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B.F. Goodrich Canada employees celebrate their contributions to the United Way. (Chattman, CatyMociald. Leatie Venderbury, Wendy Ruftoro, Wendel Novomy _ Apwon Goodrich model for others campaigns for United Way. The 105 employees are personally canvassed by eight volunteers on a oneâ€"toâ€"one basis. The volunâ€" teers readily accept the responsibility, and some canvassers have been doing it for many years â€" notably Clay Scheel who has canvassed for 15 years. Scheel! is an employee of B.F. Goodrich Canada Inc. for 45 years, starting in the plant in 1942, the year after Federated Charities, (the predecessor of United Way), was formed. Clay has been involved as a supporter for all those The employee campaign at B.F. Goodrich Canada Inc. in Waterloo is one of the successful mode! With two weeks left in its campaign the United Way has raised 35.9 percent of its goal â€" over $750,000, and is cautiously optimistic its goal will be reached. In an information session Monday at Labatt‘s Kuntz House Gene Moser, volunteer campaign chairman, made the announcement to United Way volunteers and business and media representatives. Moser said he is "cautiously optimistic‘ the United Way will reach its target. He described the organizaâ€" tion as cost effective with 2000 volunteers who make it years, and states "I know there‘s a need. I feel fortunate to be a contributor, as you never know organizers. John Pollock, president of Electrohome Limited reported pledges of $34,177 from the company The session included updates from various campaign Waterloo has to be one of the most vibrant, exciting, dynamic and richest cities in the country right now. We‘ve had a boom now for over two years, and, assuming that this week‘s stock market slide is shortâ€" term, there‘s no reason to predict an early end to the fun and games. _City hall has responded on several fronts. Though cultural facilities, they do have plans to catch up over the next several years. Of course, it never hurts to keep the pressure on them through the corporate goals and objectives process. Another new development that deserves strong applause is the "Site Plan Awards". Starting this year, developments which exhibit "exemplary site and building design and development" are eligible for qnanlneogmtuu'!‘beawudscome in five categories they are behind in some areas, such as recreational and nium development at Fischerâ€"Hallman and Roxton Drive. The Robinwood Place project at Weber St. and Albert St. won in the residential rehabilitation categoâ€" ry. Waterioo architect Peggy Ann Brock won the industrial category award for her innovative design of category, and the Kingdom Hall at 185 Swallow St. The idea behind the awards is to hold out a carrot to United Way chairman Gene Moser Business Park at 180 Columbia St. niversity Ave. won in the commercial when I may end up being a recipient." In addition to the close to $10,000 that is hoped to be raised from the employees (last year 90% of employees participated in financially supporting the 34 member agencies through United Way), the corporation will match dollar for dollar the employâ€" ee pledges. Frank Hovey, president and chief operating $5,000 to Campaign Chairman Gene Moser Monâ€" day, with assurances that whatever is pledged by the employees will be matched by B.F. Goodrich Canada Inc. He is hopeful of a minimum $10,000 from the employees, which will double the miniâ€" mum corporatee pledge to date. developers to consider the aesthetics of their proposal. In a boom period, it is especially important to ensure centres are not eyesores. Of course, the flip side of this is that those who do take pride in their development should be recognized for their good atgitudes and contribution to the city. God knows this city has enough ugly cement boxes from the 1960‘s. Council and staff are to be applauded for their foresight in saving our grandchildren from even more of these monstrosities. ~ But we could go further. The city recently received a proposal for the development and improvement of Uptown Waterloo, and is now prioritizing the recomâ€" mendations of the report. One recommendation calls for improvements to the building facades and the streetâ€"scapes of Uptown. business in the last couple of years, and with the good management of the Business Improvement Association (BIA), this will continue. The city also had the foresight to locate the Waterloo Town Square in the city centre â€" something which other cities are only now catching onto. (Of course, there is the problem of having a parking lot as the focus of