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Trio honored for dedication to lifeâ€"saving in province John Aird and Ruth Cruikshank John Aird and Abby Hartman John Aird and Gerry Young Chronicle Special In a ceremony last week at Queen‘s Park, Lieutenant Governor John B. Aird presented Abby Hartman, Gerry Young and Ruth Cruikâ€" shank of Waterloo with the Royal Life Saving Society‘s Certificate of Thanks, Recogpition Badge and Bar to Recognition Badge respec tively. Hartman, Young and Cruikshank,. three of 25 people honored, received their award for their efforts in bringing knowledge of life saving techniques to hundreds of people in the prov ince. Hartman is an Instructor Trainer for both the Aquatic â€"Emergency Care: and Life: Saving Award programs of the Royal Life Saving Society Canada. She is an Examiner to Diploma level, an Examiner Trainer and was named to the 1981 President‘s List. Challenging responsibilities such as these are but one component of her work for the Society She served Kitchener/Waterioo as its Area Chairman from 1980 to 1982, and has developed invaluable crossâ€"links for the Society with other aquatic sport programs and the YMCA in the Area. Hartman has been very active provincially as well. Through 1980 and 1981, she coordinated the design and implementation of the Branch‘s innovative Instructor recertification system. In 1979. she helped coordinate regional lifeguard competitions and in 1980, the Ontario Pool Championships. Her organizational ability and attention to detail led to the smooth execution of these events. Young is an active Examiner to the Distincâ€" tion level for The Royal Life Saving Society Canada. and is an experienced trainer of Instructors and Examiners. During his three years as Chairman of the very active Area Committee in Kitchener/Watâ€" erloo, Young also coordinated the 1980 Ontario Lifeguard Championships, showing great depth of volunteer strength in the volume of work successfully undertaken by his Committee. In 1980, he was recruited by the Provincial Instructor Training Committee where he sucâ€" cessfully developed and implemented the Inâ€" structor Trainer Certification system in use In this season of giving, the students, faculty and staff members of the University of Waterioo and Wilfrid Laurier University extend their thanks to the following local retail businesses for being the first to join the We‘re For You campaign. The campaign is a joint fundâ€"raising effort in support of the two university development funds: WATFUND and EXCELLENCE IN THE EIGHTIES. Donors to the "We‘re For You"" Campaign December 7, 1982 ABC s of Trave! The Appie Stykst Apple II Harrstyksts Athietes Foot B & L Motors Ltd BP Canada Bank of Montreal Bank of Nova Scotia Beam of Canada Bell Canada Phone Centre Betmont Vanety Benker s Sausages & Dekcatessen Bent s Cameras (Westmount) Henry Birks & Sons Ltd Biue Moon Hote! Bonme Togs Junior Bazaar Canada Trust Canadian impenial Bank of Canadian Tire Ass« ciate Store (Victona Street) Canadian Aw Traveliers Cards Blanche Chateauâ€"Gat Wines Ltd / UW _\ l r1rn 0 M ox xo John A Wer . President Wilind Launer University 2 C W 3k The City Hotel Coles The Book People Cut & Dry Har Care Cy Jo Cycie Palace Ltd Dack s Shoes Ray Deton Mens Wear Ltd Dominion Stogs Ltd Ounnette Jeweliers Ltd The T E Eaton Company L td El Patio Fung Wong Chinese F ood G & T Mens Hamstying The Garden Patch Gutf Canada Ltd The Hahn Pharmacy td Hatashita Jeweliers Hatashita Judo Club Herdelberg T avern Hokiday Rent .Aâ€"Car System imperia! Onl lvy s Jacquetines F ashion Boutique Kent Hotel The Knotty Pine Restaurant John Labatt Ltd WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESOAY, DECEMBER today. Shortly after, responding to the need for ties between instructing and evaluating, he joined the Examiner Training Committee as well His experience in lostructor Trainers to share his teaching expertise across Canada. In 1982, Young became Chairman of the Ontario Special Projects Committee with its many and varied tasks and accepted the portfolio of National Examiner Chairman, a testimony to his organ izational ability and leadership Cruikshank is an Instructor Trainer,. an Examiner Trainer to Distinction level, and an Examiner to Diploma level for The Royal Life Saving Society Canada She is a National Lifeguard Service Examiner and one of four National Instructor Trainers in Canada In addition, she was an Ontario staff member. a summer Field Representative from 1973 to 1977. and the liaison officer of the Branch to the Canadian Red Cross Society Water Safety Advisory Committee from 1981 to the present. Her deep involvement and incredible success in the Society might be represented here by one of Cruikshank‘s assignments as Ontario Instrue tor Training Chairman. She assembled, revised, and sold to the nation in 1978 and 79. a firstâ€"time. freestanding Canadian Life Saving Program Instructor training scheme (On that program rested the survival of the Society: the ever increasing numbers of qualiâ€" fied Instructors in our Province that resulted from her work proved her talent and can stand for the many successes that preceded and followed it. Cruikshank brings many valuable attributes to her Branch work. Her words are quick and true, her listening accurate. She has a recall only wished for by most. she runs a tight meeting, and she works and works and works. But two facets of her character that have been constant through her years with the Society must be singled out: her clear thinking, and her unflagging embrace of life itself. The combinaâ€" tion has made her the coâ€"worker of choice by her contemporaries across the Country for any assignment. any time * Rertmans * Roya! Ban * Roya! Trus * Shotl Cane * Simpsons . Gmart Sat Retail businesses joining the campaign contribute $500.00 over five years, with the donation shared equally by the two institutions. Campaign contributors are identified by the orange We‘re For You decal posted at their place of business. Other merchants wishing information about the campaign may call Witfrid Laurier University, 886â€"6840 OR University of Waterioo, 885â€"1211. Ext. 2037. + Local retail outiets whose corporate head ofhices have made a signhcant donation to erther the WATFUND or E XCE LLENCE IN THE EIGHTIES campaign Lashbrook s Footwear Laura Secord Laura Sharpe Flowers Ltd Little Short Stop Stores Ltd Living Lighting Midas Muttier Mr: Stereo George Motz Travel Ltd The Natural Sound Shop New Orieans Pizza Ontano Seed Company Ltd Pants Plus Paperâ€"Bax Parkdale Pharmacy Petro Canada Pot Belty Stove Records on Wheels Rertmans Ltd Roya! Bank of Canada Royal Trust Shall Canada L to Smart Set Smider Plywood Specialties l td Sportco of Kitchener L td Sears L td $y Douglas T. Wnght President Unversity of Waterioo Suncor (Sunoco| Texaco Canada inc Three Minute Dek Tip Top T arlors Toronto Dominion Bank Towers Department Stores Ltd The T wins Kentucky Fried Chicken University Pharmacy University Vanety Waiter s Jewellers L td The Waterbed King Ltd Waterioo House Webco Sports L td Westmount Home Hardware & Vanety Westmount Place Pharmacy The Whart Restaurant L 16 Wiens Jewellery Witlanson s Home Hardware Willson Othce Speciaity L td 1982 â€" PAGE 5