Page 14, WhItby Fiee Prees, Wechosday, June 28, 1995 page 14,WhStaffFeevolunteer burn-ouJungfeared9 Community Care clientele growing,- resources aren'5t At the annual general meeting June 21, niembers of the Durbanfi Region Comrnunity Care Association learned they had completed another very successful year. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 1995, 4,407 community care clients received .home support, caregiver relief and COPE mental health services, provided by 1,435 volunteer M rooklln, 76 Baldwin 0 Ajax, 282 Monarch Ave. à Oshawa, 258 Park Road, 1300 Kng Street * DRY CLEANVER SPEC1ALS *Trousers $1.98 Rain Coats (liner extra) $5.25 Shirts .99 a *Suit Jackets $395 Ski Jackets $5.95 Shirts (silk) $2.98 à *Suits $593 Blouses (plain) $1.98 Shirts dry clean $1.98 a *Coats $4.25 & up Blouses silk or rayon) $2.98 Dresses reg. $4.75 & up a I Up TO 930% OFF Ail other items flot listed 40% Off a *Prescrnt coUpon wlth lncomlIng order. a LintExcluding sleeping bags, bedspreads, comiorters & down-filled coats. à a imi Coupon per customner. Not valid with any other offers. Llmted lime Offer. 4 KNEE PAINa SEE YOUR LOCAL PHYSIOTHERApIST E A RL Y U4 o ....0r TREATMENT CENTRE For treatrnint or prevention CALL (905) 725-5055 1614 Dundas St. E., Whitby service providers and helpers and a staff of 17 full-time and 37 part-time employees. The number of clients increased about nine r cent over the prior year, w~e the number of volunteers increased only two per cent. The total number of employees remained constant. For some programs there were big increases in services to meet clients' needs: 12 per cent for home maintenance; 17 per cent for friendly visits; 21 per oent for seniorsi? day program; and 27 per cent for COPE mental health services. "An impressive performance by any standard," commented Vern Garlick, Community Cares president. But he also cautioned that "As the number of clients needing communitY support services continues to grow, without additional resources being made available, client services will suifer, and staff along with volunteers will eventualfy burn out. "fOn a per capita basis,* the allocation of long-term care resources is inequitable, as Durhiam Region, along with other fast-growing r;eons of Ontario, la well below the average funding for, the province. " I urethe newly electedl provincial government to reallocate available resources to the lesa fairly funded regions, like Durham." Over the past year, Community Care bas participated in the Durhami Region District. Health Council's consultations concerning long- term care reform. Community Gare supports long-term care reform and the provision of a continum of services thorugh a. single multi-service agency for Durham Region. Garlick further urged the newly elected provincial goverrnment 'Not to cast aside the liard work that bas gone on over the paat 10 years developing an expanded service systemn that is easy to access and allows seniors to live in communities of their clioice." Three new directors. =-were elected to the associations volunteer board: Jan Henderson, ,ý-Pickering Elizabeth Schantz, Oshawa; Janice Willianms, Scugog. Returnig to the board are Ken Cook, Brock; Sharon Dickinson, Uxbridge; Donna Fulford, Clarington; Vern Garlick, Oshawa; Lita Kratnz, Oshawa; Clayton Morgan, Clarington; Joan Ongley, Scugag Eliabth Powell, Ajax-Pickering -David Watson , Whitby, Jean Wieneke, Oshwa. Directors are elected for a one-year terni by Comxnunity Care's membership, made up of registered clients and volunteers. T-shirt painiting on Sunday NOTICE TO THE RATEPAYERS 0F THE CORPORATION 0F THE ~*REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY 0F DURHAM The Audited Financial Statements of the Corporation of the Regional Municipality of Durham for the year ended December 31, 1994 are available f rom the Regional Finance Department. Anyone interested in obtaining a copy of these statements should write to the Finance Department of the Regional Municipality