Teacher's dedfication aids Whitby Red Cross WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1977, PAGE il Twelve years ugo wvhen she came to Whitby to becuine a teachier ut St. Johnt the Evangelist School, Mrs. Veronica Marr broughit with hier an interest in suipporing the Red Cross Society. Since the age of six she huad been involved in Junior Red Cross und other Red Cross fund-raising projects, L and when she came toSt Jrgnized a bake se whic orased $5. This ~as more tan he d s$h5oThiclassmord been able to colleet from its Io cent fées for niemrbership in the Junior Red Cross. Every year for the past 1 2 years, Mrs. Mairr organized a bake sale at the school, wth haîf the proceeds going to the Whitby Red Cross branclh and haîf Lu a mission- ayin India. Last year her sale raised more than $300 ot,,which $ 145 went to the Red'Cross.' The, Red Cross put the xnoney to wh»lateveTý prQjeit IL con- sidered important to4 the, con).utnity each'yeitr. Mrs.. Marr retires frorn teach«ing at the eidof June, ~nd vill move to Deep River. Recently, miembers of the Whltby- Red Cross branch broughit to her class a-tangible example of what hus been purchased with ber bake sale fuùds--a new wheel chair for the Red Cross boan cupboard.. The bake sale provided SI145, which covered rnost of thie cost of the chair. cookies, cakes, ind tarts ut 10 cents apiece to the whole school. "XVi thout the wonde rful co-operation of the parents, wve couldn't do it", says Mrs. Marr. The miothers supplie d a il the homne-ma de baked goods. Mrs. Murr describes ber bakeý sale as "a complete school effort", and feels the personal touchi is important in chiaritable work. She was particularly pleasçd to show the children the whieel chair so they could see what the mnoney frorn their bake sale provided. Mrs. Marr hias been teaching for 37 years, 20 of these in thieWhitby'area. Whien Mrs. Marr '-retires, another teacher at St. John' schoQl wîll continue ber work of raising funds for the Red Cross. Canada Works projcets Two Young Canada Works projects have been' approved for Whitby by the federai departm-ent of Manpowe rand lImmnigration, Lu uperate froni May2 to Sept. 2. A miaster plan for pairks* and open spuce project was granted S4,000 and will emiploy three people. A L.earrn to Work-Work to Lea rn project was grunted S9.968, and will emiploy five peuple. Mrs. Ve«rMie Mwr, (sitting at right) is jomned by sonie of the students at -St. John the. EvgiugeIist SchooJ who conducteci a bake sale to raise nioney for the Canadlanl «édQ'>qss. ý.,A portion'of the mioney raised by thé s*u&Ètifs was used to ptitchas e,., wheel chair for the Whitby Red Cross loan cupboard. 1 Fiee Press Photo T HAPAR DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC w ar »JQHNNY C*ARSON -APPAREL, . NOW IN WHITBY JO H.N NY CARISON CLOTHING 2 PC.-SUITS $15-009 3 PC.-VESTED SUITS $17500 LAY AWY NOW -FOR< FATHERS DAY JUNE,12- g-