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If You Are Even Thinking About Getting In Shape& For over six years Long has devoted a great deal of time and energy to the United Way. Before that, she volun- teered with agencies such as the Cana. dian Cancer Society and the Waterloo all walks of life. "I think for a lot of us in our day-today activities we may not necessarily always come in contact with the people that need the services, so we may have a more sheltered view about what's going on in our community," she adds. "Certainly by going out and visiting the agencies and talking to them I was really overwhelmed by the number of people that actually do use their services." "When I first started with the United Way, I had envisioned that just the down-andout or the street people were the only people helped by the agency," says Long. "But in fact, it is people from Michelle Lahn ' Chronicle Staff Volunteering is nothing new for Mau- reen Long, but working with the United Way of K.W and Area has changed the way she sees this community. __ Boy, oh t22t2 this llttie '!1'll, be In trouble at home now that w e city knows he page with his food. Ben Field was one ot 28 children from mmanuel Day Care to be treated to lunch Mondamt Stingers restaurant in Uptown Waterloo. At the lune n, offered to the children by It'e2 management. Ben had lust as much tun making nah-try moustaches as he did eating lunch. )'tiiSB? Long has much to be thankful for being able to give something back to the community," she says. 'Tve always: felt that if I have time and I can do something then pertaibly I should do it." It's hen? to believe that a mother of a five-month-old baby, who works full time at the Mutual Group, and who just Human L03 has volunteered with the United Way ot " and Area for over six yours. I for her, the experience has been Invaluable. Roadbreakers - a group which organ- moved into a new home, has anytime to izes hockey tournaments for children volunteer, but for Long. it's a simple during the Spring Break. matter of budgeting her time and get. .... . " . _ ting her priorities straight. 'Tveyuways felt really good about “my“ Fraser went on to tell council it was dangerously distancing itself from nature, and that its Envi- ronment First motto was a sham. But reaction to stairs response was not all negative. Represents tives from the lawn care industry praised tttaff for a report which is Pesticide use Tony Di Giovanni, who sat on the task force and represents Landscape Ontario (a landscape trade association), endorsed staffs recommendations. He said Summers said he will vote against any salary increases for councillors for at least two years, and will encourage all city staff members to suggest cost saving measures "Being in business has made me very aware of the pressures laud by Canadian taxpayers," Summers said. “It's my belief that the city runs effectively now, but, if elected, I will work diligently to ensure that the city cuts back wherever it can." As I businessman, Summers said he is very conscious of the reality of the present economic situation, and said the com- munity must work as a whole to overcome the recession. Summers Long has spent her volunteer time in a wide variety of United Way roles She has helped local companies organize employee campaigns for the annual '"lhere's always time in your life for the really important things. You just have to re-organize your life so that you have time for those things," she says. environmentalists were calling for a total ban of pesticides with. out considering the economic con sequences of putting thousands of lawn care industry employees out of work, Recommendations approved by council, which will cost up to $100,000 to implement, include: the continuation of the city's plant health care program with a goal of continuing reduction and eventual elimination of lawn chemicals; the elimination of He would also suggest to council the establishment of an advisory committee to give input and recommendations to council in areas such as eco- nomic development, growth, and tax reduction. The corn. mittee might include, for er ample, two members from the Chamber of Commerce, two city staff members, two rep resentatives from neighbor hood associations and two City councillors "l have sat on several com. mittees and I am a member of the Chamber of Commerce, and I strongly believe there are good people in the com. munity that can be an asset to the city," he said. WATERLOO CHRONICLE. 1e?NEs-pcroeerr tr, 1991 . PAGE 3 (Continua m p.99 1) (Commued trom page l) “It's (volunteering) really helped me appreciate all the things I do have - things like good health, a job, security, those kind of things where other people are struggling to meet some of those basic needs - it has just reinforced that we should be thankful," she says. Nevertheless, Long believes that It 15 important to concentrate on her amour plishmenta and she maintains that her experience has been both rewarding and invaluable. needs of the community. although you can see there is a lot ofgood that IS bemg done, I think you can also see that there is a lot more that needs to be done, You wish in many ways that you could achieve more or influence things to a greater degree - you‘re just one player in. the pond." u "'â€" -_- -NP' "The rtrst year that I was Involved. I went through my first round of inter- views with the agencies and I wanted to give all of them everything that they wanted," she says. "Sometnnes as a voluptetr,. when you are close to the fundraising drive, she has acted an In amount executive and she has mid pated in the decitriorrrmAing prom to determine the amount of money nllt> sated to local agencies. As a member of this allocation committee. Long came even closer to the community and discov- ered volunteering can ly hearthrtakipg, in!“ lawn chemical use (in play grounds, including a reasonable buffer zone around playgrounds. the recording ofall City of Water. loo chemical applications. With an annual report of chemical use to be made available to the public. the authorization of all necessary funds to immediately expand the parkland and open spaces ttatu. ralization program; and the en. couragement of Citizens to obtain the consent of their neighbors prior to applying lawn chemicals. can perform good cavern- ment," Summer "id. “Loft get the best people for the job, and hopefully with my experi- ence, I can be one of those people" “I don't like campaigns that focus on one or two key in”. I think with this election. it's tlme we looked for 990919 who While Summers feels um will be the major issue fondly council during the next term, he said he 15 not running I one-Issue campaign He said he will Ink 0001i. menus, through I qw- nalre. what they feel the im. portant issues are. and will relay those concerns to mad]