of Durham, 60 Bond Street West, P.O. Box 618, Oshawa, Ontario Li H 8B6. The following financial highlights reflect the operations, assets and liabilities of the Regional Municipality of Durham including the waterworks, sanitary sewage and waste disposai systems and the Durham Region Police Services Board. WHERE THE MONEY CAMEFflQM: Requisition on Area ,Municipalities Ontario Grants User Charges Other Revenue Proceeds f rom the Issue of Long-Term Liabilities WHAT THE MONEY WAS SPENT FOR: General Gomenment Protection to Persons & Property Transportation Services Waterworks Operation Sanitary Sewage System Waste Disposai Health Services Social Services Senior Citizen Services Day Nurseries Family & Children Services Planning & Development Excess of (Expenditures Over Financing)IFinancing Over Expenditures Fund Balances, Beginning of Year Fund Balances, End of Year 1994 105,190 153,036 90,165 29,669 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (Ail..amounts inthusands. -f-dollars) 104,295 161,753 85,947 22,372 --378,f00 381057 9,135 8,576 58,031 55,391 31,624 33,590 38,341 35,529 55,302 12,988 9,164 114,320 55,447 11,494 8,442 118,822 34,933 37,497 10,356 8,101 2,180 2,397 3,974 - ý3,8-6 380,348 .379,182 ASSEILS Cash and Short rerm Investments Accounts Receivable Other Current Assets Àestricted Assets Capital Outlay Financed by Long-Term Liabilities and to be Recovered in Future Years LIABIILES Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities Current Portion of Ontario Housing Action Program Loans Other Current Liabilities and Deferred Revenue Net Long-Term Liabilities Other Long-Term Liabilities 63,919 33,604 7,075 94,623 60,650 35,144 8,427 87,757 - A0.86-1- -14,597 =-J=Q=.98 -208.8l5 41,101 35,484 1,603 1,483 8,402 4,585 10,861 3,827 14,597 3,850 65,794 59,999 FUND BALANCES Reserves and Reserve Funds To be used to offset 134,271 taxation or user charges 6,493 Unexpended Capital Financing 3,524 (2,288) 1,875 146,576 144,701 144.288 .146,57.6 Trust Funds Administered by Region 117,487 5,954 23,135 144,288 146,576 ?i-&2 20,575 2.24 _ 2,13 As part of the County Town Carnival, The Station Gallery will hold a t-shirt painting work- shop on Sunday, -July 2, 10 a.m., te 4p.m. The workshop is for aIl ages. Participants should pre-register at the gallery to select a time (two morning and two afternoon sessions). Cost is $5. Books for sale A book and magazine sale will be held at the Whitby Public Ià brary on the lawn, east of the parking lot, on F'riday, June 30, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and July 1, il Document Shredding 4 High volume. equipment will reduce your shredding cost *Secure Iocked containers at no extra cost *Bonded drivers *100% of paper is recycled *Certificate of destruction *Volume discounts available year-end, clean-outs (AIÀL NOf (905) 427-3605 (Derrick) WASTE SYSTEMS a.to 4p.m. Ail hardcovers cost $1, trade paperbacks are 50 cents. Pocket paperbooks and magazines are 25, cents apiece. The Whitby Seniors' Activit Centre will hold an arts an crafis sale and several other acti- vities as part of the County Town Carnival this weekend. The centre's events will take p lace on Sunday at Heydenshore Pavilion. The arts and crafts display and sale is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. carpet bowling 10 to il a.m. square dancing demonstration il a.m.; barbecue from il a.m. to 1 p.m.; tai chi demonstration at 1 p.m.- linedancing, country danc- ing lessons at 1:30 p.m.; open social dancing, liniedancing, etc., at 2:30 p.m.; cloggmlg demonst- ration from 2:30 to 3 p.m.; clos- inqcermonesincluding the Rotry enennalpark at 4p. For more information, call the centre at 668-1424. 122 Albert St. 721-7506 AJAX: 50 Commercial Ave. 619-1473 COBOURG: 72 King St. W. 372-4744 Saturday & evening appointmnents available. ____ FREE initiai consultation.- JAMES, R. YANCH COMPARISON 0F CONSOLIDATED REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES (A1Lam~n]nhousands .of dollars) A