WHIBY REEPRESwEDNEsDAY, FEBRUJARY 17;~1988, PAGE 23 Heart, stroke foun'd'ation goal is $46OOO"-m Whitb The Whitby chapter of the Heart and Stroke Foundation is looking for residents to participate in a two- hour blitz to help raise funds during the campaign in February, Heart and Stroke Month. The goal this year for the Whitby chapter is $46,000, according to Ed Buffett, who chairs the fundraising campaign.' There are now 200 volunteers in- volved, but that's stili not enough, says Buffett. "We need 600 to properly canvass the community over a 30-day period," he says. He says each volunteer now has to cover about 100 homes, which he describes as "ian awasome task."1 Buffett says thegrowth in Whitby has mnade it harder for the Whitby chapter to get newer residents in- volved. He hopes that participation by more residents in the blitz -two hours at some point during the 30- day campaign -will help the chap- ter reach its goal which translates to about $1 for each Whitby experienced huart disease, or havýe family miembers or friends with heart disease. Jim Gartshore is chairman of the Whitby c 'hapter. Some of the longtime, familiar volunteers with the. Whitby chapter include Bert Guthrie, Jackie Guthrie,, Mary Shepherd, Mary Inkpen, Joyce Hill, Helen Joint, Erma Wood and Marie Mellick. Donations can be made at the Canadian>' Imperial Bank of Commerce in Whitby and Buffett,, can be contacted at 666-4828 (home) or 666-1300 (office) for those in- terested in helping out with the campaigri.11 from the canvassers, we can meiaet the objective, particularly if W'e cean tap;into'the' newer communitieS," he says. Lioness Club campaigns for Match of Dîe The Lioness Club of Whitby has been busy preparing 15,000 letters to-be mailed to aIl residents in Whitby for the 1988 March of Dimes campaign. "We hope we get a good respon- Town eould do more: Brnelie Some senior citizens in Whitby aren't getting their walkways cleared after snowfalls and centre ward councillor Marcel Brunelle says the Town could do more to help them., "Obviously what we are doing now is not satisfying the problem," Brunelle told members of the operations committee "We are one of the few communities that removes snow on public walkways which is paid for by taxpayers," said Attersley. Edwards argued that Whitby provides better service than its nearby neighbors. Committee agreed to have the parks and recreation departmnent look at the issue. * se," says volunteer Eleanor Stevenson, who chairs the cam- paign. "Our club has put a lot of ef- fort into it. " The original March of Dîmes was formulated in 1956 to combat the polio epidemic that swept North America. The organization now en- deavors to assist any disabled aduit, no matter what the disability or its causes. The purpose of the campaiga in not only- fundraising but also to. in- crease the community's awareness to the services provided by the organization. Last year the Whitby Lioness Club spearheaded the, first March of Dimes campaign to be held'in Whitby for many years. "The response:last year was en- couraging," says Stevenson, who hopes for a greater response this year. The driveraises funds.for post polio'programsto-,assist people af- f ected by polio; v ocational rehabilitation- services; assistive devices, such as wheelchairs; elec- tronic equipment' for the severely disabled; vacations for disabled adults through camping programs; a microcomputerproject té teach the disabled to use computers. One in 10 adults in Ontario is physieally disabled. Buffett is also taking on the rol Parks, and recreation director .01. . .u m m IIf r I ' of chairman of the residential sec- Larry Morrow informed r tor while Terry Bainbridge is committee that the Town, - ~ P!/ p chairing the corporate sector of the attempts to match seniors with f campaîgn. It is hoped to raise. students who volunteer to clear Il1* $20,000 in the corporate sector this the snow. But he says that is not- PJ/'EIO'1 year, as compared to $4,000 raised always successful.I last year."Oeoth rbesitee "It's keeping with-what we "Onaof he roblms s thre should expect from the industrial are senor citizerrs living -o m nt and commercial aspect of Whitby," downtown and students are not says Buffett. there," said Morrow, who added jEVERY NG T at 7:00 $3500 MUST Go anjhvefun** *it He says another problemn facing students are not always -eivt o oji h the foundation's Whitby chapter is interested in making the trip * EVERY AFTERNOO at 12:10 "iai lbo hty the "perception that heart disease downtown to shovel Sflow. î Friday & Saturday MI DNIG HT MADNESS at 1100i is only a problemn for older people." ",It is evident to me that we are - $1500 & $500 MUST GO Jackpots Metn-vr hus.a 3 r Buffett points out that people bet- not up to snuff in that area. a hrf' ao ween 35 and 50 are actually ahigher Perhaps we should.be looking at CIean Surroundings/Air Changed every haif hour. 31BrSt.S.Wib risk group. other means," said Brunelle. I Dundas at Garrard, Whitby, j ust E of Thickson, N side, rear ent rance The shortage of volunteers is But Mayor Bob Attersley and -î al prFor mdretInformationiccontact: most felt in that age group. Most of regional councillor Tom Edwards John33ay O2755655 thoseceurrently volunteering have disagreed. a.ummumu0-75mm1umbuhu oeJungm 668-4993z CALL A PRFESIONAï,,PL secure aMachinut ai~frm Whonitby 668.596Macine TO F5QOTES$A49 LABL Decoratiflg BRIAN TAYLOR Oshawa571-07661 BRIAN DEEGAN DENTURE TH ERAPY CLINIC HARWOOD AVE. S. AJAX, ONTARIO 683-6074 s s 1 6 1 . T s A R E T 6 - 0s e s * IN Se. . . S D. W. 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