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about what they‘re doing. They‘re grouching about what the next guy left them with ... but you talk to most people here and they‘re just happy to be here. They‘re having fun," he says. This was the second build for the 36â€"yearâ€"old Bigelow, who is also on the Habitat building committee. He found out about Habitat from a magazine article about a build in Atlanta and liked the idea. "I can use my skills and experiâ€" ence to benefit people who don‘t necessarily have as much as I‘ve been blessed with. And when I heard it was happening in my own backyard, it was like ‘Yeah, I‘ve got to be involved." As a crew leader, Bigelow acted in a supervisory capacity, giving For the past two years, this Waterioo resident has run his own small contracting business. But he says he gets the most job sutisfacâ€" tion out of the time he spends building houses for Habitat. "You can go on most construction sites and people won‘t be happy advice and information to those in his crew. He was also responsible for laying out work for each day of Voelker says that being involved with Habitat has given her a sense that she belongs to a community. "It‘s been great for me because I‘ve moved so often that it‘s given me the continuity of seeing people for more than 18 months at a It‘s this sense of camaraderie that has drawn crew leader John Bigelow to Habitat as well. _ worse significantly, or we‘ll know exactly, more or less, where we‘re going to be for a while." Renata Bartels, of the Aroma Cafe at 33 Erb Street, W., is a small independent coffee shop owner who knows that the predicted price increase can "kill" some of the smaller businesses. "I just reordered and I noticed at that there was a real sharp price increase," said Bartels. She also knows that increasing her prices can also be a real money for Easter Seals, If was all part of Royal Bank Rides for Easter Seals â€" a special For two weeks each summer, Rebecca Lotz travels to a special camp near London. The camp is special because it is run by The Easter Seal Society â€" an organization dediâ€" cated to helping kids with physical disabilities. Recently, volunteers from Royal Bank and other businesses in the community turned out to ride the world‘s largest bicycle through the streets of Waterloo to raise s ig of Waterloo wanted to go to | y camp, 128 people gave her a lift _ SE PCRC 6 Ehm When La MEment 3. en o d i Pss e o o e e the build, checking quality control and troubleâ€"shooting for problems. His role is one that requires a great deal of organizational ability. "When you have this many peoâ€" ple working on such a tight time schedule, you‘ve got to think about three or four hours ahead of time," he says. But despite the hard work, the rewards are more than enough compensation according to "When I handed the keys over to the family we built for last year, I barely squeaked some words out and I couldn‘t contain myself. 135 UNION ST. E., WATERLOO At Laura Sharpe on Union Street there is plenty of Free Parking right at the doori‘ and during the construction detour you can save 15% off any purchase. BEN n se d o s _ 1 UNION STREH%%NYSESTRUCT ION SALE SAVE 15% OFF ANY PURCHASE IN OUR STORE Also New Assorted ARTIFICIAL CACTI PLANTS Now 30% Off (Continued from page 3) (Continued from page 3) In aore cash sales only, Not valid with any other special offer, Sales ends August 31, 1994 "You have to, (raise prices) because you can‘t afford to lose. You have to watch everybody else make the first move and then you have to do competitive pricâ€" "When you look at it, a cup of coffee is such a cheap commodity., When you look at Europe, a cup of coffee can cost up to three dollars and in Japan you can pay five dollars a cup. "We have gotten such a good deal for a long time." lwaShapâ€" "They‘ve allowed you to be a part of their dream. For some of these a farâ€"off, pieâ€"inâ€"theâ€"sky dream." And it‘s the ability to share these dreams that Bigelow says will keep him coming back. "Habitat gets into your blood. You can‘t just do it once. You want to do it again. It‘s like good potato Tears of joy just came down and I couldn‘t help it." He says a strong bond is formed between the volunteers and the recipient family on a build like eventythe bank organized to celebrate its 125th anniversary and to help Easter Seal proâ€" grams. Money raised from the ride will help children, like Rebecca, do some of the things they always wanted to do, but couldn‘t. We‘d like to thank all the bicycle ridâ€" ers, the people of Waterloo and Easter Seals for giving children the help they need. 745â€"8411, EAGLE MAGNA IPLUS i es %0O0"** WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1994 â€" PAGE 5 10 Wyman Road Hours WATERLOO, ONT. Mon â€"Tues. 10â€"6 Just North of Wed â€"Fri 10â€"9 Conestoga Mail, off King St â€" Saturday 10â€"5 746â€"2650 Sun. gone fishin‘ _ | RAINBOW SPORTS | ROYAL BANK