WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 30, 1983, PAGE 3 Poliee Jeff Dickinson, President of the Big Brothers Association.for Oshawa/Whit- by, chats with a little brother, Jason Riley, during the annualeing fheBi Brothers. meigo h i More Than Friendship The Big Brothers Association 0f OshawalWhitby held their gnnual meeting at, the Holiday Inn, Oshawa, last week. The. eveming, which served as a recruitment night, provided the op- portunity for prospec- tive big . brothers to learn about the association and the qualifications needed to become a big brother. This third aninual evenlt ran in conijunction with Big Brothers, Week and offered"« slide presentations, films and discussions. "There are presently about 100 big and little brother matches," comments Jeff Dickin- son, President of the Big Brothers Association. "Thesemeetings'.don't usually draw a substan- tial amount of people, but those who do corne oui, have a genuine in- terest in becoming a big brother." In> becoming a big brother, there are two major ,requirements, one being over 18, the other having em-. ployment. Both the big brother and, the little brother are t hen mat- ched by Case workers according -to .,per- -sonalities, hobbies, location and M'ore. When the: match has been, comfpleted, both are encouraged t0 spend approximately four hours a week together. This eventually in- creases as the relation- ship becomes more solid. The Big, Brothers Association, which was formed in 1969,, not only offers a male -influence to the- child, but provides companionship and a sense of pride to the big brother as well. For 10 year old Jason Riley, who hasbeen a little brother for four years, his big brother has filled a special space. "We have become pretty good friends," says Jason. "He (big brother Ed)*, tksme. to movies,. hockey garnes and* we do alot together." ,The-'Big Brothers Association is always lookîng for new volun- teers, as there is always a waiting list of 40 to 50 children. Those- in- terested can cail 579- 2551. BEAVERTON Beaverton Opp in- vestigators are anxious to contact anyone who may have information regadinga fatal'ac- cident which resulted in the death of Richard Nurmi on Highway 48 in the early hours of Sun- day.Nov. 6. Richard Nurmi, 19, Of Stanley Beach, Bolsover, Ontario, a small village 30 kmn east of Orillia, was walking back to a cottage in Bolsover with a friend after their car had skid- ded into a ditch on a local county road. At about 3 a.m., the two men were 800 metres west of.. the Durham Region/Vic- toria County Line, and Mr. Nurmi decided he was too tired to go on. He said he would wait there while his, friend SPREADING HAPPINESS Do you remember your first Christmas? 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