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c0nfibmxsvntbju5wne december 2 1987 c29 intown shopping enjoyable by kate gilderdale shopping in stouffville is an idea whose time has come when we first moved here twelve years ago we did most of our nonfood shopping on the way home from the city or on a saturday morning in some labrynth mall together with what seemed like the en tire population of north america it was usually a frustrating experience first of all trying to find a parking space then fighting our way through the crowds only to find what we were looking for was either out of stock or the wrong size although such situations can happen anywhere its particularly galling when youve spent half your pre cious weekend looking for something that isnt there now we leave our dilapi dated pontiac in the garage and walk downtown it seems that a new store is opening ev ery week in stouffville and established merchants are also keeping pace with attrac tive renovations larger inven tories and a genuine willing ness to accommodate the needs of todays consumer with christmas fast approaching most downtown stores will be open longer hours and many now open reg ularly thursday and friday evenings to add to the con venience there is also the ple asure of shopping where you know the people and they know you wherever you go in stouffville you can browse without feeling pressured and obtain help and advice when you need it one thing thats often over looked is what local mer chants themselves put back into the community where would local sports groups be without all those willing spon sors stouffville store oper ators are constantly approached for donations prizes and sponsorships theyre extremely responsive to requests for help this friday dec 4 well all have an opportunity to take another look at the variety of stores and the services they provide not only will it give us an excellent opportunity to do some christmas shopping but it will provide us an opportun ity to get together and have some fun merrier christmas for the tenth straight year the stouffville branch of family trust has opened its office and the community has opened its hearts to children less privileged than their own its the family trust com munity toy drive a project thats become synonomous with the local real estate firm the stouffville location is 18 main street west last year 6900 gifts were collected and distributed by charitable organizations in the area the toys are sorted and then transported to various homes where club members know theyll be accepted and appreciated if necessary family trust agents will pick up donations however its much easier if theyre delivered personally to the office manager gabrile tar told the tribune the toy drive opened nov 20 and concludes dec 20 weve received marvel lous support in the past mrs tar said and were looking forward to the same assist ance this year 5ssswssssi krosno wine glasses 1 a reg s 1 00 ea 2 price now s ea kosta boda jowball candle reg s now s 995 many other instore specials perfect for christmas giving 29 main st w stouffville 6407950 bs9s5wwwiwpb