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ll) . mm l M l I y CHRONKZLE . Wednesday, (k tuba St :00? en 18~yearold Shailyn Drukis was a Child. Halloween was a time to he greedy. "ll was all about running door-to- door and collecting as much candy as possible," said the Waterloo resident. Think Trick or Eat this Halloween . Her perspective has changed over time though. _ - Now, Gstead of gathering treats for herselfon Oct. 31, she puts the needs of others first. "In the last couple of years We just wanted to give back to the community as much as pos§ible.: sh? said. "I just thbught collecting food would be great." _ . Last year she organized a group of four people who dressed in costumes and knocked on doors in search of food for the Food Bank of Waterloo Region. In total, 89 pounds of food were col- lected, an amount Drukis was pleased with because the small group could only visit a few streets. "l'm so excited about this year. There's so many more streets being covered because there's a lot more peo- ple," she said, adding at least 12 people will be taking part tonight. She's hoping for much more this timearound, though. - _ _ Drukis Git be cans} to spot in her recycling box costume. made from an old box she painted blue. “I think it's a bit too wasteful to destroy a recycling box just to make a costume," said the former Bluevale col- legiale institute student. She admits she received some inter- esting responses last year from home- owners who were prepared to handout candy to kids, not canned goods for those in need. One lady. in particular, was glad to tinload some soup she had mistakenly purchased. _-- __-. "She was like, 'Oh my goodness, this is perfect, my husband got mad at me for buying like 20 cans of tomato soup/ " Drukis recalled. She sees-her efforts as an eye-open- er for both the people collecting the food and the residents. "There are just so many creative things to do these days that help out other people." she said, adding she will handout any candy she receives to homeless people. "I'm really baking forward to giving them some chocolate too." University of Waterloo students are also getting behind the local food bank this season by taking part in the Trick By lmmnzn 0mm»; ( .hrwm’hf Mai] We Custom Cut Nam '" For Everythigg! ”JUST ASK! or Eat program put on by Meal Exchange. a national, student-driven charity that fights hunger on a local from. Organizers are expecting 200 stu- dents to don costumes and collect canned food in the area surrounding the school, bounded by Westmount and Erbsville roads, Columbia Street and University Avenue. University of Waterloo Trick or Eat volunteers. clockwise from top left, Minh Nguyen, Agnes Kowalska, Carly Heung, Amer Rustun and Sam Sohn have organ- ized a group of 200 students to collect canned food tonight. instead of treats. Th food will be donated to the Food Bank of Waterloo Region. UW Trick or Eat co-ordinator Carly Heung. 21. has participated in the event for years, and sees it as an oppor- tunity for students to dress up and go out, just as they did when they were young - expect this time they have a different goal in mind. Orordinator Sam Sohn, 20, said it's a way to raise awareneSs about the local food bank. "Most people don't really know about us, but many people LIFESTYLE need us," he said. "If we can make some change, why not?" The 50 Etuderits who took part last year raised aboyt 6,000 pouan of food. Thanks to the organizers increased efforts to promote the event this year, they're hoping to bring in more than 8,000 pounds of food. "A lot of students are willing to do it because it doesn't really interfere with their original Halloween plans" Heung said. "Usually students have a lot of hm participating in the event, and they make a lot of friends and they also con- tribute to a good cause." Students have already handed out bags for residents in the canvas area to fill with food, and they will collect them tonight between 5 pan. and 8 pan. ffonations to trick or Edt can be made online at wwwtrickoreat.ca. Foa"iif Store . I. p v v , I a Vt _ _ . - N Aa .' _ Vs / mm cut,?.?,'?,?,,,"" " all your camping and RV needs The JENNIFER DRMST0N FMOTO -dugiittiNg AND momma " all marine applications The free event offers activities and demonstra- tions geared to children from kindergarten to Grade 8, as well as their families. Most of the events will be held Saturday in the centre for environmental and information technology. from 10 a.m. to 4 pm. The centre houses the earth sciences museum, site of the annual gem and mineral show to held Saturday and Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 5 pm. weekend. "The open house is child friendly with something to offer for all ages," says Peter Russell, curator of the museum. "Once a year, volunteers from UW's faculty of science come together to share their love of sci- ence with the community." Activities include soapstone carving, chocolate chip mining, treasure hunt. fossil fish dig and turning copper into gold, as well as many chemistry and physics experiments. "The most anticipated of activi- ties is gold panning, where you will get to keep the gold you find," Russell says. a, -ii,e bopuiar chemist/y magic show will take place at 11 a.m. and 2 pm. on Saturday. A carbon grill bar- becue will offer lunch for visitors. - Canadian Gold is the theme of this year's gem and mineral Show. commemorating UW's 50th anniver- sary. The show will feature displays on Canadian gold from the Royal Ontario Museum. Mineral and gem dealers will be on hand with natural crystals and jew- elrv. The show continues on Sunday, from 10 am. to 5 p.m.. with a fluorescent mineral display from the Stone's n' Bones Museum from Sarnia. Jim Ebsary will help children and parents create their own soap- stone carvings. And there will be demonstrations by Bill Greenfield, Nicholas Iu1pidary and Derek Wick- enden. Also on Sunday, David K. Joyce will give a lecture entitled Canadian Gold, beginning at l p.m., and Malcolm Back will deliver a talk entitled Gold in the Royal Ontario Museum at 3 pm. - N Parking is free on Saturday and $3 on Sunday. For more information, call 519-888-4567. ext. 32469, or visit www.openhouseuwaterkMxca. The Optimist Club of Lakeshore Village will be hosting a series of community euchres this fall and winter at the Waterloo Knights of Columbus -.. Registration begins at 7:15 p.m. and games will start at 7:45 pm. and feature refreshments and prizes. The first game night is Nov. 9. The next is Ian. 18. For more information call Bob Jones at 519-884- 1338. or rpionesbigrokC‘execulinkoom. University ofWaterloo science open house Opiimist's euchre night 360 Trillium Dr. Kitchener ERGONOMIC SEAT PADS ' BOLSTERS FACTORY OUTLET hildren and their parents can experience sci- ence and technology at the annual University lorWaterloo science open house to be held this 519.748.1491 Itttteee NEW HOURS: “on. _ M, FH. H MEMORV?OAM PILLOWS