WIhily Fre.e'ross, Wecfriesday, Sept.inber 6,1995 PageS Tug for United Way ROD BOLAHOOD contributes mightily to th e Region of Durham team in a tug-of-war against Consumners Gas that is part of the annuat barbecue held jointly by the company and Region works deparnrnent to maise funds for the United Way of Oshawa, Whitby and Ctarington. The United Way fundraising campaign begins this month. wobPe MaWyFeern PhPoolPtrousWItyx.ePrs Poie, youth IJL Work in Harmony' Youth & Police: Working in Harmony for a Better Tomorrow C Jamaican Club of Oshawa on iextu res Saturday, Sept. 23,8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.-, at the Durham Board of T P Education's Education Centre T p (headquarters building)' on Taunton Road East in Whitby. The forum, which includes lunch B o ki tf g and dinner, is for those aged 14 to 24. There is no cost, but spaces are Fline Ladys' CktI limited. Cail 721-2797. Lbels cud save 1By Jenuifer Lew A new, inconspicuous, affordable and reliable iran-on label could be the device that saves the lives of children. Child identification tags, distributed by Child I.D. Services, give childi-en personal ID numbers and a 1-800 telephone number that can be attached ta, clothing, sports equipment and shoes, and is intended ta, identify children and notify their parents efficiently in emergency situations.. Parents who purchase child I.D. tags for their childi-en complet. a confidential emergency information record- (CEIR) providing the child's name, address médical information, a physical description of the child and the phone niunbers of family and alternate contacts. By calling the 1-800 number on the' tags, an operator at the. 24-hour response centre, located in California, pi-avides police and medical agencies with necessary information from the child's record, while parents are notified. Loi-ne Schnurr, Durham Region ares distributor of Child Net I.D., Idts suggests many other benefits of the pi-agi-arn. "ChildNet labels will save police officers' and taxpayer's dollars because cf manhours that they would have ta, take (ta identitfr a child)," he says. Noting that hospitals need a signature from the parent ta perform operations, ChildNet warks ta contact parents or emergency contacts mare qicly, h. says. ChildNet labels are better than fingerprints or identification bracelets because prints are flot. immediately helpful and bracelets are easily lost, according ta Child I.D. Services. OhiidNet I.D. labels are intended mainly as a preventive measure Ita help childi-en in any Idnd cf emergency situation from being lest ta being abducted.' The procesa of registering childi-en and updating information is don. in a confidential manner, as pi-ocedure requires passwords for each. child's record and call-backs ta verif~y a legitimate caller. "We have- not had on. bad response," says Schnurr of the I.D. labels, noting that letters of recommendation, and support for the. service have been received from Premier Mike Harris, the. Oshawa fi-e chief and other emergency care workers and parents. (iýjo PRECTOUS PLATES 'N THINGS 701 Rossland Rd. E. Whitby 668-1164 475 Westney Rd. N. Ajax 686-7185 TAKINGRDR "Great Gretzky" First plate in a new, series called, "Hockey Heroes" $39,90 WHITBY STORE CLOSING SEPT. 27 We are concentrating on one store to better serve Durham Region as a dealer for the Bradford Exchange. We thank our Whitby customers for your patronage and look forward to seeing yout in Ajax. We invite you to enquire about our club benefits and deliver.y service. -, -, -. .-~.. Tucked mway ln the quaint village of Braoklln% only 5 min. north of Whitby<. t 57 BALDWIN ST., HWY. 12 0 655-3474 Mon. ta Wed. 9:30 to 5:30; Thura. & Fri. 9:30 ta 8:00; Saturday 9:30 ta 5:00j% 'Ultra Cuts Quality Haircare Affordable Prices HAIRCUT Affer 2:3Opm $ SPECIAL until 7:Opm 16 ( PERMVS $25.00 and up COLOURS ** $25.00 SPIRAL PERMS $55.00 and up MON. TO FR1. 9:00 - 7:00 - SATURDAY 9:00 - 6:00 V 71 a P-urs 209 DUNDAS ST. E., WHITBY POTOFIE (IN THE WHrrBY CORPORATE CENTRE) igi@HWY2JNDAS I (ACROSS FROM POST OFFICE) Tahe advantage of out standing savings throughout the store during our Fali Sale. eUDU&EAU -' ' \ HERITAGE HOUSE limited Store Hours: Monday - Closed, Tuesday- Wednesday 10-6, Thursday - Friday 10-8, Saturday 10-5 2'16 Mary Street East - Whitbv - (905) 668-3483 Toronto Line (905) 686-0061 - 1-800-387-0242