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Page 8, V hitby Free Pmss,Wednesday,, March 27, 1M9 AboutFace By Vicia Duthie Elaine Campbell of Greenbank lias started a local chapter of an association that i dedicated to providing individual m axni supr othosi, wlo have afca AboutFace lu a group whose prirnary gal is supporting, undorstanding and conneeting wlth on. another. There are vey normai meietngs on the frt Monday of every month at the Fernliill Durham chapter established Support for those wit a facialdifference Communlty Centre in Oshawa. The meetings ineorporate "an envlronment of comfort and acceptance."msys Campbell. The group, led by Campbell, le atternpting to envelope communlty hospifals, and la targeting birthing centres. AboutFace la. also open to, any sehoole or groupe who feel they could benefit from a presentation. Elaine's son, Stephen, was born in'1991 with cleft lip and palate, whlch ls a congenital condition. Other eilidren and adulta with facial deformities, are victinu of burni, accidents, and iliness. Ia world that Idolizes beauty, AboutFace lu an international organizationfhunded in Canada in 1985; AboutFace U.S.A opened in 1991. There are 50 chapters across North America, with* varying publications rosulting, including My Newborn bas- a Facial Dffmrnoe, and a newsletter that is published ixUrnes a year. The group is funded privately, and "tii Toronto chapter is finding that the Urnes are becomlng diffieult. There are new phono caUs everyday," reports Campbell. The group ln Durharn Reglon lo seeklng corporate funding and the support of other communit groupi. The Lions Club and others have already offered rnoney. Campbell .who "wanted to do something even though I. am not a professional by any means,ft is currently workcing out of lier own home and lu the chapter co- ordinator. "A huge dimension of people, a very ecclectie group," I.l how Campbell deseribes the group of people whom she has already met in the area.. "Wth roughly 40 familles ini the Durliam Reglon, we're tliee*to give whatever ha, needed,". states Campbell, emphasizlng 7m.n not a professional, just a rnor wlio's been tliere." For more information, call 905- Junior Achieveseprineral business -worl Geof Wadham is president of one of Durham's biggest corporations and lie is only 17. That's big, as in- big on ideas and enthusiasm. Wadharn is one'of about 140 students frorn Durham Region enrolled in - Junior Achievornent, a non-profit organization that teaches young people about the world of business. Ho is president of Glowax, a Pickering JA company ho and 15 Junior Achiover peers created to make beeswax candles of different sizes and shapos. The orders are fast and furjous, the computer program is not geared to tae different sizes of the sarne product, the computer crashes, sehool examâ are around the corner, thore is a board of Frank Verwey Sr., owner of Owaseo Volkswagen in Whitby and Pickering Volkswagen, lias been awarded top honours' from parent company Volkswagen AG, receiving the company'3 prestigious Diamond 'Award, referred te internally as the "boit of the best" award. The criteria- for the award i based not ofily on outstanding sales performance, but excellent customer satisfaction, adiierence to fr-anchise standards and overal loyalty te Volkswagen. Verwoy, a Volkswagon dealer since 1972, was presentod with the award at a special commendation day award coremony at the automaker's world headquarters in Wolfsburg, Gormany by former Volkswagen Canada employee InMM Meise, now international direetore meeting and an audit - ail in the same week. Many decisions have to be made and the Achievers have to, make them. Wadham and 15 students from the AjaxfPickering' area get togother once a week for two and a haif houri to rmn Glowax, oone of the eiglit JA companies in Durham. But this is no play exercise, it is a real corporation with real shareholders. Glowax sold 40 shares at $5 each te parents and friends, arnd after just six weeks in operation they have made sales, of nearly $1,500 with a share value of $6.19. "It teaches them how business ePally runs," says Cliff Clarke, one of four advisors fr-om Consumera Oas; who oversees Glowaies weekly export coordinator at Volkswagen AG. All the Verweys, including Frank's wife Elly, have been associated w*itli the dealerahipe over the years. FRANK VRWY SEL operations. 'They do their own banking.. get incorporated and go through aUl the start-up steps any business does to get going." The Junior Achievement program. was the brainchild, of American industrialist Horace Moses, who started the organization in New York ini 1919. Since it spread to Canada 40 years ago, more than 50,000 students have gone through the program. This year more than 2,000 students aged 10 te 20 are enrolled in Junior Achievement. The business community supports the program and the sehools are co- operating lin .the busineis/education partnership.' Nine outstancling students attended the Ontario conference in Hamilton and teok -part in an intensive weekend of learning more about the business world. The achievers got the chance te share their success and frustrations of nning a real business. At least two students will repreeent JA of Durham Region at the Canadian Business Hall of Fame Dinner te be held' in Toronto. The guest speaker for the evening will b. Maureen Kempston Darkes, president and general manager of General Motors of Canada Ltd. This year aÀready, JA of Durham lias excelled in the number of Participants, volunteers and sehools participating, and student retention, have broken sales records from previous years in their firit quarter.. Arnanda Doyle, from T.I.M. (Talent Ini the Making), another JA company from Pickering, lias been chosen as JA Durham's candidate for the Canadian business hall of fame dinner - a Possible opportunity te win a $600 scholarship and te sit at the head table at the CBHF dinner. For more information, eaUl exocutive direeter John Walker at (905) 644-7058. SUPRMAKTHABTS- REDUCINGTH IMPACT 0F WASTE Whether you grocery shop ini a few specialized stores or sean the aisies of large supermarkets, chances are you willcorne away with some non-recyclable produets and packaging that get thrown away., .Supermarkets have to deal in packaging, as food must be transportoid safely withou«soxage;As ell the ingredients noed to be labolled. Here are a few tipi tohelp niinimize the waste we accumiilate when*shopping. *Bring eusabl cloth. bage or hampors. Some- supermarkets offer a three-oent rebats for each bag that a customer rouses. *jReug light-weight plastic baga or onion mesh baga for bulk purehases sucli as mushrooms. *Rjc produce in polystyrene or shrink-wrap packaging. *Avoid individual-size packaging. Larger packages will mininiize paper and plastic but b. sure your faily can finish the contents, otherwise youl1l end up disearding food.* *Buy soft drinks In returnable botties. Choose concentrated beverages. *Avoid disposable items. *Check that the product's packaging was made with reeycled content and can be recycled. The Loblaws supermarkeit chain bas unidergone environmental packaging and waste audits. In Pickering, SuperCentre store manager Geny Dash and lus staff have aecomplished an 80 per cent diversion of waste in the bàck of the store. Prodùee trim, for example, is sent to animal feed. For stewardship on the disposai of'outdated medications, the store's pharmaceutical department takes in residents' unused prescriptions for proper disposai. In their photographie lab, the chemîcals that are supplied corne from, an envlronmentally responisible company. For a nine-week period until April, the Pickering SuperCentre h»s introduoed its new environmental awareness program. The store is hosting a variety of displays on compostbng and recycling. COMING EVENTS. APRIL 1, Toronto, one-day forum, 'Household Hazardous Waste Stewardship: Forglng New Alliances,' sponsored by the Recycllrîg Council of Ontario. Cail 1-800-263-2849. APR1L 25, Toronto, Recycling Council of Ontario's '1995 Ontario waste niinimization awards prograrn and presentation cerernony. wFinancial Securities CALL FOR VOUR FREE- MEETING. DEREK DUTK :ept Corporation is a licensed Mutual tund dlealer. 35Copoatonisa icnsdSeunie dalr.Sevig htb ad shwasice196 187 King Street E., Oshawa À Tr2. 7T7 Verwey among. 'best of the best' at Volkswagen Setving Whitby and Oshawa since 1986 .DEREK DUTKA