£ £A.A. £A.~~JL~ V >~JA ~ YU.J 14IU.JV1dLJJER 7, 1979,1PAGE Z11 WhtyRed Cross does -mo re tlian take your blood I The Red Cross provides a number of local services that best suit community needs. It is staffed by a han- dful of skilled professionals and a number of. dedicated voluinteers. The Red Cross is supported by funds from the United Way as well as per- sonal donations. The Whitby branch of. the Red Cross Is located at 416 Centre Street South. The president is Jim Milis and the secretary is Mary Sand. During 1978, the Ontaiýio Ministry of lndustry and Tourism held three industrial showsý at. which- 16 compa- nies exhibited, imported comonetsworth more One of the most important services the Red Cross of- fers is the blood donor clinic. Clinçs n Whtbyare. held evey tréémonths at the Whitby Legion Hall located on Byron St. The lastclinic for this year wil be beld on December 12, 1979 and it is hoped the Red Cross will surpass last years total of 1200 umits. There have been 1018 units of blood donated from the last three clinics. than- $27 million. Initial re- suits indicated that more than $3 million worth of these imports will be re- placed by Ontar(o-made products. Besides the blood donor clinics theý Red Cross offer a number, 0f other community services. These include ac- tivities such as water safety courses, services for senior citizens,ý first aid courses, Red Cross Youth programs, emergency services and a sickroom supply service where sickroom equipment such as wheelchairs or walkers are loaned out. A major program offered by the Red Cross is the homemaker service, which has been caring for families for over fifty years.' A red Cross hoinemaker is carefully selected and t rained by' the Red Cross. She will care for a patient at home in order to keep them out of institutions or look af- ter families while the person normnaly responsible is il or in the hospital. Tasks in- clude light housework and the preparation of mals, understanding human behaviour and responses in stressful - circumstances. unisex ha ir design41el FR EE CONS ULTA TION Specializing in Precision Haircutting & Advanced Haircare 102 Byron St. S. Whitby, Ontario, .668-3061 homemnakers now working in Oshawa and Whitby, asÉisting the handicapped and* disabled and helIping older citizens to remain in M Wiggers is proud to present its first Sale! Now you can save up to 30%/ on our existing stocks of fine Cana dian- made dining roomn suites, unfinished, furniture and assorted chairs. And while you're here, be su-re to inspect the first samples of our excitinig new line of wall units anid living room isets, ail manufactured to aur own exacting standard of quaiity. Gift selections and home decor ideas are also on display to compliment your home or fi your/Christmas iist Corne to browse. You'i be most welcome. 0ur Sale lis on for three days only. . Thursday, November 8, lOam to 9pm Friday, November 9, lOamn to 9pm 4 Saturday, November 10, lOamn to 5pm oll'WRi SAVE up to 30% WIGEScuO Wig gers,ý Custom-Fumiture Limited 600 GARDEN'STREET NORTH, WHFFBY 668-5376 0 Juat to a'care the'cuatomers....., Halloeen ijins The one in the middle with the sexy legs is Don Whit- temore, the accountant at the Bank of Nova Scotia at Mary and Brock Streets. In celebration of Hloween, the staff dressed in a wide assortment of -costumes much to the delight and sometimes, dismay, of their customers. The clown is teller Debbie Roberts; the Chinaman, teller Julietta Sales, the gypsie is teller Marcella Novak; the Raggedy Andy is clerk Debbïe Mullin, the coolie is oanis clerk Mary Heffer and the witch is teller Connie Kooraneef. Whittemore said that despite many distractions the days banking business was carried on successfully. Can you imagine asking for a boan from a person wearing a rabbit suit on Halloween? Free Press Photo by Mike Knell WHITRY FR PF. PR F.Ç.Ç WPInNPQln A V kinxii2ikinnn -7 1 iipyr% % à , " . . Il