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economist sunsuntribune education saturday oct 2 2004 school board helps african aids victims by chris traber staff writer the adage charity begins at home is being rewritten by staff and students of the york region district school board to suggest benevo lence should know no bor ders every year the board holds a major fundraiser in support of one or more local charities said janet lewis the boards superintendent of education thornhill and vaughan this school year the beneficiaries of an ambi tious fundraiser will be the countless thousands of hivaids victims in africa we have made our deci sion to direct our charitable fundraiser to the stephen lewis foundation she said the mandate of the founda tion is to provide the neces sary resources and hope to those in dire need the task is monumental all funds raised will be directed to the york region committee in support of the stephen lewis foundation which in turn has ear marked contributions to assist the cotlands orphan age near johannesburg south africa ms lewis said funds will provide the bur geoning orphanage with nourishing food school uni forms books medicine health supplies and hope we believe that charity begins at home and we are proud of our tradition of sup porting worthy causes ms lewis said we also believe that charity does not end at home and are responding to a call for action to offer relief from a catastrophe that is just a heartbeat away for our comfortable existence in york region hivaids facts in africa are staggering ms lewis said each day 6500 people die from aids some 30 million people are infected with the disease annually and 75000 babies are born hiv positive each year while 14 million children are orphaned and it the regional municipality of york notice of public consultation centre 3 transportation improvements in the markham bypass corridor south of highway 407 the regional municipality of york region is carrying out the environmental assessment ea for transportation improvements in the markham bypass corridor south of highway 407 on july 13 2004 the minister of the environment approved the ea terms of reference with amendments regarding consultation with affected aboriginal organizations and first nations the region is now proceeding with the preparation of the ea in accordance with the approved terms of reference the first two rounds of public consultation centres december 2002 and june 2003 were held as part of the development of the ea terms of reference the purpose of this third round of public consultation centres will be to present the alternatives to the undertaking the need and justification the preliminary development of alternatives and the next steps in the study the study area is shown on the key plan below the public consultation centres are scheduled for public consultation centres date wednesday october 13 2004 time open house 500 pm to 900 pm presentation 700 pm place box grove community centre 7651 9th line markham ontario date thursday october 14 2004 time open house 500 pm to 960 pm presentation 700 pm place committee room 3 and 4 scarborough civic centre 140 borough drive toronto ontario parking available at 500pm in the staff parking lot accessed by town centre court this study is being carried out as an individual environmental assessment for further information on this project or if you wish to be added to the study mailing list please contact martin scott p eng project manager mccormick rankin corporation 2655 north sheridan way mississauga on l5k2p8 phone 905 8238500 fax 905 8238503 email mwscottmrcca or steve mota p eng program coordinator- ea transportation and works department the regional municipality of york 17250 yonge street newmarket on l3y6z1 phone 905 8304444 ext 5056 fax 9058950191 email stevemotaregionyorkonca website wwwmarkhambypassca toll free number 1866 y link ea l v t iviw tv gum this message brought to you as a community service of the economist suntribune is estimated that number will grow to 25 million in five years to grasp the significance in york region just think within a week entire popula tions of towns such as aurora georgina east gwillimbury king or whitchurch-stouf- fville would not exist she said the commitment to the fundraiser is evident in teachers such as mark caswell a music teacher at markham district high school mr caswell a veteran 15year educator is also co ordinator of the schools lead ership enrichment and development program known as lead oct 6 13 and 14 mr caswell will moderate two separate leadership forums for board staff and students the first invites local elemen tary school students the second twoday forum hosts 10 students and one teacher from the boards 27 secondary schools the purpose of the gatherings is to learn about the pandemic in africa from speakers repre senting diverse organizations including the canadian international development agency the hopes and dreams team the united nations and the stephen lewis foundation students also participate in work shops learning how to make a difference in the political arena and how to manage the challenge of charitable fundraisers we anticipate a 100per cent turn out mr caswell said ours are a family of schools and we encourage a connected approach while a dollar target has yet to be determined mr caswell said the lead pro gram has devoted support to varied groups in the past raising more than 200000 for organizations including the canadian cancer society heart and stroke foundation and childrens wish founda tion 205 main st unionville tei 9059449066 fax 905944 1357 email lonnoteworthyincca website wwwnoteworthyincca o 2 f z q 5 o x 00 o 2 q q lu visit our invitation and print shoppe we offer business cards flyers posters etc for all your business needs show us your business card and get 10 off your purchase oneday processing time for most photocopying noteworthy news j join main street business for our 1st annual unionville main street wedding show on sunday october 9th 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