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Home My WebLink AboutGoderich Signal Star, 2011-11-23, Page 8to the editor anks donors itor: ur of National Philanthropy would like to thank its ur contributions have IB to provide community - port, knowledge and a ice to ensure local rest - are blind or partially e the confidence, skills 'ties to fully. participate you for making a differ- ur community. Your com- greatly greatly ;appreciated. Thank you. Shannon Simpson CNIB as Bureau gift underway itor: st 50 years, the Huron ristmas Bureau has cher- dea/ideal that no child forgotten at Christmas. been providing Christmas e:children (and their farin- all these years, children nts are unable to "Santa" ry year, over 1000 children 'stmas made merry UR generosity. The origi- continues: NO child will t a Christmas and NO par- e to say "Sony, Santa by this year." all be Santini 2011 is a elit- e economic downturn and the widespread dam- e tornado was not just vsical. Former donors may uest help this year, a diffi- we hope that anyone in on will remember that to receive are both acts of stmas Bureau is a county- teer group that organizes tres "bureaus") for disad- llies. The gifts (toys, d, food vouchers) are r purchased with cash (for which the donor tax receipt). Hundreds of and donors participate s the Christmas Bureau Christmas Bureau is inde- ut.we could not function without the support of the Huron - Perth Children's Aid Society (e.g., office space, phone lines), our com- munity churches, and YOU, the car- ing members of our community. There are five local bureaus that pro- vide for our communities (Clinton, Exeter, Goderich, Seaforth, Wing - ham). These gift centres are located in local churches and themembers of these churches donate many, many hours collecting (each community has drop boxes), sorting, organizing, displaying... then helping you choose your children's gifts. The Central Committee is so grateful. to the volun- teer churches and their members! They are the Christmas Bureau! How does the Christmas Bureau work for YOU? If you are a custodial parent and live in Huron County and need help to make your Christmas merry this year, call "Christmas Cen- tral" (519-524-7356 x3271 or 1-800- 265-5198 x3271) from Monday to Fri- day (November 21st to December 9th). a When you call, be sure to have ready the ages and clothes' sizes of your children. You will be given an appointment (between December 12th and 15th) at your local Christ- mas bureau. You will privately choose suitable gifts for your family at that time. How can you HELP the Christmas Bureau? Open your heart, open your wallet! Please donate new toys,new clothing, non-perishable food stuffs or money (cheques to the local bureau or Goderich CAS office). Do keep in mind the teenagers. Deliver your gifts to your local church bureau or to the drop boxes between Decem- ber 5th and 9th so they are ready for the families' Christmas shopping the next week Perhaps you would like to give the gift of time to the church group in your community*, or you could con- sider organizing your neighbours... your work-mates...your sports .team... your club...your school .churns. Working together as 'Santa groups' increases the pleasure of giving! This is a very important year for all of us. Our community's needs are great. The rewards are also great - the opportunity to share the true mean- ing of Christmas by sharing the joy of the season. A gift to a child is a gift to yourself: 2011 Bureaus/Gift Centres: CLINTON: Christian Reformed Church, 243 Princess. Street EXETER: Exeter Pentecostal Taber- nacle, 70670 London Road GODERICH: Knox Presbyterian Church, 9 Victoria Street SEAFORTH: The Agriplex (Hosted by St. James Roman Catholic Church) WINGHAM: St Andrew's Presbyte- rian Church, 281 Josephine Street Gail Grant, PR Chair, Central Committee, Christmas Bureau Also remember those in need of blood in November To the editor: Remembrance Day is a time when Canadians remember and honour the contributions and sacrifices of the !nen and women in the military who have served and continue to serve their country. This month, Canadian Blood Services is asking Canadians to also remember those in need of blood, and lend an arm. During November, Canadian Blood Services forecasts that it will need approximately 16,E units of whole blood to meet the needs of hospital patients in our region. Nationally, it is estimated that one of every two Canadians is eligible to donate, but last year only one of sixty actually did. There is a particular need for new donors and people who have not donated in the past year. Red blood cells are used to replace blood levels during si'rgery and after trauma. They are also used to treat anemia, which can develop as a result of many illnesses or treat- ments, such as chemotherapy during cancer treatment. Cancer patients, patients who need life-saving sur- gery, trauma victims and d many oth- ers depend on astable blood supply year - round. The next blood donor clinic In the Goderich community is on Wednes- day, . November 23, at Knights of Columbus Hall, 390 Parsons Court, Goderich, ON from 12:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The goal for this blood donor clinic is to collect 224 units of blood which will help or save the lives of up to 672 Canadian patients. Please call 1 888 2 DONATE (1888 236-6283) to schedule your life-sav- ing appointment or visit www.blood. ca for more information. Marisa Wield Community Development COOrdkitttOr Canadian Blood Services Wednesday, November 23, 2011 • Signal -Star 7 1,1 www.gvtierichsigrMstarcom All the World's a Circus William Thomas Reflections on a walk faraway A path is a trail unless .It's a bridleway, Mine starts at St Bees leading to Ron Hood's Bay. First day in and I'm lost in the. woods, Four days out and I'm lost ii these words. A gill is a river you can actually step over, A chalk is a cliff like the ones over Dover. A tarn is a lake and a lake is a 'water,' Fogrolls in cold, becoming mist when it's hotter. A stile is a step that helps you over a fence, A step is a stride through gorse sharp and dense.. A crag is rock, rugged and steep, A beck is a stream that's not very deep. A cairn is a pile of stone made by man, The Nine Standard Riggs required a whole Scottish clan. A fogbow is a rainbow of a certain tint, I have no idea about a 'limestone cline.' There are siskins and puffins and owls in a barn, Ducks on a pond are actually tits on a tarn. I can't see the sign posts through the mists on the moor, All the waymarks are missing on my 'Coast To Coast' tour. A marsh on a moor Is a swamp in a bog, A moor is a mountain, rugged and bold. A duckboard ford is a dam of good luck; A fold is open where the sheep run amok. Maybe I'll spot the path from the perch on the pike, Or scale this low wall which over here is a dyke. From the kissing gate to the stem at the crossgill, I am lost and alone, like Jack without dill. All the markers on the moors cause me to squint, As to the 'sike near the foss,' Lord give me a hint. 1love 'em,1dobut Ineed toknow, Why the hell can't The English speak English? You gotta' love the Brits. As working vocabularies go, the British have approximately three to four peculiar, exact and obscure words for every one of ours. And place names? On one sin- gle bus ride from Robin Hood's Bay to the Scarborough train station where I caught the Edinburgh Express to Newcastle, I stopped at Flying Thorpe Old School, Flask Inn, Cloughton Cober Hill, Scaling Dam, Birk Brow Top and Ormes By Criads Crossroads. CONTINUED > PAGE 8 TIE EDITOR lar welcomes letters to the editor. Letters must include the writer's full name, address, WWW.goderichsignalstar.com hone number and signature (for verification). Anonymous letters will notbe published. Community news: Dominique Milburn the right to edit all editorial submissions including letters for darificadon style and len Kh ng rye gift etnail. gssnewstithpwesnet.cnm st be signed and be in good taste and follow the laws of libel and slander. News Sports Special Sections Arts/l ifP Multimedia City Living Community Sports Service Clubs