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weekender november 15 1986 pll gssfc gu besrdsall red cross helpers needed theres much more to the cana- dian red cross society than meets the eye but in the mar- kham stouffville area many of the societys services arent in place because of a severe shortage of volunteers the thought that comes to mind first when red cross is mentioned is the blood donor service which the society runs across canada blood donor clinics are held on a regular basis in most communi ties and are well received by the public which donates blood and time to serve the clinics but other red cross services like water safety first aid courses seniors services emergency services red cross youth and tracing and reunion dont have the high profile of the blood donor operation and need volunteers desperately the red cross society in this area was recently reorganized what used to be the newmarket branch now serves the entire re gion of york the regional area has been di vided in three sections one of which includes the markham and stouffville areas the new divisions have in turn created the need for red cross volunteers in each local area markham and stouffville are ex tremely short staffed for almost every service gil beardsall vice president of the red cross in this area is seek ing volunteers to head up the other services which are provided in every region mr beardsall said the society cant be as active as it would like to be locally until more volunteers come forward if i had more help i could do more lectures he said adding that one of his main objectives is to improve red cross youth ser vices red cross youth provides co- curricular resource programs in health and safety education and human values to school students these include courses in water safety first aid and babysitting seniors can enjoy friendly visits telephone friendship link and fun and fitness classes which are organized by the red cross senior services emergency services come into play during disasters such as the barrie tornado in june 1985 in all 667 red cross volunteers helped 36098 people during 1985 in markham and stouffville volunteers are also needed for support services such as financial resources public relations and volunteer administration anyone interested in helping out with this worldwide organiza tion is invited to call the region of york branch of red cross at 881- 8791 9 t l at the supercentre mall markham at the supercentre mall we not only raise the standard everyday we set the standard everyday the standard for service for value and for convenience bring the whole family and come see for yourself shop these fine stores and services activeworldlifestyle casuals afterthoughts bulk barn c c snack bar cadet cleaners cribsn comforts cut above hair salon frank goodness ginos pizza health one medical clinic joggersspats kidsmart lighting unlimited lohs sinfully good ice cream and cookies mackay associates law office moneysworth best quality shoe repair mister donut mmmuffins one only shoe store peggys distinctive ladies wear radio shack shades shoppers optical st clair paint wallpaper supercentre store supertickets swiss chalet timothys coffees of the world toronto dominion bank willy wonderful young canada youngs jewellers look for our standard from the corner of kennedy road and denison street markham centre opening soon