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Chappell has organized a gathering for those interest- ed in being part of the new Clair Hills community asso- So she's decided to getthe ball_[olling Chappell would like to see the, same momentum in her own neighbourhood. Clair Hills Her aunt, Helen Kaluzny. is president of the Columbia Forest neighbourhood asso- ciation, the group that spear- headed a garbage cleanup on the city's west side the last two weekends. can do. - u ""r'u'""y In! just glad I coult -""ee m. mun. um uuu-nou when n-fvlring to his wmclhing good" BV'AVDRFA BAun' (‘lalimL lhe meeting. which bululumbia Forest and Run. "t .," -L _ 'hrorrich'hta/r ix u~h...l..n.‘.a c, _ A- . --. When he was first con- tacted by Canadian Blood Services. it took a minute to jog his memory. was called upon lo donate, Stacey had signed up to be a loonc-mar/ow donor when he was still attending high school in Toronto -- about eight years beforv he - - _ “mu um. has a purpose for "very- thing," said the 2Hear-old. who is working umard his Phi) in English " was con- tactcd out of the blue for this. and I fell that it was my respo"sihility _ given Cm young and in good health -"iF ludn it." "I'm a deep!) religious person, and I believe God t, But Stacey insists he's no superhero. Dimming his bone mar- row in 2004 and saving 'iorTu'otu' hum ranccr's clinches was merely his duty as a human being, said the modest University of Water- loo studvnt. off Stacey 's nicrc, Natasha, thinks her, But- man. After all. in Naiashu‘s mind, Batman sun‘s lives. and so does her undo. Mr. But Stacey insists hos no Modest bone- "Wu; Is scheduled for this Thurs- day night at the laumlwbod Iarrie Chappel, has Sobcy's store. 450 Columbia seen the good neigh- St. E.. will give residents a Ibourhood associations chance to share concerns J. and ideas that affect their r aunt Halon you.--" -- -" . ' _ _ m mull-A mu ciation. The meeting. which Chrorutie Staff is scheduled for this Thurs- day night at the laumlwbod larrie Chappel, has Sobcy's store. 450 Columbia i'ff'l the good neigh- St. E.. will give rosidnnlc a L.~.A7L . _ t" ‘ 2' ch "a , Uncle Batman' By Anna” BAILEY t fhrmm 14* 8111]] -----v Clair Hills, which Chap- Pell described as the most .nortrwesteriy neighbour. hood in the city, is bordered ,, -- w... m, determined groups and they get1ltingsdohe." "I've seen the things the Columbia Forest, as well as the laurelwood neighbour- hood associations have done. They're both very H-e-c.-, - . - "Clair Hills is still fairly new and very sprawled out." Chappell said. "It's tough meeting new people. let alone getting things done. neighbourhood, But when the call came and Stacey was needed on Aug. 26. 2004, he was avail- able -- a linle anxious, but available. V . “I'd never had surgery before, so I was a little ner- vous," he said. "But I wasn't overly worried since" the main risk was being under anesthetic." “Being a grad student. I already had enough stress. Not km wing when this was going to happen, and know- ing I'd be uul of commission for a couple weeks added to that stress laud." “II was quite stressful," Stacey said of the time lead- ing up lo his surgery. in which doctors collect his bone marrow. "There really wasn't a set timeline - things could move ahead or fall apart quite quickly depending on tho recipient's health. After talking it over with his wife. Stacey decided to go through with the proce- dure. Stacey said the proce- "l'd honestly forgotten about it," Stacey said, "until 2004 when they called and said they'd found a irvcipi- cntl who was a (bone mar- row) match." marrow donor downplays hero label despite If honestly tomnm-n ----, . . _ I '?"'"""'V JeffStaceyis proud he J. lullc anxious, by ing bone marrow. with rubbish "We also bank a design". ed greenspace in our neigh- herho.o.d.' t_hat's always tiBed Hr. -, v- ua. we said. "Since there's so much construction around, the supplies are always blowing intoaairoeek "There are issues that concern many of us.” she --e" ..