The Citizen, 1997-10-15, Page 23The Blyth Lions executive fro 1997-98 is, back row, from left: Wayne Wheeler, third vice;
Steve Howson, secretary, Ken Stewart, second vice; Brent Brooks, Tail Twister. Front: Mel
Bogie, past district governor; Brian Garnet, president; Darryl Chalmers, treasurer; Dan
Taylor, Lion Tamer. Absent: Brent Scrimgeour, Darren Richmond, Russel Nesbitt, Jeff
Nesbitt, Mike McDonald, Steve Hallahan.
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15,1997. PAGE 23.
Thank you!
Students may study abroad
"Qualified high school students
are offered a unique opportunity to
spend an academic year of summer
holiday in Scandinavia, France,
Germany, Great Britain, Holland,
Italy, Poland, Portugal, Spain,
Switzerland, Czech Republic,
Slovakia, Japan, Thailand, China,
Taiwan, Mexico, Brazil, Australia,
New Zealand, Canada or the United
States as part of the ASSE Interna
tional Student Exchange Program,"
announced Francoise Boutier-
Steinworth, Canadian director of
ASSE.
"Until a few years ago, only a
fortunate few could afford to spend
a school year or summer abroad.
Now, ASSE has changed all that,"
continued Bouier-Steinworth.
Students, 15-18 years of age,
qualify on the basis of academic
performance, character references
and a genuine desire to experience
life abroad with a volunteer host
family in one of the many ASSE
host countries.
"ASSE families abroad are
carefully screened to provide a
caring environment in which
students can learn the language and
culture of their host country,"
explained Boutier-Steinworth.
Summer exchange students live
with a family abroad who might
speak some English. Students need
not have learned a foreign language
as they receive language and
cultural instruction as part of the
ASSE program. ASSE students
attend regular high school classes
along with their new teen-age
friends. "ASSE exchange students
leam by living the langu-age and
culture of their new host country,"
added Boutier-Steinworth.
The non-profit, public benefit
ASSE International Student
Exchange Program was founded by
the Swedish Ministry of Education
and the New Zealand Ministry of
Education.
ASSE also provides intem<.Jonal
opportunities for families to host
those students from Scandinavia,
France, Germany, Great Britain,
Holland, Italy, Spain, Switzerland,
Poland, Portugal, Czech Republic,
Slovakia, Brazil, Mexico,
Australia, New Zealand, Japan,
Thailand, China, Taiwan, Canada
and the United States. These select
students will attend the local high
school for a semester or an
academic year.
Students or families interested in
more information about the ASSE
program should contact Mary-Jo
Atkinson at 519-652-9883 or call
1-800-361-3214.
Blyth Lion President Brian Garnet presents Blyth Fire
Deputy Chief Bill Burkholder with a cheque for $1,000 to
go towards the new emergency van.
Always there
Foster parents get recognition
Blyth Lion's Second Vice President Ken Stewart, centre,
presents Charlie Shaw, left and Harold Cook with 30-year
perfect attendance awards.
Foster care is the backbone of the
Child Welfare residential system.
Canadian Foster Parent Week, Oct.
19-25 provides an opportunity to
recognize the valuable contribution
of foster families in our
community.
There are 60 foster families in
Huron County providing moral
support, guidance and caring and
stable homes for children in need of
care. These are the people who, at a
moment's notice, will welcome a
child or teen in crisis into their
family.
Foster parents will tell about the
challenges and joys of bringing a
child into their home for temporary
care. They will speak of their
pleasure in seeing children reunited
with their families or moving into
permanent homes. They will talk of
their pride in wards who have
graduated from secondary school
and are continuing their education
at a community college or
university.
Fostering is challenging,
demanding, frustrating, enriching
and rewarding. A community's
children, its greatest asset, need the
help of grown-ups. Foster children
have a special need for protection,
for love and understanding, good
health services, education and
justice.
Fortunately for the community,
foster families commit to playing a
vital role in enabling foster children
to become mature, responsible,
productive adults.
For more information on foster
parenting, please call 524-7356 or
1-800-265-5198.
DRINKING & DRIVING
Milverton Family Centre
holds stop smoking workshop
Twp. to post
stop signs
Continued from page 22
Ralph Campbell and one other per
son, were authorized to attend a
landfill seminar in London, Oct. 30.
Campbell will apply for a build
ing permit for the installation of an
awning on the front door of the
municipal building.
Council passed a motion which
would see the yield signs at Cone.
10, Sideroad 39/40 and Sideroad
36/37, change to stop signs.
Approval was given to Black
Fund Development Inc. to advertise
the Great Hospital Lottery in the
township.
Quitting smoking is rarely easy
but The Lung Association can help
with their "Tips To Quit" Stop
Smoking Workshop being offered
in Milverton on Saturday, Oct. 25.
The two-hour workshop, co
sponsored by the Milverton Family
Dental Centre, will begin at 9:30
a.m. upstairs in the Milverton
Recreation Complex, 40
Temperance St.
The workshop will provide
participants with the tools they
need to become successful non-
smokers. There will be displays and
lots of discussion, and everyone
will go home with plenty of
strategies and tips to help them
"butt out".
The "Tips to Quit" workshop is
perfect for anyone who has tried
unsuccessfully in the past to quit
and needs a little support and
encouragement, as well as those
who are just thinking about quitting
at this point.
The cost of the "Tips to Quit"
Slop Smoking Workshop is $10
and pre-registration is required. For
more information or to pre-register
please call The Lung Association,
Huron-Perth Counties at 271-7500
or the Milverton Family Dental
Centre at 595-8196 or 595-2273.
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