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Pae30, WNiby t-me Pm. Wedeorsoy, uewiiuuIa..1v j Urted ay mi- egins int_» ~the oublie s~ervce» ays ar With $2.45 million se, far raised, Uniited Way cainpaign organizers are hopin that a mincapaign will help them reach this year's goal of $3.05 million. About 50,000 flyers, which can ha folded inte envelopes for those who wish te send contributions, Dainage $300 A burglar alarm scared off a would-be burglar attempting te break in te the Big V Drug Store on Brock Street South early Thursday merning. Police say the alarin sounded around 4:45 a.m. The culprit(s) smashed the glass on the front door of the store but didn't get inside. Damave is estinxated at around $300. will ha delivered te householda in Whitby, Oshawa and Clarington the three municipalities servedâ Sbthis branch of the United ¶ieose receiving the flyer are asked te «give it 60 seconds of thought,» says Robert Howard, campaign directer. He says a amaller number of flyers were sent eut as a test project, and the results were encouraging enough te go ahead with the larger mail-in that will reach about half the 'homes in the three municipalities. "If there's a %,od response, we will do the reat, says Howard. He says campaign organizers are «cautiously optmisti?» about reaching this years goal. The $2.45 million raised represents about 80 per cent of this year's goal. Eighty-five per cent of the Unitea Way campaignab «mdi- dual compaLnis are c=oened.vl ...we know where there is an additional $200,000 which we will continue te raise and collect in the final days of the cain- paign Iisays campaign associate Ciat leaves about $400,000 ta ha raised te meet the goal, and the miail-in is' a new approach taken by the United Way. uItes goin, te inake a difference in the end, says Howard. The Uniîted Way supports more than 40 agencies offering 200 programa. Eighty-nine cents of each dollar raised goes directly te support prograiiis. There are 1,500 volunteers working on this year's caznpaign. Howard says th e camipaignas been %tugh,» and notes that some companies, despite having a small workforce, are "giving a But he say~s "a lot of cern- panies» aren t participating at The 'public service division of the campign has been probably the weakest. "Wé're getting haznmered in d. notin,% th e social contract hasn't hlein attempts te, get contri- butions from employoes. For more information cal Howard or United Way executive director Cindy Murray at 436- 7377. Man injured A 28-year-old Kathleen Street man was seriously hurt in a single car accident Saturday night at Boundary Rad an Wentworth Street. Police were called te the inter- section around 10:40 p.m. afler the car had been driven into a pole- The driver was unconscieus with head injuries and carried ne identification. Police say the owner cf the car didn't know who the driver was. "Hes now semi-conscieus and we're actively investigatin&,» says Staff Sergeant Sandyl Ryrie. «We've identified him b ut we don't want his naine given eut because it would appear t e aa stolen vehicle.» Meranda Waters HENRY ST. H.S. DESPITE TH-E mess involved (or maybe because of it), there were plenty of volun- teers at a banana-eating contest held recently at Father Leo J. Austin Catholic Secondary School. The miles were simple in the spirit week activity -- eat an unpee- led banana wthout using your hands. The first person 10 consume the fruitwon. Ptiee by LMrk Reesor. WNhy Free Pres Christmas conoert at Anderson On Wednesday, Dec. 15, music students at Andersen CM will present an evejuing of musical selections te clebrate the holiday season. The eyeni«ng wiil feature performnanéeqa bythe Senior and Junior Concert Bands, AnderJazz and Junior Jazz, the Concert Choir and Jazz Incorporated. Admission te the concert la $3 for adults and $2 for students and senior citizens. Tickets are available froin al music students, the music department and at the deor on the evening of the performance. For more information and te reserve tickets, cail the music departinent at 668-5809. The Christmas spirit is everywhere at Henry Street this week, decorations here and there, festive blinking lights in the cafeteria, a beautiful tree in the foyer (thanks te the Henry Helpers) and tons of snow ail over the football fleld. Well, okay, mayha net the snow part, but the rest is true. 0f course, student council has played a major role in getting ail of the Hawks into the Christmas spirit. There's the annual sale of everyone's favourite, Candy-O- Granis. For a mere loonie, you can give a great-tasting candy cane and a Santa message te a friend, a sibling or that special someone you've had your oye on. And just think of aIl the great messages you could send: Merry Christmnas, Sara, or Hope Santa is good te yeu, Mike, and even Wanna go te the dance with me? Hey, speakifng of dances, did I mention that Henry Street's Merry Christmnas dance is coming up fast? On Dec. 9, you are welcome to -join in the fun. The music stàrts pumping at 7:30 p.m. and doesn't stop until il p.m. And ail you need te get in is a ticket which will cost $6. Along with aIl the fun and celebration of Christmas is the reminder that net everyone is as fortunate as we are. Luckily, te help us help others is our very own Impact Club. This past week, a meeting was called for volunteers who would like te help organize the always successful food drive. If you missed the meeting or if yeu're just tee busy, yeu can still help semeone else have a hatter Christmnas. In fact, playing Santa lases easy all you have tedo is brin in non-perishable food items. 1-ep yeur ears open for the announcements te flnd eut where and when te bring in food. On Friday, student council organized a special Hat Day. For a dollar, yeu were able te sport your most fashionable chapeau and support a great cause. Ail money raised frein Hat Day went towards the new Tara Faller Memnorial Fund. Corne September next year, some lucky graduating student will receive this money in the form of a scholarship or award. Last Friday was also the deadline for Mling, paying and signing your university application. Mrs. Stonkus and Mr. Buchanan were more than h pyt ee this deadline corne and go, riYn sure. Ites rumnoured their stress levels have been decreasing quite rapidly since Friday and their hair ia beginning to corne back in again. However, the stress now falis on OAC students who will spend the next six months waiting to hear froin their chosen universities. Runiour has it that Anderson CVI students have been working in secret on a production of Neil Sirnon's hilarious new play, 'Rumers.' Hearsay has it that the modern farce will be performed three times, Jan. 6 te 8, in the school's draina room.- Tickets are on sale now at Anderson. The cost la $6 for adulte, $4 for students. Word on the street han it that the cast includes Terrance Balazo, Leanne Da]rymle, Adan Huston, Janis Leeing,Katherine Piggot, Shawn Murphy, Kevin Smith, Nancy Cooper, Aaron Kylie and Holly VanosiSm. Sources close te the production claim fthat co-directors hike Trites and Marge Rodgers are responsible for the Ioud laughter heard coming from the top-secret rehearsal hall. A rumeur that the cast fears somne spectators might die laughing han net ben denied, say sehooloffciais One fact that can be confirmed is that tickoets and more information about the play are available at Anderson CVI. 1~ -- . . -,- - , - r%-- r%ý kàmr a 1 càckq 1 C-12