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Volunteers are honored at Bluewater Centre
FORTY-NINE HONORED
Staff at the Bluewater Centre for Young Offenders held a banquet
and awards night for the institution's 49 volunteers last Thursday
night. Taking part were Carl DeGrandis, superintendent of the
Centre; Mayor Eileen Palmer; Marilyn McMahon, winner of the
volunteer of the year award; Goderich Township Reeve Grant
Sterling; Don Spencer, regionalmanager for the Western Region of
the Ministry of Correctional Services; and Jane Whitney, volunteer
co-ordinator at the Centre. (photo by Lou -Ann Hope)
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"Volunteers are ordinary people who,
when they come work with us (the
Ministry of Correctional Services), do
extra -ordinary things."
So began the welcoming speech Don
Spencer, regional manager for the
Western Region of the Ministry of Correc-
tional Services, gave at the first annual
banquet and awards night held in honor of
the Bluewater Centre volunteers Thursday
evening at the Royal Canadian Legion in
Goderich.
The evening was held to say thank -you to
the 49 people who comprise the volunteer
program at the centre for young offenders.
About 125 people attended the celebration.
Guest speakers for the evening's pro-
gram included.Don Spencer; Carl DeGran-
dis, superintendent of Bluewater Centre;
and Eileen Palmer, mayor of Goderich.
Spencer noted over 5,000 volunteers
work in the Ministry of Correctional Ser-
vices with "quite a large number working
through institutions and in the community
with probationers and parolees."
"Correctional volunteers are unique, un-
fortunately unique in our society today.
They take risks because there are no
guarantees when you work with correc-
tional clients," he said.
Because they receive no monetary
rewards for their efforts, Spencer noted
volunteers keep working because "we give
them something significant to do. They
get involved, find satisfaction and want to
see it through so they stick."
Saying thank -you to volunteers is often
difficult, according to Spencer.
"The words `thank -you' seem very thin
and very hollow in the face of the tremen-
dous effort given by volunteers. The tasks
we give them sort of have their own thank -
you built in. As volunteers, you will never
know which persons at Bluewater Centre
you have influenced in the right way but
there are some who will thank -you in their
hearts and minds for years.
"All I can simply say is we're glad that
you are of the community because you're
different from those of us who are paid to
do what we do. The residents look at you
differently — you do what you do because
you must really care," he said.
DO UNTO OTHERS •
"The golden rule, `do unto others', is an
invitation to people to give of their ser-
vices," Eileen Palmer, mayor of Goderich
and guest speaker at the volunteer ban-
quet, said.
Volunteer •service, she said, "is a
creative expression of your self. If a per-
son doesn't give, he or she dries up,
shrinks or peters out. On the other hand, if
you give it expands your life.
"A well-trained voluntary service
graciously given is a contribution that is a
benefit to both receiver and giver," she
said.
Becoming a volunteer brings with it a
personal satisfaction of helping another
person by way of providing friendship,
help and companionship.
"There is great satisfaction in helping
troubled people find their bearings," she
said.
"As we celebrate Ontario Volunteer
Week, we salute the many volunteers at
Bluewater Centre whose valuable work
enriches and energizes our community."
TREATED WITH DIGNITY
In making his address at the banquet,
Carl DeGrandis, superintendent at
Bluewater Centre, noted that is spite of the
problems which have arisen since the Cen-
tre's opening in August of 1985, the com-
munity has treated the institution with
dignity.
"We have attempted to get something
off the ground from scratch without to
much to fall back on. We have done some
things well and done some things rather
poorly (siting the centre's four escapes
since it's opening). We are dedicating
ourselves in the future to minimize the pro-
blems. The people of this area have
treated us with great dignity and great,
humanity in spite of the problems. I'm
confident in the future we won't let them
down as we have in the past," DeGrandis
said.
DeGrandis had high remarks for
volunteers.
"They have to be probably, in my
estimation, the salt of the earth. I believe
those people who find the hours in the week
to devote time to human beings are the
real heroes of this society," he said.
However, it- is not only the volunteers
who should be credited with their work at
the Centre.
"The fact that the Centre operates as it
has since opening in August of 1985 and the
fact that we have a long way to go doesn't
discredit the work if the staff. They should
be recognized in public as well," he
stressed.
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More volunteer
programs
are in the works
Jane Whitney, volunteer co-ordinator at
the Centre, noted more volunteer pro-
grams were being planned to add to the
already impressive program list.
Volunteer programs include leatherwork,
mosaic tiles, string art, cooking, painting,
calligraphy, accoustic guitar lessons, bir-
dhouse building, tutoring, board games,
individual visiting, family discussions,
alcoholic annonymous 'meeting and
pastoral visiting.
"The (volunteer) program evolved
around your considerable talents, efforts,
time and dedication. Thank -you for show-
ing me what Huron County people are all
about. I know that correctional volunteers
do make a difference," Whitney said.
AWARDS PRESENTED -
Each year Bluewater Centre intends to
give special recognition to one volunteer
for s special contribution made that year.
This year's winner was Marilyn
McMahon.
McMahon, a Clinton resident, began as a
volunteer at the Centre in March of 1986.
Since then, she has devoted a number of
hours of service to the residents through
programs including board games, cook-
ing, mosaic tiles, tutoring, family discus-
sions and one-to-one visiting. She also was
the driving force behind the organization
of a volunteer committee which was form-
ed this past March and meets once a
month to air their views, discuss problems
and plan programs.
In spite of her devotion at the centre, she
has still found time to spend with her hus-
band and two children as well as work
part-time at the Huron Centre for Children
and Youth.
McMahon was presented with a plaque
by Don Spencer. A larger award will hang
out at the Bluewater Centre.
Other volunteers recognized for one year
of service were: Cam Addison, Gerard
Bedard, Catherine Boddy, Barry
Buchanon, Bev Dalton, Jane Durst, Ruth
Erb, Susan Finch, Del Geddes, Bob
Goudie, Dawn Harris, Garry Koyle, Gor-
don Kurtz, Bud Mabon, Brian MacDonald,
Paul McCabe, Marilyn McMahon, Val
Montgomery, Mark Scarr, Greg Schmidt,
Auleen Theriault, Melodie Vanderwal,
Marj Veldjesgraaf, Anita Whytock and
Bill Wilson. They received a plaque and
pin for their services.
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