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economist suntribune in our community saturday sept 21 2002 21 stouffville carrier enjoys being entrepreneur by hannelore volpe sttaff writer its a tough question for a young entrepreneur just what kind of jobs are avail able when youre 11 years old that was the question fac ing 12yearold stouffville resident derek goad a year ago a little extra cash would be good he thought after all there were play station 2 games he had his eye on and he wanted to build up some savings gaining some job experience would be another plus thats when derek decid ed to join the approximately 80 carriers who deliver the stouffville sun and the stouffville tribune in their neighbourhoods for the past year derek has deliv ered the papers to around 50 households three times a week he gets help from his mom mary davidson who pitches in to sort the papers about 98 per cent of the time according to derek she even accompanies him on his route about a quarter of the time the route gives them a chance to catch up on the days happenings and talk to friends and neigh bours along the way the lively youngster who attended orchard park public school last year is now in grade 7 in the gifted program at william berczy public school in unionville hes enjoying all of his sub jects derek said but says there is a lot more math homework compared to last year he enjoys both softball and hockey his softball team brock sons construction won the first- place trophy at the end of the summer derek is now play ing minor hockey derek will have a chance for additional earnings with the new carrier optional pay program copp which began this month residents are being pre sented with the option of paying 6 each month to reward their carriers for the previous months service of that amount 150 goes toward the administrative costs of the program while 1 is donated to a different char ity each month during september the hospitals in york region will benefit from cope the carriers collect the money as a reward for good service in return residents who choose to take part in the program will receive a coupon booklet offering sav ings with local advertisers and have their name entered in a monthly draw five win ners will be chosen in each draw the prizes are shop ping sprees of 400 for the first place winner and 250 for the second name drawn the third to fifth place win ners receive shopping sprees of 50 each 1 wham2 o baby contest m october 5th 2002 9 am entertainment tent rules 1 must be preregistered 2 babies must be born between july lst01 and june 3002 3 babies must be a resident of markham or whitchurchstouffville 4 limited number of entries accepted 5 deadline september 2802 for information only call karen lorenzen 905 6405965 si baby contest application form 2002 1 babys name parents name address phone babys date of birth sex please submit your application no later than sept 28th02 to markham fair baby contest 50 connor dr stouffville ont l4a 7x3 all shows free with admission free parking staff photoerin riley stouffville sun and tribune carrier derek goad enjoys help from his mom doing his paper route test mm ifei telpsif look great feel great belong save last chance to join for only 0 initiation expires september 30 2002 limited to the first 100 people at each location s tina beninatocalleri age as occupation childcare specialist losing weight and keeping it off isnt a matter of starving for the rest of your life its about sensible nutrition mixed with sensible weekly exercise getting in shape staying in condition and enjoying the process can be as simple as being on the right program many of our members are people just like you and have had great success at losing body fat and keeping it off we are so sure that you will get results we guarantee that our fall slim down program works the toughest part is making the decision to come in and get started and now weve made that a lot easier with our special of 200 off call today or come in for a free consultation and talk to one of our weight management specialists 1 mjt free 20 book come in to discover how goodlife can help you reach your goals receive a free copy of the book living the good life goodlife fitness clubs 905 4795343 markville mall 5000 highway 7 coed 416 4943221 3389 steeles avenue east coed 905 2016753 200 bullock drive women only inside loblaws nominal dues and administration fees apply offer expires september 30 2002 t200 jfc how to lose weight keep it oj j m n call or stop by me club to receive your fbee report total ftggfitness wwwwhyteffitnesscom 9054715433 0096665392 98 main street 1501 hopkins street markham whitby limited enrollment available programsill up quickly so fall to reserve your j spot today savings based en participating in the fall slim down program i