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'errace Bay-Schreiber News, Wednesday, January 30, 1985, page 7 Cook of the Week Chicken casserole Chicken Casserole 1% cups raw rice 1 onion soup mix 1 can mushroom soup 1% cups boiling water % cup dry sherry" 2 tbsp. pimento 6% chicken breast pinch paprika % cup butter Combine first 6 ingre- dients and lay chicken on top. Sprinkle chicken with paprika, pour melted but- ter over and cover. Bake 1% hours at 350 degrees. This recipe was given by Richard Smith who feels it can be copied by any bachelor. Kids and animals used in charity scam Some phoney charities use cute kids and helpless animals to tug at the purse strings of unsuspecting On- tario residents. The sale of chocolate bars by young children is the most.common charity scam in the province, says Tom Johnson, chief in- vestigator for the Business Practices Division of the Ontario Ministry of Con- sumer and Commercial Relations (MCCR). "I'd say there are more kids out there selling chocolate bars for phoney charities than for truly wor- thy causes,"" says Johnson. "'As in most of these scams, the canvassers play on people's sympathies." The business is set up by a promoter, generally a young adult, who buys chocolate bars from a manufacturer or makes them in a basement opera- tion. A team of children, usually 10 to 12 year olds, is then recruited to sell the candy on commission. The promoters sometimes wait for youngsters outside school buildlings to offer them jobs. Each child is told exact- ly what to say in the sales pitch and warned to avoid using the word charity. As long as it is never referred to as a charity, the scheme is not illegal. Since worthy charities also sell chocolate bars to bring in money, it is dif- ficult to spot the phoneys. And the promoters set up their operations to look as much like the real thing as possible. Some tell their young sales force to say the momey will go to "student employment projects"; although the only jobs be- ing created are in peddling chocolate bars. Youngsters are also. instructed to tell potential customers the money will "help keep children off the street', when in fact the sales are putting young people on the streets to flog chocolate" bars. The youngsters themselves get little money from the venture. If bars are sold for $3, the,children might get 40 cents for each one. Generally, the candy costs about $1 to make and the promoter pockets the rest of the proceeds. Legitimate charities may even get conned into help- ing promoters. Charitable groups have, for example, agreed to take a small percentage of proceeds for allowing their names to be printed on chocolate bar wrappers. Thus, the pro- moter still rakes in the largest profit and can advertise sales as a "'legitimate charity drive'. These schemes can be almost impossible to spot. The ministry récently became aware that kind- hearted people have been duped into donating money to an American-based "animal welfare" group . which had only its own financial welfare in mind. Residents even volunteered to collect funds for the out- fit, until they discovered most of the money went Major Appliance Repairs Servicing done in your own home to straight into the directors' pockets. Few creatures with more than two legs ever benefit from such schemes and some may even suffer if people become wary of donating money _ to legitimate animal welfare societies. Simply asking questions can. help deal with phoneys. Ask outright if the money is "'going to a legitimate charity". If the answer is yes, find out which group is involved, where they are located and how much they will get from each sale. Be aware that the ex- istence of a federal income tax registration number does not guarantee the organization is a reputable charity. . Get the name, address and phone number of the canvasser or promoter. Check on the organization if it looks suspicious. Ask children if they're making money from the sales. Most charities use volunteers to sell fund rais- ing items. Any legitimate organiza- tion will be happy to, answer questions. An informative brochure, Phoney Charities > Scams for All Seasons, has been produced by the ministry. To obtain a copy, call the Consumer Infor- mation Centre at (416) 963-1111 or (toll free) 1-800-268-1142. Skating is winter recreation for many people in Terrace Bay. Katimavik launches recruitment drive A record 5,500 young Canadians - 2,000 of them from Ontario - will have an opportunity to work, learn and travel through the _ Katimavik program. in 1985, International Year of Youth. On January 28th, Katimavik will launch a major nationwide cam- paign to recruit 17 to 21 year-olds for its unique youth volunteer service program. In Ontario, Katimavik recruitment officers will visit more than 500 secon- dary schools, as well as colleges and universities, youth and community cen- tres, and Canada Employ- ment Centres to tell young people about Katimavik. Those accepted into the nine-month program work, as volunteers, on a variety ' of community projects that can range from blazing ski trails to restoring historic artifacts, to developing teaching programs for the physically or mentally handicapped. Through their work, participants learn marketable work and life skills, and acquire needed work experience. Participants also live and work in three different regions of Canada, and | participate in an educa- tional program that in- cludes instruction in a se- cond language. To celebrate Interna- tional Youth Year, par- ticipants in the 1985 Katimavik program also will undertake three special projects: The United Na- tions Tree Project will see the volunteers involved in tree planting and forestry maintenance programs; the Fitness Project will en- courage personal fitness development; and the Youth Centres Projects will involve Katimavik youth in improving youth centre facilities and working with other young people to im- prove recreational programs. Katimavik volunteers receive a $1 daily allowance, and a $1,000 honorarium when they finish the program. Any young person aged 17 to 21, who is in excellent physical and mental health, can apply to the program. Application deadlines are: February 8, March 29, April 26, May 31, July 5 and August 20. Young people interested in Katimavik should call Katimavik using the toll free number 1-800-361-8077, or write Katimavik (Participants Office) 2270 Pierre Dupuy Ave., Cite du Havre, Mon- treal, Quebec H3C 3R4. 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