Ontario Community Newspapers

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), April 4, 1987, p. 13

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voluntarily speaking daffodils came in quantity from british columbia last week ready to aid cancer donations during aprils fund raising drive doris kowal- chuk of the markham chapter ofcanadian cancer society displays the boxes of the bright yellow flowers which will blossom at shopping centres and public buildings throughout the month brent lowery anniversary sale velon window decor march april russians romans balloon austrian 5 95 sqft labour 50 off vertical blinds t al custom made free mawing valance t madetomeaare 70 off selected fabrics drapery special up to 30 k o off list price triple r made to measure tergal 150 1 1 triple foot poly silk tt i v triple foot room darkening roller shades 1- cusioh ouup price sd 4ply energy saving on steel rollers chain system extra 50 o off bay window special we now offer the shaovkhtatc one piece angle track patent af tor bay windows stock venetians 18x45 8 22x45 10 24x45 12 27x45 14 30x45 18 78x84 75 custom venetian blinds caqc isvi y plus free valance vw o off free striping manufacturers sucjqested list price v 7170 warden ave markham comer of denison warden unit 10 4754135 free shop at home service f 5orfet cancer patients need drivers urgently by jennifer goodbrand daffodils are sprouting the april campaign of the canadian cancer society is fully underway the combined areas of mar kham unionville milliken and stouffville hope to raise 130000 through this yearsjund raising hundreds of volunteers will be going doortodoor asking for donations however the recent growth spurt in our region has left many vacancies to be filled people will ing to canvass are still needed for this months campaign especial ly in the newer subdivisions a free evening or two or a portion of a saturday morning is usually all it takes to be a successful cam paign volunteer of every dollar collected 55 cents will go to research 14 cents to public education 20 cents to pa tient services and 11 cent to fund raising and administration costs progress is being made by the team of canadian scientists who depend on awards from the cana dian cancer society to continue their search for a better under standing of the causes and pre ventions of this disease testing for more efficient drugs and improving techniques in deal ing with the more than 100 types of cancer is top priority through the public education program trained volunteers can be called upon to provide films displays guest speakers and other educational materials to schools businesses hospitals and individuals emotional support including reach for recovery formerly known as mastectomy visiting services and cansurmount one- to- one visiting financial aid providing services such as home support ostomy supplies medic al equipment and boarding allo wances and transportation are the three main functions of the patient services program the need for volunteers does not end with the completion of the april campaign patient services volunteer doris kowalchuk laurel dalley and barbara schell transportation co ordinators for markham union- villemilliken and stouffville re spectively will tell you the need for people is continuous patient services chairperson helga brown describes the job done by these women as a labor of love one telephone call from a patient in need can result in a two or three hour search for a volunteer driver the list of peo ple available for driving needs to be extended mrs brown stresses that it need not be a huge time commit ment even an offer of two hours once a month is greatly appreci ated volunteers are asked to take patients to treatment centres usually princess margaret or sunnybrook hospitals wait and then return the patient to their home treatments are approximately one hour in duration and always weekdays during business hours mileage costs are reimbursed by the canadian cancer society if you would like to add your name to the list of driver volun teers volunteer for canvassing or would like further information please call the markham chapter of the canadian cancer society at 2945925 let 2if2otriammors perform major surgery on your furniture otfcfmeels come and see dr hammond we make custom made furniture budget terms no interest free pick up delivery free scotchguard treatment freearmcaps for free estimate call mmmm k77 w irt cqcn adi cv nonfc i ntiuitni i urholstery 20 fred varley drive unionville iii i v 1 i

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