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(Continued from page 14) Mary Anne Harris is just starting «ber, final (fourth) year on campus. Her husâ€" band, Hershel, is a comâ€" puter science student. She has completed three of the examinations of the Society of Actuaries. In addition to the new Society of Actuarâ€" ber case will be $1,500, Mrs. Harris also holds a Desâ€" cartes scholarship from the University of Waterioo. months in the group proâ€" duct development area of the home office of the Conâ€" federation Life Insurance Learn to be a Clown is just one of the dozen new programs being offered this fall by the Kitchener Parks and Recreation Department. Courses range from ceraâ€" mics, creative art, wrestâ€" ling, pantomime workshop, fresh water fishing to crafts for Christmas â€" all these in addition to the dozens of regular courses and acâ€" tivities carried over from past years. | _ â€" But one of the most beneâ€" ficial and necessary adâ€" ditions is the home serâ€" vices program for Kitchâ€" ener senior citizens, operatâ€" ed from the Rockway Garâ€" dens Senior Citizens Centre. Kathryn Plante has just The program is a result of the combined efforts of the Waterloo Regional Spcial Services and the Kitchener Parks and Recâ€" reation Department.~ It started Aug. 15 and the By Marg Russell Now United Trails makes it easier than ever to get to and from Toronto International Airport â€" seven days a week. Our newest shuttle â€" Airporter â€" o tovky Ns P P Service â€" will pick you up from any of five Kflcham-Wgtegtpgâ€"Cgmbfldfi tocations . . . and whisk you to either Terminal 1 or Terminal 2. to . 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Recently marâ€" gram is supported by the ried, she is the former actuarial profession in Kathryn Fair of Agincourt. general and by a couple of Her husband, Brian, is a the larger American life computer science student insurance companies ~ in and will be a tutor at UW particular, The hope is to this fall. stimulate the entry of more , women and more memâ€" According _ to Frank bers of minority groups Reynolds, UW actuarial into the actuarial profes science lectllrer. the Soâ€" sion."‘ ciety of Actuaries estab lished its scholarship proâ€" He says that of approxâ€" gram about two years ago. imately 1,000 professional "Initially, the Society actuaries in Canada today, program already caters to 30 seniors over 60, proâ€" viding them with such serâ€" vices as house cleaning, transportation, â€" assistance in grooming or time off for those sitting with an invalid. The need for such a program has been evident for several years. Although the V.O.N. and Red Cross Homemakers programs play an extremely active role in the Kitchener area, they are geared towards providing medical care. What senior citizens needâ€" ed, along with this, was help with such everyday tasks as cleaning walls and windows in their apartâ€" ments, scrubbing _ out stoves and â€" refrigerators and rides to doctor‘s ofâ€" fices â€" all at a rate they could afford. Betty Lyn Enns, program supervisor, has been with the Parks and Recreation Department since 1967. She AIRPORT TRANSPORTATION SERVICE Toronto. She You travel in the cool comfort of our air conditioned van â€" and get a bargain "price as well. Just $68.00, one way per person. (And there‘s no worry about what to do with your car.) Give us a call next time you‘re planning to fly . . . and let United Trails get you to and from Toronto International Airport, worryâ€"free!. Pickâ€"up right at your door â€" then delivery to Terminal 1 or 2 at fl Toronto International Airport. CAMBRIDGE 653â€"3931 ALL US FOR FULL DETAILS KITCHENER HOLIDAY INN 6:30 a.m. 3:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. was one of the instigators of . Project _ Raise, _ started three years ago. "This was a program where seniors helped other seniors," she said. "It involved visiting one anâ€" â€" other on a ‘buddy system , supplying _ transportation, encouraging the use of Meals on Wheels andâ€"reâ€" sulted in the founding of the daycare program at Sunnyâ€" side," . gram is supported by the actuarial profession . in general and by a couple of the larger American life had a scheme for providing only additinnal â€" intensive im â€" are DEPARTS But she quickly became aware of the need for people performing laborâ€" type jobs in senior‘s homes. When the suggestion was originally presented to the Regional government, she hoped for the goâ€"ahead to hire 20 staff. However, a few hurdies lay in their path. The proâ€" gram is unique as it‘s fundâ€" ed by the provincial governâ€" ment; _ administered by Regional government and supervised by the city of «uy it CAMBRIDGE HOLIDAY INN 6: 45 a.m. 3: 15 p.m. 5:45 p.m. DEPARTS this time are the first from UW ever to win the schoiâ€" arships, though Waterloo has had an actuarial proâ€" gram for many years, the largest in Ontario. â€" Mr. Reynolds feels sure the percentage of women in the profession will inâ€" crease dramatically in a very few years; he notes prise about a third of acâ€" turial classes on the camâ€" pus. He feels the job markâ€" et for women actuaries is, if anything, even better than it is for men since Kitchener. Because of this, try to get members of the a restriction was put on family involved,"" she says. hiring â€" only those reâ€" "And if we feel the person ceiving welfare would be can afford it, we suggest 1 c _ _tl.z2 cusfascsianal sagan. As a result, only three aduits were hired for the job â€" two girls aged 17 and 24 and a 56â€"yearâ€"old man, with Nancy Finkle as supervisor. _ ‘"They are just fantastic," says _ Nancy, _ referring to her helpers. â€" "Our work varies so much. It‘s a 95 job, five days a week. We might visit a home once a week or only once a month. Some days it does get rather hectic, but we‘re managing and we don‘t want to overstaff right worker for the past five years, makes the initial visâ€" it to each potential client‘s home to assess their needs. Nancy, a sqcial services ‘‘Wherever possible, we 885â€"5050 ~ _ Weterioo Chronicle, Wednesday, Septemberâ€"14, 1077 ; Page 17 at ‘‘The actuarial profesâ€" sion is attractive to women in ways that some of the other professions are not," acquires associate status; at that time shemrneed not full fice. She can, if she wishes, devote time to starting a can afford it, we suggest various professional agenâ€" cies they could call to get the job done." ‘*And," says Anne Mcâ€" Farlane, supervisor of an apartments program, ‘"‘cometimes we arrive onâ€" ly to find the job has alâ€" ready been done. When the family is notified an agency is on the way, they beâ€" come embarrassed and step in to do the task themâ€" selves." . Cost is on aâ€"sliding scale, ranging from 50 cents to $2.75 an hour, depending on the person‘s income. Because the program is so new and relatively unâ€" known to the general pubâ€" lic, most referrals now coms§ from the V.O.N, Red Cross$ and public health agencies. Flyers are being sent out to public health a students®© â€" at the officer or All major credit cards honoured. MQUMM fellowship status. Furtherâ€" more, a number of insurâ€" ance companies are willing to make special arrangeâ€" ments for such persons so married to husbands who women actuaries are themâ€" selves actnaries," he says. organizations, describing the home services program. Reaction so far has been very satisfying. . ‘‘People were a little leery at first," says Naney, ‘"but now we never know quile wuai you‘re going to find. Some people are ready to give cause find working with seniors isverymwarding._" S the experimental stage so right now, only Kitchener citizens over 60 _ are eligible. , ~*‘*We have government funding until Mar. 31," says Mrs. Enns. "It may be continued. as a twoâ€"year program if it‘s successful. "After that, we hope to be able to extend into Waâ€" terloo."‘ He says it is a__litde_q_g-' ng regularly. And all want to cling to is still in just