MAAIS BEUEVE. True reliance is for the servant to pursue his profession and calling in this world, to hold f ast unto the Lord, to seek naug ht but His grace, inasmuch as in Hlis Ftands ls the destiny of al His servants. For information and discussion cali 668-8665. Super effort LINDA BARRY, a member of a team of local residents who took part in the Super Cities Waik (20 kiiometres) eariier this year and raised $3 ,000 for the Multiple Sciero- sis Society, accepts a piaque of apprecia- tion from Harold Klich, fundraising director for the Society's Durham chapter. Photo by Ma~urice Pifher. WhItby Free Press ~. .. ~' ating disorders Blood donor program now blood donor dlinie will bhavalbea G held in Whithv on 9iesdav. Jan. The clinic will be at the Whitby Branch 112 Legion hall on Byron Street South between 1 and 8p.m. Registry seeks help Special Services At Home registry is a non-profit agency which assista families (in Durham Region) in flnding the appropriate at-home workers for their special needs children. The registry needs males or females, any age, Wo work part-Urne and fuil-Uime hours. Salary will ha negotiated by parent depending on level of exerence and qualifications. Ifu interested, cal for an application by contacting Faye Olver, co-ordinator, or Rose Secan, assistant at (905) 427-2157. Fond farewell FROM PAGE 1 Students haven't changed much though, says Beadie. "Kids are kids (and) parents are parents and I think it's always been like that. I think children have a harder time growing up now than they they used W because there's 50 many outside influences and I think children are more sophisticated than they used te ha -- or they think they are -- but no, kids are kids.n The psyocho1ogy department of Oshawa General -Hospital has implementedl a 16-week, fee- for- service brief psychotherapy program Wt help clients deal with the issues surrounding the treatment of eating disorders. The eating disorders cinic at Oshawa General Hospital is the first of its kind in Durham Region. The program, which was approved in June 1993, is designed Wo provide thorough, systernatie treatment for clients diagnosed with specific eating disorders known as anoreia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. Research studies have shown that problern eating behaviour and unhealthy attitudes Wowards weight and body 'image are widespread among adolescent and young female aduits. A substantiel proportion of college fernales have been identified with problem eating. It is expected that one in 100 females of high school age will ha diagnosed as having a severe eating disorder and five in .100 with a milder form. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are eating disorders effecting both body and mind. Characteristies of these disorders include a severe, exaggerated fear of becorning ohase, a distorted body image and a desire of thinness. Eating disorders have becorne such a prevalent social and health issue axnong our adolescent and young female population that such disorders are now considered W hae a public health problem. The program offered by the Oshawa General Hospital encompasses educational, bolical, psychological and soilfactors that combine Wo either hinder or help the client. This is achieved through group treatment sessions, 12 psychotherapy sessions end four psychoeducational seminars, which allow staff Wo serve the needs of up W 14 patients simultaneusy. Each session is one and a hait hours long and runs over a paeriod of 16 censecutive weeks. The progremi is aimed at individuals aged 18 and over and is facilitated by Dr. Skevoulla Xinaris and Dr. Nancy Wilkinson of Oshawa General's psychology department. Group psychotherapy has proven We be more efficient and cost effective than individuel sessions. The cost te participate in the 16-week prograin is $495 per person. In the future, spaces may be reserved for clients who are genuinely unable te afford payment oi the progrant fee. During the past year, the hospital's mental:health services has received almost 40 referrals from clients requesting treatment for eating disorders. Previously, these clients would have been referred to facilities in Toronto due We the lack of services ini Durham Region. For tÙrther information about the eating disorders program contact Dr. Skevoulla Xinaris or Dr. Nancy Wilkinson at 433-4845. Volunfeers needed The Red Cross needs volunteers who can spare four te five heurs a month We assiat in the blood program. If you can assist as a telerecruiter or at the clinie registering donors, providing information and assistance and serving refreshments, cail the Red Cross office at 723-2933. Voluntteera needed Volunteer services of the Vicrian order of Nurses - Durhamn Branch is always on the lookout for friendly, dedicated people in Whitby We volunteer their time We visit with senior citizens socially isolated and disabled pope throughout Durhamn egon. Anle hour and a hait each week is al the Urne required We help improve