stouffville suntribune thursday oct 26 2006 9 archbishop wows mission man by jim mason staff writer as the cohost of the interna tional sports report radio show on the fan 590 lindsay ocon nor is used to rubbing shoulders with bigname athletes in his day job at christian blind mission international on stouffville road the stouffville resident also meets big names the native of new zealand was in africa this month for the presentation of a cheque for 30600 to archbishop desmond tutu from cbm member coun tries to help children in south africa who are suffering from tuberculosis meningitis archbishop tutu spoke at the worldwide launch of cbms 100000 miracle campaign aug 8 he challenged countries to sponsor 100000 cataract opera tions in 100 days for people liv ing in poverty in developing countries they talk about our health care system in canada said mr oconnor who is also doing other work for the mission in africa during his trip but weve got nothing to complain about the archbishop patron of the tygerberg childrens hospital in turn requested cbm aid the hospital cbm canada con tributed 10000 the archbishop is truly a great guy with a great sense of humour said mr oconnor from south africa and he is sharp as a knife for 75 years old plus he really loves to talk rugby and cricket with me the best of both worlds for mr oconnor photo courtesy christian blind mission international archbishop desmond tutu and stouffvilles lindsay oconnor of christian blind mission international in africa this month the pair talked rugby and cricket when they werent working on international aid projects get or out of volunteer to visit a senior and make a friend call 18774524287 9 chats community home assistance to seniors this message brought to you as a community service of the economistsuntribune now theres more 1mrsmart- iniestern bonnie stern is back with more heartsmart recipes theyre nutritious and delicious available at your local heart and stroke foundation office on november 13th dcci cft heart and stroke foundation of ontario this message brought to you as a community service of the economist sun ward councillor johnrelph councillor ward lefs work together to ensure whitchurch- stouffville continues to be a desirable place to live work shop and raise our families come and meet john at the silver jubilee market and main tuesday october 3v 1000 am to 1200 pm i i rt would like to send out my sincere appreciation qz and gratification to all who have welcomed me so kindly to the business community as the owner of sydneys home decor scmore it ist pleasure to come to a town a great people iwtio are about thank you all for your heartfelt flowers cards and truly nice wof given me so much i would like tp give something back please mention this article and receive 10 off your next in store purchase at sydneys and also receive a free gift with every purchase there is always something to enjoy at sydneys best regards jtjsa harrison sydneys hotne decor more come see wbatb in store at i -fijhiu0eor- morel i 5 home decor smore