Ontario Community Newspapers

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), March 20, 1993, p. 19

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weekender march 20 1993 pi9 st whtjklinuljk makch 20 1993 pi whitchurch highlands students trade pop tabs forvheelchairs katc gilderdale correspondent this is a school with a heart so says whitchurch highlands french teacher joan miyata who is understandably proud of the support students parents and staff have given to the schools pop can tab collection program tabs are collected at the school and sold to raise funds for wheelchairs for physically handicapped people across the province the reason we got involved was that in the summer i bumped into a man named dennis patchell at participation house and he asked me if i would collect the tabs explained miyata whose initial reaction to the suggestion was somewhat sceptical 1 thought it was a scam from years ago so i called several hos pitals and organizations who put me on to raymond pearse pearse a world war h veteran who is employed by the elora legion got his collection program under way by approaching a scrap yard dealer who agreed to buy the tabs he and a group of supporters formed the wheelchair club in 1989 assuming that it would take york region residents are celebrating the snternational day for the elimination of v- v racial discrimination on sunday march 21 1993 time 100 pm 500 pm program begins at 200 pm location town of markham civic centre 101 town centre boulevard north west corner of highway 7 and warden ave bring family friends and join us in celebrating this international recognition of unity f asheraton nttqucb ltd spring sale no taxes mahogany walnut dining rooms bedrooms pedestal tables bookcases chairs mirrors art much more hurry in while selection lasts li q stouffville rd hwy 48 4166404564 am beverly hills women one week only join today 4 weeks only jfojrbell from ur pidterirtg clinic itks lost 29 12 lb says i feel a real sense of accomplishment it is a economical way to lose weight and the it i r elves helps j vv iilii ttiwlfoucf well balanced meals medically screened nutritional counselling lose 2 lbs per week free consultations bradford newmarket markham xew clients full 7773344 8364011 4776999 s also locations in whitby oshawa pickering two to two and a half years to raise sufficient money to buy just one wheelchair since then however tabs collect ed and sold have enabled pearse and his committee to purchase 13 wheelchairs when miyata discov ered that the program was a legiti mate undertaking she approached whitchurch high lands principal sharon sawkins with a view to getting the school involved i presented the idea to her and she said lets organize it here she was so supportive we had four guests from participation house come to meet the kids last fall because we wanted to bridge the gap between physically capa ble and physically challenged peo ple miyata said also if we were going to get involved we would like to help our community and build bonds in our community the gym was set up with our guests in each corner so the kids could talk to them and ask them about themselves at first she said the students were somewhat reticent but then they saw behind the wheelchairs it was just outstanding since then tabs have been pour ing in and a collection of pails stands in the corridor filled to the brim as soon as i get a large please see page 20 family and transferable corporate memberships opening 9 call 21374 10 am 3 pm or fax 7385228 j chestnut hill golf cc 13300 leslie st richmond hill hwy 404 bloomington m reduce long distance charges call to from toll free aurora dunbarton palgrave erindale ajak ballantrae gormley belhcsda king cily pickering port credit richmond hill ringwood schomberg snelgrovc stouffville bolton klcinburg bramalea malton brampton maple brougham markham bultonville meadowvale strectsville casllemorc mississauga thomhill claremonl nobleton unionville clarkson oakridges woodbridgc cooksvillc oakvillc flat rate only 1995 per month no activation fee ask about the march special computel tel 4060522 hp f wight out on the town yes it 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