a downtown, but the Arcop :l:d)ywinulli.ntwmd‘dnhngwiththat, All this aside, one fact remains â€" the Uptown area is generally ugly, and has the attainable potentiai to be quite aesthetically pleasing if enough people can be and employees. B.F. Goodrich donated a minimum corporate pledge of $5,000 to match employee donations; Mutual Life donated a minimum corporate pledge of $75,000 and was told by employee campaign Chairman Mary Corry that the company would need to donate $500 more just to match current employee donations. These and other updates were announced between much laughter, applause, and a few jokes. _ _ John Bilton, a representative of the John Howard Society, supported by the United Way spoke about his organization describing it as a "safety net for commuâ€" nities‘". Bilton said that 10 per cent of the Society‘s work is with inmates or released prisoners and 90 per cent with teenagers. High risk teenagers are taught anger management, and the consequences of breaking the law. Bilton said its easier to prevent people going to In his fifth year as a United Way volunteer, Barâ€" rie and the five volunteer section chairman under his leadership and the two dozen account executives have established a target of $183,000 for the division. This is Barrie‘s second year as Chairman of the Diviâ€" Barrie is well known throughout the community for his service work as a trustee with the Waterioo Regional Roman Catholic Separate School Board, and as Chairman of the Waterioo Regional Police Male Chorus, where he sings bariâ€" tone. As well, he serves as the Catholic Youth Organiâ€" zation is fulfilling the role of Chairman of the Business & Industry Division of the 1987 United Way Campaign. able What a great way to finish up the 1987 United Way of Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo and Area campaign! If you are wearing a United Way Coffee Day button on Wednesday, Oct. 28 you will be able to drink free coffee all day at participating establishments in the Kitchenerâ€"Waterâ€" loo area. All for $1 you get an identifying button, and all proceeds go to United Way and its 34 member agencies. Buttons are available at establishments displaying the Coffee Day poster and button display. cautiously optimistic‘ WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY OCTOBER ?1, 1987 â€" PAGE 3 in V olunteer of the Week Coffee, anyone? There are many beautiful older buildings on King St. The restoration work to the Huether building is certainly indicative of what could be achieved here. There are other, often runâ€"down buildings which could be similarly improved with the right incentives. City Hall and the Uptown BIA are interested in the aesthetics of the core. Doubtless they‘d welcome the chance to work together to enable the core to reach its potential .Pchm.spocidutgwymldbem in the Site Plan Awards for the Uptown area. Perhaps Kitchener‘s le could be followed. even llrfllo-umklcom.dou-flnbh i for the make lowâ€"interest loans up to $7,500 available to downtown merchants to spruce up their storefronts. Some of the loans will be partially forgiveable. The motivated to care about it. Gueiph is a nearby city which faced the same problem a decade ago, and today is cited by the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs as an example of what can be done with a central business minor repairs. For other buildings, Hill designed new facades and estimated the cost of the renovations program is a result of a study of store facades along King St. undertaken by architect Nicholas Hill. Hill noted that some buildings needed only a paint job or Kitchener instituted a program this July that will Perhaps Waterloo could make a similar study ‘"We also have an overwhelming proportion of women who have been sexually abused as children. I‘m taiking one out of three of our clients . . . and there is no other funding government or municipal for that sort of _ Eve said the United Way provided more than 50 per cent of the money needed to continue the service. prison than rehabilitating them after they‘ve gotten Therea Eve spoke about Catholic Family Counselling and its financial management service. "Couples who are struggling to keep their marriages alive, they come to us. Adolescents who are wondering if there is anything worth living for anymore, they came to us for counselling. Others who need help picking up the pieces while grieving for the loss of a loved one" said Eve. Director of viceâ€"Chairman of the Waterâ€" loo North Provincial Liberal Association. Barrie and wife Teresa have four daughters Angela 25, Kim 24, Dawn 22 and Sorrel Place in Waterioo