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Hundreds of volunteers help make
Christmas special for needy people
BY SHARON DIIET'Z
Christmas is the time of year when the
needy feel their poverty the most. For-
tunately, it is also the time when others are
most inclined to help.
In Goderich there are many service
clubs and community organizations which
work together to make sure that every
senior citizen, every lonely individual and
every needy family will have gifts under
the tree and a festive Christmas dinner.
Most Goderich service and community
groups are involved in the collection of
,toys, clothes, canned goods and money to
be distributed through the Huron County
Family and Children's Services Goderich
Bureau.
So many volunteers want to become in-
volved in the project that a group takes the
job of co-ordinating the bureau for two
years and then another group takes over.
Everyone wants to help out. More than 600
children will receive a toy and an item of
clothing from the bureau in their town this
year and across the county the bureau has
more than 100 people involved as
volunteers.
A network of volunteer knitters make
mittens through the year to provide two
pairs of mitts for each child and this year
each child will also receive a toque.
Sometimes families who have used the
service during hard times make a donation
during following years when they're able,
says Peggy Rivers who is charge of
volunteer services for Family and
Children's Services.
Volunteers will come in right up to
Christmas Eve to sort through the lef-
tovers for last minute families, to make
sure everyone who needs help can enjoy a
little bit of Christmas in their home this
year.
"There are a horrendous number of peo-
ple doing a tremendous amount of work,"
says Rivers, "as many as 40 people in
some areas, all donating their time. It
amounts to thousands of hours."
The Salvation Army and its volunteers
have become synonymous with Christmas
as they reach out into the community to
help the disadvantaged.
The Salvation Army in Goderich gives
out about 20 hampers of food and extra
groceries to make a Christmas meal and
Students at Colborne Central School donated canned goods, toys and games to the
Goderich Salvation Army for distribution to needy families at Christmas. The students also
collected $50. to be presented to Captain Wendy Johnstone of The Salvation Army on
December 19. Members of the students' council made the presentation including from the
left, Paula Vanderburgh, secretary; Sherri Talbot, president; Captain Johnstone; Tracy
Black, treasurer and Alison Clark, vice-president. ( photo by Sharon Dietz
distributes some 550 sunshine bags to nurs-
ing homes and hospitals.
Members of the Salvation Army visit the
nursing homes and hospitals where they
give out the sunshine bags, and make the
visit special by spending time with the
residents and patients, singing carols ac-
companied by the Army band.
Their work helps those who fall through
the cracks of the Family and Children's
Services Christmas Bureau which is fami-
ly oriented. The Salvation Army seeks out
the lonely, the sick and the aged.
Like the Christmas Bureau, the Salva-
tion Army gives assistance to those who
are working who also need help at
Christmas. An example, says Captain
Wendy Johnstone is a call from a grand-
mother who says her grandchildren wttt go
without this Christmas because, even
though Dad has a job, they cannot afford
presents this year.
Members of the Salvation Army are also
called upon at the last minute to assist with
the delivery of food, clothing and toys just
in time for Christmas. They too remain
busy right up until Christmas Day like the
volunteers with the Christmas Bureau.
The Army is in touch with the communi-
ty and they can identify some of the people
who need help at Christmas but they rely
on people from the community to call and
tell them they know someone who might
need help. For the Salvation Army helping
continues all year as money and clothing
collected throughout the year is
distributed to those less fortunate than
most of us.
The House That Jack Built was performed by the Kindergarten
class at St. Mary's Separate School. From right to left, Danny
Smith was the cow that kicked the dog, Tanya Koestler who chased
the cat, Tierna Fisher who ate the mouse, Eric Slater, that lived in
the house that Jack built. 1 photo by Susan Hundertmark)
Drinkers find alternatives to driving
The holiday season. A time to drink and
be merry. But new legislation enacted
December 4 imposes long jail terms,
higher fines and mandatory prohibitions
from driving for anyone convicted of im-
paired driving.
It's become imperative that citizens find
alternative ways to get home after party-
ing. Although it was once considered im-
possible for people living in rural com-
munitites to have any other choice but to
get behind the wheel and drive. the new
legislation has brought about some very
imaginative solutions to the problem of
drinking and driving.
In Goderich a free taxi service will he
available again this year as 13 B Taxi of-
fers free rides to and from the party
between 8 p.m and 3 a.m- Goderich Taxi
will also provide free taxi service from 8
p.m. to 2 a.m.
Maurice Gardiner of Goderich Taxi says
he has been busier this year throughout the
month of December, the legislation has
made a difference. There have been more
night calls and he expects he will be as
busy New Year's Eve as he has in previous
years when he offeredfree taxi service.
A new twist to the alternative ride home
is rent a van which some company
Christmas parties have done. A rented van
collects the partygoers from their homes
and then returns to take them home after
the party.
According to Hob Sherwood of Sherwood
Transportation there is a definite increase
in his business this year. More people are
deciding to get together, hire a driver and
ride together in a van to their party. it's
one more way to leave the car at home.
There is a definite awareness, he says. of
the stiff penalties for drinking and driving
and also the increase in the number of
roadside spot checks by police.
Some companies have organized their
Christmas party in this fashion, hiring the
van to pickup their employees, bring them
to the party and then driving them home
again after the party.
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For anyone who thinks they can still get
away with drinking and driving, take a
look at the legislation. The amendments
apply to the operation of any type of motor
vehicle, boat or aircraft.
A first conviction now carries with it a
minimum fine of $300 (up from $50) and an
automatic three month suspenion of driv-
ing privileges.
Drivers convicted a second time will be
subject to imprisonment for 14 days or
longer and will be prohibited from driving
for six months or longer.
Subsequent convictions will result in im-
prisonment for 90 days or longer, and a
minimum one year suspension of driving
privileges.
.fudges may impose stiffer penalties
depending on the circumstances of each
case. Fines may range as high as $2,000
and convicted drivers may be prohibited
from driving for periods of up to three
years.
The new law also introduces two new im-
paired offences. impaired driving causing
bodily harm carries with a maximum
penalty of 10 years in prison and 10 years'
prohibition from driving. Impaired driving
causing death carries with a maximum
penalty of 14 years in prison and 10 years'
prohibition from driving.
in very serious cases a driver can be
charged with manslaughter or criminal
negligence causing death. The maximum
penalties for these offences are life im-
prisonment and a lifetime prohibition from
driving.
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