the quality of lite of clients. If interested, contact VON volunteer services at 434-2530. Wnhby Fee Prose, Mckioday, Deembor 29,1993, Page 23 b are R tioti of Ontro uranRccln e rD ai l ioi m na elw r DES ad ikeigwse r ed ir YEAR END SEAASONAL FL'WTE End your seasonal hôliday by takcing Urne -Wt trim and rol wrapping paper for next year. Save Christmas carde for next yeares tags and gather al bows and ribbone. After you have transferred important dates Wo your new calendars, talc. your old calendars.tW your local school or daycare centre tor crafta. Check our recipes for casseroles -and soupe Wo make good use of leftover food. Before placing your, Christmas tree at curbside for yard waste pickup, remove alI Uinsel, nails and hooke. Aie, avoid putting your tree inside a plastic bag for collection. Debagging the tree adds another process t th operation and if plastic bits and Uinsel end up in the flnished compost, the rnerketable product will net haet the highest qualit Or, you cen sirnply put it in a corner of your yard tW provil a shelter for al animais. AIse, several neighbour's trees placed in a circle, make a nice children's winter tort. Let's look te do more in 1994. This is the yeer tW become 9r-cieand truly tacle the enemy - garbage and wasteful abt.The end of 1993 should ha a Urne for thoughtful reflection on how te develop strategie ways Wo croate less waste. Include 3Rs reselutions in 1994: Reselutions Wo recognize disposables and non-recyclables; resolutions Wo change comfortable throw-away habits and ha resourceful on how to conserve; resolutions Wo look for products made from recycled content and Wo help create mnarkets for recycables, because you are recycling only if you buy recycled. Invite one friend W vyour home in January te discuss just one environmiental concern and decide how you hath cen ha part of its solution. Most of us recognize that our children are learning a set ef values that include care of the planet. The future aise lies in the collective change of our attitudes and achievements. TEP: If you are buying a new home this year, ensure through the builder that extra insulation, caulking and weather stripping will ha installed. Inquire about the installation of energy-saving light fixtures, appliences and water-saving devices. Increese your awareness about building materials th et have recycled content. Mention that it is important you have a convenient spece Wo stere your blue box. Askthat a bit of scrap lumbor ha set aside i ornew backyard se that you can build a compost unit. Conider the new R-2000 home. Hospital expands mammography service Oshawa General Hospital last week celebated the expansion of its marnmography fecilities W a larger, redesigned spae within the hospital. The newly renovated facility, located on the lower ground area ef the hospital, is 1,200 square feet and equipped with four mammography machines designed W hendie a caseload of ovr12,000 examinations a year. Currently Oshawa General provides a wide range of cancer treatmnent services with the exception of radiation therapy. In order Wo previde a continuum of cancer services, the hospital intends Wo seek approval for the proison of radiation therapy. Por Wo the move, the mammography clinic at Oshawa General was housed in an area of 330 square feet and capable of accemmodating only two mnmography -machines that handled approximately 6,000 exaniinations a year. The inedqucy of the space often caue an already anxious situation Wo become even more stressful for patients. The expansion not only includes the addition et two new mammography machines, but aise space for a private cmorile area Wo help put patients at case and a video screening area for patients Wo view films on breast selt-examination.1 The relocation W a agm tacility and the addition etftW machines has allowed the. hospital Wo decrease the wai ftnr Urnes for exeminatione froni six Wo eight weeks Wo approximately one-and-a-halft W two weeks. The expansion and renovation was made possible through the hospital's 'Setting the Pace' cPil campaign and the 'Keeping the Pace' annual fund. Renovation expenses, which arnounted to $112,000, were flnanced through Setting the Pace funds, while the almoot $200,000 to purchase the two new ~mogaphy machines was funded through Keeping the Pace annual fund. Contributions Wo this year's Keeping the Pace annual fund have been earmarked for the enhancement of cancer care services and, te date, Keeping the Pace has received more than $400,000 in donations. Answers to Whitby Trivia from page 14 1 . Hemar Viscout Greenwood (1870-1948) was Winston Churchill's Parliamentary Private Secretary before World War . 2. Ezra Annes, mayor of Whitby, received the f irst Masonic funeral in the town's history in August, 1857. 3. Painted glass for the doors to the library and sitting room in Trafalgar Castle were made in England. 4. Whitby's commercial centre before 1836 was I-famer's Corners at Dundas and Anderson/H-opkins streets. 1