WITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY MARCH 2, 1983e PAGE 9 Women assert their right to work and be independent Whitby's Easter Seal Campaign *as kicked off by Mayor Bob Attersley (left) and campaign chairman John Stotts last week. The Rotary Club of Wbitby hopes to raise $7,Ooo to help physically disabled children in our com- munity. -Free Press Staff Photo - Easter Seals help. disabled.ehildren- Approximately 6,500 physically handicapped children in Ontario are served by the Easter Seai Society, which be- gan it.s fundraising campaign in Whitby yesterday. Campaign chairman John Stotts, of the Rotary Club of Whitby, announced that this year's goal for the Whitby campaign is $7,000. Last year, the Rotary Club raised $6,700 through Easter Seals. HaIf of these funds were used by the club for direct services within the community, such as Bridge- T7he' following are the resuits of last week's play at the Whitby Du- plicate Bridge Club. North and South: Der- rick Aistyn and Paul Beischlag, 96; Mirs. Helen Spratt and Mrs. Donald Wilson, 94%k; Mr. and Mrs. Pat Davies, 88%; and, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Baker, 88. East and West: Don Titherington and John McLean, 90%h; Mrs. Ben Harlander and Mrs. Larry Ruest, 89; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wharrie,, 87; and, Mr. and Mrs. Lèo Vrengdenhil, 861/2. the provision of braces, wheelchairs, artificial limbs, transportation to treatment 'centres, a camping holiday for five children and a swim program at Iroquois Park. The remainder was sent te- the Easter Seal ýSoiety to provide pro- vince-wide services be- yond the scope of the Whitby community. In proclaiming March 1 to 7 "Easter Seal Week", Mayor Bob At- tersley reminded the citizens of Whitby that their donations to this annual campaign pro- vide direct benefits t'O "Building bonds be- tween women" la the theme of Durham Re- glon's International Wornen's Day celebra- tion to take place at the Wbltby Pubic Library auditorium on Satur- day, March 5 from i :,30 to 4:30 p.m. A donation of $2.50 is requested from those who can afford it and registration can be ar- ranged, by contacting Barbara Hliemstra at 692 Antigua Crescent, Oshawa, L1G 6P4 or 728- 9377. Child. care is provided and should be noted at the time of registration. Local or- ganizations wishing to endorse the day's activi- ties can send a donation to the same address.' The afternoon pro- gram ffl include a panel discussion involv- ing three generations of women, music with the Sweet Adelines quartet and a showing of the film on the making of "Thé Dinner Party" The film shows the work-in-progress of "The, Dinner Party"P which is an art exhibit that celebrates repre- sentations of women of achievement, strength, intelligence and power. Information will be available on community and other resources for woM~en. A eebaonmarch wiIl take place on March 5 beginning at il a.m. and wil begin at "the bridge between Mid- town Mail and * the Robert McLaughlin Gai- lery. The marcb will be approximately oneé hour in duration with another march beginning at 12:30 at' the Whitby Public Library parking lot. An informai gathering ia also planned for 5:30 p.m. at the Coîborne the physically disabled chOdren of our commu- nity. "As the town of Whit- by grows, so does the need for your financial support," Stotts said last week. "With the current economic situa- tion, our need for finan- ciai assistance is greater than ever before." He added that the citi- zens of Whitby and the surrounding area have idneyer let us down" in the past. He la confident the Whitby community will- corne forth with their help again in 1983. ROLLINO, ACRES FAIM Quality Beef - Fresh or rozen custom Cut BUY DIRECT AMY OUAITITY Hwy. 12 Just North of Myrtie Station J. M. Peters Ph. 655-3919 Communlty Centre,, 64 Coiborne Street East in Oshawa where women can have folow-up dis- cussions on the day's ac- tivities and listen to or participate In women's mnusic. Women around the world have claimed In- ternational Women's Day which begapi in 1910 For the seventh con- secutive year, members of Beta Signma Phi have volunteered their' ser- vices to the Canadian Cancer Society in sup- port of cancer research. This year's co- ordinators, Heather Lang and Carol John- ston, are working hard' to make the festival a succesa as in the pas «t. Last year 18,000 bun- ches of, daffodils were and actually falîs on Marche8, as a day of pro- test, soiidarity and cele- bration. Wornen's right to a job, to choose and to independence la a world wide struggle and women of Durham Re- glon. will be. able to meet, share common goals and gain strength in their mutual fight. sold with a total of $36,000 raised for the Cancer Society. During the festival volunteers wlll be seil- ing the flowers to the public at varions public institutions and mails over the three days. The daffodils will be sold in bunches of ten at $2 per bunch. Your con- tinued support will make this an outstand- ing endeavour. - Daffo dii festival PEACOCK LUMBER LTD. IN-STOCK Over 1,9000,000 f eet - of Uin dried Hardwoods Sot twoods. Dry KiI'ns Dressing Facilities WHOLESALE - RETAIL 328 Ritson Rd. N.7544 Oshawa72-44 TVPESETTIVG ON THE PREMISESy OMPUTERIZED P& TW 1$ ' & fe Sppie