunroofs & Pinstripes HB Body Moulding | CLAIMS........... 139 WATER STREET -- PORT PERRY CALL FOR YOUR APPT. ... 985-8507 -- -- -- ---- -- -- ---- -- -- ---- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- *25.00 Off; ES -------- ------ She likes most volunteers to be 15 years old or older (up to 19), but sne has accepted teens who are younger, if they show maturity and a real interest in the job. Tara MacDonald and Marilyn Moore were both younger than 15 when they started more than two years ago, and both girls have work- ed out admirably. Tara, a 15 year old Grade 11 stu- dent at Port Perry High School, is into her third year of volunteer work, has 160 hours to her credit (as well as a cap, a pin and a stripe -- medals that are awarded for the time invested by a volunteer), and wouldn't trade her task for anything. She says she likes "The good feel- ing of helping people," the best. Tara was visiting her father in the hospital a couple of years ago when "I noticed they (the hospital) had candy stripers. I decided I'd like to do it too." : Marilyn Moore, a 15 year old Grade 10 student, will have com- pleted two years on the job by this Christmas, is just as enthusiastic about volunteering as her friend Tara. "I like it!"' she says, smiling ear to ear. *'I like working with the peo- ple and knowing that I'll be helping them." She especially likes working with "little babies" and looks forward to working in the maternity ward when she becomes a nurse, her driving ambition. Many of the Teen Volunteers do want to become nurses, Lynda Honey says, and the program is perfect for giving teenagers a taste of what working in a hospital is like. What's more, the volunteer work doesn't take much time. Each girl works one day a week, for only two hours after school, or four hours on weekends. For working 100 hours, a girl receives a cap; for 150 hours, she earns a pin and a stripe, and for every 100 hours after that, she is awarded a bar. For the girls, the job is rewarding, but it is even more rewarding for the patients they help. "Especially the older ones,' Lyn- da says. 'They really enjoy having the girls come in and talk to them."