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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1992-05-20, Page 24Ailsa Craig Recreation Committee Presents 1000$ Jackpot Plus 14 other games nightly. Bingo ever 1st and Srd1 Thursday of the month. At the Ailsa Craig Recreation Ceiitr 7:30 p.m. 1 Page 24 Times -Advocate, May 20, 1992 Members of South • Ohiron's ilr bear fee Morert 'nom have' been busy of late, support the Sleeping Children Around the World organization. Shown here are, back row: guidance coun- sellor Carey Eddy (left), Kathleen Patch, Heather Steckle, Kerry Manders, Stephanie Cook and counsellor Betty Janke. Front row: David Schwindt (!eft), Brian McGinnis, Jeff Lingard and Jesse Morrice. Guidance support team pltches 7n By Ray Lewis T -A Staff EXETER - Fot the past two years, a select group of students at South Huron District High School have been busy helping grade nine students adjust to the new sur- roundings of high school. Labelled as the Guidance Support Team, the group has now extended its support to individuals in other countries with their most recent venture, Sleeping Children Around The World (SCAW). "The students have been very re- ceptive and very supportive," claims co-cordinator Betty Janke. Through various fundraising ef- forts, the 19 -member group is pro- viding bedkits to needy children in underdeveloped and developing countries. A bedkit retails for about S28 Canadian and consists of up to 25 items such as a ground- sheet, mattress, sheets, pyjamas, blanket, mosquito netting, sweater, and other personal care items. Last year, the support team, along with the. help of the grade nine students of South Huron, were able . to provide nine kits, all of whichwere distributed to babies. "This year we made it a school - wide project," said co-ordinator Carey Eddy. "So far they've raised about S600, enough for 21 bedldts." For an entire week, the support team placed collection jars through- out the school for each grade- level, to make contributions during lunch hour. Students were also invited to watch a video about the project, and last Friday, students were per- mitted to leave their last class early to watch the South Huron boys' soccer teams play, provided they purchased a ticket. Proceeds went to' SLAW, and a bake sale was then held in conjunction with the soccer games as an additional fundraiser. "They really have been working hard on the project," said Janke. "It's great to see them working for such a worthwhile cause." The charitable organization was originally founded by Murray Dry- den of Toronto. Dryden's hobby of photographing sleeping children gave rise to the idea of a retirement project and he decided to provide bedkits to 50 homeless children in India in I970. Since that time, SCAW has-toaised over $4 million, and distributed bedkits to over Lucan council attempts to get engineering costs cut LUCAN - Village council is at- tempting to reduce the amount of engineering fees being charged by the firm of M.M. Dillon Ltd. for the sewage expansion project. Council members were upset re cently when they learned the engi neering fees had risen tui $1,389,355 without -their knowl- edge. Reeve`7brn McLaughlin said, " 1 thought the figure of 51,200,1100 presented on November 26 of last year was the final one. We were surprised to hear in mid-December that the fees had increased. That surprise could cost an additional 365 to S90 for each ratepayer." Dillon representatives Steve McMinn and Hisham Slim were in attendance at a recent meeting and defended the increase by saying, " We take pride in producing a high quality set of documents. We are competitive. The plans call for a larger capacity system. We feel the village got full value for our servic- es.". McLaughlin replied, " The quali- ty of work is not being questioned. I know that a design for 3,600 resi- dents would cost more than one for 200,000 children in countries such 2,400. Our concern is that the costs went up without us knowing about as Bangladesh and Mozambique. Over 80 percent of donors are them." Canadian, followed by the United States and Australia. All materials are donated and all money is spent on bedidts-which are manufactured within the developing country to provide make-work projects. South Huron's involvement began last year, after Eddy and Janke met a fellow teacher who had spent a year working on the project in one of the underdeveloped areas. "It's a great feeling to be able to help people in these situations," commented Eddy. "In Columbia, volunteers backpacked the metal bed frames for 20 miles to get them to the kids." Canadian Travelling Volunteers talc photographs of each child with a bedkit, holding a card with they donor's name and address as proof- of the support given. For more information on the prod ject, contact South Huron's Guid-- ance Support Team or the SWAC— program in Islington at (416) 231-" 1841. Preplan Blood Cash Wender win - fors, Week of May 10, 1992 10Ms* Shepley, Exeter, 00333 :50.00:11 -Bill, Darlene Hooper. Esater $1540 $50.00:12 -Nang Hutchison, Stradord $0550=50.00:13.loyce Pep- per, Heluar, 50568 $50.00; 14.Lalsa Fkud(e, Palncourt. $1484 MAX; 15-M'. Ohs. Barry Johnson, Toronto 12277 :50.00: 16 -Anhui Vlsns, Sanwa $1071 $100.00 Student employment centre re -opens EXETER - The Canada Employ- ment Centre for students is once again open for another season, but under the leadership of a new stu- dent placement officer and in a brand new location. Tim Connelly is ready to assist students new office located at 281 Main St. in Exeter, the site of the former Mac's Milk store. The job forecast for the summer is predicted by many as bleak and unpromising, but Connelly feels with the proper attitude and deter- mination, students will once again be employed this summer in great .numbers. "As in other years, the quicker students react to applying, the bet- ter their chances are of finding em- ployment," said Connelly. 4 During the next month, student placement officers will be offering support to students through the Outreach program, by visiting local schools to register students with the office. In addition to this task, the officers will also educate the stu- dents with respect to the rules gov49. - erning job interviews and job appli- cations. • The Exeter branch serves to find full, pert -time and odd jobs for stu- dents of all ages. and is affiliated with the Student Employment Of- fice in Goderich under supervisor • Donalda Thompson. Office hours for the centre will be 8:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Create your own Porcelain Doll Beautiful "Elise" is the next doll seminar starting May 27th Class 1 - 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Class 2 - S p.m. -10 p.m. in Crediton Beside the United Church on Main Street. Call Marcie234-6764 8100.00 -.4 week class (Brushes and cloth body extra) Zurich M.L.F.G. Association BINGO Thurs. May 21 at Zurich Community Centre $3000 in Dash and prizes including JACKPOT $110O,TOO! • Aho featuring Bonanza #1 in 53 calls approx. $500 'Bonanza 02 in 51 calls approx. $200. No one under 16 eligible to play Doors open at 6 p.m. 'Bingo starts et 7 p.m. Yes- We'r'e Open!! G..d Tees Under New Management Jamie -hitt ; ipen:1.3ran.. 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