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tors of Vancouver coming together to fight drug probâ€" lems. Continued from page 6 Drug strategy would require more was able to donate eight coats she found in her famiâ€" ly‘s closets. "The first day it was just Lindsay and 1 bringing in coats," said Breckles. "But once the word got around about it, more people startâ€" ed bringing in coats. "We felt really proud of everyone in the school." The rest of the school also pitched in, from stuâ€" dents to staff, raising more than 150 toats by last Friday for the Canadian Diabetes Association‘s annual Goulden had already recently cleaned out her closet before they came up with the idea, but Breckles Continued from page 8 Coatâ€"drive fever spreads across Centennial school; 150 donated so far informaton "We, at the Region of To sign up for the Preâ€"Authorized Payment Plan please visit our website at www.wa terloo,ca/revenue For those already enrolled in the Preâ€"Authorized Payment Plan about this in the mail shortly â€" you aren‘t required to do anuth:. Changes to the current plan: In January, the City of Waterl 1 sn Ees enc on snnpl ns payments that have been and will be withdrawn from your bank account Payments are deducted from your bank account on the first or fifteenth of every month decide. After the tax rate has been established, your monthly payments will be adjustec the balance of taxes owing. Fach vear the Eieat puuullllll .. 5L2 C , How it works: Preâ€"authorized payments offer the benefits of: * Manageable payment options * No need to write cheques every month * Postage savings â€" * Avoid standing in line * No parking concerns If you haven‘t yet signed up for the Ci time like the present. Did you know that the City of Waterloo offers a 12â€" makes paying your property taxes simple? A convenient, worryâ€"free Preâ€" Authorized Property Tax Payment Plan s O Oecooooa e y oo mnmetnatt d of taxes owing. Each year the Final Property Tax Bill will provide hap B ensge c l o on snn SS â€" ity of Waterloo will switch from a 10â€"month to a 12 me ciry or i) _ Waterloo "But one thing I can say is that we can‘t keep up with the calls we get from Waterloo, don‘t have a posiâ€" tion on an integrated drug strategy," Parkinson said. who donated. The collection quickly built up until it filled the back of the stage in the school‘s gymnasium. "It was really cool to see They even got the local Mark‘s Work Wearhouse to give them some gift certifiâ€" cates to give out to anyone They were able to collect coats for children their own age, as well as for young children and babies, which are always in demand. They were also able to collect a lot of adult coats with their parâ€" ents and family members joining in. "It was awesome to see all the people willing to bring stuff in," said Goulden. Clothesline campaign way to pay your property taxes! ity of Waterloo‘s Pre: month Preâ€"Authorized Payment Plan that Parkinson said more resources would have to be in place for this region to adopt a similar strategy. parents." And no one could be prouder than their teacher. Maclean said he was impressed with the determiâ€" They also got to clean out their own closets for a good cause. "There‘s a lot more room in there now," laughed Breckles "It was really exciting because we never thought we‘d get that many," said Goulden. "We think it‘s aweâ€" some that we‘re going to be able to help so many famiâ€" lies with coats." :Somebody is gofng to get a new winter jacket for Christmas." all those coats," said Breckâ€" les. "We couldn‘t believe how many bags we have on stage. _ "More partners would have to step up," he said. "The private sector should have an interest in the effects drug use can have ... lost labour, low proâ€" ductivity, accidents." "It‘s something they can take with them next year, and 20 years from now do the same thing," said Maclean. "And other kids get to see the example." He also thinks the girls planted a seed here that could continue to grow. It definitely taught them a lesâ€" son in leadership and how to get involved. "The literally ran with it," said Maclean. 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