-. - ness and input from resi "__. Chappell said her neigh- bourhood’s proximity to planned new subdivisions on the west side, as well as nearby environmentally sen- sitive lands, warrants aware- fish lake. Its boundaries run from Erbsville Road North lo the Wilmot Line. and from Clair Creek Road Fast to Ira Needles Boulevard. by Columbia forest and Sun. "l was walking slowly, and I couldn't do stairs. but durc went smoothly, and he only felt slight discomfort in his legs when walking out of the hospital. yj)si0i. was able to help save “Our kids must be bussed to Elizabeth 7Jegler school," said Chappell, a mother of two small children. "Ziegler With many young fami- lies settling into the area, Chappell said another bum, ing question is. when will a new public school be built? "Mimy homes have pri- vate laneways for their cars out back," she said. "But guests of these homes still park alongthe mad." Clair Hills also has what Chappell calls a desperate parking situation, with too many cars parking along the community's nanow streets "And that greenspace contains a bog with standing water. so we have to keep track of the mosquito popu- lation that lives there." -.._ -""'6 before heading back to Waterloo. Feeling OK, Sivan-3 and his wife met her, parents for breakfast the next morning hut..-" L“ -- . _ tha) was it," he said, a life by dooat. SUIMWYED 'Horo same car to work almost everyday," she said. "So many Ptyylearegtsrtg to the new UW Research and Tech, nology park ... and to the Research In Motion com- plex. A car pool would make so much sense, if people could just get together Speaking of driving. Chappell said it amazes her how many people from her neighbourhood travel to the same area for work each day. Carpooling would make more sense, she said. "My husband follows the is a fantastic school. but it's a shame we have to send four- year-olds on a 25-minute bus ride to school - espe- cially when they pass at least a couple other schools on the way." Stacey no longer has to use the word hopefully whch referring to his "Even though it cost me some time and discomfort. knowing that someone would hopefully benefit from it made me feel really good." really started to hit mi,, said. "Knowing I hupl-fully helped snmvonc heat can- (or. or at least hopefully gave them a few more wan Wcvks after the surgery, Starcy said he still full strange. But the sensation was morc emotional than physical. Despite his sick slate. he never regretted his dccisjon. "l regretted going for breakfast. not making the donation." he said with a laugh. Knowing he'd try In do too much too 5mm, Stacey conrrruxt himself to bed for days. Big mistake. Stacey said in hindsight. “Once we got back in the car and started to head home. I was so sick," he recalled. “I still think of that whenever I'm near that stretch of highway _ it was that bad." anl’C years, he saving a life The' Clair Hills communi- ty association's inaugural meeting will start at 7 p.m. May 4. For more informa- tion, contact Chappell at dair.hills@gmail.com or 886- "We could possibly even team up with the other near- by associations and hold lanrt!r.evertts" "When you're a Iregis- tered) neighbourhood 21550 ciation. you can organize so many initiatives, like Com- munity cleanups and tree plantings. and include com- munity barbecues that get people out to meet each Beit the new group will be about more than just talk, Chappell assured. and talk." "I'ro just glad I could do something good." n I was a hero for saving someone else's life. “when l was in the hos- pital, my niece cutoff a piece of her favourite blan- ket and sent it to me. saying I BtrMmr, __ " " Slam-y also said he wouldn't hesitate to go through the procedure again should the same per- son or another need his help. In thclctter, thc recipient thankcd Stan-y tor being kind and curing, told him that he’d made his/her wish (OHIO true, and confirmed that he/she is doing well. "I'd like to int-ct them once the run-year period is up." Stan-y said. "The letters dont give the recipient's identity. but the one I received was quite touching. it made me think the recipient could be a child," he said. Though Canadian Blood Service, has a strict rule that a donor and a recipicnt can't meet for at least two years after the donation process is complete, Stacey has received cditcd letters from his recipient through the Collection ccnIrc. donation