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Christine Pelierin Chronicle Staff The Red Cross on a white background is an international symbol of hope for victims of wars and natural disasters. To remind Canadians that all Red Cross Services depend on public support, March is Red Cross Month. "This year we are soliciting the people who donated last year and we are going to do a mail drop in Woolwich," said Katherine Morâ€" rison, executive director of the Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo branch of the Canadian Red Cross Society. In â€" addition to providing emergency assistance during locâ€" al disasters the Red Cross Society collects and distributes blood and blood products, trains people in first aid, offers courses in water EE Red Cross insignia a symbol of hope HOME MOVIES We take it all off ... professionally! Stripping to the bare wood is the most important step to restoring your furniture! Our exclusive No Dip process assures you that your valued possessions are treated with the utmost care. We safely remove ALL the old paint, varnish and existing stain An allâ€"star finish! # YN_M_D_R!!ERS We use only the best. You simply choose the color you want and we will guarantee vou satistaction. TRANSFERRED TO SHOPPERS DRUG MART CALL FOR FREE ESTIMATE. No Dip® furniture . Conato#a Mail 886â€"6130 Waterioo Town Sq. 884â€"1500 "ap o o e o a o a a a 0 6 0 6 # 0 ++ 604 BELMONT WEST (All sized reels. lape extra) VIDEO 9C ... toot and boating safety, provides the short term loan of wheelchairs and crutches, as well as runs the Meals on Wheels program, visitaâ€" tion programs for veterans and disabled persons and transportaâ€" tion services for otherwise houseâ€" bound individuals. The aims of the Canadian Red Cross since Surgeon General George Sterling Ryerson of the Canadian Army Medical Services organized the first Canadian Branch of the British Red Cross Society in 1896, have always been to provide protection and assisâ€" tance to victims of armed conflicts and disasters, to prevent and alleviate human suffering, and to work for the improvement of health and prevention of disease anywhere in the world. _The British Red Cross Society was formed when Swiss businessâ€" "Around the neighbourhood of my pharmacy, people are changing their attitude toward disabled persons. Fora poster wtite Ontano Offwe for Disabled Persons 700 Bay Strect, l6th Floor, Toronto, Ontarie M3 126 When they first dealt with me, they had their reservations about my capabilities as a pharmacist â€"now Which did you see first, Les or the wheelchair? man Henry Dunant proposed the formation of volunteer relief soâ€" cieties to care for the wounded of . both sides of war and an internaâ€" tional treaty among nations to assure the more humane care of * the wounded in a book he wrote * after witnessing the Battle of Solferino in Italy in 1859. The book resulted in an internaâ€" tional conference which saw these proposals become reality. Dunant shared the first Nobel Peace Prize in 1901. The insignia of the Red Cross Society is the reverse of the Swiss flag in his honor. _ _ c The next local blood donor clinic will be held March 15 from 1:30â€"8 p.m. at First United Church. To find out how you can help further by volunteering your time call the 2785 Red Cross Society at 742â€" Do you have an open mind? they see how much I can actually do." As owner/operator of two pharmacies, Les is a successful entrepreneur and an avid basketball player. He is also one of the 937,000 adults in Ontario with some form of disability. Les, like many disabled The 1988 Residental Canvass of the Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Chapter of the Ontario Heart and Stroke Foundation was recently eomgleud with Stan Solomon of St. Clements winning the Car Raffie for a Chevy Sprint. Ed Hayes, Past President and member of the Board for the Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Charwr, announced that the KW Chapter canvass will total around $150,000 before all "mailâ€" in" donations are added to the total. Hayes went on to congratualte each of the estimated 2,500 to 3,000 canvassers and organizers who make up the team in the Waterloo region for their fine effort. f A more complete picture of the 1988 Residential Campaign will be available at the end of March, with final figures upon completion of the fiscal year June 30. Heart and Stroke raffle winner WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY MARCH 9, 1988 â€" PAGE 15 concerned with what he can‘t do, they fail to see what he can. Now if Les won‘t Jet his disability stop him trom being a contributing member of the community, why should we? persons, often finds that people are EAT WELL LIVE WELL s ......fi Ontario Office tor Disabled Persons Remo Manoin:, Mimister