PAGE A4. WIIITBY FREE PRESS, ANN1VERSARY SPECIAL, AUGUST 3,1988 Chamber annually honors outstanding high. school students "-- Bilan Winter In 1982 the Whitby Chamber of Commerce initiated the Student of the Year Award ta bonor the outstanding young people of our community. Candidates must have attended any year of Grade 9 to 13 during the past scbool year, either in a Whitby higb scbool or as Whitby- residents who are attending school outaide of town because the course they are taldng is not available in Whidtby. They must be residents of the Town of Whitby during the past school year and have a successful academic record. One of the most important criteria in selecting the student of A history ofactivty FROM PAGE Ai whicb made jewelry boxes. At this time, the Whitby Chamber made an arrangement with the Toronte Board of Trade in wbich tbe Chamber would pay a fee ta tbe Board of Trade if it was able te persuade any industries ta settie in Whltby. In 1947, the Dunlop Rubber Company chose Whitby as a site for its new factery tbrough this arrangement, wbicb cost tbe Chamber $2,500, but gave the town its first large industry and 250 jobs. The deal bad to be renegotiated in 1953, with the plant opening in 1955. Dunlop went on ta sponsor Whitby's 1958 world champion hockey teain, the Whitby Dunlops, wbich brought international fame to our town. In 1953 the Whitby Chamber of Commerce bired Cbarles Cbaytor as its first fulI-time manager. Cbaytor also served as secretary of the Whitby Industrial Commission, which took over industrial promotion from tbe Cbamber in the 1950s. Chaytor was responsible for arranging Whitby's Centennial celebrations in 1955 through a special committee, and tbe Chamber played hast to, sailors from the H.M.S. Whitby from England, tbat visited in 1959. In 1954 tbe Chamber sponsored Whitby's first Santa Claus parade, wbicb in the 1960s was taken over by the Junior Chamber. Chaytar was also responsible for a strong merchants' association wnithin the Chamber in the 1950s, a function wbich is now handled by the Whitby Downtewn Business Improvement Area (BLA). Chaytor resigned as manager of the Chaniber in 1958. Succeeding managers included Fred Ollen-Bittle, Larry Cond, Dorothy Hepburn and Shirley Acker. The current secretary-manager is Brian Winter. Ini 1964 the Chamber went ta, the aid of the Town when it was in a dispute with the local ambulance service which bad withdrawn its services. For a few months, the Chamber was responsible for keeping the service running on-scbedule. In tbe early 1960s, William Davidson ws responsible for a series of trade fairs beld by the Chamber in the aId arena. One of the features of the trade fair was an industrial dinner, at which the Peter Perry Award was presented to Whitby's outstanding citizen of tbe year. The Peter Perry Award is another Chamber project wbicb began in 1955 and is continued te tbis day. Furtber details on tbe award appear elsewbere in the an- niversary edition. In 1966 president Jack Woodward and a special committee establisbed the County Town Carnival wbicb was beld every summer for 16 years. This fun weekend, which eventually extended to two weeks, featured partic- ipation by aIl tbe town's service clubs and many otber organizations and was a highligbt of the year. For the County Town Carnival, tbe Chamber of Commerce revived the trade fair in the 1970s once Iroquois Park arena bad been built, and held an openng dinner at Heydenshore pavillon, at wbich the Peter Perry Award was presented. After the carnival ceased te aoperate, the Chamber made several efforts te re- establisb a summer event. A successful Jamboree at Heyden- sbore park was beld in 1984 by tbe Chamber to celebrate Ontario's Bicentennial. The Whitby Cbamber of Commerce bas twice brougbt the Wintario draw te, Whitby, the first in 1978 at lIroquois Park Mrena and the second in 1983 at Henry Street High Scbool. Also in 1983, the Chamber was instrumental in baving a fishing weigb station installed at the Port Wbitby Marina for use during the fishing contest sponsored by Oshawa and Toronto newspapers. This facility attracted many fisher- men to tbe port, when in past years, Whitby barbor was passed up because it did not have