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The Royal Bank is paying Phil‘s salary as part of their ‘youth employment program â€" Phil is the coâ€"ordinator of the youth dropâ€"in program at the Kitchener Family YMCA. &oPhil Reilly of St. Jerome‘s llege, University of Waâ€" terloo is being employed by the Royal Bank of Canada this summer, but his job has certainly nothing to do with banking. Evenstart open â€" house this week Bank supports YMCA program ) Going into its fourth year, the Evenstart program caâ€" ters to those children enâ€" rolled in September classes who might otherwise have some difficulty adjusting to school life. Included are children who have never played with others their own age ; children who need expanded â€" exercise proâ€" grams to develop better coâ€"ordination; overly. agâ€" gressive children who may need _ guidance; _ overly shy children who need to feel comfortable in new situations; â€" children â€" who haven‘t developed good language patterns and nonâ€" English speaking children. With an average pupilâ€" teacher ratio of seven to The â€" Waterloo _ County Boardâ€"operated Evenstart program, currently accomâ€" modating 140 preâ€"schoolers in seven centers across Waâ€" terloo County, will hold open house until Friday. This photo by David Boyes (David‘s Phato‘s) of Waterloo captured a first for the best child portrait at the Professional Photographers of Canada competition in Toronto last week. Mr. Boyes®‘ photo was one of seven chosâ€" en from 530 entries by photographers across Canada and the United States. The award is one of the highest honors bestowed on professional photoâ€" graphers in Canada. The picture of the Mennonite gir} will be entered in an exhibit which will visit a number of North American cities this year. The program is employing students across Canada in community work. The bank‘s objective is to make a contribution towards aidâ€" ing the community through the creation of jobs that otherwise would not exist. The stipulation of the proâ€" gram is that the person emâ€" ployed must be a student who is intending to return to one, â€" Evenstart â€" provides these children with a great deal of personal attention at a time when it is needed most. which is in its fourth sumâ€" Mrs. Bonnie Fach, the board‘s primary consultant and the organizer of Evenâ€" start ©74, said the program‘s basic aim is to build selfâ€" confidence through a good self â€" image. Learning through play, the children‘s main â€" activities at each center _ include: _ excurâ€" sions, sand, water, clay, dollâ€"centers, painting, and toys, with emphasis put on the development of language and interaction with other childrén and adults. Since the program is limited to mornings only until July 26, staff members in each of the seven centers listed here would decide which specific days are to be designated for open house. Evenstart is held at two Waterloo schools, Cedâ€" arbrae and Harold Wagâ€" ner. Mr. Reilly has been enâ€" gaged by the Kitchener Family *Y‘ to operate the dropâ€"in program for two age groups. The 11 to 15 â€" year old age group, meet at the Y four evenings per week and take part in such activities as dances, gymâ€" nastics, swimming, billiards as well as other. A six to 10 year old age group meet afâ€" ternoons at the YMCA for activities geared to their age group. . ® These programs operated by Reilly are the onlyâ€"activiâ€" ties for these children in the downtown area during> the summer. Although there is a small fee for those children who can afford it, many of the children attending the proâ€" gram do not pay for their activities. The maximum charge is $8 for the entire summer. university in the fall. Bill Van Gorder, executive director of the YMCA exâ€" pressed deep appreciation to the Royal Bank for its interest in helping the youth of the community. Exhibition tickets free for blood donors The Central Ontario Exâ€" hibition is working in conâ€" junction with the Red Cross blood donor clinics this summer to help raise the amount of blood needed for this time of year. There will be eight blood donor clinics this summer. Central Ontario Exhibition representatives will be on hand to give all persons doâ€" nating blood a free admisâ€" FAIRVIEW PARK Shop every Wednesday, Thursday & Friday > ‘til 9 :30 p.m. KITGHENER JULY 18, 19, 20 crand OPEnmC A blood donor clinic will be held Wednesday (July 24) at the First Unâ€" ited Church in Waterloo. The quota for the clinic is 300 donors. The church will be open between two and 4:30 p.m. and from six until 8:30 p.m. The church is located at King and William Streets. event to be held from Augâ€" ust 27 to September 2. â€" _ sion pass to this year‘s _ Waterido Chronicie, Wednesday, July 17, 1974 7 â€" Semiâ€"Annual We only use "Halibut"