PAGE 8, WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1978, WHITBY FREE PRESS Whitby Block Parent Program marks second anniversary This month, Whitby's Block Parent program is two years old, and has proven itself to be a success. The Whitby Block Parent committee reports that in two years of operation, 28 incidents have been report- ed. These included 12 of children bullying other child- ren , eight of sick or injured children, five of lost children and three of children ap- proached by strangers. One four-year-old girl visiting from Nova Scotia had been playing in a Whitby park with friends who had wandered off. She went to a Block Parent home where the police, together with the Block Parent found out where she was staying and resolved the situation. n another case, a frighten- ed young boy sought help and comfort from a block parent afer being followed several afternoons after school by a man in a car. The police were contacted and the child was taken home. The various Block Parent area committees will be .busy this year. The Brooklin committee will be manning a booth to promote Block Parents, at the Brooklin Spring Fair in June. The committee is also looking into the possibilities of having a float in the parade, after winning a prize for last year's entry. In the Palmerston area, a telephone committee which consists of 10 devoted ladies has set up an emergency storm plan for the school. The Grade Six pupils Der- formed the Block Parent puppet show at the school for all grades, with a little assis- tance from committee mem- bers, and it proved success- ful. In West Lynde, the area committee is also working on an emergency storm plan for their school, and puppet shows are being set up in- volving topics such as strangers and vicious dogs. The committee also held an Oriental cooking demonstra- tion March 20. At Florence M. Heard School, an emergency storm plan has been set up, and a Block Parent poster contest held. The Hutchinson School area committee has under- gone considerable reorganiz- ation, and is presently ar- ranging Block Parent pro- grams in the school with new educational aids. New officers of the Brock Parent Central Committee for 1978 are: Chairperson, Helen Clark; Secretary, Susan Woolsey; Treasurer, Marg Horton; Public Rela- tions Officer, Sharon Spicer; and Educational Aids Officer, Annelie Smolarek. School Are ~Committee Chairpersons are: Sharon MacGregor, Palmerston; Pat Vine, E. A. Fairman, St. John's and Denis O'Connor; Connie roy, Florence Heard, Whitby Senior, St. Theresa's and Anderson Collegiate; Sue Douglas (temporarily), Dr. Robert Thornton, St. Paul's and Sinclair; Gill Walsh, West Lynde; Marg Horton, King Street and Henry High; Shirley leswick, Kathleen Roe; Linda Strat- ton, R. A. Hutchison; and Beverley Stanley, all Brook- lin schools. Car thieves .shoot dog Durham Regional Police are looking for thieves who shot and injured a dog and stole three cars from . Whitby dealership May 2. Police report the thieves broke into Toys for Big Boys, 209 Dundas Street West in the early morning and ran- sacked the office, causing $750. damage. Twelve bottles of whiskey, $20 in cash and three cars were stolen. Police report two of the stolen cars were found later in the morning at the BP Service Centre 1549 Dundas Street East. The centre was also broken into, a fire ex- tinguisher was set off, oi spilled on the floor and the premises ransacked, police said. Police' report a prize Doberman pinscher dog was shot and injured with a .22 calibre rifle during the break-il and the weapon believed to have been usea was found in a nearby field. Police believe the two stolen cars were left at the BP centre because the thieves were attempting to steal gas from them but could not turn the pumps on.