WI-ITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 25, 1985, PAGE 11 Kennedy wins W.F.D.'s fire safety card draw Fire Chief Ed Crouch has announced the win- ners of the Whitby Fire Department's 1985 Toronto Blue Jays Fire Safety Card Draw. The winner of the first prize is Sean Kennedy of Whitby who won an $80 gift certificate from the Coach House Restaurant. Second prize, two tickets to the Blue Jays home game on Oct. 5 (when they take on the New York Yankees) was won by Bobby Morrison of Whitby. Trina Joyce of Whitby won third prize, a smoke detector donated by Pyrotronics Canada. The fourth prize - a fire extinguisher from Safety Supply Canada - was won by Kevin McAlinden. Alec Bonich of Whitby won fifth prize - an autographed baseball courtesy of the Toronto Blue Jays while Jackie Hammill of Mississauga won an autographed photo of the Blue Jays as sixth prize. There are also 44 ballots fromWhitby en- tered in the grand prize draw which will take place at the. Blue Jays dividuals and families is $10. Topics discussed will include the causes cf asthma, the importance of medication, the correct use of inhalers, allergens in the en- vironment and various coping techniques. This program will be of in- terest both to parents of asthmatic children and to adult asthmatics who would like to be better informed. For more details on this Christmas Seal ser- vice, call Durham Region Lung Association at 723-3151. Does someone in your family have asthma? If the answer is "yes", then Durham Region Lung Association may be able to help. Begin- ning on Monday, Nov. 4, the local Christmas Seal organization will run a four session Asthma In- formation Series at the Whitby Public Library, 405 Dundas St. W. This evening series will be held on con- secutive Monday and Wednesday nights (con- cluding Nov. 13) from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Registration for in- On the Whitby beat 10 to 20 years, there are now no park benches left. Where there was a choice of maybe 15 benches around that park to enjoy, there are now none. The drinking fountain has long gone. The building inten- ded for sheltering from the rain is boarded up and covered in graffitti. The washrooms were a disgusting mess. What was once a lovely park is now an ugly eyesore. Children don't play there anymore - it's been taken over by vandals who are slowly but surely destroying the park. It would be such a shame to see the marvelous facilities that are being built by the town go the way of my childhood playground. The troubling question all of us must confront is: Why? Is it mindless boredom or anger at society? Authorities are aware of some of the factors that lead to vandalism: breakdown of the family, paren- tal indifference, glamorization of crime and violen- ce on T.V. and film, drug abuse, no community feeling in neighbourhood and school, contempt for persons, and lack of respect for property. Can we combat vandalism? Yes. Be alert to what is going on in your neighbourhood; be a responsible citizen and report acts of vandalism to the police at the time they are occuring; if you see someone about to damage property, discourage them; know what your children are doing; and most importan- tly, teach your children to value all property, in- cluding their ovn, while not forgetting to set a good example yourself. P.S. Whitby taxpayers paid out $10,989.66 for repairs to town-owned facilities as a result of van- dalism in 1984. That money could have been spent on adding to and improving the property instead of being spent on repairs and replacement. home game on Oct. 5. First prize in that draw will be two tickets to the World Seriës (all expen- ses paid) while second prize will be two tickets to the American League championships (once again, all expenses paid). Third prize will be two tickets to the 1986 All Star Game. The following are eligible for that draw: From Whitby: Sean Kennedy, Bobby Morrison, Trina Joyce, Kevin McAlinden, Alec Bonich, Susan Carter, Evan Kitamura, Tim Imeson, Darcy Parker, Scott Brindley, Merle C. Boddy, Allan Jamieson, Jeff Shetler, Kevin Althouse, Christopher Druce, James Steele, James Graham, Sarah McNeill, Robert Con- der, Lesley Aitkenhead, Brett Banks, Helen Kourousis, Ian David- son, Mike Molson, Rod- ney Bishop, Kristen Percy, Colin Doughty, Roy Kennedy, Marie Wallace, Brian Renz, Colin Rvle, Jeffrey Ar- mstrong, Eldon Nelson, Brad McCormack, Scott Smith, Craig Creed, Shawn Warner and John Parkinson. From Brooklin: Neil Blake and Diane Tomas. From Oshawa: John Skoufaris and Louise Potipco. From Pickering: Chris Ackerman. From Mississauga: Jackie Hammill. By Const. PETER BRAMMA Community Services Branch Durham Regional Police Force Looking through the police file the other day a particular report caught my eye. It concerned damage done at a Whitby department store: 14 win- dows had been smashed, with a replacement value of $500. I wonder if the person or persons respon- sible realize who really pays for this damage. Everyone who shops at that store does. Damage of this kind is included in the running costs of the store, which in turn is reflected in the prices charged customers. If the culprits are young people, and studies have shown that 75 per cent of vandals are between the ages of 7 and 18, their own parents could be paying increased prices due to their min- dless damage. Let's face it: vandalism is a serious problem in Canada, and Whitby is no exception. During the month of July there were 30 police reports on acts of vandalism in Whitby (and bear in mind that most vandalism probably goes unreported). Some of the 30 were obvious acts of revenge against individuals, but by far the greatest majority were without rhyme or reason. The vandal's target is commonly a public building or facility. School buildings seem to suffer most, and usually it is in the form of broken windows or graffitti on the walls. Thousands of dollars a year has to be channelled into repairs rather than the money going towards better school facilities. While on holiday in England this summer I was saddened when visiting a public park where I used to play as a child. Due to continuing vandalism over 666-2853 Lung association offering asthma information series PERMANENT HAIR REMOVAL Complimentary consultations by a certified electrologist. Member of the Electrolysis Assoc. of Ontario 209 DUNDAS ST. E. SUIT E 201, WH ITBY