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The Citizen, 2000-10-25, Page 28PAGE 28. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 25. 2000. TVew program aimed at inspiring youths What do you want to be when you grow up? This question haunts many young people as they consider the options which they believe are open to them. Now, information about a myriad of new options is about to unfold for them as the Foundation For Enriching Education launches its Women's Speakers' Bureau for stu­ dents throughout Huron and Perth. The program is aimed at inspiring young people, especially girls, by having a diverse group of volunteer speakers come to the schools to speak on their career paths, their areas of expertise, education and training. Over 130 women from the two counties have agreed to become speakers with the Words On Work - WOW Bureau. Their names can be accessed by teachers of Grades 4 through 12 from both the Avon Maitland District School Board and the Huron Perth Catholic District School Board through an internet data base. When first launched in Toronto last year by the minister responsible for women’s issues, the Hon. Helen Johns remarked, “WOW will moti­ vate and inspire young women to make the right choices through exposure to these strong role mod­ els.” Among the programme’s objec­ tives are to raise students’ career aspirations and personal goals and to encourage financial independence. OPP warn The project has since spread to selected regions across the province. The foundation, which received assistance through the Ontario Women's Directorate to create the Speakers' Bureau in Huron and Perth, has exceeded its recruitment target by almost 100 per cent. Judi Weber of Seaforth, who was respon­ sible for the recruitment campaign, was overwhelmed with the response. “Women want to share their stones about the careers they have chosen. They have a strong commitment to our young people, to encourage them to explore possibilities they may never have considered. We have a fascinating range of careers repre­ sented by the speakers in the bureau and I know their stories will impact tremendously on our students”. The bureau is being officially launched at public events in Stratford and Seaforth this week where speakers and teachers will have the first opportunity to meet each other and discuss presentations to the students. More information on WOW and the Foundation For Enriching Education may be obtained by con­ tacting the executive director Lynda McGregor, at 519-527-0111 ext. 231. Accepting the contribution The Blyth Tykes, their coach, Todd McDonald, back left, and minor hockey secretary Andrea Stevenson accepted a $500 donation from the Blyth Storm men’s ball team on behalf of Blyth Minor Hockey Monday evening after practice. Robb Finch, second from right, and Mike McDonald represented the ball team of Jeff Nesbitt, Calvin Kerr, Greg Blok, Chris Stewart, Mike Bromley, Dennis Montgomery, Byron Bowman, Brian McNichol, Mike Kerr, Casey Bovin, Paul Good and Kevin Meade, who have donated $1,500 to minor hockey over the past three years. of phone bill scam Come to our birthday party Huron OPP, Bell Canada, Better. Business Bureau and Phone Busters across the province are warning con­ sumers again not to pay what appears to be bill from an internet business directory. The fraudulent documents, which have been appearing all across the County of Huron for more than a month, look like Bell Canada invoices and have a facsimile of the Yellow Pages logo in the upper left hand comer. Always in the amount of $25.52, they advise recipients to make cheques to Yellow Business Pages Com. Each invoice goes on to say the recipient’s account is due in 30 days and that a late payment charge would be applied to overdue accounts. Failure to pay would cause the customer's business listing to be deleted, it says. “We are saying the mailing is a negative billing scheme, evident from the fine print which states 'payment of this solicitation is a confirmation of your subscription’,” said Sr. Const. Don Shropshali. The subscription is to have your e- mail listed in an Internet business directory. Because it looks like an authentic Bell Canada bill and is for a small amount, people are paying it without reading it carefully, Shropshali said. “Our advice is for people to read their bills carefully and not pay for anything they didn’t order or don’t understand.” The Huron OPP are advising all people with the bills to call the Industry Canada Competition Bureau at 1-800-348-5358 or Phone Busters at 1-888-495-8501 or look at their web site; http://www.phone- busters.com. Believe it or not it's been 15 years since the first issue of The Citizen appeared on October 23, 1985. We 're having a small celebration and hope you can come. Wednesday, October 25 1 - 4 p.m. Come and see our new Brussels Office at 541 Turnberry St. (next to Brussels Variety). Meet our staff. See how the paper is produced. Enjoy coffee, cake and doughnuts. Thursday, October 26 1 - 4 p.m. Come to our Blyth office and get a tour of our new computerized operation. Meet our staff. Enjoy coffee, cake and doughnuts. The Citizen “It’s My Paper”