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Three sisters and their mother were honored at the Canada Cord presentation held lash
Wednesday, June 15, for Goderich Girl Guides. From left to right are Deborah and
Michele Buchanan who both received Canada Cords, the highest achievement in guiding,
,Ioanne Buchanan who received her' All Round Cord, the second highest achievement in
guiding and Mrs. Diane Buchanan who was recently appointed deputy, commissioner of
guiding for the area. (staff photo)
lflparticulare
Volunteer bureau
needs volunteers
Although the objective of
the Huron County Volunteer
Bureau has been to offer
social services to the needy,
the bureau may now need
help themselves.
Despite a promising start
six months ago the bureau
has found itself without any
further money to cover
operating. costs on a con-
tinuing basis and has had to!
limit its services to a
minimum.
The project was launched
in January through a LIP
grant which supplied $12,000
for the costs and salaries of
the three workers. Now
however, the three workers;
co-ordinator, Mary Ann
Kowbuz, Reg Thompson and
Cathy Evans have been
without a job since Friday
and the money has almost run
out.
Bob Phillips a univeristy
student from Clinton, has
been hired by Experience '77
to run the bureau until Sep-
tember and look into possible
ways to further finance the
project. For $2.65 an hour he
is also in charge of taking
over the jobs of the three
former workers in charge and
to keep the bureau at a
„minimal running capacity..
"We're even having
problems digging up money
to pay, the phone bills and
there's no money to advertise
our services," said Phillips.
Yet the bureau is still
running,' but instead of of-
fering a wide range of ser-
vices throughout the county it
has had to restrict itself to
working in the Seaforth,
Clinton and Goderich area.
"If I run into problems I'll
have to ask for help from
e 0,
Juqii
';z1F5Y
volunteers," explained
Phillips who is manning the
bureau office from the
Ontario Street Church
basement.
Things may not be so
dismal if the bureau receives
its approval as a registered
charitable organization. Witli
this status the bureau would
be able to ask for tax
deductible donations.
To officially apply for the
position the bureau, must fill
out a form to be sent away as
well as establish a con-
stitution and a board of
directors: Spence Cummings,
the county development of-'
ficer; Mary Ann .Kowbuz, the
co-ordinator of the bureau;
Bob Taylor, the recreation
director at Huronview and
Pat Wheeler, the co-ordinator
of volunteer services at the
Bluewater Centre, have been
named to the board.
There are hopes that the
county may take over the
funding of the bureau as it is
the only one of its kind in a
rural area.
"All that volunteer labour
and gas is kicked in free,"
supported Reg Thompson,
"It's a bargain."
He also noted that the
bureau needed more time
than six months to gain the.
confidence of the community,.
but added that the area
Health Units relied heavily on
the bureau for transportation
of patients.
Many people did not un-
derstand what the bureau
was in the first place and
now, "people will get the idea
that its dead and then they
won't come forward at all,"
said Thompson. ,.
He is fearful that when the
value of the bureau is
assessed the recent decline in
work may prompt its future"
closing.
Meanwhile, Phillips is still
looking into the financing
possibilities. He explained
that a check into the
provincial ministries showed
that although funds are
available, they are only there
for special projects and the
bureau= is considered to be a
permanent one.
Presently it would take an
estimated $30,000 a year to
pay for the cost of staff and
equipment at the bureau.
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Don
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adiesto hTo4.d hobo tea
The June meeting of
Donnybrook UCW was held at
the home of Mrs, Glen_
McConnell on Wednesday
night, June 15, with a good
attendance.
Mrs. Roger Beiman gave
the call to worship followed
with a poem ';,God's Bounty"
by Mrs. R. Beim Mrs. Lula
Weber gave th rneditation
and Mrs. H. Jef erson read
and Now the Day i4 Over was
sung, followed withlprayer by
Mrs. R. Reiman. The
collection was taker) followed
by the business ieriod with
Mrs. E. Snowden i the chair.
the July meeting will be
either a picnic or hobo tea. A
bazaar or bake sale, was also
discussed. �..
A social hour followed with
Mrs. Morley Johnston and
Mrs. W. Jefferson assisting
the hostess serve a dainty
lunch.
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