a weigb station. On several occasions in tbe 1980s the Chamber bas arranged with a local printer to have a street map made of Whitby. These maps are of particular value to citizens as they show the newest streets in the subdivisions wbicb are being built. In 1985 the Whitby Chamber of Commerce was a part of the Durham Finess Council which co-ordinated a Corporate Challenge for the region's businesses. For several years the Chamber assisted the CHOO Chili Cook-Off' by providing judges and table monitors when this function was held in Whitby. On a number of occasions, the cham- ber bas presented business seminars, particularly at income tax time, or when a new federal or provincial budget is tabled. Prom 1985 to 1987 the Commerce played a significant part in the Ontario Government's youtb Trust program te study Youtb employment problems. Don Frise, Whitby Chaniber President in 1984-85, was chairman of the Durbam Youtb Trust wbich met monthly in Osbawa with representatives from the region's social agencies. Brian Winter, secretry-manager of the Whitby Chamber acted as Youth Trust secretary. Witb tbe improvement of the employ- ment picture in 1987 and 1988, tbe Youtb Trust bas not met recently. Durbam's Youtb Trust program was kicked off' by Ontario Youth Commissioner Ken Dryden at a Whitby Chamber meeting in February 1985, attended by 84 people. The largest attendance at any Obamber meeting in Whitby in recent years was 144 in June 1987 when the Chamber presented an address by Bob Proctor, an internationally-known speaker on personal motivation. Another higblight occurred in June 1979 when Ontario's Lieutenant-Governor Pauline McGibbon was a special guest at a Chamber luncheon at the WVhiby Yacht Club. Witb 60 years of activity, only a few of tbe Chamber's many projects can be mentioned in this anniversary tribute. Much more was done and will continue to be done by the Chaniber. the year is bis or her contribution to the sehool or the community. Mariy of the winners in p ast years have taken part, in schoo activities and done volunteer work in Whiitby. About a month before the award is presented, the Chamber of Commerce contacts the principals of Whitby area schools asking for recommendations for suitable nominees. Most of the schools send in the name of a nominee and that persons' background to be judged by a special Chamber committee. In past years, the award, which consists of a plaque to be hung for one year in the student's school and a keeper plaque for the student, bas been presented at the annual meeting in November. This year, the presentation of the Student of the .Year Award wiIl be on Oct. 25 at the Garden Gate Restaurant at Cullen Gardens. Guest speaker for the occasion will be Peter M. Brophey, president of the Ontario Charnber of Commerce. 'The following are past winners of the Chamber's Student of the Year Award: WINNERS 0F STUDENT 0F TUE YEAR AWABRD 1982, Anne Ottenbrite, Henry Street I-11gb Scbool; 1983, Frank ignazzitto, Henry Street igh School; 1984, Anne Johnston, Anderson Collegiate; 1985, Katherine Dobranowski, Anderson Collegiate; 1986, Sandra Lyon, Anderson Collegiate; 1987, Paul Visser, Anderson Collegiate. Benefits of membership 1. Monthly meetings with lnteresting speakers on topical business issues. 2. Group insurance program exclusive with Chamber membership, particularly for small businesses with fewer employees tliax needed for most group plans. 3. Monthly newsletter containing latest Chamber news and information of interest to the business community. 4. A stronger position for Iobbying government on matters of concern to business. One voice in the wilderness can do little. A strong united voice of many members will catch the attention of governments. 5. The prestige which goea with Chamber of Commerce membership. A member of the Chamber of Commerce stands out aboya the crowd in the mmnd of the community.1 Ilnolab Moremeîber evev variKP Copy Centre Manufacturers o aib rs v i l Thrisin & Ex-lffa.re ie l ý ý -y '#209 Dundas St. E. triain & exaxtrn Serxing Whitby's Growing Business Communityl Whitby 111 Consumers Dr. 668-3368 4 0 3 0 L & G *RAN 9O0J e. * ~Office Supplies Ltd. 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