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Pat Arbuckle Chronicle Staff Bacchus, a Wilfrid Laurier Universityâ€" based alcohol awareâ€" ness program, will be spreading its message of moderation to other Ontario universities SOMEONE BELOW IS A KID YOU KNOW We all benefit by their example. * Courage * Ingenuity * Leadership * Resourcefulness * Initiative * Fortitude e Coeurage * Ingenuity * Leadership * Resoarcefulness * Initiative * Fortitude * Courage * Ingenuity * Leadership * Resourcefuiness * Initiative * Fortitude * Courage °* Ingenuity * dership +« BR ) * Initia ortitude * Cour ':.lty 8 »rship * Reson, Itiat.: itude l ~ah UNNEL, * , "a > / ; - m t( mm. Cn That‘s why, during the province‘s Bicentennial, a special effort is being made to honour the young people of Ontamo through the Junior Citizen of the Year award program Jointly sponsored by the Ontario Community Newspapers Association and CP Air. this award honours young people between the ages of 6 and 18 who have made an outstanding contribution to their community Ontario Junior Citizens of the Year receive a lapel pin, plagque, $200 and a family picture with the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario The Spring deadline for nominations is June 20, 1984 but why not submit one today? For more information. contact: this year. Representatives of the club and the WLU administration anâ€" nounced plans Monday to sponsor similar orâ€" ganizations at Ontarâ€" i0‘s 14 other university campuses. The move is being made possible by a $15,500 donation from the Association of Caâ€" nadian Distillers, which is providing sponsorship for the project. The distillers‘ organization is curâ€" rently involved in a campaign to promote Bacchus enthusiasm grows | Rick Campbell, Junior Citizen Coâ€"Ordinator 45 Erb St. East, Waterloo 886â€"2830 CPAir C4 ‘‘We‘re concerned that Canadian young people develop proper attitudes towards using our products," exâ€" plained Kay Kendall, director of communiâ€" cations and public relaâ€" tions for the associaâ€" tion. responsible drinking among young people. Bacchus, established at the university three years ago to promote responsible drinking and provide an alternaâ€" tive for nonâ€"drinkers, is the only student orgaâ€" yWEB 7j ) trwio nization of its kind in Canada. There are more than 200 such clubs at colleges and universities in the US where the Bacchus concept originated in 1979 at the University of Florida. Members of the enâ€" tirely studentâ€"run, stuâ€" dentâ€"funded club sponâ€" sor a variety of onâ€" c a m pus e vents throughout the year, provide tips on planâ€" ning parties, responsâ€" ible bartending pracâ€" tices and instructions In bringing the club to Laurier three years ago, administration ofâ€" on how to make both alcoholic and nonâ€"alcoâ€" holic beverages. Doug Smith, a thirdâ€" year Laurier student hired for the summer to promote Bacchus on Ontario university campuses, explained that members of the club stress alcohol awareness rather than abstinence and the rights of both drinkers and nonâ€"drinkers â€" ‘"that having fun is not dependent on alcohol." Kay Kendall, a representative for the Association of Canadian Distillers presents a cheque to Wilfrid Laurier student Doug Smith. The money will finance the possible expansion of the BACCHUS alcohol awareness group to other university campuses in Ontario. Pat Arbuckle photo Warerroo 4nn Kitchener‘s Best WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1984 â€" PAGE 13 4785 King SL. N Waterloo 884â€"0220 ficials were concerned with the potential probâ€" lems heavy drinking could cause for stuâ€" dents, explained WLU President Dr. John Weir, who attended Monday‘s press conferâ€" ence. ‘*We‘re not conâ€" cerned with the damâ€" age to property but damage to people, peoâ€" ple who are establishâ€" ing rather dangerous habits and flirting with something that could be a problem,"" he said. ‘"We think we‘re hav ing some subtle affect on the attitudes people have toward alcohol." The Laurier student plans to meet with stuâ€" dent government presiâ€" dents, deans of stuâ€" dents and counselling directors at each uniâ€" versity to explain the aims of the club and to present them with a starter kit for estabâ€" lishing a similar orgaâ€" nization on campus. Eventually, he said. Laurier will act as a resource centre and communications link for all the chapters in Ontario.