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32 economist suntribune community thursday dec 16 1999 reesor park welcomes new library alanna kirchner left and ashley mcclelland in the renovated library by matt kirchner citizen on assignment on monday nov8 the library at reesor park public school reopened to students the library was closed for renovations and updates like new books new shelving carpeting computers and much more the new librarian maret kapp and parent volunteers have been working hard to get everything complete thechool just turned 26 years old and the library was old and out of date the schools parentteacher group has worked on the library in several stages because the cost is great more than 17000 was contributed to the library there are still more stages to be done hopefully in the next two to four years the grand reopening was celebrated with a ribbon cutting and each student received a bookmark to mark the occasion matt kirchner is a grade 5 student at reesor park public school candace mckean and carlye wild in front and patrick raymer kyle fockler and kyle ryan in back rep resent classes with high donations are you ready 549 ask about our motorola ls550 paging offer only 3999 available in 4 cool colours nokia 5100series digital pcs month 1000 bonus weekend minutes ask about our eveningweekend option 6s 5 jpisckasf 2 accessories s save 1 0 purchase 3 imagine the gift of wireless k applioau a s50cncin future cart att morttybb one yaar plans suvti weekend boom mlnutat appv or 2 months oclec expires december 3 1 1 999 long rjstance roaming and applicants taxa an extra system eccesslnttatlon teas may apply rogers camel inc att corp used under license available at these participating cantel att mall stores markville mall 9059406510 by susan stapley citizen oh assignment ow id love to get one of those beanie babies for christmas 1 i think that hockey game is cool that makeup kit rocks p kids preparing their christmas wish lists while window shopping at the mall no these were just some of the enthusi astic reactions from the students of glad park public school as they sorted and boxed piles of new toys non-pef- ishable food items cosmetics and new clothing recently students and staff from junior kindergarten through grade 8 collected me items in support of the salvation armys christmas cheer program tj the schools food and toy drive was taken on by the student council as part of its community outreach to help those less fortunate in the community during the holiday season piles of berenstein bears barbie dolls and bow tie noodles took over each classroom as the school was transformed into a toy and food depot it was unbelievable to see this kind of outpouring of generosity from the community said glad park principal walter chewchuk i know the stouffville community has a reputation for helping those in need but this went far beyond anyones imagination when the final tally was in 348 toys and 893 food items had been collected the resource room designated as the holding tank for the collection was filled to halfway up the walls with no floor space showing while many of the toys were of the modest variety the assortment includ ed anair hockey table game apqrce- lainrfaceddbll that was over two feet in height and several gigantic stuffed arii- mals contemporary bestsellingcps arid books colouring arid craft kits scented oils and bath products for women were also in evidence handcrafted items included scarves and mittens to help ward off winters chill food items ranged frorn baby food and care products right through cake- making and cookie design kits wrapping paper bows ribbons and christmas cards were also included the sheer variety of items and cre ativity of those who contributed was so impressive said kathryn lewis a glad park teacher and student council advisr er designed as a competition the win- ning class was promised a movie and popcorn event but with the entire stu dent body getting caught up in the excitement it was decided all students should share the prize graphs were kept by each class with the students plotting their progress i daily the grade 8 students in charge of sorting and boxing the outpouring faced the challenge of cooperative group problem solving special runs had to be made to local grocery and drug stores in search of enough boxes to contain the bounty in sorhe cases the slugging arid carting of toy and foodladen boxes became part of the training routine for athletic events thisll get me ready for the volley ball playoffs said boys volleyball team member nick west susan stapley is a stouffville resident and teacherstudent council adviser at glad park public school