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Family and Children‘s Services‘ program needs more tutors amily & Children‘s Serâ€" F\inw of the Waterion Region‘s tutoring proâ€" gram has been helping vulâ€" nerable children and youth from this community for over 20 vears. This muchâ€"needed proâ€" gram aims to provide valuâ€" able academic support and lifeâ€"enriching opportunities to help abused and neglectâ€" ed children overcome their past and go on to build sucâ€" cessful lives. Recently with the introâ€" duction of the new curricuâ€" lum, and the agencey‘s comâ€" mitment to improve the educational success of the children they serve, there is an increase in the need for tutors to help kids. Currently there are not enough tutors to meet the need. "It‘s yery clear. We need more twtors," says Carrie Landry, volunteer services supervisor. "We were unable to meet all the needs tor tutors last year and the requests are already coming in for the start of this school year." "If you allow the kids to achieve one goal at a time, they begin to believe in themselves." Raeshri Bhookmohan is ane of the agency‘s most dedicated and caring tutors. When asked what it takes to be a volunteer tutor, Bhookmohan said she usuâ€" ally sets aside about an hour and a half a week for her students. She has assisted four stuâ€" dents over the past three years, each with their own challenges to face when it comes to school. Bhookmohan‘s role as a volunteer tutor began when she was a university stuâ€" dent. At first she was only lookâ€" ing to gain some teaching â€" Raeshri Bhookmohan futor Cn r ~* ‘ 2 + s hss TA A w mm negeD Y ; [ | kz l § Aitchener‘s best hp/ seonet & * C fi;/)ll'/l/ ccwned and f‘;/:tfljgilf .ji/n tC {IVI ... /brm/m 'I}‘Iy ({#;n/ufi/(’ hand 'r(a/"w/ u)rm'lg/d 1)-01‘1 fi}r the home ((’; y(l/'l/lw h. experience. Now she is fullâ€" time staff at the University of Waterloo. She works in the physics department, as a lab demonstrator. Even with her increasingâ€" ly busy schedule, her comâ€" mitment and concern for the vulnerable children of this region has never wavered. She continues to share her expertise in math and science with children and youth from Family & Chilâ€" dren‘s Services. The addiâ€" tional benefit is that Bhookâ€" mohan is a great mentor for the vuinerable youth she tutors. "Some kids are really shy and need a role model to help them meet the chalâ€" lenges of school. Someone who is positive and can realâ€" ly show them they have the potential to succeed," she said. She admits the role can be frustrating at times but adds, "If you allow the kids to achieve one goal at a time, they begin to believe in themselves â€" and that is incredible to see." She has seen some real breakthroughs with her preâ€" sent student who she says is "very bright." "These breakthroughs are some of the rewarding moments that continue to draw bright young people tike Raeshri into volunteer tuioring roles with the agency," says Landry. "It has been very rewardâ€" ing, knowing that {the chilâ€" dreni have learned someâ€" thing." says Bhookmohan. "and then watch them apply it to other areas of their life, like setting career goals." Tutors are desperately needed for all subjects, including the basics: math. science and English. The younger students‘ needs tend to be reading and spelling. § "Teachers and retired teachers are naturals for this type of tutoring." says Landry. There are also special requests for specific instruâ€" ments, like the guitar. Tutors work in a variety of settings including, the Decorative . {ecents § F _ child‘s home, at the library, at the agency, or in a groupâ€" home setting. Raeshri Bhookmohan loves helping children through the Family and Children‘s Services tutoring program . Children needing tutors range in age from five to 18 and live throughout the Waterloo Region. Family & Children‘s Serâ€" vices currently has 20 tutors â€" but they need to double that number to keep up with the demand â€" especialâ€" ly in the Cambridge area. Family & Children‘s Ser 300 Trillium Drive, Unit 10. Kitchener HALLMAN IRONworks www wroughtiron.on.ca Mon.â€"Fri. 9:30â€"5, Sat. 9:30â€"1 s Closed Sundays Evening Appointments Available (519) 894â€"6356 vices of the Waterloo Region receives over 6,000 calls a year reporting suspected child abuse and neglect. There are over 540 children in the agency‘s care, and staff members serve 1,000 families at any given time in the community. To find out more about becoming a tutor and helpâ€" ing a child in the communiâ€" ty, call 576â€"0540 and ask for volunteer services. surnntto enor Mome Decor In celebration of the apple, Doon Heritage Crossâ€" roads will be holding Apfelfest, Monday from Lâ€"4 p.m. For decades, apples have been the mainstay of fruitâ€"growing in Canada. At the turn of the century, many local farmers grew apples as a side crop for market and for their own use. Inexpensive and easy to grow and store, apples proâ€" vided nutrition and flavour in a multitude of foods and beverages. Join the villagers and farmers of Doon Heritage Crossroads in there celebration of the forbidden fruit as they make apple butter, press apple cider, make apple schnitz and sample some heritage apple variâ€" eties from the turn of the century. This family friendly event features and afternoon of fun filled activities. For more information about Apfelfest, or Doon Heritage Crossroads, call 748â€"1914. Doon Heritage Crossroads celebrates the apple Woodside opens its doors for Victorian Thanksgiving Come to Woodside National Historic site and chat with costumed interpreters about table manners, dinâ€" ing etiquette and the traditions of a Victorian Thanksâ€" giving. sasey wl The dining room table is covered with a white linen cloth and the best china. An assortment of autumn fruits, berries and grains will be tastefully arranged to make a colourful centrepiece. It‘s also the perfect place to learn about bouillon cups. why bread should be broken and not cut and why bananas taste better peeled and sliced and then eaten with a fork. There will even be samples of cookies and ginger beer for guests, while the grounds will be ablaze in fall foliage. Call 571â€"5684 for more information. Woodside is located at 528 Wellington St. N.. in Kitchener. Mothers Against Drunk Driving invites you to attend the 2004 kickoff for the Red Ribbon campaign. Join MADD, Waterloo Regional Police and the Ontario Provincial Police, Thursday from 11 a.m. to noon at the MADD Waterloo Region chapter office, 2Fâ€"27 Manitou Dr., Kitchener, for the event. Snacks and refreshments will be served following a few words from this year‘s guest speakers. This cei"emony will be the official commencement of this year‘s Red Ribbon campaign. Everyone will be given red ribbons and invited to the parking area to "Tie One On For Safety." The Red Ribbon campaign coincides with Oktoberâ€" fest and the Christmas season, and runs from Oct. 7 until the first week of January. O o. Volunteers will be distributing red ribbons in local shopping centres and businesses on Nov. 27 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. _ These red ribbons are tied on to your vehicle to show that you support safe and sober driving. MADD kicks off annual Red Ribbon campaign |{ Oratom ; 2 4 mpy k Oreations 2 eree>r *Ct ar P *° 34 an,