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PAGE, 20, WH1TY FREE PREss, WEDNESDAY, JArîUARY 22, 1M9 Phone,668-611 1 Brooklin resident'I "unstoppable" ifundraisin1g for dilabetes association* By Mark Reesor One of Durham's top volunteers for the diabetes association is inviting people to corne to her this year with their donations. Martina Van Hout has helped raise money for the,Canadian Diabetes Association for years. Two years ago she raised. more than $5,000 canvassing door to door in the Brooklin area, more than anybody else in Durham, Region. But a recent stroke has slowed her down a littie - but just a littie -and made it difficuit for her to get ini and out of the car. But she's not letting that stop hier. This year she's askiuig people in the Brooklin/Ashburn area who want to contribute to the diabetes, association to phone her at 655-4569. «They can bring me the money and I can give them a taï receipt.» Van Hout isn't just sitting back waiting for people to show Up. She'll be phoning previous contributors to see if they would like*tô donate again this year. ~ George Cackette, manager of the Charles Best Diabetes Centre, says Van Hout may be in her seventies-but sjhe's just about - unstoppable. ~ "She had triple bypass surgery, and a few months later she wisw out in the cold November températures canvassing for us... ________________________ She fell on her face one'year and broke her glasses and smashed Up her face, and stili went out door to door .for us." MARTEINÀ VAN HOUT wiil be usig ciation. Van Bout raised more than Cackette says Van Huý s mde of dedication. her phono -instead of her car to raise $5,000 for the assoiation in.,the «You could phone hier up and say, Martina, wel need some help fumda for the Durham Diabetes Mgo- Brooklm area two years ago. here or there, and she'd be right there...» Photo by Mark a«r htyF«Pe Cackette says he'd like more volunteers like Van Hout. "If we had ten of her we wouldn't need anybody elsie.» COUNTRY STORE visit aur 001d Fasbioned General Store' CeTor aOld Mdlsapouk plites Poiture ake Te-BROOKLIN Vie 76 Baldwin St. Iimaqeý, 655-3306 DISCO VER Count~~ W~'IIi7IE ~Mom's Mor ning on Wednesday I' Brooklin Mom's Morning, a 16- Cost for the session is $45. week session, begins Jan. 29 at There is a fee of $l.50 for baby- the Brooklin community centre. sitting those age 5 and under. There' coffee crafts, speakers and outings on 4lednesdays, 9:15 For more information'calf Pat to 11:15 a.m. at 655-4124. By appolntment onIyal Custorn macle ordiers c ailt Dàine 55-05 Drop-in activities at centre PRICES Save upbto entire winter. stock 57fBa(duwiaSte oerookrin. Ontario 61 65-37 Bring a friend -- and your ideas -- te the Brookln Community Centre every Tuesday afternoon between 1:30 and 4 p.m. Drop-in activities include- shuffleboard, carpet bowling,- craftsand refrehments. For information, cail the Whitbhr Seniord, Activity Centrie ,at 668-1424. Lite Long Friends. For over flfty-five years Canadians have tumned to I.D.A. for quality products. value and professional advioe. These important qualiies, have made I.D.A. much more than a drugstore, they've made us an old friend. BROOKLIN ID.A. PHARMACY LBrooklln, Ont. 655-3301 M ~qI7A~ Ft Ma rigold '1 Y7Travel l Join our fully escorted cruise to ALASKA on the SUN VIKING with Rev. & Mrs. J. Porter. A uguS t 23/92. Cali 655-5400 for details ~51 Baldwin St. * ý(Hwy #12) BROOKUN BROOKIN'S MASONIC LODGE had à change in', 'leadership recently. Prom .Ieft -are senior warden Bryan Middleton, immdiate past master Dale Moore,, worshipful master Bon Wallace and- insaflngmaster JoJ>n Walaoe. Photo by Mu*h .oer, WhItby Fie. Pr... 1 à-.-- -- -- - a r