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Ontario Lottery Corporation Societe des Merles de !'Ontario For more information call 1-800.387-0098 • Toronto 416-324.6540 • Sault Ste. Marie 705.946-6470 Pour renseignements en francais. PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10,1993. Ark holds first orientation for volunteers By Bonnie Gropp Sandy Stuart of the Centre for Youth and Adolescents was the guest speaker at the orientation evening for volunteers to The Ark, a youth drop-in centre in Brussels, which is scheduled to open Feb. 20. The Ark is a non-profit organiza- tion formed to give youth ages 12 and over an opportunity to run a social, recreational drop-in facility and become a resource centre to the community. After mentioning the many events in life which bring people together, Mr. Stuart likened the Ark to a birth in the community. The volunteers are like midwives, he said who are going to be bringing this baby into the world. "I think at times this baby is going to be ram- Letters THE EDITOR, Now that you have taken the lid off your "proverbial can of worms" (Jan. 13 and 20 — Citizen), I felt your opinions required to be challenged. In the first place, the quick fix notion of getting rid of the imagery or what's visible as an easy solution to social ills has misled the public away from the real sources of the problems. The problems existed long before the invention of the camera, phonograph or the printing press. The simple solution of removing the images would still leave the hate, sexism, racism, drug abuse, poverty, and violence to flourish as they have for centuries. No commission set up by government (U.S., Canadian, New Zealand, European, etc.) to study pornography, rock, or violent material, has ever found a link between antisocial behaviour, violence, and crime in adults or children and the material to which they were exposed. Secondly, to some people, morality and religion are synonymous when it really only takes one moral atheist to prove that myth to be false. When one uses an ancient, regularly misinterpreted, much altered book that in itself would require a revelation to decipher, to judge how oneself or others live by reason of myths, superstition, and ideas outdated by human experience and reasoning, and scientific discovery is for one to live in the Dark Ages. Only recently the Pope, after 350 years, forgave Galico for his heretical astrological discoveries which were contrary to church dogma. Who will be next on his pardon list, Newton, Darwin, Einstein, or perhaps Freud? I would suggest anyone, not afraid to have their beliefs threatened, read Thomas Paine's book "The Age of Reason" which clearly demon- strates just how erroneous the Bible actually is. Thirdly, the article in the Toronto Star on T.V. violence lacked any credibility, based more on emotional and Cloudy thinking, and in general, sloppy. There is a problem with a lot of so-called professionals who without even realizing it, use their own conditioning, attitudes, and beliefs, from sources social, religious, or otherwise, and fail to be objective in their work. Some do not keep up to date or are aware of the most scientific findings and doti' i.ei!r a skeptical view. Some cling V) their cherished Continued on page 22 bunctious. It's going to be a little colicky and even a little trouble- some," he warned. "It is the job of the volunteers to create an ambiance into which a child is born." Mr. Stuart noted the commitment volunteers must have saying it could not be a pastime. Getting closer to the adolescent needs of the community is something a vol- unteer will do for the community. "The Ark is not a pretty place. It's what's going to happen inside that's pretty." Executive Director Sallianne Patch provided a brief progress report to those assembled. She said the Optimist Club has been work- ing on renovations to the building in preparation for Feb. 13 when the youth will be going in to decorate, with help from area artist Ron Walker. The Optimists will be holding the Nintendo Challenge in The Ark from 1-4 p.m. opening day, Feb. 20. The opening will be fairly "low-key" Ms Patch said. A grand opening will be held later. Resource Consultant Marguerite Thomas provided an update on future workshops. Discussion with the volunteers resulted in the can- celling of a workshop scheduled for Feb. 16, due to conflict with a par- ent meeting at the school. Instead there will be a problem solving workshop at the Ark on Sunday, Feb. 21 at 7:30 p.m. It is hoped that representatives from the intermedi- ate and junior boards as well as the OPP will be present. Sue Gowing, a member of the volunteer recruitment committee said that some people have said they would be uncomfortable work- ing directly with teens, but there are still many ways where helping hands can be extended. People are needed she said to help plan events, assist with maintenance, work in the tuck shop, do promotional work, trouble shoot, organize tour- naments and fundraisers or as board members. Help would be appreciated through donations, bak- ing, babysitting, so others can vol- unteer as supervisors, crafts, running errands, photocopying, phoning, driving, typing, or teach- ing teens how to do certain chores for charitable work or fundraising, said Mrs Gowing. "Anyone willing to share a bit of their time and tal- ent can let us know by calling myself, Melody White or Wendy Martin," she said. Volunteer talk Sandy Stuart, of the Centre for Youth and Adolescents, standing, was the guest speaker at the orientation night held last week for The Ark's volunteers. Mr. Stuart provided some insight into what the supervisors at the drop-in center could expect from teens and what the teens may expect from them.