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PAGE 12 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10 Mary Sehi s Chronicle Special Sylvia Balfour isn‘t exactly sure what to call it â€" "A showcase? A happening? An event?" â€" but she will say that Kaleidoâ€" scope of a Woman‘s Life will be three days of seminars, lectures, films and exhibits for women. After eagerly reciting the list of activiâ€" ties, Balfour concedes: "I have to keep a lid on it because I‘m really enthusiastic." She is one of four area women willing to put their money on the bet that women in Kitchener and Waterloo want an opportuâ€" nity to meet their peers and to learn about the careers and opportunities available to Balfour and Karen Lee of Guelph, Germain Mageau of Kitchener and Peggy Fehrenbach of Waterloo have formed a company which they call Kaleidoscope of a Woman‘s Life Ltd. to present a threeâ€"day event from Nov. 12â€"14 at Bingeman Park‘s Marshall Hall. Enthusiasm bubbling over for Kaleidoscope of a Woman‘s Life Baifour says the idea for Kaleidoscope began in January with 12. women who thought there should be an inexpensive ENGLISH mMurrins «* / 99 DIET COKE LITTLE ICE ICE CRE CREAM :. SHORT STOP NEW e 402 King Street N. e 156 Erb St. W. (at Roslin) e Beechwood Plaza (Erb & Haliman) Prices in effect till closing Sat. Nov. 13/82 We reserve the right to limit quantities SEALTEST ICE CREAM PARLOUR OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK case of 24, 280 mlL. tins HOME PRIDE container way to present the wide array of opporâ€" tunities open to women. In the end, Kaleidoscope Ltd. was formed by four of the women, all of whom have been involved in training programs for adults. Balfour says she realized the need for something like Kaleidoscope when she was preparing clerical training programs for women. "A lot of these girls would say, ‘Gee Sylvia, I‘d like to have some place where I could go and meet people in different fields. * Known as ‘‘networking", the idea of meeting other women with similar interâ€" ests and sharing resources and informaâ€" tion, is central to Kaleidoscope. As Balfour puts it "Give them some fun. Give them some learning and put women in touch with women." Each day‘s program will feature miniâ€" seminars in five areas â€" finance, creaâ€" tivity, lifestyles, careers and health, beauty and fitness. Fashion shows, exhibâ€" its and a film theatre featuring educationâ€" al films will round out the program. Laura Sabia, an activist, Progressive Conservative candidate, lecturer and STORES pkg. of 8 Weekend of activity 99 79 Between 500 and 600 high school students, plus teachers and guidâ€" ance counsellors, from across Ontario are exâ€" pected to attend Laurier Day at Wilfrid Laurier University Thursday. Arthur Stephen, asâ€" sociate registrar for liâ€" aison and admissions, said any person interâ€" ested in attending uniâ€" versity is invited to Laurier Day invitation extended to all prospects Coming! 2 Great Days for Senior Citizens Tuesday, Nov. 16 and Wednesday Nov. 17, When our doors open on Tuesday November 16th and Wednesday November 17th, there‘ll be a specially warm welicome to our Senior Citizens. We‘ve planned two special shopping days when Seniors will get 10% off almost everything at Eaton‘s. There‘ll be a special Turkey dinner in our cafeteria from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and other attractions to make it a happy shopping day for Seniors. So get your shopping list ready now and be prepared to save 10% on almost everything we sell, Tuesday November 16th and Wednesday November 17th! columnist, will be the featured speaker at a luncheon on the program‘s opening day. Though finance and careers will be an important part of the program, Balfour says it is not only aimed at career women. The low admission cost ($5 for one day) and free babysitting are designed to enable high school students, unemployed women and senior citizens to participate. The program is generally the same each day, with topics such as How to Climb the Corporate Ladder and Netâ€" working, Nutrition for Women in the 1980s, Women and the Law, and Mountain Trekking. The attempt to appeal to the interests of all women is evident in the topics of two of the finance seminars, Futures ‘n‘ Tuition, presented by a university and a high school student, and Children and Money, by Lauren Walker who supplements the high expenses of childhood by delivering the Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Record. For the four women who have organized Kaleidoscope, each of whom holds anâ€" other job, the threeâ€"day event has meant attend the dayâ€"long series of events. Activities begin at 9: 15 a.m. in the univerâ€" sity‘s theatreâ€"auditoriâ€" um, University Aveâ€" nue. Laurier students will be on hand to discuss the school and its courses with the high schoolers and will conâ€" duct tours of the comâ€" pact campus. In addition, faculty EATON‘S members will be on hand to discuss the various programs and all classes will be open so that students may drop in for a taste of what a university lecâ€" ture is like. A career planning and placement semiâ€" If it is a success, there could be more to come. The owners of Kaleidoscope Ltd. may make it a permanent thing with similar programs offered four times a year. "If this does fill a need, if the response is very, very good, we might consider carrying on and quitting our other jobs," says Baifour. "Because it has been the hardest work that we‘ve ever done, but it‘s been fun." Balfour won‘t commit herself to an estimate of attendance at Kaleidoscope, saying only that she expects anywhere from 1,500 to 5,000 people over the three days. A little more than a week before the event‘s opening, about half of the 2,000 advance tickets had been sold. Tickets will also be sold at the door. an investment of time and money. Balfour says all the speakers are volunteering their time, though honorariums may be paid if any money is available at the end of the event. If the number of women volunteering their help for the event is any indication, Kaleidoscope is likely to be a success. nar will be a feature event of the day, which has been in the planâ€" ning stage for many months. Tours of resiâ€" dences, several special events and information about student financial aid are also on the proâ€" gram.