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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1978-11-15, Page 7V.4 THE BRUSSELS POST, NOVEMBER 15, 1978 — People We Know Mr. and. Mrs.. Ken. Wilkens, Debbie, Dawn and Brandy, of Elmira were Sunday' visitors last week with Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Dale. Rev. and Mrs. James Perrie and Piaui of Shakespeare called on Mr. Donald Perrie who is a patient in Wingham and District Hospital. Later they visited with Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Perrie. Mr. and Mrs. Don Beckman of Cambridge were weekend visitors with Mr. and Mrs. J.L. McCutcheon and family. Mrs. Edna McDonald, Mrs. Marguerite Sanderson and Mrs. Mildred Perrie visite d -one day last week with Mrs. Mary Errington of Goderich. Notice TO GREY TOWNSHIP TAXPAYERS The second installment of the 1978 TAXES for the Township of Grey are due NOVEMBER 30,1978 A Penalty of 1% per month shall be added on the first day of default and on the first day of each month thereafter. Jane Bagley Clerk-Treasurer, Tax Collector Township of Grey & K SHOES' N JEANS . \ Attention Curlers Ladies' and Men's ••;.--?) CURLING SHOES Here now! Agents for Harriston Dry Cleaners, Open Friday Nights Until 9 Brussels Member B.B.A. Phone 887-9497 Special Carpet Cleaning Offer $4 9 95 STEAMATIC6 the total cleani service Get your living room and dining room carpeting cleaned now by the Steamatic profes- sionals for one low price, only $49.95. Offer effective until Nov. 30, 1978. Phone Steamatic Cleaning Service 524-2260 Owners of smaller businesses The Federal Business Development Bank can provide you with : See our Representatives FAYE LAWRENCE AND PETE HUXTABLE at: THE WINGHAM MOTEL, WINGHAM on: The 3rd Tuesday of each month NEXT VISIT: NOVEMBER 21st (Branch Office Address) For prior information Call 271-5650 Collect, or write 1036 Ontario St., Stratford • Financial assistance • Management counselling (CASE) • Management training • Information on government programs for business FEDERAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BANK PLEASE DON'T THROW IT "Chuckle" Jim Prior gets ready to receive a $1,359.57 cheque on top of a cream pie from Optimist President Herman Plas (left) and Doug Bray whomas the organizer of the Optimist Brussels Fest. The cheque represents the profit made from the event and the cream pie is a carryover from the Brussels Fest in which. Jim Prior actually did get hit with a cream pie. (Photo by Langlois) Christmas bureau has 200 families on list families on their list. needy family in the county, The co-ordinators under taking the parcels to them. Mrs. Hindmarsh in each of "This was an enormous the five county towns, set up amount of work in often grim and man depots in their driving conditions," says towns where toys, clothes, Mrs. Hindmarsh.. books, skates, tricycles and The Christmas Bureau, anything a family could use, because it is now • a co- may be deposited by people. ordinated effort,-saves dupli- In Goderich the depot will be cation of work, explains Mrs. at The Salvation Army at 18 Hindmarsh: The families Waterloo Street from Dec. 4 who need help get help and to 8. All recipient families they also get what they need. will be, contacted between Families who are in need December 11 and 15 and the at Christmas can either be parents of the families may referred to the Christmas then go to the depot in their Bureau or they can contact town. and .select Christmas the bureau directly them- gifts for their children. selves. Letters are sent out to Over half the children in all agencies working with the families being helped are families in order to get teenagers, says Mrs. Hind- referrals. Letters are also marsh, so more than just toys are needed. Too often people think of Christmas is only for , children and they forget the older ones in the family., she says. As a co-ordinated effort. The Christmas Bureau has been - in operation for about seven years now. Before this, several volunteers would pitch in and help pack Christmas parcels for fami- lies in need and then, volunteer Dorothy Scott would visit every known It may be a bit premature for some people to start thinking about Christmas but those at the Christmas Bureau at Huron County's 'Family and Children's Serv- ices have already been think- ing about it for many months now. While most peoplehave only one or two families to think about at Christmas time, The Christmas Bureau • has about 200 families to consider and that's the reas- on for their early thoughts of preparation. Marian Hindmarsh, social worker and overall co- ordinator of the volunteer, Christmas Bureau, explaines that, through the bureau, each needy family is sent a cheque of $5 for each child in the family and if help is needed with Christmas din- ner, an amount for the food is added to that cheque 'in proportion , of the family's size. The money that allows the bureau to do all this comes frbm the people in the com- munities of Huron County. Last year $7,000 was donated to help 180 fathilies and this year the bureau hopes to raise about $9,000 as they expect to have many more . . Enrol EDUCATION Conestoga in our - Study in the home. For Clinton Clinton, between Monday College Certificate Home Study Mathematics and convenience of more information Campus, Vanastra or telephone 9:00 a.m. to to Friday. FOR EMPLOYMENT Program - English your own visit our Road, 482-3458 4:00 p.m. College Arts share. Programs now! • Conestoga of Applied :,, and Technology We've got a' lot to sent .to service clubs and other groups asking for help or donations. "People have been very generous with their dona- tions and the service clubs and church groups have been very good too," says Mrs. Hindmarsh. Yarn is available this year from Dianne Armstrong and the bureau is asking that people do some volunteer knitting for the depots this Christmas. If anyone wants to give a donation of money, it can be mailed or taken to Family and Children Services, Christmas Bureau, 46 Gouchester Terrace in Goderich.