WHITBY FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 11. 1987, PAGE 25 The Whitby REBELS Several Whitby residents are members of the local Rebels Drum & Bugle Corps. Mike Collins, 17, and his brother Steve, 15, are in their fifth year with the corps. Both young men are on the horn line. They are also on the junior executive which helps with fund raising and plans entertainment, such as dances, for the corps. Mark Gilman, 17, is on the drum line playing quads (four drums) and is in his third year with Rebels. He is also a member of the junior executive. Drew Kellas, 15, is another drum line member in his second year with the corps. Greg Newland, 13, plyas soprano bugle (the same as a trumpet but has two valves instead of three) and is also in his second year after spending his first year on the drum line. . ' r f"T. CORPS WON 'A' TI LE IN 86 The Rebels newest Whitby members are Geoff Jones, 12, and his brother Trevor, 10. The boys have been members for two months now, Geoff having joined the horn line and Trevor the drum line. The corps was formed in 1977 and has been climbing up the competitive ladder ever since. In 1985 they placéd second in the "A60" Class (for corps with 60 members or less) at the Drum Corps international world championships in Madison, Wisconsin and claimed both circuit and provincial "A" class championships in 1986. The Rebels travel every weekend from the last part of May till the end of summer throughout Ontario and parts of the States. Summer tour lasts 10 to 14 days. They algo performed in 12 Santa parades this year, including the Whitby parade. Drum Corps teaches self-discipline, dedication and how to work hard to achieve a goal. Current membership extends from Port Hope in the east through to Markahm and Willowdale in the west. No experience is necessary to join as instruction is provided on color guard, horn and drum lines. Instruments and equipment are supplied as well. Tuesday night practices are held at T.R. McEwen School, Wilson Rd. S., Oshawa from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon practices started in January and will be held in various locations. The Feb. 1 practice is at Camp Samac, Simcoe St. N., Oshawa. Most of the summer practices are held at Iroquois Park in Whitby. Membership is open to boys and girls ages 12 to 21 who enjoy music, travel, lasting friendships and yearround fun. The Rebels are anxious to add to their ranks in this, their tenth anniversary year. Anyone who would like to learn more about Rebels or who would like to come to a practice is invited to call 668- 1377 during the day- or 725-0169 in the evenings. Former members, who may have moved since they were in the corps, are asked to call Sarah Collins at 668-1377 with their present address. q -~ - - - .. . .. Probation volunteers: A relationship basel on trust, says Whitby woman By MIKE JOHNSTON What happens after a person is put on probation following a criminal offence? In Durham Region, the Probation and Parole Service is the next step. The service has 25 volunteers each meeting with an average of three to four probationers working out of the Pickering office which covers Durham Region from Pickering to Whitby and as far north as Beaverton. One of those volunteers is Marg Puchalski of Whitby. Pulchalski currently has three clients she supervises - one teenager and two adults. As a volunteer, she meets once a month with her clients. While the object of the meeting is to determine whether the probationer is adhering to the probation order, whether it's staying away from alcohol or a person, the meetings do not take place with a checklist in one hand and a pen in the other. They can take place while shopping or in a donut store over a cup of coffee. Puchalski herself has had a meeting with a probationer while shopping. "You almost get to know the person as a friend," says Puchalski who has been a probation volunteer for two years. "Some volunteers have visits on squash courts or playing raquetball. The visits are usually on neutral territory," she says. "Some last an hour and a half while some last half an hour, you usually work out the schedule with the client." During the meeting questions are not fired off one after the other. Instead, the conditions "I have never had aivone I haven't trusted and so far 've Ibeen prove< rigt" w'- p MARG PUCHALSKI fills in a probation report as part of her duties as a probation volunteer. of the probation are usually discussed during a conversation. Af ter the meeting, a report is written by the volunteer and sent to the probation office in Pickering. Writing the reports takes more time than the actual meeting," says Puchalski who spends no more than three hours a month on all three meetings and writing the reports. Prospective volun- teers receive training in such things as how to listen. They also attend workshops with subjects running the gamit from the Young Offenders Act to depression. "We are always being updated," says Puchalski who has been a resident of Whitby for the past 27 years. She can't recall exactly why she became a volunteer but says it may have been because she was curious. She believes having interests beyond the home allows for different perspectives on the world. "I've always had an interest outside the house. As I grew up someone was always volunteering in events I liked to participate in and I always looked up to them." Puchalski especially likes working with young people and she feels that interest helps when she has teenagers as clients. "The teenage years are a terrible, terrible time. If someone outside the house pays attention to them, I think that cân only help." Perhaps that's why she also volunteers as a swimming instructor for the Boys and Girls Club in Oshawa and as the water safety chairman for the Red Cross in Oshawa. In the past two years she has been a volunteer, Puchalski has had eight clients. And to her knowledge none have become repeat offenders. "I have never had anyone I haven't trusted and so far I have been proved right. "And that's important because the relationship is based on trust," she said. Before a volunteer receives a probationer, the probationer spends some time with a probation officer. The probationer is then matched with the volunteer according to the skills and interests of the volunteer and the type of supervision the probationer needs. Volunteers and probationers living in the same town are also matched. The Pickering office is always logking for volunteers. Anyone wanting to assist can call 683-0373 or 831-2600. t