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Exeter Times -Advocate
Wednesday, May 19, 2004
Centralia -Huron Park Lions club has 20th anniversary
The Centralia -Huron Park Lions club celebrated its 20th anniversary at the
Saturday. Below, Vice -District -Gov. Dave Cole, District -Gov. Nancy Brash and
Carson present charter member Frank Funston, president Wally Becker and
standing service awards. (photo/Mary Simmons)
Centralia Community Centre
Region Chairperson elect Bill
member John Bruls with out -
Habitat for Humanity
project keeps rolling
HENSALL — Habitat for Humanity has a future in
helping to provide affordable housing in Huron
County.
The lengthy process to bring this to reality is now
underway. As the result of public meetings held late
last year, a steering committee has been estab-
lished and has been meeting on a regular basis for
the last three months.
"We know that there is a need. We know that
there is a tradition of volunteerism in Huron
County," explains committee chairperson Paul
Dyck. With that in mind the committee has com-
pleted a housing needs assessment, established a
bank account, put together a committee structure
and is in the process of a wide variety of other jobs
that need to be done in order to gain affiliate status.
All Habitat for Humanity affiliates must be
approved by Habitat's national office in Waterloo.
This is a lengthy approval process that ensures the
affiliate meets all the requirements for long-term
sustainability.
"We are not just building for today," explains
Dyck. "We want to ensure that this project is a long
term, county -wide organization that will be opera-
tive for many years into the future."
After the work of the steering committee is com-
plete, a board of directors will be established and a
wide variety of committees will be established. The
committees will look after such things as fundrais-
ing, finance, family selection, building, communica-
tions and others.
Habitat for Humanity Huron County has acquired
a database computer program that is in the process
of being set up. Anyone who signed in at the public
meetings last fall will be included for future con-
tact.
The goal is to establish a viable organization with
a long-term impact on Huron County housing
needs. Once this is in place, actual building will
take place.
The set-up process should be complete in six to
eight months and then the process of actually build-
ing a house can be started. Habitat for Humanity
Huron County is a non-profit, independent housing
program dedicated to the elimination of poverty by
building homes in partnership with families in
need.
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Recognition for
volunteer service
Dear Editor:
Across Canada VON Branches set aside May 16 to
May 22 as VON week. The teme for VON week this
year is 'A Hand to Hold Through Time'. In the VON
Perth -Huron Branch volunteers gathered for the annu-
al Volunteer Appreciation Brunch at the picturesque
Stratford Golf and Country Club.
Of the 20 volunteers and guests
attending from the VON
Palliative Care Volunteer
Program (serving South Huron and
Bluewater), six received recogni-
tion for their volunteer service.
Ian Young of Grand Bend was
presented with a 5 -year pin for his work
with the VON PCVP Advisory Committee.
Ten-year pins for volunteer visiting go to Irla Martin -
Steinmann, Faye Skinner, Ann Klungel, Nancy Philips.
Pat Down received her 10 -year pin for her role with
the VON Board of Directors and the VON PCVP
Advisory Committee.
Your contributions to VON PCVP and the community
are invaluable. Many thanks for being there.
KAREN LEHNEN, VON PCVP Coordinator
Exeter, ON
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